ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 134, 29 February 1908, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

opera' house. I .The .season'/'of Garter; tho'riiagiciaii;. and Miss/-.Abigail Price;;'.who.'. hard;.- coiriplbtely mystified patrons of the Opera House of late, is to bo..brought.:to a close to-night: ■ Tim /clbvpr. ; illusions vb'f . Gartiw niadb, a decided impression on tho aiidierico which' gathered sit tho Opera Houso last evening:-'..;■'.'; THEATRE ROYAL. • A briglit,' rbllickiii'g prctgr&tnmb was .senfced at tho 1 Theatre Royal/last ovening before a well-filled housti. Professor Davy's Royal Marionettes, made their reappearance, dnd .hy : .'tlie audience. Ghas. C. "Ward', 'a-'/coiuedian\ of more than average: ability,ymadb'liis; fih!t -. ajipßilfaiic&j and' received : .4 . lißßir'# •.=j .liis -.first itbm,/SMll' .1, Bi'oa.thb: ® ljoiiig abolit ,tli'e 'best'6^his. aniii'sihg ,uiklgbt ;6f SbiigS:. Mr. Fred J3ranSgrqve; a Bf 'iio, meiii brabfj-alSo madii' llis ■'-Won ;thpvJiearty. plaudits,.of: tho.,.house;'.; A 'ichiliige' of bill will bblmadb t-b-iiight'. '.; •.!■■. >; : wonderlAni). ./, The, Mirama'r plbasuni /resort brought, joy, .to, several, hundred ;jiiveiiil6. ; .Hearts yesterday, / the' cbildfett- iof tho, Newtown-School being. .treated , to .a .picnic..amongst tlib/ attractions .!of Wonderland. Jn ..thev eyoiiiiig, also,a cofe. /sidprablo .numbed, of. people 'jburtieyixi. out 'to enjoy-an hoar, or, two,.away from tlib liiirjy.liiirly 8f town life: This evening the Battalion Band, is to play a. 'special, prbgr,imriio of music.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. . Tlie Royal - Pictiirb :.Syiicli"calb- continues' to' •do His 'Majesty's. Theatre, ■the., pictures of .the. combat-ants : in tho .rece.ut reulling' "championsliip " boiiig exceptionally: popular.. .iiAjprizo nihtiHeb-is.;tcj lio held this aftoriiooil; * nnd. ■rt ' tiilaligO cif prbgfiiffiiiio' lp annOtiiiSe'd for - '1/ r ' : P-' jy CLARA: BUTT-RUJrFORD CONCERTS: - The 'full .programme for/ next.-Tuesday's concert,'. to be, given','by Madaino Clara Butt and Mr. Konncrlby ; Rmnford,-' is'■ announced 'in our ; entertainment columns. _ Madamo •'Buttp.iwiirj'-sing)- ~:asalready ; ahubunced: 'I' Heart;'.'. ffqm.,Sarrife6n : and; Dfelilaji' v (Saint-; ■' Sibil's);'v *' Eliglaiiclj ! Mother|; 'ivit-h organ accohipfaii-' menfc by'Mr: : J: Maiighaii': Bariicttj wli'o'.will also act : iii the sftiiib cSjlilcity'.-'ili Mr. K&ii- ■ nerley ; Ruinfbrd's' ; .s6ng,'The', Lament of Shall. jqhaii" (LoUdon), Ronald, and also J m the duet; " Break Divine Light'' ".(Allit's'en). Madame ,Biitt. will, also, sing " The Silver- Ring" (Ghaminadb); ,ari<l wili :prob- . ably .repeat one -.of 'the popiilar,'successes', of hot- prbvioiis, season: , Mt. Kemierley Runi T ford has depicted to sing tii-o of: Mr: Alfred Hill's cbmpbsitioii's at the ..firsit -cohciSrt: " W.iiata Eoi;" aiyl a Maori Cahbo) E>ong. Mri' Rumfbrd 'pailg tliesb Songs .in the Soiitji with great success. He takes, kefeii iiiterSst ill -Mr. Hill's.-Uxrk;. aiid will ihtfridiicb sbiho, of his songs 'io„ London iiudieilces on his re--turn thither. Mr. Carl Bane will play, the "Final6",-fl-6m':Meiulslss'phii's : . Cpiiceft,' ; aiid "-Hejre ICiiti " (Hubay). Mr: Frank. Merrick will.: play' " Toccata " ( (Schumann), and. "Impromptu " (Beachcrdft); aiid,,with Mr: Barre. a duet,for, piano aiid violin by Jtoiart. Jli Arthur Godfrey• will;' as Usual, be tlie accompanist.-: Messrs. ; J:; aiid :.N,.-,Talt faltnounce that, liclccts'- for all parti iiiliy be Secured at' tho Dresden, with the exception Vif. the hfllfrbfowii aSatSi" WliiftlV Will lib sbld at tho (lonrs oiily. Thb' fls; , tickets iii'-b also obtaiuablb at-Abel's..'

aVtrtii's ciiicuk , ; .On Monday next, M!uclv>2, 'Wirth's cbnVbwed circus and menagerie .will opeii for a short' sea&ili bit .tiie.sitti. 6f tlio old trfthishedsj Adelaide ltodd;..Nefrt'6wh.':.. Particulars hiivo' aireitdy,' beeii, jjublistied of, the outstanding features of this , huge show., The. star itpiri is, of course, ftageribeck's sensational wild - animal act, which consists of six full-grown lions performing togother .with a humber of leopards,"bears, and a couplo -of boar hounds, forming, wonderful tableaux and a' most' excitijig -anti mixed-up fiiiale! Tho company also includes: —Mr. John AVelby; Cook; the great jockey act, rider; •Sampsie Osaddj diipaiie&c ' Sbiita'rtf oiiis't; Moils. Marco, lion , and' tiger ' trjiiner; Cnptailip Eosbj ■ ahiinal • trainer; -Sehor Unn Herbertiiio, " champion table and barrel manipulator "; Ffarileih Het-tzog, cqUeStrienno, "tho queen of the icircus" (from Itontz's Circus, Berlin) ; the Ozzapardi ; Trio in what; is- 'described as a! most;.sensational acrobatipact,in a dog-cart; tho Flying Herberts, Miss Fhillipina, - Miss Marines, Miss Cooke, Eddie and May, tho children's civcns. Captain Burrows and bis triuncd .elephants, etc.