AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 194, 15 August 1904, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

WILLIAMSON COMEDY COMPANY. Mr J. C. Williamson's Few English Comedy Company concluded its season in Auckland on Saturday night, and left yesterday for the South. They play at New Plymouth to-night. OPERA lIOL'SE. At the Opera House ou Saturday uigh Fuller's 'Eulertaiuers presented their us mil weekly change or programme, to i Tory large aud appreciative audience. Witl all the old members of the coiupauy en cores were frequent, while the Si.eele Sis tors a-nd Miss Tillie Dunbar again provi-i tliat they were prime favourites with th audience. The Stagpooles created grea amusement by their laughable sketch '•Quarrelsome Neighbours." One of ih best Hems iv the D-erforautnce was th duet by Messrs Jolin Fuller and Henr, Brown, "The lioou IJath liaised." Carini made his last uppear.an.ce, wli«n he Intro duced several new tricks, Tor which he wu loudly applau&ed. To-night several uev artistes make their lirst appearance wit! the company. iLessrs Ivcnnou, Hyma: tuid Lennon appear alter a long absence and they should make a valuable acquits! tion. One of Auckland's old favourites Mr Will Stevens, will also appear for th first time this season, as well us Alisa Kos Belmout (biilludist) and Miss May Alarlov (serioj. The University Glee and Madrigal Society held its lirst concert this season 01 Saturday night iv the presence oi a veij large number of people at the Uulvei'BHj College. It was evident from the oulscl that the students had put In a greulci auiount of study and practice than might have been expected from tnein, but the rebult justilied their exertions, for the glees auit madrigals were excellent. Iv the earl.v pint of Ihe eveiilug the members sau;j "When Twilights L'arting Flush" (Lahee); "Soldier, Rest" (jlacCunu); "Moonlight and Music" (l'insutn; "('dine Again, Bweet Lo-.e" iDdwland), the last two being very BWiit'tly sunn. iiiss Kstolle Davis played most artistlciilly llemlel's piano solo (op. 1W), and :Uiss Uoaa ilinsted, K.S.M., excited admiration liy her hue rendering of Ohopln'a bemitiful Souata in ii Uui minor. Mr V. Si;,.-lane, M.A., saug with artistic ob.Hty TBcliulUcnvEky's "Dnn Juau's Sennade," Mr l'ollo'-k wr,s encored for his piiiging of younort'B "Serenade," and Miss n^V B 011 .^ c T s Ut>!U-,1 t0 advautage In BarHβ chlei ™uc C^f OU ;' Ule Boclet y "Huinpo