ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 179, 24 April 1908, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

t : , OPERA HOUSE. Cinderella is still ■.attracting crowded audicnccs to flic Opera ■ House, and what-' over lie tho merits of tho : show, it has unmistakably caught the public fancv. . Mr. John F. Sheridan as the* giddy Baroness is very quaint, and overy word brings an 'answering smile from Uo audience. Miss Hebe Barlow, Messrs Thos.' Cm-rail, Morris iwiid W iJson, l 1 red NorriSj .and Jack . aro bright performers in different lines, and serve to brighten up dull places. ' The final mauineo of " Cinderella will be given tomorrow afternoon., THEATRE ROYAL. This week's, 'jrojjrammo 'at the Theatre Royal is contributed to by quito a number of interesting'people.' Tho Les Reggiardos, jugglers, balancers, and sword swallowers, are very clcvcr. Their "turn" is amaziiif. lorn Burrows is an artist wjth tho clubs, and Dr. Rowe . mystifies pleasantly. Other good turns an? supplied'by Melvin and Fram- | e JV Jack . Willis, and the Vantells. The olograph views shown , are uncommonly good. .... • • HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. . Another now lot of pictures was submitted to a largo au'dienco at His Majesty's Theatre last ovenijig They were as diverse in character find as entertaining as thoso* previously shown, which is saving n, pood-deal as tho management-has, of lato, been put> ting on nothing but the (best pictures obtainable. Iho usual -matinee will be given to-morrow afternoon., . DOMINION BAZAAR. iL^ir 10 v/a £. r - ,lo t- : er "boom" attendance at , ?. -own Hall last evening to witness the delicious spontaneity which the. children threw into the spectacular evolutions under the direction of Signer Borzoni. Tho stalls did a lively trade last evening. Over 5000 have visited the Bazaar up to. da to." UPPER HUTT TOWN BOARD. :r— — ' ELECTION'OF COMMISSIONERS. The election of seven commissioners at TJpP. er Hutt-yesterday- was a red-letter day in the history of the settlement. Nino candidates oftored themselves, and polled as under:— , . George Isaac Bongo SO Richard Henry Williams ... ' 87 Alex.. Gordon Martin ... ... 83 William JR. Keys ... 81 Job Harrison ... •~, 7g John Thomas Craiir' 78 Frank Wilkie ... ' ... jjj 73 Phillip D. Davis CO Thomas Franklin Boyd ... !" 2S ' • The first Town Board for the Upper Hutt District will consist of the seven candidates who, polled the highest . number of votes. Messrs. 1. F. Boyd and P. D. Davis being '° defeated candidates. There was plenty or spirit put into tho election locally, anil the two tickets" fought hard for tho return of their particular candidates. After tho declaration of the poll all tho candidates returned thanks 1 for tho support 3ccordcd them. fho newly-formed. Trcntham Club is to banquet all the candidates at Benzie s Hotel, Trentham, on Saturday evening next. *