AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10618, 25 April 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

"EVERYWOMAN."

TO-NIGHT.

. To-night, at the Town Hall, the J. O. W'il'liainlon management will present for the first time to the playgoers of Masterton the enormously successful spectacular morality drama, ' 'Every woman." The sensational triumphs achieved by this play in America and Australia, and more recently in New Zealand, further 'illustrates 'the . fact tihat tho taste lor higher class works is increasing rapidity. It is to ibe hoped .that the success of "Everywoman" following ,so closely on that of -Mr H. B. li-ving'e i-ecent ,tour, will serve 'to encourage the management to extend their operations to (raise the standard of (theatrical productions.V"; Of- povafse\> playe of .tilie- "Evea-yw-wman"'' type roust .be faithliujly' castj; each,:.artist?. must for tiho'time toemg'bf/Ih^etu^

charaoter. she or 'lie■"'/ is J ;pbrtfaying-. •With .this/end.in-view,i My] Williamson searcOied the • :Wh«le I rf^v#^i!|Nti.-;.-aiK|;

America for suitable artists, and once again his integrity in this 1 direction has not failed l , a § the present organisation ation'has bean described as "the beet yet sent on tour by the J. C. Williamson Ltd. management. Mr Wil'liamson' in services'(although at a very high salary) of Miss? Hilda Spong, and apparently in her ca.se it is a question of our gain and America's los 6, a; New York papers t to hand deplore her absence from the States,.: adding that

"her place will be extremely hard to

I fill, and that playgoers will be glad j to welcome her back." ;The role- *>f I Everywoman gives Mks Spong every I opportunity to display her talents.: William De&toibnd has on previous oc- ' casiqns delighted us with; his acting. In to-night's produetiofri he "Wall take the role of.Nobody,'which; it is said, presents jhim at his very best. Mr Lionel Wateflie is stage .manager,' Mr Fred Quintrcll musical director, . and Mr Hi Stewart husmessV manager., The plans arc at the Dresden until 1 o'clock to-day, "'and af.beinva<rds at' the Town. Hall, where day safes can also be purchased.

MASTSBRTQN PICTURE COMPANY.

The management of the Mastertcm.' Picture Company etecwhere announce that next Monday night has been fixed a* the ..opening .aright for their picture entertainments in; the Town Hall, Mas-terton. . Everything is we-11 in; ihand, and a specially •selected•". pro-, ■gramme has ibeen isecurcd:for ening night. T;he management, anticipate beting able to ; pu i bl«h the> programme in . •to^morraw'is 1 issue. *

THOMPIOff-PAYHE PICTURES.

The .usual change of programme will take place at the Forcs'teu's' Hall tonight. Included in'.iue programme are very fine dramas by the.A.B., Vitar graph., and Edison firms, "The Stolen; Claim" (Ediscn), \1 sensational mining drama, '"Wig Wag," ft Vtagraph Boy Scout drama, and "Two Sdes," and- A.B. drama, are three pictures \xh&si wall amply supply the* pathetic portion of the programme. The comic' element will- be well represented by "Didduros' a* a FcSitician," and ''Unpleasant."Experiences of a Plumber." - . ' '