WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 69

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

By Peter Pan,

February 7

Dear Pasquin — Perry's biogiaph filled in three nights at the Opsn House, and uns followed last night by Williamson's Comedy Company m "Brewster's Millions " There was a packed house, the booking being very large. The season of seven nights should prove all too short. The comedy went big. the yacht scene being a staggerer If is without doubt the finest big of stage mechanism seen on the local stage.

According lo the list, the Opera House will be tenantless after the BrewsteT season until the 2-Cth March, when Flemming's Comedy Company will appeaT.

F. L. Seagar arrives here ««rly next week, per Ruapehu, from Hobart. heraldias the West-Brescians. He will leave for the West Coast immediately. Mr Seaaar was at one time Dunedin manager for Percy Dix.

Fuller's Touring Company played Feilding for show dates, and had bumper houses. Solomon and Chester were a feature of the bill.

The Royal Pictures enter on their fourth week at His Majesty's Theatre to-morrc-w evening. This show seems to ha\e caugh* on, and if the management can keep the pictures up to the standßid set by their first progianwes they shou'd have a long inn.

Of Fullers there is nothing to recoid except the same tale of packed Ileuses. The Theatre Royal is altogether too small to hold the crowds that de«ire to enter.

Charles Blake and his Bio are "restinjj." but set out on the road eaily nest week Ohar!es refused a good engagement in Australia, and up to date says he has had no cause to regret it.

Miss Eva Lee and her two little picaninnies arrived by the Moeraki yesterday from Sydney, and went right through to your city. Mr Ben Fuller caFs the "pics." his "white man's burden " as he had to sign a bond of £200 that they would not beccme a burden on the Dominion !