AMUSEMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2389, 2 January 1909, Page 11 (Supplement)

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS AIAJESTY’S.

LOCAL FIXTURES

January 2.—Variety Troupe Entertainers. January 4 and s —Bi anscombe’s Scarlet Troubadours. January 18, 19, 20.—J. C. Williamson. January, 23.— EdAvard Branscombe. January 27, 28, 29.—J. C. Williamson. February 1 and 2.—J. and N. Tait. Welsh Choir. February 3, to 6, Florence Baines, Miss Lancashire Ltd., Coy. hebruary 10, 11, 12, 13.—Anderson’s Dramatic Coy. February 22 to 27.- r West’s Pictures. -4 :

On Monday and Tuesday ©A'ciiing next the Scarlet Troudabours, under the direction of Air. Edward Branscoinbe, will appea rat His Majcstv’s Theatre. The ■ party consists of six gentlemen and two" ladies, and the standard of tlieir -entertainments in other parts of the Dominion has been such as to draw excellent houses. Those Avho appreciate good vocal musician the form of char uses', duets, trios, and solos, and to whom clever humor and refined witticisms appeal should not "miss the Troub ado u rs.

Air. Allan Hamilton has secured tlie inoA'ing picture rights of the Bur ns-John son championship boxing contest, AA'hich took place in Sydney on Boxing Day.

Miss Carrie Aloore AA'ill make her first pantomime appearance in London this winter. iSlie i« to play the principal boy in “Cinderella,” which Air. Robert Courtneidge will produce at the Adelphi.

Edwin Alilton Hoyle intends to Avritc a sequel to “The Square Alan.” It Avill deal Avith tile life and devrto])ment in England of Jim Carson’s half-breed son.

Lena Ashwell lias created a pleasant sensation'in London by hiving printed on a- theatre curtain a notice thanking the ladies in advance for removing tlieir head coverings.

“Aliss Lancashire Limited” has been attracting # great crowds to the Theatre Royal, Wellington. Aliss Florence Baines is in her brightest moods, and, from beginning to end of tlie play, keeps the audience in roars of laughter. The Company show in Gisborne from February 3rd to Gfch.

-Air. Frank Aiusgrove, in eonjunction Avith Air. George Aiusgrove .is introducing the great violinist Aliselm Elman to Australia at an early date. It is understood that a tour of vhe Dominion will be arranged. .

Charles Frohman (-ays a' journal) wishes to_enter into the competition for a prize lately offered for _ whoever devises a new name for chorus girls. In place of broilers, squabs, or ponies,"he suggests that they be called Peter Pans, because chorus girls refuse to groAv up.

Alossrs. Alevnell and Gunn’s “Little Breadwinner” Company -has returned to Alclbourue. The company wi 11 be reorganised before starting on a • tour of Victoria and New iSoutl. Wales. Later it AA'ill visit New Zealand A\ itli a fresh repertory of pieces, including- “Two Little Sailor -Boys." “A Aliuer’s Trust,” and “A Fight for a Alillion.”

Air. James B. Atliolwood. the Ave! 1.knoAvn actor, ay ho has been in illhealtli for some time, is to be given a benefit, and it has been decided that tho performance shall take, place at the Theatre Royal, Alelbourne, the use of which has been granted free by Alessrs Meynell and Gunn. The programme AA'ill be contributed to by all the companies in Alelbourne.

Pollard’s Juvenile Opera. Company, under illiam Anderson’s direction, toured Western Australia to particularly good business. At Kalgoorlie the'organisation made a decided hit. attracting croAvde dhouses during tlie Av-holo season at Anderson’s new Cromorne Theatre. The theatre is the (nost novel in Australia, as in the hot season the whole roof can he rcinoA'ea.

The. Royal Welsh Al ile Choir avill commence a tour of XeAv Zealand, opening at Auckland on January 18. The Australian tour has proved an absolute record as regards large and enthusiastic audiences. A talisman, in the shape of a baton presented, to Afr. Thomas by the late Queen Victoria, is always carried round by the conductor,' and is looked upon as a mascotto. The tour is tinder _ tlie direction of .Messrs. J. and N. Tait, and anvone fond ol choral Avork cannot afford to miss hearing these “Knights of Melody” Avlien they come to the Dominion. The Gisborne dates are February 1 and 2.

The OLi ILuinphrey-Kolker-Tithcr-ndgo combinatichi opened its Now Zealand tour at Wellington on Boxing Night. The repertory of the company. includes “The Thief, “The Taming of the Slhcav,” “I vclfth Night,” “The Village Priest. ’ and proh ibly “Camille.’ Aliss Ola Humphries’ last appeanaucc in Australia before leaving for Ncav Zealand Avas as Pauline in Bulwer Lytton’s fine dramatic ivork. “Tho Lady of Lyons.” Her playing AA-as characterised as “restrained, yet charged Avith feeling.”

The “Sydney Alai!” gave Aliss Resina Buekminn, tlie' Ncav Zealand operatic sopra.no, a line notice lor her portrayal of Germaine in the John AVren National Opera Company’s production of “Les Cloches dcs CorneA'ille.” The journal says : - Miss llosin 1 Buckmann again distinguished herself by her admirable imporsonation of Germaine. Not only is her voice refreshingly sweet, strong and Avell-trainod. but she is a natural actress, a\'lh> noA'er exaggerates. a.ui«. is always graceful. Her bright and wi.unin.r npi>earance. too. helps her considmablv,- and this talented Ncav Zealand girl should Avin a prominent jdace on The Avider operatic stage. Especially fine is her singing of “The Legend of the Belle.”

“Tlio Kitten and the Goldfish, musical comedy written by Mr. foulin'Birch, and composed' by MrJ ■Thomas Humphreys ,especially Miss May Moore -Duprex, ; Tb| Jolly Dutch Girl,” h<ls met tjurU clever lady’s high .approval. Jhe twA Auckland collaborators have received] from Miss Duurez a coninmnicawonj in which, after expressing the mpinf ion that the piece Is certain of ■ sue-? cess, she applies lor tho. world rights. „ V/

Tints a Wellington writer: -Ah|| event worth writing large was the | performance here at the end of Oct-. ober of “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbaggl Patch ”' by an Americani company, headed by‘Miss Ada Dwyer. It pro-h .vents a bunch of characters - * ro ”H| Mean Street, U.S.A. —each??a. complete. We will long remembe, , “Hiram'Stubbms/’ Mrss Hasy, 4 and Airs. Kichorn.’, . Ifc ~I S, ?, afs ? 1 strange that “Mrs.Miggs” tailed to ■ arouse enthusiasm m Gisborne-. leihaps a. vivid melodrama wou.d suit pouular taste better!

When the Kilties’ Band were travelling in Queensland st struck a backblocks’ train. Now, m those a iU tho railway officials aie not - the habit of providing t°r . out of the ordinary;'consequently the littlc piilf.Tr more U'*" over done, but on one ascent it vas |,c item and came to a standstill . - • Shipman —wlio is never at ij au emergency—suggested thnt the two giant dfum-maiors sliould pu their united forty-two stone> jeghtr to (ronrl use The two Alacs shoved ana K engine erupted, tat . tile tram "isi '"%2 Uard “the brakes are on. .Shortly aihvas right. and with a steady shove hv the two Alacs, and grunts from <he locomotive, the train began to move, and "amidst cheeiing- nhonest toil the ascent was conquered.