"OUR NAVY"

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 127, 2 June 1902, Page 2

"OUR NAVY"

The grand patriotic entertainment i " Our Navy," which i* making its firs;; appea arue at the Drill HA' on Wei-ne.-iday next has the proud distinction j of being vhe only Bio-Tableau ever honoured by a. " Royal command." So great was the success of " Our Na»y " at the London Poly'e'hnie thut a special command was seat to the proprietor, Mr A. J. West, for a performa.ica at Windsor Oasfcle before thtir Gracious Msjes ie-t the King and Qiu'en of Great Britain. At the conclusion of the entertainment the King personally complimented Mr West on the excellence of the pictures. " Oar Navy " has also been patronised by the Admirals of theFleet, the Lords of the Admiralty, Lord Bracsev, tho Earl of Otrringfoa, and the Earl of Kenton. On June 3rd, 1901, the enterlainiueut w«s given by ' "command" at Gove.nm-mt. Housi>, : Sydney, before thar Royal Highnesses , the Prince and Princes-* of Wales, Lord and Lady Hopetoun, and a large party! of distinguished guest?. Tuo Sydney j I Morning Herald commenting on the ' , performance says :—" Our Navy " con- '■ ( sists of living pictures of beauty and { variety as ye - , unequalled in this'i quarter of the Globe. Trie Melbourne ( argus: —" The entire performance con- ( vayed a very vivid impression of the ( tremendous power of war. Prom an ■. instructive point of view it is the mo-it attractive and fiecinatiug ent°r!aiuarnnt ?een in Melbourne." The Otago Times: —" The whole entertainment is delightful. It is wholesome, attractive, and educational." Tue box plan is now open at Mr McKinnon Bain's. '