The Juvenile Pinafore Company.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 972, 24 August 1881, Page 3

The Juvenile Pinafore Company.

Pollard’s Juvenile Pinafore Company will give their first performance at McFarlane’s Hall, on Saturday evening next. The company, we believe, consists of 28 performers, in addition to a large arid talented orchestra. The N. Z. JZeraZJ, speaking of theirfarewell performance in Auckland, says : — “ Everybody seems to have a special favorite selected from among the leading members of the company. Here one pins his faith on little Miss Salinger, there another upholds Miss May -and so on all through the cast. Master Deadeye seemed to be under the influence of a special inspiration on Saturday, and brimful of drollery. The only apprehension, one feels in looking at his Quilp-like attitude is that he may forget to straighten him- * selfYmt after his sport (for he evidently enjoys himself) is oyer. Little Buttercup (Miss Olive Pollard) was also very lively and amusing, having (shall we say it), in common with her ‘ mates,’.got oyer the mal de mer. Miss Maude Pollard appeared as Sir Joseph Porter on this occasion, and did her work carefully and very ‘officially.’ Master Salinger acquitted himself manfully in his performance, but we must award the palm to Master Osmond, who was in excellent voice, and sang most pleasingly. And the ‘cullud gemman’ who ‘looks so shy,’ although not bargained for by the authors, is a great gain to the performance, and we doubt not will be appreciated and applauded in the places, whither he goes as much as he has been here.”

As a proof of the versatility of this adolescent combination we quote the following from the JV. Z. Herald : — “ Les Gloches de Gorneville 9 gains on repetition. Last night the atten- - dance was larger than on previous occasions, and the increased attendance in the dress circle was’particularly noticeable. The Liliputians improve on acquaintance, and their reception last night was as enthusiastic as possible. No wonder either, for the performance is highly finished, and the leading characters appear to be facile princeps in their impersonations. The maypole dance and the eider dance ballet were enthusiastically received, and the whole entertainment proved to be a genuine success.” We trust the company will give a matinee before they close. The company takes its departure hence for Napier.