Here and There Notes.

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 83, 1 February 1902, Page 17

Here and There Notes.

Mr. Andrew Campbell, formerly manager of the National Insurance Company in Wellington and an ex-president of the Wellington Bon ling Club, dropped in quite •'promiskus-hke" to> se& the tournament one day last week. He had just arrived from Melbourne, and, of course, nas n elcomed "hame again" with great cordiality. Mr. Arthur Clothier, n ho came to the tournament as one' of the Dunedin team, is an old Wellmgtonian. He was a member of the Festival Choral Society f.ome seven or eight years ago, and took the tenor solo work in "The Martyr of Antioch." He is non in the Valuation Office at Dunedin, is secretary of the Roslyn Bon ling Club, and i& bowling historian for the "Otago Witness." Here is a table showing how the vai ious local skips fared in the inter-club tourney. The names are arranged according to results —

Have you seen Berry and Company's photographs of the bowling? They are timply Al. Don't miss them on am T account. They are capitally produced, and form splendid souvenirs of a memorable tournament. The Mount Eden team, go home w ith a lather curious record. In their wins they \yere 115 points to the good, and in their losses they were just the same number — Ho points — behind. Mr. and Mrs. Grady entertained the bowlers right royally at their residence, "Handsworth " Woolcombe'-street, on Thursday. The men of bias have been "enthusing" over it ever since. But, then. Mr. and Mrs. Grady never do things by halves. They kill the fatted calf every time. The ladies deserve a round of cheers from the bowlers. Not only did they muster in large numbers at the various greens to lend eclat and brightness to the oroceedings, but the ladies, associate ed through male relatives with the seveial clubs, took charge of the tea urn, and spared themselves no pains or trouble in pressing a generous hospitality upon both players and visitors. It was a Labour of love, and it was carried cut most charmingly. Mr. Mentiplay, the hard-working secretary, also merits a tribute of praise. He never lost his head or his 1 temper, was always at his post, and wherever there was any friction, there he was to lubiicatethe wheels of action.

Ferry tlie Frog is bringing big business to the Tivoh Company, now touring in Tasmania. Mr. John Hare, the famous English actoi, has been persuaded to tour Australia and New Zealand next year. * ■*■ * Geoige Musgnne is .so pleased with the success of his Opera Company's toui of New Zealand that ho has booked another tour. ■» *- + Richards is> said to have booked engagements in America lepiesentinsr £42 000 in salaries and fates and extending to 1904. Not generally known that to 'ila\ a doll's part, as in La Poupee " permission must be obtained Miss Alice W\v\ who was the fiist ladv to pla\ such a pait cop\ lighted it Pluggei Bill" Mai tin the c\cle champion, is much in request nowadays. Hary Rickards is said to have made an ofter to him and Mi Dix has suggested terms to him for a New- Zealand tour Geiaidy, the famous 'cellist was so charmed with Australia and New Zealand that he intends returning to toui both the Commonw ealth and New Zealand. It is stated he will arrive in Austiaha about June Cycling of the four Lottos in Melbourne, who whirl lound a track at an angle of bO degrees, seems to be founded on the exhibition by Jones, once a New Zealand amateur, at London Crystal Palace. Resembles nothing so much as the whirling of a deftly spun marble around the sides of a wash basin Says the Brisbane "Street" It was at the performance of "Wang." by the Josephine Stanton Company, and the catchv little quartette and chorus, "Maiv Had a Little Lamb" was being sung. Said an innocent-looking lassie to her companion, "That's charmingly pretty." "Yes," was the reply, in a manner most judicial "but the word* are not original. I'm sure I've heaid them somewhere before." A three-months' bearded shepherd from the furthest Gov'ment tank Out Back came to Dunedin during Christmas and New Year time, writes "Pasqum." He put up at the Central Hotel, knocked round far se^ eral days, and still more several nights, strolling hotelwards bearing strong evidence of enioying himself. Said he'd seen the bloomin' town backv ards Asked if he had been to the theatre— "The Sign of the Cross." 'The the-avtie, is it? 'The Sign o' the Ciors-s' 9 Yes and, by Jove those performm' dawgs is great'" "What dogs 0 " "Why. the dawgs m the theavtrp—'The Sign o' the Crorss ' But I didn't see anv «agn of no crorss " It was afterwards found out that the drover had made a mistake Thinking he was going to the tieatre he had gone dow n to Dix's and seen Dan La Mont's performing dogs' Alice in Wonderland " the Christmas pantomame in Sydney has evoked divided opinions from the pies-s critics. The ' New sletter" speaks of it as a cheap show and a spectacular frost, and adds The oast is filled with children, whose painful exhibitions maike us regiet that the showing of anything on the stage under 40 and over l(>0 is not a capital offence." The "Mail" ma.n, on the contraiv refers to it a* 'the most delightful pantomime it has e^ er been mv lot to witness. The mythical animals so deai" to childish hearts weie all portrayed Humptv-Dumptv sat on the wall, while the Walrus and the Carpenter and the Ovsters were on the sandv shoie, and the Lion and the Unicorn fought in good old st>le Other little scenes included the 'Mad Tea Party ' in which Alice supped with the Mad Hatter, the Doi mouse and the March Hare " The maich of the living pack of cards wa« the greatest spectacular hit in the piece, the dark cards being dressed in black and white and the red cards in cnm«oi and white

Rose (Thoindon) Brackenndge (Viclon.i) Bary (Newt own) Puce (Newtnwn) McLean (Wellington) Goodei (Vicfonn) Balhngei (Wellington) Undeiwood (Newtown) . Sample (Wellington) . . Longton (Thoindon) . . ilcKeirow (Thoindon).. Wins. I <) 11 7 (5 12 10 0 S 3 3 3 Losses. 1 2 2 4 7 4 7 „> •5 5 T.e-,. •2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1