This ever welcome combination will arrive on Monday Afternoon and will renew acquaintance with a local audience that evening. All the scenery and effects for the opening piece arrived this morning, so that everything will be in readiness for Monday night. The initial attraction will be, as theatre* goers are aware, the gorgeous specta cular burlesque " Djin Djin." This charming mixture of bright music, magnificent costumes, graceful ballets, characteristic scenery, and weird effects has caused quite a sensation through* out the colonies, the wealth of spectacle presented has never been equalled upon a colonial stage. One of the great effects of " Djin Djin" is the earthquake, the most realistic stage picture of modern times, a massive i temple falling with a thunderous crashing noise in an indescribable mass of stone and woodwork, while in the background the ruddy glow from the volcano, casts a weird light over the scene. One of the strong factors in the success of this piece is the number of charming billets, "The Snow Ballet," with its charming arctic aspect, and the almost lightning change to the bright " Chrysanthe mum Ballet" being the features of the first act. »• The Quaint Umbrella Ballet" is another favourite, while the piece terminates with the much talked of " Golden Ballet," the most charming _ picture the eye has ever gazed on." Everything is a deep golden colour, the dresses being ex ceptionally beautiful. 'iUese cost over £10 each, and there are forty of them. During the. season we are promised the latest additions to the Pollard reper toire, the celebrated musical comedies, "The Gay Parisienne" and "The French Maid." These pieces will be seen here in their entirety, as they are produced by arrangement with Messrs Williamson and Musgrove, with all the original scenery, wardrobe* and effects. The royalties alone for each of these pieces exceeds £15 nightly, so that it will take crowded houses to pay expenses.
