AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81895, 28 November 1906, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

\\ ILLO UGill!Y-VVAKD COMI'ANi. The box plan for the WillougiibyW.ud pertoiinance of "Tile Man mm Mexico" at Wo Theatre on Friday next opened yesterday, when trie demand io r stats was brisk and grati'Jiug' lfc is hardly' necessary lummd playgoers that "Tu c Man Item Mexico" has been played <,, Un overwhe.ming success in tli e Austrian Slates, in this pic.ee, Miss Grace i alotta, who made a name for her~elf 111 Australia ten years ago, will make her first appearance here, id will assuredly meet with a most Cjn"u iastic reception. Mr George Hi.lougnby is well known here as having been a leading member of " j ° Willoughby-Geaclt and Charles Arnold Companies, and Mr Hugh Ward has made a name for himself oil he colonial stage. The seaso. wil be limited to one night. When, in vitfw of the very great popularity of company everywhere achieved" we may with safety predict a record liouso for this town.

WEST'S PICTURES AND THE BRESCIANS. 1 lie box plan for tli-e approaching visit of West's Pictures and Ihq fy'cscians to the Theatre Royal, wli'ch commences on Moiyjay next,'will be opeiwl at. The Collior and Colonial C.i, s to-day. The company was due. in New Plymouth by the RaraVa 0.1 Monday morning from Auckland. A notable feature during- the visit ; s io be a comprehensive scrips illustrating ''Canada," showing the vast groin and timber resources of the Dominion, its fisheries, "cf ii.ry, and its general progress. The Brescians will present a repertoire absolutely new in every item, and since they were last here two or three new artists liavo bqfcn added to the company. Ai'f[)i-(!i the borough engineer plans for new buildings in New Plymouth to the value of upwards! of ,65000 have been submitted in the past fortnight. A glimpse at the re cords show that during November permits have been issued for new buildings and alterations (0 existing; buildings amounting to £6314 '•'\c usivo :>f another contract as ret | unlet for a building eslimatcd to cost

£2OOO to j&ooo. Without reckoning this work or the erection of the post office at a cost of about £7OOO the contractors in New Plymouth borough are now engaged in various works of an estimated cost of about £12,000.