AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13006, 7 January 1908, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

« "A MESSAGE FROM MARS." Mr Allan Hamilton's Dramatic Company brought its Christchiireh season to a close Jast when ''A Mp.s--saßp from Mars'' was repeated. Thero tvas a larpfi audience prest-nt in all parts of tho. house, and tho piooo was accorded a good reception.

OPERA HOUSE. The Opera House was exceptionally well patronis«*l last evening, when the excellent program mc introduced on Saturday night was successfully repeated. Watts and Lucas, the Irish comedians, were very entertaining, as also were tho Lucas - Sisters, whose dancing met with a great reception. Denie Carney was as popular as ever, and he had to respond to numerous encores before ho satisfied the large, audience. Victor and Mdlle. Cotilde, Sterling, Stewart, and Dunbar, Jeannio Johnston, Ida Ingersole, and Rupert Christie all supplied capital items. The same bill will be presented this evening.

WAINONT PARK. To-day there will be races for boya and girls at Wainoni Park, tho prizes lor which will be fireworks or pot plants. A guesfling competition for ladies will also be held, the winner receiving a pot plant. Every visitor (oither adult or child) will receive a post-card of Wainoni. The next fireworks display will take place on Thursday night, and there will also be an open air Pierrot concert and the Maori war scene.

"BRETVOTER'S MILLION'S." This evening, at the. Theatre Royal, Mr J. C Williamson -will introduce to Christchurch playgoers one of tho latest of modern comedies, "Brewster's Millions." Tho book of which this is a dramatised version is ono which had a very great fascination for readers, and it is said that the comedy, taken as a whole, is one of the most successful produced in London for somo time past. Tho idea is a novel one—that of a millionaire bound to spend so much money, but whoso spending, so far from diminishing his money, adds thereto. It is quite a reversal of tho ordinary event of a young man coming into a fortune and immediately proceeding to get rid of it in various ways. But whilst this is so, all the evente aro said to work out naturally; only, instead of, as was to bo anticipated, such risky ventures as going into theatrical speculations, etc., involving loss, thoy came off with a profit. How Monty Breweter tries to got rid of his money is tho basis of the action ot tho comedy, which is said to be full of humorous points. Thero is also tho nocessary interest of a lovo story introduoed, which provides the romantic Ride. Tho many friends of Mrs Robert Brough will no doubt tako the opportunity of greeting her heartily on her reappearance here. The character of tho leader of Now York (society should afford her plenty of scope for the display of her undoubted talent. Mr Thomas Kingston has, in Monty Brewster, quite a different role to those in which he was seen when last here, supporting Miss Tittell Bruno in what used to be called tho legitimate. Ho is said, however, to make a very groat success of the part. Tho other 'characters aro in most capable hands, tho piece being very strongly cast throughout. The yacht scene, which is the sensation of the, piooe, is said to be tho greatest triumph in the way of stage mechanism yet produced. Owing to other engagements, the season will be a very brief one, lasting over only six niehts Mr R. H. Copeland, advance, representative of West's Pictures, arrived in Christchurch yesterday.