FOOTLIGHT FLASHES

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 170, 15 December 1883, Page 14

FOOTLIGHT FLASHES

— 0. J\ Earlcia-in Sydney, i. ' - *•- ■—Ooppiu's Adelaide spoo. failed. ' - r ' — Bland Holt shortly visits England 1.---—Juno Company doing well in Victoria. — J. I/, Hall playing opera bouffe in Sydney. — Oily Deering is at the Princess, Melbourne. . — Mr W. Hoskins is training students ,for* the stage. / ' — Mrs Langlry is playing "Peril" in tho? United States. l "- • — Miss, Jennie Nye has, been engaged for* pantomime in Geelong. — Chiarini's Circus at Brisbane,! and BenhamoV Circus at Bourke, N.S.W. " — The Sydney Bulletin says Mias Maggie^ Knight is losing her voice. — It is denied that George Coppin will spend!, the rest of his life in England. ' — -BaKarat folks in raptures with Miss Jennie-/ Lee's Jo and Sam Willoughby. —A new Hibernian Hall is tb be built ins.. Melbourne at a cost of £11,000. — Miss Martina Simonsen has left Melbournefor Sydney, en route for America. — Mr I. F. Keogh is making a name as Conn, the Shaughraun, in the Victorian provinces. i , — Splendid orchestra at the Theatre .BoyaJ, x next Thursday, 20fch inst. Ee-prcduction of JKossini'st sparkling comic opera, " The Barber of Seville." ' — Johnny Gourlay and Harrison are 'in Rochester, ij.S., and " skipping by the light of the< moon." ' > -T—The Willrnott Company are tburihg in L J.h&Ashburfcon district previous to their departure for the^' Coast. ..■.-;-, —Frank Gerald, who is with the \Tybert.Roever--Company in Sydney, plays Fred Gay in "Stolen. Kisses." . —Minnie Palmer, now at the Gaiety Theatre* in London, is making sad havoc with the hearts ot the. 1 mashers. that flock to see her. ■•'•-,• —George Darrell is in Sydney, and wears? lovely diamonds scattered, like star-duat:, all over him. He expeetS:.to..inake a big splash with " Sunny South'" v - . ontheSlst. —Comic opera next Thursday, 20tk inst. 1 ' Professor Cailliau's Operatic Society in Rossini's.' ' "Barber of Seville " (II Barbiere), Theatre Royal. .' ' —Mr Lyons, the much travelled agent, wh<yy, carried Bioudin and other great talent through the?". Australasia; years ago, is once inoro among us. ' 'This?-. ' time he brings that cleror actress Madame Pom eroy, * and is nmfcing arrangements for her appearance 'here.during the holiday season. — Miss Nelly DeL'ormc, an Auckland girl,, sister to Leony DeLorme, prima donna of the Pollard*. Lilliputian Opera" Troupe, has joined Stanley and.' Derbyshire's Juvenile Company, and left for Melbourne by the s.s. Waivarapa on Tuesday last. We hope she* :; "will be as snccessful as her talented sister in the pro-. ' fession of her choice. It may be added that the young; lady is a niece of " The Bureau." — First apjjearjince of Miss Annie Hargreaves.. and Mr J. Edwards in opera next Thursday, 20Lh inst.*, in " The Burbor of Seville,'' 1 at the TJieatre.lloyal. THE MYSTKBY. He wan a low comedian, Whose forehead bore the brunt , Of many a vptivo brick, flung by ( . Admirers, in the front, ; And yet^ though he was dull, almost; j As a vice-regal speech, ( , w , I Those who wjire with him on the boards* , t*L^> ■ When he w6uld smile would screech. , i y ' ' '; , ! - What was the cause ? He had no wit, . f No humour and no chatt"; , v His drink was nim— this was the cause : Of his "infectious laugh." — With great pleasure wo refor Christinas^, plensure-seekers to our theatrical advertising column,, in which will be found the cast and other particularsof Rossini's sparkling comic opera, " Tho Barber of Seviye," or as it is generally known, "II Barbiere^. which is ,to be re-produced at the Theatre Royal S Professor promising Operatic Society for a~. season of four nights, commencing next Thursday,: .- Dec. 20th. Ib will be remembered they perf6rmed ib . with great success at the Opera House last July. Wenotice two alterations in the' cast : Mr J. Edwards,, our popular tenor, will make his first appearance in. opera, taking the role of Count 1 Almaviva ; and ' Miss Annie Hargreaves, who has established herself as a-, great favourite with concert-goers, will. make ilier deb&fr in opera in the part -of Bertha. With these exceptions, the casb is the same as before, and those who saw Mr, R. W. SceatS'in the title role, Mr T. Leedh'am as-, Bartolo, Mr . W. George as Basilio, and our charming; ' contralto, Miss Carrie Gribble as the heroine Rosina, will agree that these parts are in capable hands. Professor Cailliau has a large and efficient orchestra undet - his baton, and the chorus has been well trained. We advis^ our readers not to miss this opportunity of. seeing this romantic yet amusing opera; ' '■