AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10134, 12 January 1911, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

MR J. C. "VvL/LiAMSON'S NEW "... COMIC Oi J ZiIA COMPANY. "THE DOLLAR PRINC2SS." ' The box plans for the performance of "The Dollar Princess" will be opened at Miss Rive's this morning. As is generally , known, this -.famous musical plav will be presented by the J. C. . Williamson's New Crime Opera Companysiit the Town Hall, Masterton, on Monday next. "The Dollar Princess,"''described'as the legitimate successor of "The Merry Widow, is, it Mould appear, a veritable casket of gems. The book is by A. M. Wilmor and F. Greeubaum, the lyrics by Adrian Ross, and the music by the famous Viennese composer and virtui oso, Dr. Leo Fall. Apart from the acknowledged beauty and originality ol the music, the play is credited with being perhaps the finest exposition of up-to-date costuming that has been attempted, even by the J. C. W illiamson management. Tlie scenic display is said to be of an exceptionally lavish nature, the interior of the mansion of Harry Q. Concler being a revelation in appointment and artistic environment. The company that Mr J. C. Williamson sends to interpret this important musical attraction is, we understand, the same /that has recently been playing the opera in Melbourne and Sydney. Both musically and artistically the play is promised in precisely the same style as obtained in those cities. "The Dollar Princess" will be given for one night only.

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. There was a large :ll| d appreciative audience at the foresters' Hall last fvoning, when .the current programme was shown tor the last time. Ilio bill ol' fare to-night will contain the following subjects: —"The Iconoclast," one of the finest dramas produced by the American Biograph Company; "Lost in the Soudan." a sensational drama by the Selig Company. "In Lifo's. Cycle," a capital A.B. drama; "Foolshead between Two Fires," in which the popular comedian is seen at his best; "A Tale of Two Coats," and "Tweedle Dum as Jockey," "screaming" comics; "The Hemp Industry," "The Lord Mayor of LOll- - Show in 1910," "Making Christmas Crackers," and "The Wooing o' it."