"OUR NAVY"

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 127, 31 May 1902, Page 2

"OUR NAVY"

The unique and fascinating entertainment," Our Navy." which has bsen creating quite a fwrore in Wellington, Dunedin, and Auckland, will be pro-1 |duct>d here for the first time at the I Drill Hall on Wednesday nex', 4th i June, and two following evenings, undmr the direction of Mr Charles Mae- | Mahon. For the past three years j "Oar Navy " has lieeu rum.in," at the Polytechnic, Locdon, and the Austral • a-ian tour ia said to have beon a phenomenally successful one. In Syduey it ran for tee> weeks, and in Melbourne for over two inonchs, over 400,000 patrons witnessing the performances in these two cities alone. A twolve night season has just been concluded at Auckland. The Auckland Herald says: •-" ' Our Na^y' giv, s an absolutely faithful presentment of the building up of Britain's great naval force, and makes the onlosker realise the wonderful sesults of modern training, and the marvellous improvements in the vessels ard implements of war. The pictures m >ke the life of Jack an open secre-, show him at work and at play, his gallantry and expertness, deal with his life from the raw recruit to the trained and finished defender. No ontertainment seen in Auckland his shown the same amount of excellecice in quality as this latest one. Not a picture was allowed to pass without a round of applause. The light was goad, and there was a minimum of flic-kor. A»i admirable lecture by Mr P. B. Butler strung the series together. A great feature wis the effects invroluced behind the scenes, which added to ton realism of the animated picture 3. Eich picture whs remarkable for its fidelity and picturesque effect." The ' box plan will be opened on Monday ' next at McKinnon Bain's. The season t hero will be for teree night's only,