ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 125, 19 February 1908, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

CARTER, THE MAGICIAN. ■: Carter,; the/American maßician,' mystified another ,large.>udieuce_ at the Opera House last evening with his stock-in-trade, the manipulation' 'of;which depends uponi the -quickness-of. the hand, which deceives the eye.; The most populari'.puzzlers: :were ' the : astral'.-, hand act," tbo magical :'divorcei">-illusion,- the,' cabinet trick, made famous ;throughout,- the,.world' by the.' Diven'port: Brother?, the, interlude of Chinese niagic at the end. The" most striking feature ;of .the '.-'entertainment, however, is the thought-transmission seance of - Miss Abigail. Price,- .who -appears to -possess-, the ■. faculty of ~kno\v,-all about everyone.. A notable effort of Cartel's' was. au''illusion,'' entitled " I'lyto," in which' ; tlie,- suspended iigurb, of -'-a' : woman "is iriiule : to; : -disappear, .-arid in^au-'-instant' she is''discovered-in .the..; auditorium'. " '.Much, applause i - greeted ; this 'attractive r illusion.-,-. The fir^t ; and.only .matinee.;ivill be,given on Satur-day-afternoon. • . . . ' Vl.' -.TIIEATI:E..KOYAL;.'- ' ; Tho excellent programme. that is, being' pre-1 seated by Fuller s ■ Company, 'attracted a. large audience ,-last;,, evening. r<Tho -!''stars " / of ■ the present, bill, are the the- Banvardß, lloiietta , aiid ' ,tho. Franklins, land Will James. . Tho" 'last; nights of' Madame Carelli are announced. - : ' . . ' ■ WONDERLAND. ' I

: ..Wonderland' at Miramar,' continues its hold upon" the pleasure-loving, public. A feature among'lust . evening's , attractions' was "-'the descent tof ; ; the t clmte ''through lake . of' flro by Luella and . Driscoli, v a. coiiplo .0! droll clowns, who rank;high as acrobatic comedians. The side-show'prices have been reduced. A new departure to-night will be the lighting of the ..grounds' with ...phiiiese lanterns,' which, should jprovide-, a brilliant! spectacle. To-mor r row evening there ;will be a. repetition of the sensatimial ride, down 1 the' water chute. l f or Wednesday and Saturday /afternoons' a 'special cjir'service has bien arrahged. .• '. lIIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. 1 The Royal Pictures constitute an entertainment that appears to be set for'a long run. The ictures aro'mill-diversified; entertaining, and istruetive; arid it' they are freshened up from |®° tim' ;• will • draw good nouses. ..he third .."Limerick'' competition is inow patron'' Jnvcntive literary faculty of the ■ CLARA BUTT-TtIJMFORD FAREWELL ■ V CONCERTS. > Madame,'Clara IJutt and Mr. Kennerley Rumford appeared in Nelson last night, and, according to advices received'by the representative liy "Wellington',' the theatre was crowded to the doors, and the contralto was accorded a great welcome. Madame Butt will appear 1 n lilcnheim 011 Friday • nest, -where. <no doubt be similarly , greeted. The great contralto .then returns to Wellington 011 Saturday evening,. and will leave for Falmerston North early on Monday morning, and give her concert there the sinne' evening. Nanier and' Wanganui willthen be visited, after which' ha party will return to Wellington for their two 'farewell concerts. The re-appearance of the distinguished singer will be nn event of importance to local music lovers. Since singing here the famous contralto and her husband/have appeared in Christchurch, Dunedin and luvercargill,-'and their success everywhere has ; been -remarkable. Tho farowell concerts oh the above dates will ;be a ■ fitting climax to a great period in our musical history. The box plans for both concerts will be opened at the Dresden 011 Tuesday morning next, 'nt 9 :o'clock. the programmes will | JC specially selected,, and will bo duly announced in our advertising .columns. , ,