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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 459, 14 September 1928, Page 14

AMUSEMENTS. AWIMWWWVVVVWMWVWVVWVMWMAWWWWWIAMMWAMMVV BRILLIANT GRAND OPERA §>t. JJamrs’ oliratrr (THE THEATRE PERFECT) (Proprietors: John Fuller and Sons, Ltd.) TO-NIGHT at 8 p.m. SHARP. Sir Benjamin and Mr. John Fuller present their Greatest Operatic Enterprise THE FULLER-GONSALEZ ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY. In Gounod's Immortal Masterpiece, “FAUST” (THE WORLDS MOST POPULAR OPERA). In which the following Principals will appear:— MARGHERITA FLOR. Danish Lyric Soprano; MATILDA PFRIMMER, Mezzo-Soprano; B RAN DISIO VANNUCCI. Lyric Tenor; ERNESTO FUMAGALLI, Basso Profundo; FRANCESCO FEDERICI, Baritone; A. GILARDI, Tenor. FOLLOWED BY Saturday, September 15. Matinee, “La Traviata,” Night, “Norma.” Monday, September 17. “Faust.” Tuesday, September 18.— “Un Ballo in Maschera.*' Wednesday, September 19. Matinee, “Rigoletto,” Night, “Ernani.” Thursday, September 20. “Barber of Seville.” Friday, September 21. “Norma.” Saturday, September 22. — Matinee, “Faust,” Night, “Barber of Seville.” From the Press critiques of “Rigoletto”:— SUN (Sept. 13) — “The famous quartette was easily the most outstanding feature of the Opera.” STAR (Sept. 13) — “Maria Henkina proved to have histrionic and vocal gifts of a high order. Her vocal technique enabled her to freely negotiate the coloratura passages with lightness and facility.” N.Z. HERALD (Sept. 13) — “An enthralling performance by Signor Izal. His powerful baritone voice rang out in thunderous tumult.” COMMON-SENSE PRICES DRESS CIRCLE and ORCHESTRAL STALLS (Resvd.), Bs, PLUS TAX. STALLS, ss, Plus Tax. GRAND CIRCLE, 3s, Plus Tax. MATINEES: D.C. and 0.5., 6s (Plus Tax); Unreserved Stalls, 4s (Plus Tax); Grand Circle 2s 6d Tax). The D.C. and O.S. Box Plan for Rie whole of the performances announced above is now open at the Theatre Booking Office. Hours: Daily from 9 a.m. till 7 p.m. GRAND CIRCLE BOOKING.— The Box Plan for the Grand Circle is now open for “Un Ballo in Maschera,” and will open TO-MORROW (Saturday) MORNING for “Ernani,” and on MONDAY for “Barber of Seville.” Please note that time of opening all plans is from 9 a.m. NOTICE.— 5s Seats cannot be booked; always plenty of latter price seats sold at Theatre from 7 o’clock.