AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 318, 17 January 1908, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

A POrULAK COMEDIAN. Lovers of comic opera produced in Australia during the past fifteen ve-ars will lie pleased to learn that the old favorite, Mr Howard Vernon, is touring the Dominion again, this time villi his own »iu>ical comedy company. There is hardly a better known performer on the Australian stage than Howard Vernon, and his impersonations in a long lht of operas staged !>y Mr J. C. Wililamson will live in the memory of all who have witnessed his amusing performances. Mr Vernon's last appearance in New Plymouth was with the Repertoire Opera <'o.. and in the diskinding of that organisation he retired

from the »lago and took up fanning pur-nits. Finding that following the plough was hardly as pleasing as amusing audiences, he decided nil returning to the stage, and specially selected a eom|iany of his own to support him in n series of musical comedies. Mr Vernon claim" to liave gathered round him a | remarkably clever band of artists who

have pained ranch kudos. The initial performance of the company ill Xew Plymouth will be the popular musical oninedr. "A Trip to Chinatown." in tlio I Theatre Royal to-night. An announce I ment regarding the opening of tile box | plan appear* in another column.