THE FROLICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9550, 23 July 1909, Page 5

THE FROLICS.

— i An English and American concert j s organisation known as "The Frolics," ; " will visit Mastertori shortly. The t Company, composed of an equal num- I t ber of male and female members, are : said to be specialists in the artistic j rendition of quartettes, sextettes, - concerted comedy numbers, piano i f monologues and stories and humour- ! t ous sketches galore. Concerning the j r Company a contemporary says:— | Mf'ss Alice Vaughan. is a young ! 1 California soprano, who has sue- ; 1 cessfully sung her way across | < America, and had been appearing | ; at the Manhattan Theatre, New j , York. Her voice musically described |' is a leegerio of great purity. Mr j ' Courtney Ford commenced his musi- j 1 cal education as a boy choiister in 1 , St. Paul's Cathedral, London. He j was until recently one of the | original characters in the famous j Gotham Comedy Quartette. Mr Ed- j ward Headlam is recognised as one ; of London s leading humourists at j : the piano. His ci'ano manipulation is • regarded as versatile and amazing, j | The tenor vocalist, Mr Selwyn , • Reoves (Moody-Manners Opera Com- ! i jjany and Follies, London) has a | reputation which speaks for itself, j Miss Ida Yerex, the soubrette, hails j from the Max Cohen Opera Com- | pany. New York, and as a dainty ; arti3t. Her voice is sweet, cul- , tured and and refined. Miss Jenny j Ball, is the contralto, and Paula de i Kries the pianist. Mr F. E. R. Muller, touring manager, is at present in ; Masterton making the necessary ar- i s rangemcnts tor the Company's ap- j ' pearance here. 1