AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10217, 19 April 1911, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

"THE WANDERERS."

i MUSICAL COMEDY COSTUME I COMPANY. The Masterton public will hail with delight the announcement that we are promised a visit from Mr George Stephenson's new English attraction, 1 "The Wanderers' Musical Comedy Costume Company," which includes the (brilliant London society entertainer, Miss Phyllis Hop wood Foldi. The plan for the Masterton dates will be open this morning at Miss Rive's. The season is limited to the two nights, Monday and Tuseday next, th<£ 24th and 25th inst. Yesterday's "Dominion," commenting on the Company, says:— "Every seat in the Concert Room of the Town Hall was filled last evening with patrons of 'The W T anderers,' a musical costume company, which op?ned here on Saturday evening. The large audience was highly appreciative throughout, demanding enobres of almost all S the performers. There was a touch I of unconventionality about the enterj tainment that soon brought artists and audience into happy touch with one another. It is a wholesome class of entertainment that grows on a public. Miss Phyllis Hopwood Foldi, a monologue contributor of striking presence and happy style, was several times recalled. Her accompaniments to her recitations are extremely fine, and lend; much artistic effect", and it is more than probable that this lady's popularity will greatly increase the more she is heard. Her voice is melodious, sympathetic, and well under command. He,™ little tale layout, yfcow a jady journeyed in;atramcar with her Idol of a boy wad a very pretty effort indeed, and her, -feeling interpretation of Bracken's "Not Understoj>.l"viC'n.the loud applause of people who, ja this piece at least, have become keen critics. Mr Leslie Holmes submitted a quantity of "unmitigated nonsense," and the more he submitted the more the audience seemed to want. Mr Holmes might safely wager that in one or other of his numerous ways he could make any person in the audience laugh. Miss Madeline Feme, a mez-zo-soprano, was in decidedly" better voice than when first heard; and Miss Ruby Guest played'a delightful' banjo ditty, "Darkies' Jubilee," that pleased everybody, and induced them ifb demand more. A rather remarkable development of the falsetto voice is exhibited by Mr George Winstanley, whose'turn in consequence has a decided drollness about it. It is not necessary, however, to recapitulate all the items of the programme. The entertainment is clever,- wholesome, bright, and diversified, and calculated i to please everyone.