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AMUSEMENTS.

PUSS IN BOOTS

To-morrow morning at the . Dresden the plans, will be opened at j 6 o clock or the first and only Production of t C mormon** suessful pantomime, 'Joss a ■ which is to be staffed at the I own Hall on Monday night next. Judging bv the number <rf .inquiries which have already been -made ™B£*£B *! ' booking arrangements, there is.eer tain, to bo a large demand foi «*«»■.- so to avoid any untruly etching, the management will hare *>taff of ushers in attendance from a *.,f a f; y our to form a queue which, will ensure that those arriving have first choice of seats. Unhke most nantomimes. the story of Pubs in Boots" is„ followed quite closely, for the cat is given the magic ta-ry boots, and putting them <m becomes endowed with the power of .speech. Thus equipped he challenges the ogre to a series of lightning changes and S turn he becomes a gorila lion, and finally a mouse, which Puss at once gobbles up, and secßrwtokMJ Me master a patent of nobility, and incidentally, a lovely bdejnj whom to live happy ever af^ Almost from first to last the stage, it is said, is a blaze of colour and dazzling light, and features of the production are the gorgeous.dresses and magnificent scenery. There are fourteen scenes and amongst tfie most effective are Mr W. R. Coleman's niece of rural country in which the pantomime begins—a rustic village with old-fashioned gables, and the glow of sunrise tn the eastern sky, his hayfieia, said to be a delightful ♦perspective of rising ground ani river s-l»»es and tall oaks, ms "(Ire Gates?' a backcloth of battiemented parapets and lofty turrets, and the brilliant hunting scene, witn its comfortable bungalow and avenue of high trees. In spectacular effect perhaps the chief scene an the pantomime is "The Golden Orchard, in which the masses of fruit on the trees are suddenly illuminated by tiny/ electric lamps, and a ballet introduces a tableau of fairies in a shower of silver rain. Miss Violet Loraine, the principal "boy, has, it is said, achieved a great trvumph, and Mr Pip Powell as King Grabbus, a«d Mr George Miiller as Dame Shortly, are the funniest pair yet seen in pantomime. The dancing of Mr *red Leslie and Ivy Schilling « another feature of the production; whilst the two specialty turns—Messrs Collins and Hart (burlesque acrobats?, and the Gaudsmidts and their two dogs—fairly astounded playgoers of Wellington. "Puss in Boots" abounds with pretty music, catchy airs, and humorous "songs. Altogether there ' are over 250 people in the pantomime'

THE DANDIES. In presenting The Dandies to local theatregoers at the Town Hall tonight Mr Edward Branscombe feete especially gratified and pleased in being the' means of introducing so highly eulogised and talented a combination of artistes, whose reputation throughout Australasia is beyond question, and associated with one unbroken record of success. The entertainment they provide has been found to possess the rare merits of cleanliness and originality. Tke Dandies' style of entertainment has been put to the test both in New Zealand and Australia, and has, been acclaimed by press andppublic to meet all the requirements of an intelligent people. The Attractions are bright, sparkling and fresh, and fall not at all within the category of the common-place. The Dandies kave made a welcome departure from the conventional and their reward is success monetarily and artistically. The people of New Zealand, like the people of the <3ommonwealth, are not lacking in appreciation or patronage of clean, wholesome entertainment such as The Dandies purvey, at which no blush of shame may be called to a mother's face, or no uneasy feeling disturb a father, neither the austere aunt, nor the coy marid find embarrassment inculcated by anything resembling suggestivenesn. The Dandies' entertainment is described as the three C's, which stand for clean, clever and cultured. Mr Branscombe hold that it is quite possible to play upon the visible faculties of his audience without resorting to the methods of vulgar suggestion. The box plan is on view at the Dresden.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 12 June 1913, Page 6

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Tapeke kupu
682

AMUSEMENTS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 12 June 1913, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 12 June 1913, Page 6

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