FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 151, 4 August 1883, Page 14

FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

— The Polks -will be in Auckland shortly. — Madame Potts drew big houses in Timaru. — L. M. Bayless retired into private life. Tears ! — Colonel Murkoe, prestidigitator, at Christchurch. — Herr Bandmann has opened at the Gaiety, Sydney. — W. G. Carey is coining over to New Zealand shortly. — The Marionettes in Clmstchurch ; J. S. H. Eccles agent. — The Kennedy Family are at the Protestant Hall, Sydney. — Mr 3 Langtry has purchased two new playa for next season. ■ — Frank Cates shortly playa " Youth" throughout New Zenland. — Miss Hetty Howard received a ben. at the Lyceum, Dunedin. "Barber of Seville!" Grand Success. See ! the lively Figaro aud the cross Bartolo. — " Les Manteaux If oire " ia drawing good houses in Melbourne. — Kook's diorama drew crowded houses at the j Queen's Theatre, Dwnedin. —Joe Pickersgill lectures for Willis'ipanorama," Innocents Abroad." _> & v — Stanley declines to let B. Clifford purchase un interest in his Juvenile Opera Troupe. — The latest fashion is tp. provide historical and analytical programmes for musical festivals: Hear the Grand Orchestra at the Opera House, " Barber of Seville," To-night. ■ — Miss Emiiie Melville has opened a six weeks' season in Adelaide with " The.Eoyal Middy." ' —Jennie Watt- Tanner has been playing Kate Verity in " The Squire," at the Melbourne Bijou. • — Louis Pomeroy is s starring in /the "\Figtorian provincos, and will afterwards make her icbut in Eondoß. — The Wellington Press- speak|, favourably of Messrs Stanfield and DarWs entertainment, particularly of Miss Amy Horton's comic singing. — An English critic says : — " The stage was once the amusement of the cultured classes. It is now :th'edistractiou ,of middle-class affectation and plutocratic snobbery." ' , ' . — Dunning, who was to have played a season in Auckland, was unable to let; the' Melbourne Opera House, and has been obliged to postpone his intended visit in order to keep the' place going. \ ■'■■ i^-TKompson, the cornet-player^ who' was. in . Anokjand' some .time ago;>4s T engage.d.;t(Qv"splay with \ the ■,Cincinnatti| Band} tWe ;t |le is ■engaged as solo cornetC .The 'band ha's "; woejti ' broußht here to play in 6ppbe.ition to Gilnipre's '.band; , ; Bent is r the cornet soloist for the latter. ' .'• -r ■ ' /, ■."'•■'

— Kin/? Oscar, of Swede"n/^ranted^n,a^j|^^(| -to the "Divibe Srirafl" (BofrnfiHrdt)/-WMm'4*mwc6|*^A rated with a gold nfecUiland a orowuof •briUiaiit»j,«pttJf-f I>'^1 >'^ ing the inscription " Literia et artibua.*' ■:/ ■•[ ••'■ '"'"■• &"''.% •'■:' — George Eignold (: l Handsome Gf6rgs'9> J*|w£.V; was expected to come; to, Auckland, has abajfdft^OT&Mis^v intended visit fot the present; his partner; '^All^apa^V? having gone horne I , to p^ooiivei new-pieces. '■'_ J ', — r" Satanella*' was produced a^t^e:^ata^.atiil^ Theatre, with Alice May (well kn&wn in AucfliffiaJUii^ the title role. It was beautifully mounted, but"r|%',on,l#;>y two weeks, and was an > utter 'fa#oi;e, the inanagejn^iitC^: losing over l-i.QOOdoIs. . . • . . ; > V >.' ( %'^ : — Salmi Moi-se^. finding that he could ,np| iijjfjtijt,^ duco the "Passion Playv'* produced a play of liipXoWii^'/; entitled " A bnstle among the petticoats." .It ranvpneS>\v week, but was a dire failure. Max Strokosh has noffrf.i got the lease of the theatre. ' ' -.; '-y- ■'■> \,>,i ;\- --—Abbot's Opera House will be opened on ii*> c y13th by a Comedy and Burlesque Company, jimo^g/^ whom ore the following well-known ■ professipjfeJs'V-rl-- 1 Miss ionise Crawford, Miss Greenlesai 1 , Mr Ens'selK. Jßr4 ; McGowan, Harry Sevillo, Barry O'Netll, and other?: ,\. ■".••': — Mr Dor.an gave an entertaiwmeift '_ss:.si&t-' : . Opera House last Saturday ovenining, when itarinfe.y O'Neil gave a series of humourous impersonations ■,iusffc ; v. comic songs. Among the other performers ," who* * : . appeared were Mettum and Elder Brothers, Beake^b. Cuzco, Cousins and Ketchi. 3/. ' ; :.; \ — Miss Carrie Godfrey was offered an engage-?, '" ment to go to New Orleans in the summer at a. largest salary, but declined on account of so much sickness, ' being prevalent there. She will rest during the anmtnor and study. She has engaged apartments at: BriglstOßj.^ : Beach, one of the finest summer resorts oat'Of-JXtim-'.-York. "...-. ■;■' "■:'> — The gems of the evening at Mr 3?ooley.'*> Popular Concert last Saturday were, undoubtedly 4, — „ Mrs Kevifct's coy little song, "No, sir:" "Sunshine! and rain," by Mr Keesing ; and Mr Qooch'sdesdriptivß? song, " The Fog Bell." Indeed, general regret is feltafc Mr Qooch's intention to loave Auckland at the'end 6£ : the year. It will be difficult to fill his place. ' '"■ , ■ ■' , — The latest theatrical advertising dodgajis.. London is to use tho telegraph. Thus, prior to fine- .. production of Mr Augustus Harris's "Youth/* ate.,-.' Drury-lane, prepaid teleecrama were sent to thon^ V sanda of people throughout the country as follows :-4- --" You should not miss seemg ' Youth,* revived with best- ' company iv London, also with new and .startlingeffects." , . . .; .'■' — The fifth of the Pooloy concerts last,Saitur-~i ; day evening, under the patronage of the Mayor and Citjr '. Councillors, was well attended, and the several items W the programme were ably rendered; and Miss Dono-" van was heartily applauded for her pianoforte {aqlo,. 1 , Madame Pooley, though suffering from a, cold/saiyr l with her usual skill and effect. To-morrow (SaturdaV>i ''■-.,, night's concert will consist of some of the Aneat seleo- ' tions from English compositions ; and on tho'lltli therewill be a nautical festival, the net proceeds being de>~ voted to the funda of the Sailors' Beat . ■„"