AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3111, 9 February 1909, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

"KILTIE 3" BAND. The "Kilties," the greatest Scottish Band in the world, headed by their giant drum majors, will appear in the Masterton Town Hall on Wednesday, 10th instant. A matinee will be given in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. This Band twice played by com-nand before the King. The Band consists of over forty members, and includes the famous quartette of national dancers, the Clan Johnstone Troupe, from Dundee, Scotland, also a male choir of twenty voices. The box plan is now open at Miss Rive's.

COOPER'S OPERASCOPE. Next Friday evening the Cooper Operascope Company will appear in the Town Hall. Speaking of the above Company's performances, a Scuthern contemporary says: —"The best show ever seen in this town," was the verdict of the crowded audience which left the theatre last night, thoroughly patisfied they had had more than value for their money. Many improvements have been made in the form of cinematographs, bioscope, biographs, and other similar instruments, but for absolute perfection of finish and clearness in displaying the pictures, the Operascope is far ahead of its predecessors. Miss Brightie Carlisle will sing a number of popular ballads. Special attention is drawn by the management to their coupon system.

POLLARD'S JUVENILE OPERA COMPANY. Mr Fred. W. Duval, touring manager of the much - travelled organisation. arrived yesterday to arrange for the forthcoming season of Pollard's Juvenile Opera Company. The opening night is fixed for Monday next, February 15th, and the season is limited to four nights. Since last s°.en here the Company has visited Australia with marked success. The Company has been considerably altered, and added to. While all the old favourites are still with it, a number of new faces will be seen. The initial attraction will be the first production here of the new military musical comedy "The, Gay Hussar." This piece has been creating quite a furore in the States of the Commonwealth, the universal verdict being, that it is the best thing of its class seen since "Floradora." On Tuesday there will be a revival of the musical extravaxganza "His Highness the Bey." This piece has been altered and improved to such an extent chat it will be almost new to local phygoers. On Wedn-es.lay the attraction will be the merry musical comedy "The Isle of Bong Bong." The composer of this tuneful work, Mr Joseph E. Howard, has sent out six new numbers. These have been incorporated in the piece, and improved it *o such an extent that it ranks with any musical comedy yet seen in the colonies. On Thursday the season will terminate with "Bluebell in Fairyland." The box plar.s for the season will be opened at Miss Rive's on Friday morning.