AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 85, 6 May 1909, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

MASKELYXE AND DEVAXT'S MYSTERIES.

Maskclync and Dovanl's famous company, direct from England, will present those great illusions so long associated witli the Egyptian Hall. London. "The enquiry has been made. ''ls this the real Maskclyne and Conk?" Tli 0 reply is. "Yes. the same firm, tonrini outside the TTomeland for the first time." This important venture is due to the enterprise of Mr. Henry I lay ward, an entrepeneur, who, meeting with considerable success in associate managership of West's Pictures, decided to transport the most represenlnlive English amusement of today, lock, stock and barrel, to Australia. The magnitude of the undertaking necessitated the importation of 20 illusionists, actors, actresses, jugglers, ami conjurors, and seven tons of stage fittings and lrick«, many of them precious secrets. The company spceially"traiiied by him met with marked success dining' their recent city seasons. Mr. Han-lay flamnioii. one of (he mo-t popular musical monolognisls of ilio dav: (tintarn. it brilliant. Japanese jugel.r; ami .Mr. Owen Clark, conjuror. Mr. Rarclav fiainmon's philosophic merriment, Mr. Owen Clark's fascinating illn-ions. together with M. Giutaro's wonderful Japanese act. constitute a programme it would be difficult to surpass. MEDIA'S SIiniEMAC'V.

The late sir .Tuliii-i Salomons, during his last visit to London, said: "Australians 1 ,vlin have nut hoard such worldfamed singers as l'alti. Ternina, Uli Lehinann. Semluiih. Bostinn. Hordiea, Schuman-llcink, tlio di' ItcszUos. Caruso anil Zona Win cannot possihlv undor-.-land all that JMlia's universal supremacy moans. Not mm 01 those singers lias lieen hoard hi Australia, so thorp is no proper standard of roniparison. To remedy this Australians make tlio ridiculous error of comparing ovory Australian singer io Jlellia. whereas oven in London, Paris and Xoiv York (he connoisseurs say "There is only one Mellia." Tn Anglo-Australia where every Australian singer endeavors to advertise herself hy getting her name linked to that of Molha. I regard this proceeding ns dishonest and "humiliating. Bernhardt is not compelled to share her fame with every Frenchwoman, Paderewsld's laurels are not sketched over the lirows of the whole Polish community. Why should Mclha carry every Australian singer on, her shoulders!" Madame llelha's recital in Xow Plymouth is fixed For Friday. 14th inst. ' The hooking office opens at Collier's' on Saturday morning.