Tho Beaton Concert Company who ha\e a good leputation in. the United States and who ha\u touied successful ly in Great Britain ajid Canada, arnvetl in New Zealand by the Sierra on hei last tnp. The> are on a toui around the woild, and expect to spend some time 1 m this colony and Australia. They open their New Zealand tour at Sydney street Schoolroom, where they give three porf 01 mances next week, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings. The company consists of the following tal ent Bernhard Walthei , the famous Belgian violin virtuoso, Lillian Wal the>r, mezzo-soprano , Cvrus Brow nlee Newton, American humorous mipei sonator, and Beatrice Vartha accom panist. Artistically speaking Bernhard Walther belongs to the Franco-Belgian school of violinists His playing is fre quently compared to that of Saiasate. He is brilliant and emotional. The Chicago "Inter-Ocean" speaks of his re ception there as in the nature of an ova tion and that he aioused his audi ence to a pitch of enthusiasm not often exhibited by an Anglo-Saxon gatheiing

in that city her numbeis called forth lapturous applause, to which she giaci ouslv responded. Amciicaii conceit companies invariably ha\e a fine reaclei 01 humorous mipersonatoi as one of their number. With the Boston Con cert Company on this tour is Cyrus Brownlee Newton, whose humorous w nt nigs during the past few years have attracted well-merited, attention in the States. As an impersonator, he has no superior, and few equals. Miss Beat rice Vartha, of this city, is the accom panist. In the past, managers of con cert companies invariably brought only one artist here Dr. Thomas, the man ager of the Boston Concert Company, has thiee distinct artists, and, no doubt, the music-loving people of Wellington w ill give this company a splendid recep tion

SafcmcUy, l-ehiuaiy 1, 1902

THB FRBE LANCE.
