AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 13, 16 January 1905, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

A VARIETY SEASON. A special vaudeville season of eleven nights will be inaugurated aj the above theatre to-morrow evening, when much interest will be excited in the reappearance after an absence of some li years of Miss Lizzie Kirk, an exceptionally clever and entertaining soubrette vocalist. Another favourite to appear after a similar absence will be Mr. Frank Leon, the champion step dancer and comedian, who brings with him an entirely new repertoire. A feature of the attractions to be presented is the sensational act, by The Three Wheelers, entitled "Looping the Great Wheel." This is described as a remarkable and most daring performance. Others to appear are Miss Daisy Sylvester, Mr. Geo. Warsaw, Mr. Les. Warton. Miss Goldie Collins, and Miss Louie Byron. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. At His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday night Mr. Geo. Stephenson's musical comedy presented their final programme to a large audience. After i pleasing course of comedy the company has mace a.. slight change in placing some very enjoyable vocal numbers on a programme, which also includes a farce and a musical serio-comedy without words. The combination went well on Saturday, and deserves good patronage to-night, when the company give their final performance. Miss May Beattys vocal numbers were "I Love You" (rendered with admirable feeling) and the serio-comic song "Sammy" (which met with a double encore). The cleverness and versatility of Mr. Edward Laurf was demonstrated to the full in his two popular specialty songs, "The Junior Job Lot Club," introducing clever character studies, and "A Light Fantastic Tour, * which gave opportunities for an interest big display of dancing. Very laughable was the "turn" by the Bovis Brothers, whose patter and boxing business was really clever. Miss Violet Somerset sang sweetly in "Beyond" and "Vorrei," and other successful vocalists were Miss Mabel Morgan, who sang "Manuletia" and "Sweet Rose," Miss Alice Nixon ("The Airship and the Swallow" and "The Sycamore Tree"), Mr. Fred Twitehin ("Eyes of Blue" and "To the King"), Mr. Mark Phillips ("HSueeii of the Earth" and "Asleep on the Deep**), and Mr. W. Bovis * "Seven in the Morning and "The Laughing Song"). The farce "None but the Brave" was cleverly acted by Messrs. Charles MeNaughton and Arthur Lissant, Miss Alice Nixon, and Miss Ada Page, but the humour was often too broad. "The Duel in the Snow" was a piece which gave more real enjoyment, Mr. Edward Lauri taking the honours. The programme concluded with an excellent dance by tire Gibson girls, and the sextette from "Lucia di Lammerrnoor," by the Misses Beatty. Bergin, and Smith, and Messrs. Lissant, Sutton, and Mark Phillips.