ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 107, 2 November 1900, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

MRS. IZETT'S RECITAL. The elocutionary recital given, at «.ae Sydney-street Schoolroom last night by Mrs. Adelene Izett and her pupils was distinctly above the average of such entertainments. Although the programme "vras just a little too long, the performance ■"/pas thoroughly appreciated by a sympathetic audience. In. Tennyson's "Lady of Shalott," and. >George R. Sims'g "A Tale of Sweethearts," Mrs. Izett displayed her powers as a refined' and impressive elocutionist. Her enunciation was clear, her voice flexible, and her gestures free from all exaggeration. There was no meretricious straining after effort, and yet all the changing moods were duly punctuated. Miss R. Richardson gave charming and effective renderings of "Bob Cratchet's Christmas Dinner, 1 ' • and "Money Musk." Miss Mabel V.cc, whose voice was unfortunately rather husky in her first effort, gained well-de-served' rounds of applause for her "Rhyme j of the Duchess May," and "Joe and I at the Play." Miss Chrissie Picot showed a keen sense of humour in her excellent recitation of Mark Twain's account of "How Tom Sawyer gofc his Fence Whitewashed." In "Tobe" she proved her ■ability to interpret pathos as well as humour. Miss Lulu Arnold contributed two successful recitations, "The Pride of Battery B," and (in costume) "The Minuet." Miss BeQe Hyams recited "Zingarella" (in costume), and "The Kitchen Clock," while Master J. S. Booth' brought down • the house with " Jes' fore Christinas." Misses. Picot and Arnold acted in pantomime "The Old Folks at Home." Mr. P, Palmer, who has a fairly good, though untrained, tenor voice, sang "Come into the Garden Maud," and in response to a recall Sullivan's "Sailor's Grave. " A quartette consisting of Messrs Palmer, Lankshear, Alcorn and Izett sang "Hail to the Chief" and "The Three Chafers." The performance concluded with a castanet dance. The stage was prettily decorated.

Mr. W. F. Shortt holds an unreservod sale at his mart, to-morrow afternoon, at 2.30. With this isßuo Mr. C. Smith, cash draper, ' Cuba-street, haa an inset quoting prices of seasonable goods which ho has in stock. A show of novelties is to be made to-night if the weather permits. On Wednesday next, at 11 a.m., Messrs. J. H. Belhuno and Co. will hold an unreserved sale of household furnituro at tho residence of Mr. H. C. Trollope, Lcadwin Hoiiße, Oriontal Bay, who is loaving Now Zealand. Tho cataloguo contains 303 lots, and includes a stecl-framod piano and complete house furnishings of exceptional quality. Tho special features of the Weekly Press of 31st October arp sot forth in another column^. Among the illustrations oro the Horowhcnua Rifle in camp, the Canterbury Exhibition building, Scones in Japan from photos by Mr. T. Pringle, etc., cto. Messrs. Macdonald, Wilson and Co. announce a sale of tho household furniture, piano, etc., at Grosvonor Houho, 65a, Thorndon-quay, on Tuesday, 6th Novombev. Messrs. E. Hannah and Co. announce tho completion of their now season's samples *of colomal manufacture. They aro also opening up an up-to-dato stock of imported boots and shoos. A few of tho prices for to-morrow and next week will ba found in the advertisement,