AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11152, 19 December 1901, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

: DIX'GAIKXY COMPANY. The attraction at the Open House last night wua Zobeine. a cl*vw arwst in the way bt hand-balaiifing.' Somt remarkable feats were done l>l Zobeide, who seemed as thorouglily at "home on his hands as the ordinary'man on lii.s feet. The balancing on the pedestal, jumping vliilst balanced on the hards from rung to rung of a horizontal laddwlilse contrivance, and the ascent of a winding stair, culminating by balancing iimself on the apex, was all » revelation. For a recall Zobeicte outrivalled . all Ms other feats by dancing tb«- erstwhile ■popular '•Ta-ra-ra-boonvde-ay , * whilst balanced on his hands. Mr Bromley sang "My Sweetheart When a Boy ,, excelfeoaUy, and for an encore jj&ye it pretty ballad. The audience recalleo him once more, "and he Bang "Take a Pair of ir>parkling,j£yeß. X ll* Bos was, as imuil, much in demand. Miss Beatfcie Galardi, Sir Fitte, MrF.ranfcTork», . and the Howard Sisters were all good- in their respective turns. The company ■will , appear again tt»-nigih.t. - - > •' "A MESSAGE FBOMMABS" OOMPANY* l v Mr E'lvJirey'r corcedy company open their season at the Thectre Royal op Tuesday evening next, wJisn ther -vUI prodtooe for" the first tiraft her* "AMesmge Pmw Mars." "The idea of. .fcb*, pitce -is Tj-j the ■scientific; which o<iy?> , talaiu pLicae xo th r of ci*nißHaifflc-aiiy mg 'wii.h'the inS^fciwute^—if - aiw—rsf thd planet Main' llv- ckmAj is aWJ to bo bright and tiiKrongh.*dfc. whilst iv the matter ef■ efieote a ia proiniseil, . RAND MAECTTTNG ■' On Ghristmat, Lay, a,t LaacasteE PaxSy. the Canterbm- Land Compatitier. wilt b« held." Seven -bandc -will compewii em? the prizes offered will be £20- β-tefy £10*eean<I, and £s,third Ljeutenant' lv Herd,- tha bandmastei of Hit Wellingtoo. Ctemson Band, act as nuuisical judges aa«L Mr J, FaxreU; who rendered Buck service at the band contest held at Exhibitjaa_ time, will act as supervisor. Hie miiitary judges will be Major Cresewell," Captains j)'Aw> vergne, Sandford, Harper. Bengali, Mc« Gee, Lieutenant Brieej' Tfompeter-'Majoel TJiompson and Battalion ■ Sergeant-Major St«ere. The masted bands will march from Cathedral Square andi play' the march, "Under the Red Ci-oas." The gafcee will open at 1.45 p.m.j and as the prices of {mJmission Jixe on a popular scale no dwibti there will be a large attendance.