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Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 29 January 1908, Page 68

THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL NOTES.

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-^ -'_' > Tuesday, -JanHary }ffl, -IBDBr | An-' -interesting -item in the 3t»t; Government ; Gazette to _ hand. Sn -tffae' register of unclaimed moneys held by "theNational"- Bank of Itfew Zealand *lies -the! sum £5 17»-6d 4o the x>f "JBland^ Holt, actor, aDanedin." ~\ \ - The coming of Madam Clara Butt. Mr . G. V. Portns, arepxEsenting QLevsrß 3. aend IN. Xait, ;3haß «nirvßd in iDunedin to anake t arrangements for the opening >of the Clara .Btrtt 'ooncext -season,, which is set dowja to ±ake .jflaoe in "His Maoesty'* Theatre on" Wednesday, s February 5, and 'Friday,;, I"«bruaxy 7.- . - - , . .j TBhe' youth of> I>isneaxn w-ill" rejoice- to, learn'xa.'fliß approach of Winth's iCircus, , iwHoh- "iig jihow 5b .-to .-oammence a sßason ; in "this city «on iybxu»ry B. -Mr ©Borgfi , xh& advance MprsßeirtariSwe, axTlvßd.at the Bluff from Melbourne "%y "the' Mairama on Monday "*o henM *h© JCominß xS libs "sjGnettfeesifcfsiiow-on «arthr". Wasn^t it the ®nlv jßaaatumowho so his : '■ " Anyfww," 3*erfl it . Je appliell to WiriSjSy'jaharaae-teifih- ,<of sfee. statement. vaR 3?e knowm after- &# -qpeoorig. , .3M«an- • ■wMle,\&& sitygniles ,»01. this jetty., wffllj^livfii "injantie|pa'tion.'i^_- > * -~ ' \£' Js*^-.,.J s *^-.,. ,! - n Jtfr^. J^c-Ma^MWhon, adsatnee rfeprfisext-^ tatiTs&xaafcrtJbß 3ffiacMahsan -ißeEfceTyi-IDnderj. Arms . lEcfciirs fihow, Jfiit '^oni Thirsaay .to-^aManga - -fee pßelSiniaries; for j •She i»puihern, tour -oi^enpiiptar-e- show. " Apropos "' r 6f " ihe - recent _ of Mush 35&x^~M6y l &~-&li&i4 Ifflkk&xm;'X: nndteestana. Jhe J x !kmg, r o& lQ» plaatigns"" is' to gjlay .imree -wßeks an jjeaclx , jDf the louf""ceiitres, and "that Ks aalary "is ; to be 'someiiiing in tie aegion *I i£4D per ; Johny 3her3a«n H&e Widow -O'Brien) thuely -to * JSydney aatemewfix=-^"3ijQ, 3 • am no* nT ff«w» I ■wouldn'* ie j»duuned to '

own up to it if I -were. A Hebraic nose doesn't -make a Jew. ■ My ,nose is rather -prominent, I adtaifc; but .so was that of Wellington, and other great men. Well, J was born at Providence, Rhode Island, TJ.S.A., and first played Widow O'Brien in 1879, my firet appearance in Australia in that part being in JLBB4. How many times have I . been the Widow? Oh, thousands. I hav.en't kept count; but.il have Jiever failed with it in any part of ithe .--world* - A wir© to hand from Harry "'Quealy, the well-known -oome-dian, as follows: — " Wellington- - 'Opened, Saturday night with Pollard's Juvenile Opera Co. . 'in ' The . Isle of -Bong Bong ' ; received a-hig reception; opera was a gTeat success ; another " ' Florodora.' " -Evidently our ■ .old friend is doing well " with -the Pollard .Co., and it 'would appear that the company has- -secured v splendid musical comedy in VThe Isle of 3ong Bong:'' "jC^rter," the -;great "American ''magician who ie- --now appearing yiii His Majesty's Theatre, is Jcnown among iiis friends as & .practical- jdker, .and -recently while in JRhila- - delphia, liad^iots'.^of. fun' for himself . and friends ~at an."" Italian fruit, vendor's .stand. Having" purchased two- oranges from r th© -vendor?* "H3arter '" - turnea to "him " while ■cuttmg-* -an orange ■ in" innocently inquired -.if 'dt.jwas^ai -naval "-•ora*ge« or >not, exposingxitcfi' «tha same.time: t» Jthe gaz&- of- the'-itfliah" a -bri«Kt '20dol-^old? ..piece"JßabedUed.-'in >: tIM! centre aof ithe lueiousl sfruit. •' "JUarter" aionblialanily-iemovied "fehß ,pold p^ece," 'pocketea-it^ andijadceefled Ho . jout open 1 3th6vsficbnd r , s prange, - .;Siis" time •engrossing Ahe attentipn^of 'cchant, wfiKmt'aaw- ■fcroiible l --anß^adiose-ey«s- , more ,7behe«l. iKio&g. 2jQddl j;gold -piece Iving- complacently- intone; half . -«frthV;^r-ange, " Garter?'' ther«\p>on" bought. «tw,6 3BSi& ©ranges, 'arid -after Wjteniug liese "'two ,and -discovering "m of -lihe .raerchant -a. 20 dol' gold piece- in- eaoh -one, uskecPthe Italian 'to' sell Mm' ,;a .dozen -of -€he <w3iereTipon -the - -man from sunny- Italy, .rejoined that he " would, sell - no .more," „ ' " Oarter " "~ and liis feiends; smilingly took "their departure. and "&pm the opposite side^of the,, 'watched thß Italian .610i«3y L pick -ap arid- -halve one orange (after the tuntil =a <dozen ;^or more hatl .^been * out in. -twain^ 'hoping -to find.. among 2iiS Stiot , the;-20aol jjbld' pieces that he -nail jheafot i^inexica -was -sfilled with and 1 which ""•grew "on trees," fout he had "never -seen, -so"^easily- -and -wonderfully - produced -before.'- iFor jnany days thereafter th« Italian -wtw ' known . to look"upoh anyone „iwith - jmuch- - „ who bought oranges "from him -'land who -'asked him .if they, were jioval'.-jox hot.. -_"'"..<■ "The. Belle -of- .New 'I, was.-revjved at-the'OxystaliEalace Theatre, 7L(jndon, on NoVemlfer 25. " ,The isaste" ;Jnclu,aea , JSCr -, Ecnest 'Mozar i(foEmerly i.' 'resident' jpi We'llinffton) as TESarxy Bronson; Mies .-Olive Lenton s^whoanaHe £er first appearance, , in vaudeville -"in 'Wellington under the TSnx management .si fthe-old -Exchange HaIl)-.aB.. Fifi.; v Df*=the hotter* performance, -&c 3Bra" BaidJ^"Miss ' Olive "Lentbh 'gave a "very piquant Tendering of/the part ! the little - French "girl, "lEE&jEnieot,' ' her -singing, beinK full df imeaxung/'an'S -ol -her principal •nlimbers":gairiVd.-©neores;*'. - " ; '■ "• 'i- ' A.cknowle3ged jwithl thanks ■-from -the. busi- - sneßg manager r ,x>f -jjhe MaeCaHum JEamfly -Ctf SEJnterteuieri aperies 16£ '^ihdipgraphs > -'-o| .■thai;; 3nteresfing > "'family.l-"3By "-the'^ay, Jie'Mac-'OalluSisi-who in -'the.JNortxi Island,- are due in -Dioiedin jshorily 4ti .^five 'a_ «eri-es~'^of concerts in "J3jb Majesty* "aCheaire.; -'?''-_ >- " : ""-- ~~J ■ ' _ , ,•? ■ = .John'T'uller,- : 3un.,sjsaye I "that Vhile he "was 7 -iar Amerioa, -"-tnere - -was -some -talk xS.- a« theatrical .itaust coming -to. the Coimnonwealth and* -the- JDoJoainion for rfche jxurpoae , of * controlling" theatrical per'f ormanceSj . hut hej thought_such «i "jentecprise,- 3 it -wer-e carried, rout, jwould |r !pr.'©v« to" |be -■Sahead of its" time. The ©xperiencee>.of -.his 'firm -ha;d been that money -was .anade~ out of xtheairical "enterprise " "when ■ fhe" theatres were .-owned, by €hpse, -n3io gave per'fbrmances — and lit. was to ;tniß lEact that •his &cm • .attribuied-its present financial position; " - ."■<• -". „. •Sam Howley;, "^be , little t . Australian comedian with *he Me -voice, -and^ archb .-is a, men*er .of- tfae Whue Rats, is hi New. York for Ihe fixet time,- and -is a, constant Visitor at <£he xjlwbiotise (says the Morrimg -Telegraph). 1 A imother jßat jplayea a .7oke_ oni M^Howley 5n a western iaim inecently. , Rowley was'^alled ifunrieffly 4rom .his Ihotel and was-anvited -to "visit 'two old Australian' irien^B - of" his, who,. -Sic -message jstated were -. residents- -an the ", -distract.- ' J^fter pesaisfbulstink -arnimd .aimlesßlyl fox v some time ..and -referrinK imany idmes 'to* sme. pencilled ;direotion ie -had, ihe found; the spot ~3>ut ,-anstead of fa aiouse the -saw -the joke; T -^rlißn -two, langaxrios' j3»me^ aioppnig jovially- his way. ' ( - '' M '~'~ ~ Last W.edafisday at -an iWoiißal-lonr as - s_vo*sloek,. (WjAo , -.beliey« is the mhowmanV -adage Miat "the .earlvsooiner " -xaifaAietih " •_ Hhe s -best - *eat. _ aisseinbled dri oonsidßrajbie Tamnbeas ifche l^jtesaen JEiano^Domipttny, CJhristcinirch, ■ ?to i^waifc'-iftie «perraip- tif '''^hfe J^pkne erf^ Ufa Tesersted ' seats " ?or "Madaaie ' ■'CSara. BpMftj ■^wp'ooneerte. ' "WSeni'Sie.'fiwje cf 9 <S*clGekapproached "was V long' 'queue of • ■some , 3xundreds ~0l -ncmScrfl ~-Jenfliußiaßta formed two atnd. "two "i-ownd 'CsfSiearai .'square- lEhe ulnqujtous -phoftographers'wefA ' -early on .the "wsene, -anS .Bnapehofte -ana -wer^ %takeri Trifti maoh jraipidiiyft- i« aatisiaxstory ito be .able to (record -that tl»e jtrtbfl amount" jreceivad tor reserved seals — \&., 7th© guinea «nd ialf-gumea .seats— "beat ■Qsab at, Wellington iby pver S3.DO. The ssum iESSeen iherje yesterflay "was £ 824, ■ against JB7JT ?fi Wellington, i^ ■fenro concerts -to T» Rwen ?by the -contrafto "in ©nn©ain wall te&e pl»c© «on Wednesdßy vn& mSday. fFebrnarir U vbE If :._ 1 Some, anterfisiniig partHstfraaaß w»--!gOT«B ■of ins 'soaireßr "^y IPasrifaseor "Banißs, T ballooMst^-=-"My fin* ascent 'ttos -mwd© in' !EJew' Orleans atiiie age of 13 5n a BaJFlgoti inflated mSh etraw^ €he IwJlodh tmbuk only to a 3»fght <of 30ffit -to' SGOft ..and captared lay m. long xope. T smada many- «uonesslul _<*ecentß - thtoagn *he BoutaiKm States of Amexioa,. and -Own ««oepted - -am: ,'eji)ga<ge:ment -vrtflo. P*ofesK>i ' ©nih «o ißoaxm&i Wfistern States, ■tihe «Iwte >of XS&aBK&o, Wganning, Otah, iSaEifprna. |Jfew Wtaam,'- jPmmm. Srad back io 3few"Oxißßaißi. : . ••T^vinikl ! xoseß6or ! .Bu* fa I istartea .VTihiieo. Sfeveneon, -the *tr«np feiila:ir',ot ■ "wlioin J .stiay«a wlfli;. ■lor -tilwee -astA , ;Sien accepted xn en--gag-ement JBnffialo 821 ax- jot ascending „hq 'iaaßoon -analkmg »*" j»rar.i 1 chute -cbdp. .sle-flnß«g€3 *> I*o.. *&evißnagon," making ascenisSn '2Lurflbtfix&vJßerliii, *»a : through - ITastace ajij^ OEnglania, ' where, attune- latter I maa© wssseiar'aseenis at Jbe <C*ysta3 Ba£ftoe anS Slack Wxter. JRood. Ungagea foj miHi*ry«t i£he time »i .*he i'Boer War $o wwwnd an .'m'iliiaury iiallocHß *o observe the Bo»r through 'Ifetal «nd -jfe&f- <«J iLadjwnMi ainaex .

theatre.

General Uuller. Alter the war I "was .engaged by Fillis's Circus touring -South' Africa ac balloonist and nieht high -diving, and also a? the humanostrieh. Then, en-gaged-b^Bostock and^TWombwell as bumuri ostrich in JEngland. Starting on my own I toured Africa with balloon, bioscope, and -variety company, including the Portuguese -territory," and then hreaking up company. I came to New Zealand sqx ballooning purposes, where I started &t Auckland, and have since toured through tar as Dunedin. During^ my balloon career I have met with many serious^ accidents. WheD- in Johannesburg I had three "ribs broken, both ankles and hack sprained, and skull' -Iradtured. ~'C '- - ~ s " -- . Mrs Bland JJolt, having contracted .typhoid rfevßr, ie" lying ill 'at-, -the Grosveh6r Erivate .Hospital, i)r m. li 7 Anderson is in attendance, and reports ihat he takes the -gravest view v . of the ease.- ' Mrs .Bland Holt landed a ' few days " ago from' :the -G.M.'S. -Sdharai- ' horet, to be . with .her -friend 'TßOss Iluey , Ooppln, -who 1 was found to be Buffering from, this diseas. Mf -Bland .Solt-w- -staying at the hospital. The.- -condition' of Miss ; Ooppin is improving. " - " ~ -- - - .By the ,s&me boat— the *"©*otaya.-r7whicfc . brought Mr Edward Sherras to "Australia to" join the JJoyal Comic" Opera Company, ihere arrived that' old-time -favourite", Miss , .Jennie ~Lee>is3x& Burneft)* whose 12 or "ago ;was" iainons -throughout 4the jEngheh-speaxing" "world. _. )J?vr -..sbine ' time "past Miss^lae^ 'hae jnot*afcen^ -a -very > lactive-.partein-Ahea&rioaljlife,". and 3ier' visit , "to' Aus'tfalia- now is undertaken "^not .on' "her f a>ehalf'a»utv*ni.-rffiat. of Cher t^ughte^^-Mre!* 3 dak JBumabt-Twaio -has Ibeen > engagedT^jr t ;Mr^,/.C."..-'Williani6On for -a. 'Jua-^flie , forthcoming production <of ".'Peter- TSn^J -' ' The tour .c^-%fe^pojnilav -Jhe^ioaT^Wil-l ion^ibyiWardrOonipaiijf^- ramdaote'd- •by,.!!!' T3«aoh, 7^B '"■closed 'iaf^Temantfo.fi The itoux started »t"the_Oaten£m ' Theatre, , Sydney, '<on May 12; 'J506, -and <been ; going iever -sine^ -"the -sepmpany, invariably ' attracting crowded jhoußes. -, Ony iour #>rotluotibps iia-ve ieen-istagad — "The Man -from Mexico," "TisP Talk of the Town," "The ■l^ew Glown," aanfl ."Mr -Hojpkinson;" all" of , which iigmrsntly jhrfc^the" taste^- of -play-, goers 'throughout the GommonweaUih. The partnership of Messrs, Willoughby- and LWaxd ; has ceased. "Still,' there flayers will 'pro- j ' bably :be «een in .Australia : «nd TSew . < Zea- - -land ajT-.no- idistant~ " date -^ with . MBpaaaete -i attractions^ "Both Mies- Grace JSaiptt*. and^ Mr Hugh Ward axe likely rto revisit -A.us.-r traLa within -the -space I;w6 years,, with ,»' fresh company" and- ft -new- arepertoire. -•, ' yet«ran. Harry- "Lyons;. now Jin JDunedin, * is .;the oldest .liheatficaT accent dn -Australia.. , Mr^!Lyons-is piloting "Darter,-^fche" magician, j - through dominion,- ;Subsegu:ently-Lthe . " countries 'of Asia, 'axe'to^be/ vlai Uk 3 ., "M* Lyons ds intimately. '-«Kqualnted -wi€h - the -"sfaow"~i:owns xtf lacEa; GKinar^apan; •' " anfl "other -countries -of the 'East. " "33e, has "been" -through India, on 10 or f l2 different. occasions, and with ielasses" of .enter- - tamment. "For 47 years "•(says "-friend 'A- Jacques") "he : has -been ""connected, with shpws" rangimg'm»oh«.i?cpter Irom ' drama --to . circu&r-. i j^bbut:.^., .years " jagp ,_Jb.e., '^jlpted .. - Cooper-" jmd..ißaiiey'«s 3ng American 'througjh Austnalasia ;- 'he^^jaß-Slfio advance rep^sentathre" in^fiiis- hail *-pf ihe^'^orld^ for Gheyalier. JBlondin, "the Jieiso. -of jNiagaratv an,d-,ior '.^aome. .years.. =toured , >wijh;. "Lyons'- . Touriste. The Tfetera'n.- Jshowmam B r .last trip~*to-* I th& : S!ast TWisf -with jßiurstonj -«flfe v * .American necromanow. ' "Djifi^g the , tour- > he' '-contracted , ; malaiial- fev ; er>'-- and ..Mrs-. Lyons contracted' fhe^eomplaint ih - nursing him back- .to ■" , sj - -~ - Miss -Ninavßouelcault' ia takmg"Soe leading ;pwrt -in - -sH strong ' -play Geitsmaa: . origin, '3Phe Tenth ;of Ar^sfUst,'* in -the new ; .theatre, London. Miss Ninaj^the -youngest i .child of -the - Bion 'Boucicatdt, * ■ born »,t a. corner house in -Regent stxee%/ from "the -windows of-'which she -often, &8 ; •a" -- little girl r - . £ketched = . the r.ohuroh— All , ,_Souls'— where she ;was destined »to he-mar- ; mied.^ She wae- eduea-ted' first »t the Cqnvent ,of Assumption ' Kensington r SquaTe, and finally "at -big school of the. Sacw. . Cyceurj-TParis, from , -which ■she returned _to -her •home - co * very Fjeench " that ."it : her months to. pidc : mp her own, "language", again. Wifli-jio.de&n^r for, the stage'«omL_aio intentibn.ofj going t upon At, J3he r "visited j her Jathier •- da"_ liOtuss-iMBj "BJentnpky, , at j the -time .this -famous -actor-author, was - .appearing in^'The^Shaughraun" atnd "Colleen "Bawn." .--' 03» leading, 'ladyr-f&ir illj , the great Boucicauk insisted upon Jiis little i -daughter takiug her' place ;-iaid'jit the. age -of IS 3SEes" i3Sina " Boucioault anade fher \ ' deliut as Moya -in "fChe> Shaughrann." It was while in LotdsviUe ±h4t-=the';ga* laUed,^ -at the theatre wher« -was giving . >fliis diama of his. i Oandles •were placed^ all .over the -Jt'ouse,, and the , uitetors -JiaaL- afrfcpeaseg ißant* jiinouoHl' thsrr.. jparte" %ifh uandlea. vri *fihenr. iands.--recollections of , her; ieAfaox ause t juaoy- and^ •Hiterestins,"an l d -mast, vivid ."of- -all ». th«t f -of 3xnrcioaviit, "«n "£he Bight oi\r&s& Ras 5 ija-iluie lying .-Sown-'tbesidejaiis^ candl§ dn-yiis^ •death soefie, anS carelnlry iflowiar it t oat. = €jelor«-- -hs-lfimself: Expired, for fear of ats,; ■ setting\ftre%) -"the sceneryt - - * "- - ' '.' . - : Auetralmnß axe ajspareniily doing well in America-/ Mlae ICrsne tOuttrim .has a. wooa an ""The Christian' "PUgtim."' 'Miss ©uttrim %ac 'Recently' anarried tto actor -named .Boofh. .Another mummer to ana*ry recently was Paul .ScarSenV to Miss'-'Hamil- . ton, ,of ©eorge ,MajtßKHji, is ; appearing as- Jeck IFarost in "f the musical ' '^ay, *"she Top of-flie World, 4 ', at -the i Maieatic 39»ektre, INew "STork. -Oxlando.Daly iasa his «cSe iW% an JBL -BL. "Bbokettlß -eom-.> O\l' 'Mies f Maggie Moore i». supporting . Tftifl Haxry &jberts in _w»udev3lß. Ifer* 5 ] ILevy jb solid in 43! I&e i •«nd of {his year, and then 'goes- toZLondon xaß Kraaje. "Misb '<' iffil€a • -Sptiag, on v) •xbbw jJaylet supported hy' Mome* 108 made, a .great hit. Mim- Gladys lire, aiter -five snonths in hospital, is slowly con"wtißecing at 1- bw~li<mie. . "- " - r " - - '"' " •Wnder the. hoading^'A fienmfit Sorrow" a • -tevtew of the" jcutumn idraanatio~ reasonin Xondon= is givejofihy .the, '. "Tribune,"- _ «aa the story ■ is "aiot tiheerftd ->ft>r the . "Tofrput it bpl&iply?' -says the. f'fxibune," ' "the "past iik 'months have proved disastrous to^fihose T^ho -have. been" &aßing - the JMorieyKf a£' flj#'- J^ondohTjdxows, -and if jeome" of ime- wjW xo&a^geiie^Sio not ( "aacoeeA in finding -acceptable laa» daring _ ■One next ThaH-yfear some.6?,'ihem vrfU, one isl inclined- to-'iMnky 1» glad to^go cjut.^ of ±h« business. 1% /would sserv© mo uweKaj piixposeito set out on. <detail^Sie "playe that, : hav« failed einoe August; lirwonW, «n contrary^ Jmi± *erwß.'-*6.iemind xaaaOigerfm i jmistakes *flb»i cannot i>e a-ectifiea, and must i •e!hraya "be paaa -lor sie»Taly- B«t it is aso*, f Tpsrhaps, itoo •much io hope fliat iihose ,WhD ; xegandad as £be judges of -what is suit- ' aik-f«» for the jadiHe may Jbtwr* leuoom *

something from the calamities which £ar»followed each otihef in rapfd succession* dufing the closing quarter of the present veaf. The lesson "for some" of them' -has-been an unpleasant one, but if it has -nofbeen^ without -usef ulness-'the «tory of -ailure is not one of unmixed sorrow. Not so very'long ago certain judges of the 'theatrical -situation declared that musioal comedy had, ■by it«, fatuity, dug .its -grave and buried itself lor ever. .A curious commentary upon this pronouncement is -to be found in lie fact that, with very few exceptions, -the* musical plays axe the only, survivors oi the season's -wrecks." , The lesson which, th© managers axe invited -to xead irom this experience apparently is that musical-" comedy -is the most suitable fare for Qm public.