AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 19 January 1907, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

"TiiM t'lNiiAi.i;!;." \\ lidle.-imie (nn. liiaefiil and isiteliy mc.-'ic, |,i'etlv ilanves. ;;oo,| and vijyir.Jl's teul'iises are I lie csseiiiial iiiyi "tlienls o| eoinic opera, which, when interpiTted by jioud artists, is jnsL a pleasurable a bill of lare a'- can nowadays be placed before t he stoker of anmseiiiciil. All lite characteristics mentioned above are s;tid to exist abundantly in ••The Cin-alee," which Mr .1. C. 'williiinisyn's celebrated l!oyal Comic Open Company are to pre. sent for Ihe lirsl anil only time here on Thursday evening nexi. The com-' jiany litis been strengthened since it last appeared hero a liitle over Iwo years ago. and (lie opera selected for presentation here, "The Cingalee," is one of the 'sort thai should appeal lo a great variety of tastes. For (here is music—music worth the name—and that is a feature not seldom overlooked ; 'llicrc is it ston —a story that has points and hang logcther—wlnch is i%)rc liian can always be said; there is uiaguilicent scenery, there are gorgeous dresses, there are pretty girls who can sing ill chorus, and there, is a cast of principals whose parts 111 ■Jinn like a glove. "The (.'ingalcc'"' charmed J.oinloii for many months. It has also been played in America and in S.jut'i Afr.'ea w:tli phenomenal ttuceess. hi Australia .Mr Williamson has found it tlic most allraclive nin'.icaVprouucrion i.e has had for a long time. The best evidence of \liis is I hat owr Hill consecutive performances look place in Sydney. Adelaide and .Melbourne alone. It is (o be a very gorgeous production, with niagnilicent scenery and dres-es. The latter created a sensaiion in London, and the Australian robes are sai.l fa be no whit behind them. The "book" I .'cms with smart dialogue, and the music is bright and tuneful. In view of "ic record demand certain to ensue for soil's, patrons should specially Hole that tiic box plan will be opened ai Ih" Collier and Colonial t'iano Co. 1 on Jlondity morning at !) o'clock, I