WJ ELLINGTON ORCHESTRAL Yf SOCIETY. SECOND CONCERT OF THE EIGHTH SEASON. Under the Patronage and in the Presence of Lord and Lady Ranfurly and Suite. OPERA HOUSE, TUESDAY, 26th OCTOBER, 1897. Chief Works : - Beethoven's " Emperor " Concerto, for Piano and Orchestra Mendelssohn's " Midsummer Night's Dream" Music Cherubini's " Abenceragen " Overture And by request, Rubinstein's " Andalouse et Toreador " from last Concert. Conductor Mr. Maughan Barnett Vocalist Mr. John W. Hill Family Circle and Pit are open to the public at«the Popular price of 1 ' — Carriages may be ordered for 9.50. FRANK J. OAKES, Seoretary. r\ P E R A HOUSE. MONDAY and TUESDAY, Ist and 2nd NOVEMBER. GRAND GYMNASTIC CARNP7AL BY THE MEMBERS OF THE WELLINGTON PHYSICAL TRAINING SCHOOL AND GYMNASIUM, Under the direction of Mr. Thomas Tankard, the Instructor (late Director City Gymnasium, Sheffield, England). No aerial flights, no daring acrobatic feats, but an Exhibition of the Beauty of Form, the Grace of Action, and movements done with the precision of a machine. An educational work, both impressive and instructive. Programme : The Grand Parade — 150 Members, Figure Marching Dumb-bell Movements— The Liliputians The Fire Fly's Gambols Lunging, Charging, and Extensions (Wands) Parallel Bar Exercises Tableaux — Single and Double Bars (one consisting of 60 members) The Poetry of Motion — A Study in Nature — The Director's Team The Imps' Revels— Scene, Hades The Drawingroom Gymnasium — Girls' Class The Famous Crocodile, 80ft long Sceptre Manipulations— Girls' Class Fairy Club Solo (first time in New Zealand) — The Director s The Gladiators (invoking the sympathy of their gods previous to entering the arena) Horizontal Bar Chair Balancing Pyramus Vaulting Horse Musical Running Maze Figures — Grace, Flight, Speed, Ajox, Fear, Stay, Strength, Sorrow and Scorn, The Dying Gladiator Brilliant Scenic Effects. Stage Manager — Mr. J. G. Chambers. Piano kindly lent by Hoffman & Son. Full Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Minifie. The box plan is open at Mr. J. D. Barnett's, Lambton-quay . Tickets available either night. Admission — Dress Circle, 3s ; Reserved Stalls, 2s 6d ; Stalls, 2s ; Family Cirole and Pit, Is. Doors open at 7.30. Performance to commence at 8 o'clock. A. HENDERSON, Hon. Sec. ImXCHANGE HALL. FRDDAY and SATURDAY NEXT, 29th and 30th October. Just Arrived, Edison's Latest Marvel, THE PERFECT PROJEOTOSCOPE. First ever Exhibited in this City. Sco later Advertisements. H. A. NIELSON Ac SON, Exhibitors. TO-NIGHT AND FOLLOWING NIGHTS. mHOS. EDISON'S LATEST DUPLEX JL CONCERT PHONOGRAPH, On Exhibition in Willis-street, Next Western Hotel. Everyone should hear this really wonderful invention. inNGINEERS' LOCK-OUT. MASS MEETING THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING, At 8 o'clock. EXHIBITION BICYCLE TRACK, RECLAIMED LAND. Speeches by Members of Parliament and others. Mitchelltown Brass Band will start from the Government Buildings at 7.30. Donations will be thankfully received by Messrs. J. Hutcheson.M.H.R., J. H. Heaton, Andrew Collins (Trustees), and E. J. Le Grove (Hon. Treasurer). JOHN FAWCUS, Hon. Sec. PROHIBITION LEAGUE. nPHE usual Open-air Meeting will NOT be held to-night (Saturday) on account of Mass Meeting re Engineers' Lock-out. WELLINGTON CRICKET ASSOCIATION A SPECIAL General Meeting will be held in No. 9 Room, Exchange Buildings," Lambton-quay, on MONDAY EVENING next, 25th October, at 8 o'clock. Business — To consider the application of the Petone Cricket Club to be included in the Junior Championship. W. C. S. LEVERS, Hon. Sec. * * NEW ZEALAND PACIFIC LODGE No. 2. EEGULAR Monthly Meeting will be held ' in the Masonic Hall, Boulcott-street, on MONDAY, 25th instant, at 7.30 p.m. Visiting brethren cordially invited. By Command of the W.M. ■*" COURT PRIDE OF WELLINGTON JUVENILE FORESTERS. T^ORTNIGHTLY Meeting on MONDAY X 1 next. 25th instant, at 7.30 p.m. All members are roquostod to attend. J. T. WEBBER, Seoretary. A"' SPECIAL MEETING of the Trades Counoil will bo held in the Trades Hall NEXT MONDAY EVENING, at 7.30. Executive Officers and Representatives of nnnffiliated Trades and Labour Organisations cordially invited to attend. Business— Consideration of Labour Bills. E, E. VANEY" Secretary.
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Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 99, 23 October 1897, Page 6
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636Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 99, 23 October 1897, Page 6
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