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Another excellent company provides the programme at the Empire this week. On Monday night the house was filled to overflowing. Every turn is worth seeing while some of the performances are of an unusual excellence. Harry Champion, of course proved himself a great favourite, and was obliged to respond to no fewer than three encores. The Delivantis, who are quite young girls, gave a remarkably clever acrobatic performance, each of their feats being loudly applauded. One of the best displays of the evening was that by Townsend, Josephine and Lucretia. The leg twists and splits, together with the marvellously high kicking of one of the young ladies, met with the highest commendation at the hands of the audience. Mark Egerton, a topical singer, would be well advised to make his political songs of a less one-sided character, Fay Hinton gave an able rendering of two Coster songs, for which she was loudly encored and Miss Casey who possessed any amount of "go" concluded a really fine performance.
Newport town Hall was lighted for the first time by electricity on Monday evening. The lights were turned on by Alderman J. Moses, the Chairman of the Electric Lighting sub-committee, and Alderman T. Jones, Councillor G. Greenland and the Borough Surveyor (Mr. R.H. Haynes) were also present. The general effect of the lights was most pleasing, and the trial was in every way a thorough and complete success. [ Back ] |
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'Newport
First Stop' - 100 Years of News Stories Newport
Past |