WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 69

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS

By Peter Pan.

August 13.

Dear Pasquin. — "Jane," that splendid farce-comedy, which has not been, played here for many years, # was revived this week at the Opera House by the Mountebank Dramatic Club. The players scored an immediate success, and deserve all praise for their clever acting. The mounting and dressing were above the average, and the players had been well drilled by Mr I>eo d-3 Chateau. '"'Jane" will certainly bear repetition in the future at the hands of the Mountebanks. The following was the cast : — Charles Shacklefcon Frank Lam pen Michael Kershaw J. E. Porter William Tipson Leo de Chateau Mr Pixton Vivian Rhind Clauds Dr Isaacs Mrs Chad wick Miss A. Quirt Mrs Pixton Miss G. Nannestad Lucy Miss K. PAeneen Jane Mi*s Marshal] "Tommy" Burns showed here on Monday and Tuesday evenings There was a fair audience the first night, but a poor one the second. There is good material in the show, and under a competent *t.agc nanager an entertaining evening's amu«ement could be arranged. As it is, thero is too much flickergraph and too little Burns for the prices — ss, 3s, 2b. Burns injured his ankle at Palmerston, and has gone to Rotor ua to recuperate.

0. Brown-Parker was here this week, and has gono inland to herald Amst'.* Athletic Combination. The champion sculler arrives here on Sunday.

An announcement appeared in the local papers this week to thr» effect that Mrs Albert Goldie (Miss Dukie Dcamer) had become the mother of a boy, the auspicious event occurring at the homo of her father, Dr Deamer, of Feathei\ston. Albert Goldie, the ponial little manager of Hugh J. Ward's "A Bachelor's Honeymoon" Company, will be in your city s-hortly.

Thcro was quite a rush on Wednesday at the opening of the box plan? for Nellie Stewart's 6ea*on. which commences tomorrow night wirh "Swee 1 Kictv Bellair«." Business has be°ii splendid in inland town*.

Following Nellie Stewart's, reason we \\ ill ha\e '"Niobe" at the Ojxjra Hou=c, play.-d by Miss Hardinge Malrby and hor pupils. Mr F. R. .Sharp, who will play Peter Amos Dunn, Robert Biough's preat part, war a member of Charlo« Arnold's company. He is now a solicitor ; r> this city. '"Niobo"' will also be played at Pal mo 1 bio r North by Mi-$ Maltby, arid on that occasior Mr Wally Bastin, one of our b"<t amateur chaiacter actors, will bo Peter Ames.