AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 7, 8 January 1907, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

MISS MARIE NAUELLE,

Miss Marie Narelle will this evening give her positively farewell concert m the Choral Hall. Great interest is being displayed concerning it, nearly the whole of the fronts being engaged. Miss Narelle will render the best gems of her varied repertoire, as will Miss Bran-don-Usher and Mr. Chester Eentress. Cars will run to and from the hall and from all parts. '• QUALITY-STREET." The last performance of " What Would a Gentleman Do?" will be given at His Majesty's Theatre this evening, as J. M. Barries comedy, " QuahSystreet" will be presented to-morrow (Wednesday), both at the matinee in the afternoon and again in the evening at 8 p.m. As it is now 12 months since this charming play was presented in this city, its revival for these two occasions should mean crowded houses, for it is without doubt one of the daintiest and most piquant little whimsicalities imaginable. Its pretty, quiet atmosphere is so essentially human that it almost carries the piece without the extraneous assistance of the strong and clever literary quality which attaches to the play. In the hands of the Brough-j?iem-ming Company, throughout the present tour, this charming comedy has scored a conspicuous success whenever presented. j The principal parts are allotted to Miss Beatrice Day and Miss Gordon Lee as the sisters Susan and Phoebe Throssel; whilst Mr Norman McKeown wili appear as the dashing Valentine Brown. As the season is rapidly drawing to a close, the box plans for the remaining nights are now open at Wilclman and Arey's, where seats should be secured without delay, lay. THE BEGA FIEEWALKEKS. Mr. A. M. T. Duncan, manager of the Bega firewalking troupe, arrived in Auckland from the South by the West Coast boat this morning, to superintend arrangements for the firewalking performances at Alexandra Park next Saturday and the following Wednesday afternoons. It is possible an additional performance may be given on the Saturday following, while so great is the interest aroused in this weird and unique ceremony that the Waikato people are also negotiating for a visit of the troupe to Hamilton. The performances that were given at Wellington were eminently successful, and it was generally agreed at their conclusion that whatever media may have entered into this mystical and fantastic ceremony apart from the incantations of the performers, they were such as were totally beyond the point absolute in the argument of the onlookers, and left no doubt in the mind of the spectator that actual and genuine firewalking it was, however it might be explained away by scientific observations. Mr. Duncan is himself of opinion that in Auckland the climatic conditions of which more nearly approach to those of their native Bcga, the performances will be as nearly perfect as possible.