AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 4, 29 January 1909, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

TIIK RUSSIAN " WONDIiKCHIIjDItKN." On Tuesday, February !t, at tile The atre lloyal, New J'lyniouth, we are promised a visit Ironi the famous theiniavskis, who, although not two years a"o they were compelled, owing to the religious persecutions in liussia, to lice from their native land, have yet sue. eeeded in reaching the highest pinnacle of fame it is possib, , <0 attain in F.nglaiid. These remarkable boys, Leo, .lan and .Misclc'l, were born in Odessa, which thev left shortly before the terrible massacre there, and after a very short perind of study under (heir father tliey made a tour of continental capitals, 1111~11 v reaching V ienna, where their niusii'dt education was continued. Amongst other honours showered on these gilK'd children was a private performance before the. Czar and I loyal family of . m sia. Thev arrived in famdon e.gliteni months ago, since which time tliey ha\e] been performing ill the English musical with the most unbounded success- in fact it is safe to say that 110 similar enthusiasm has been aroused In am- of the inaiiv prodigies of recent vears. The colonial lour upon which thev are now engaged includes Australia. >w Zealand, and America, the whole ill,del- the direction of Mr. Edward Bruiscombe, who, 110 doubt, will be rcmo inhered in New Plymouth as director of the Westminster filee Singers find the Scarlet Troubadours. The box plan of reserved scats is now open at tire Collier and Colonial Piano Company s, where second scat tickets, may also be obtained. Prices of admission will be: Reserved seats 4s, second seats 23,