THEATRE ROYAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3691, 19 December 1890, Page 2

THEATRE ROYAL.

ilfhe iondon Beilringers openedtJin^he;;-Masterton Rpyai:last eveningfor niua t highiyl; efled, ! with JtheJ-fapt ayailabje seafc in: ttp Bpapiduß, Tlieaitre was.ocoupied' ;16ngr Befqrelthß adver : tised tindo for the"; riaja of the curtain. The ; '■■ under? snob unfftToiable' oirtumsianceß can only be accounted ..forv-byifc^e^fapt. that 'the petfofinanco ; ol the company which 'given-in ;thij town some years ; ago,'still Hngera in the■.ineipory 'ofr-'the, public.. The unanimous opinion of all who bad the good, fottuno to- bo'' present/ laal evening \\ is ■. that afetter'; all-round entertainment, than that provided .bj the,., Faust fainily has never been (Witnessed in Cvthis", district, ■ From the , • very 'commencement of 'the perfermance till the fall; of the ourtain the audience; was kept at tbe very highest pitch of enthusiasm, and at times so great was the exeitemenl and no vociferous' the cheering thai tb'e wonder is, the very. roof of the building was not lifted. The opening number last night was the overture "-Welwme/ played by nVibrfe quintette under the leadership of Hen Mebden, the composer of the piece, which was loudly-applauded Master Viotor Faust, < ; who: js. thi youngest., woraber of the company followed '.with a gong entitlet "Mother's Baby Boy," whichwai exceedingly well rendered, ani received,*: Thq Bell ringers', composed of five performers of whom Herr von DerMohdcnis tin leader, then gave' with" capital effec the well-known French Natiori'a Anthem, tho v " Marsollaisf,"' th excellent muaio contained.,'in jvlricl fairly brought down the house,,.li response to an enthusiastic encore th combination- rendered'-' with evei greater feeling''the selection "Ein| the Bell, Watchman," 1 ver; humorous Yorkshire impersonatioi was then given by Gus Lynch, wbosi song and dance created roars ;o laughter, after which Herr von Det Mchdon'o appearance on the stage with cornet in hand, was the signa for a round of applause. With intern feeling ibis musical artiste the: rendered on the cornet, " The Deatl of Nelson," accompanied by., othe instruments behind the scenes, th whole prodncing one of jthe very bea musical treats one could well desire t hear, Herr Mebden is withou doubt .a complete master of th cornet, and there is little wonde therefore that he was enthusiasticall; encored; for the.musical talent h displayed in the rendition of thi soul-stirring ' ; piece," The comi impersonation of " Geod Old Mar Ann" by Eugene Faust was of cours right in the hands of "the Gods, who shpwedtheir appreciation in thi usual style.' : But perhaps the greatet —if s any such distinction could fairl, be.roade—musical performance of th evening! was ..that of. ~th Messrs E. and F. Faust, whosi ludicrous performances upon th yiolin elicited the most uproariou applause, Some of the feats pot formed were really wonderful, Fo instance, anything more extreme! difficult could not well bo imagine than a performer playiug a ver, pretty sir upon : a violin, and at th same timo turning double somersault in the air, or tumbling about in th moat approved fashion upon th stage, The Irish impersonation o Gus Lynch was one of '■ the mos amusing items on the programme,, th first part of.which was concluded b; the astounding acrobatic performance of the three brothers Faust, We cai safely say that more daring am graceful feats have never been see; in the Colony, To attempt to giv an adequate description of thi portion' of the performance in ou limited space would be doing th company an injustice. All we oat say is that it is wonderfully, clever The second part of the prograraim was quite as interesting as the first "The" Blue Bells of Scotland," witl v«riations,rendered by theßellringers was a musical treat, as was also thi duet on the mandoline and guitar b; Ted Faust and Horr Mehden, thi (latter being loudly encored, Tb< Irish speciality of Gus Lynch and E Fayet, ?' The Two M'lntyres," wat provocative of roars of laughter', the characters produced being true tc life. The musical talent of Horr Mention was furthor demonstrated by hj« clever performance upon the ''Metal lophone," "Xylophone," "Sleigl Bells, 1 ; and'*Musioal Glasses," ant the opinion was oxpressed by manj that this musical genius could, if he obose, produce the sweetest melodiet from the very stones from off th< street,. The Brothers Faust, in theii amusing performance upon the bas sron and clariqt\ette., created the greatps.Hm Imaginable, and were fallowed by Mr Qua Lynch and .son* further amusing sketches, The whole performance, which was, wo can say without hesitation or feat of con tradiction, the beat of the kind evei soon in Mwterton,, w»fl brought to i close with, a laughable pantajnine sketch entitled « The sohoal days oi Nicholas Niokleby," the comicalitiei of which fairly convulsed the audience, The company give theii second performance to-night, when some entirely new music and scenery will be introduced, .We can'. prediol for the company during -their brie: stay in Masterton, what tfceiv> skill un doubtedly deserves, packed house: aj every performance.