Theatre Royal.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7729, 3 February 1905, Page 2

Theatre Royal.

STEPHENSON'S MUSICAL COMEDY COMI'ANY.

There was heavy booking yesterday at 11.. McKinnon Bain's for the opening night of the Stephenson Musical Comedy Company at the Theatre ltoyal on Tuesday evening! when the " Koso of Riviera," will be staged. The piece is full of pretty musin, bright dialogue, sparking wit, and many dances. At the I'rincess Theatre, Melbourne, it ran for nino consecutive weeks to crowded lington the play was taken olf in Itho height of its popularity in its eighth performance. The first scene at Nice serves; to introduce, the •• Hose of ltiviera " as a flower girl, and ul»o a retired Cockiny tradesman, Borsket, who straightway is landed in trouble, and is afterward* enticed to masquerade as a duke, later on disguising himself as the duchess, and ending as a gendarme. The opportunities which such, a role affords Mr Lq,uri will at once bo seen! and he is said to make "the most of them. Miss May Hoativ renders several lilting lyrics, the most haunting of which aro ■■■' Egypt " and "Mv Cosy Corner girl. The " Champagne linllet " by the CMbson Girls is one of the gemiv of the piece, and is said to recall the best days of the Hoval Ivalleriatas.

" The Skirt Dance " and '■' Tho Dandy Doctor " will follow " The Jose 'i on Wednesday nnd Thursday.