ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 February 1908, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

. OPI-K.-V nOUSE. ■ , Carter,;-the magician, and liis. talented assistant, Miss Abigail Price, whose' "astonishing thought-reading exhibitions are tho wonder of the audience, continued their highly-successful season at tho Opera House. Under the magician's dexterous management the physical laws of nature appear to., be set at .naught, and material things take unto , themselves' wings and fly from the view, to reappear iu tho most unaccountable placcs. The performance is certainly well worth-'a visit. A'final matinee is announced for' Saturday.: j ' . THEATRE ROYAL. -; ■, : A .very .fine programme of vaudeville entertainment . is: being, presented to patrons; by Messrs, Fuller at tho'Theatro Royal during tho current week. There'are' tuneful ballads, comical 'ditties, .eccentric dancers, fantastic: juggling, biographic pictures, and numerous other incidentals to a first-class variety ..show, such as Fuller's Entertainers have proved themselves 'to .be. i The,^programme' will be repeated this evening.. ,'. i . ' 1 niS. MAJESTY'S. Tho Royal Pictures Syndicate has every, reason, to.congratulate itst'lf on the immensely', successful run of their sixth* series'of kinematographic films, '.which are being.' shown •nightly at His Majesty's Theatre, Courtenay Place. This evening the star item, on the.programme will bo the film representing.the start,progress, and finish of tho great championship' sculling match, Webb v. Tresidder, oil the. Wanganui River. WONDERLAND. This corner of tho Miramar peninsula still maintains its' hold on the public, which finds its numerous attractions and amusements a never-failing source of relaxation. The.various side shows have lost nothing of their popularity, and mirth, .'magic, and music maybe said to constitute the sum of the pleasures of this palace of many delights.About 1500 people attended .the" pyrotechnic representation of the naval battle last evening, tho display being highly appreciated. MISS LENOItE FULSFORD. - On the recommendation of Madame . Melba and Miss Ada Crossley, before each of . whom Miss Lcnoi'e Pulsford was privileged to sing, tho young Wellington contralto is going to Europo to continue'her studies. An excellent programme of attractive items has been arranged for her farewell concert, to bo held in the Town Hall Concert Chamber this evening. The concert party includes Miss' Phoebe Par-, sons, and Messrs. Leslie Hill,( Alfred Hill, E. J. Hill, ,and. other . well-known, artists. A popular scale of prices- has boon arranged, and seats may be, reserved at the Dresden; i WIRTH'S CIRCUS. , .■ Wirth's Circus will open on tho old .tramway -sheds: site, Adelaide Road, -Newtown, on Monday, March 2. A-special feature of the programme will be, Hagenbeck's ".wild, animal act." The act consists of six full-grown lions performing together with a number 1 of leopards, bears, and a couple of boavhounds, forming wonderful tableaux and a most exciting and mixed-up finale. It. is absolutely the greatest of-nil'his many wonderful wild animal turns. Hagenbeck has . the largest Zoo In the world, ai:d breeds his own wild animals, .as well as. buys all the . available animals, in India and Africa; ho supplies nearly all the zoos in the. world .with, animals and birds, and ,he has huge training quarters near Hamburg (Germany). Thi6 act is' the- acme of wild animal .training, for; he makes the animals . perform together , feats that would be marvellous for dogs or cats to perform. ,It is absolutely the greatestturn Wirth's have over imported: Amongst tho.members of the-.company are:—Mr. John Wolby Cook, the great jockey net rider j Sampsio Osado, Japanese contortionist; Monsi; Marco, liori and tiger trainer; Captain Rose, animal trainer; Senor Don Herbertino, "champion table aiid barrel manipulator"; Fraulein Ilertzog, equestrienne, "the queen of tho circus" (from Renin's Circus, Berlin);' the Ozzapnrdi Trio in what is described as.a inost sensational acrobatic act in a dogcart;, tho Flying .Herberts, Miss Phillipina, Miss Marizles, Miss Cooke, Eddie and May, the children's circus, Captain Burrows and his trained elephants, etc. There is also tho vaudeville, a new feuturo of the entertainment. ■■■■■~