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THE EARL OF YARMOUTH
THE STAGE.
ON
Hobart, November 19.
Probably the most remarkable theatrical
entertainment ever seen in the
Southern Hemisphere was given to-night
at the Theatre Royal, when the Earl of
Yarmouth, assisted by a company of local
amateurs, performed in the presence of
a larue audience for the benefit of the
fund for the girls of the Industrial School
and Durcas Society. The announcement
that he would appear at the Theatre
Royal excited the greatest interest, and
the audience included the Governor and
Lady Gormanston and the leading people
of Hobart. This interest reached fever
heat when it WHS whispered abroad that
the Earl of Yarmouth would appear
in female attire and perform a serpentine
dance, which appeared on the programme
opposite to the name of "Mamselle
Roze." After the overture the curtain
went up on a farce entitled "A Pair of
Lunatics," in which Lord Yarmouth took
the part of George Fielder. It was
easily seen that the Earl of Yarmouth
was quite at home en the stage. In the
course of the dialogue allotted to him
the Earl asked with impatience, '' Have I
been making*altogether an ass of myself 1"
Some of the audience seemed to detect a
hidden point of some kind, and applauded
rapturously. The programme as
it advanced kept challenging attention still
more and more, and when Lord Yarmouth
appeared in a loose white wrapper, with
blue ribbons and a flowing wig, and soft
brown hair falling below hi6 shoulders,
there was something live a gasp from the
dress-circle. Subsequently he appeared
in much abbreviated skirts reaching just
below the knee, with the usual
under garments accompanying thi» dress.
He then gave an exhibition of singing
and dancing. The stage was darkened,
and then Lord Yarmouth, attired in flowing
draperies, appeared in a blaze of
limelight and performed a serpentine
dance to the utter astonishment of the
spectators.
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