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Hard times for a hobbit. 3 October 2010

Hard times for a hobbit. 3 October 2010

Theatre Royal (Wellington) :Maccabe. Theatre Royal tonight, Saturday 12th October. Positively last night. The Magic Statue, also the burlesque melodrama of Vanquished Villainy or Virtue Victorious! in which Mr Maccabe enacts the whole Dramatis Personae, appearing in the last scene in two characters at once. Tonight positively last night of Mlle Minnia, in her graceful dancing as "Madrilena" and "The Highland Laddie". Geo. Buller, Manager. Printed at the Evening Post Office, Willis Street. [1889].

Theatre Royal (Wellington) :Maccabe. Theatre Royal tonight, Saturday 12th October. Positively last night. The Magic Statue, also the burlesque melodrama of Vanquished Villainy or Virtue Victorious! in which Mr Maccabe enacts the whole Dramatis Personae, appearing in the last scene in two characters at once. Tonight positively last night of Mlle Minnia, in her graceful dancing as "Madrilena" and "The Highland Laddie". Geo. Buller, Manager. Printed at the Evening Post Office, Willis Street. [1889].

Canterbury College Shakespearean players, Ngaio Marsh, and the Mayor of Wellington

Canterbury College Shakespearean players, Ngaio Marsh, and the Mayor of Wellington

"On second thoughts - We could just scrap the Hobbit movie and make a movie about trying to make the Hobbit movie" 28 October 2010

"On second thoughts - We could just scrap the Hobbit movie and make a movie about trying to make the Hobbit movie" 28 October 2010

Leonardo DiCaprio. 21 January 2009.

Leonardo DiCaprio. 21 January 2009.

A scene from the play "After the Crash" by Roger Hall

A scene from the play "After the Crash" by Roger Hall

News. A ferry operator, bound for a wildlife sanctuary, made the right call when he discovered a rodent on board. "Ok boys - let's find dis dirdy rat!" 19 September, 2007

News. A ferry operator, bound for a wildlife sanctuary, made the right call when he discovered a rodent on board. "Ok boys - let's find dis dirdy rat!" 19 September, 2007

Scene from Romeo and Juliet, Downstage Theatre - Photograph taken by Glen Morris

Scene from Romeo and Juliet, Downstage Theatre - Photograph taken by Glen Morris

Sam Neill and an unidentified woman actor

Sam Neill and an unidentified woman actor

"Nah! Maybe it 'aint so preciousss!" 24 October 2010

"Nah! Maybe it 'aint so preciousss!" 24 October 2010

Amamus Theatre Group in Gdansk, Poland

Amamus Theatre Group in Gdansk, Poland

Sasha Baron Cohen. 1 August 2009

Sasha Baron Cohen. 1 August 2009

Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh

Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh

"To be or not to be, that is the question... whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous non-unionised Hobbits..." 30 September 2010

"To be or not to be, that is the question... whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous non-unionised Hobbits..." 30 September 2010

George Patrick Hanna

George Patrick Hanna

Theatre Royal (Auckland) :Tonight (Friday) under the patronage of his Excellency Sir George Grey, for the benefit of the Manager, Mr S Rowe, when will be presented Shakespeare's brilliant comedy "Much ado about nothing" ... to conclude with the glorious burlesque of "Aladdin, the Wonderful Scamp". [1864].

Theatre Royal (Auckland) :Tonight (Friday) under the patronage of his Excellency Sir George Grey, for the benefit of the Manager, Mr S Rowe, when will be presented Shakespeare's brilliant comedy "Much ado about nothing" ... to conclude with the glorious burlesque of "Aladdin, the Wonderful Scamp". [1864].

Five members of the Kiwi Concert Party, World War Two

Five members of the Kiwi Concert Party, World War Two

"I love your non-unionised work-force" 29/30 October 2010

"I love your non-unionised work-force" 29/30 October 2010

Miss Anita Webster

Miss Anita Webster

Bertha Rawlinson and John Norton in the whipping scene from the opera The Medium - Photograph taken by Barry Woods

Bertha Rawlinson and John Norton in the whipping scene from the opera The Medium - Photograph taken by Barry Woods