ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 141, 11 December 1902, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

_— . — » DIX'S GAIETY COMPANY. The clever company at the Theatre Royal has been reinforced by the addition of the Galardi Sihters and Messis. Fred Rivenhall and George Bentley. Iho Galardis have established themselves ;is firm favourites with Theatre Royal audiences, and with the aid of Misses Olive Lenton and May Lewis, they keep the popular song and dance element well alive. The Casinos' musical performance, varied with humour and burlesque, continues to attract much applause. As vocalists, Miss Jennie Johnston and Mr. Ernest Pitts keep well up to the hijrh standard they have maintained throughout their extended season. Comedians Clark and Cowan have been reinforced by Mr. Fred Rivenhall, whose comic contributions are we.l received. f!><> bioscope is also an atractive feature of the programme. THE SANDOW SEASON. The marvellous exhibition of etreiyc 1 ! given by Sandow continues to prove a great attraction at the Opera Hou&e. Last night he received a tremendous ovation for his feats, and was recall time after tims. Ssindow is not cai'y an attraction, he is an education, and till who take an interest in the developnunt of the human body should not fail ~u witness his remarkable performance. Ii addition to Sandow. there is a capital company, who contribute a programme which is greatly appreciated. The kinematograph pictures are also excellent, and the show as a whole is capita! and well worth seeing. GEAR COMPANY'S PICNIC. The annual picnic of the Gear Company's Petone employees and their friends was held at Belmont yesterday. Though the site chosen is one of great natural beauty and an ideal picnic ground, the attendance went to show that a trip by rail did nob appeal to Petone residents anything like the trips by steamer to Day's* Bay. Though, about 100Q attended yesterday's outing, this number falls about 500 short of former picnics. As before, an attractive sports programme had' been drawn up, and ample provision was made for the children in the way of suitable sports, and by a plentiful supply of toys. The results of the sports are as under — Grand Handicap, 100, 150, and 200«yards— First heat — Henry 1, Odlin 2, King 3. Second heat — Odlin 1, Henry 2, Thomson 3. The final heat will be ran off in the Petone recreation ground at an early date. Fitters' Race — Henry 1, Jos. R«yaii 2, John Ryan 3. Freezing Department— E. King 1, Brice 2, Edlin "j. Preserving Department—M'Whirter 1, Jamed Ryan 2, Holgate 3. Chemical Department — Tannahill 1, Wyhau 2, Ralph 3. Fellmongery Department— Odlin 1, Wright 2, Phillips 3. Slaughtermen's Race — Apps 1, Brown 2, Byron 3. Slaughterhouse* (men)— Mullinder 1, Cudby 2, Thomson 3. Runners' Race — Small 1, Cudby 2, Mnlleader 3. Married Women's RaceMrs Heppleston 1, Mrs. Ryan 2, Mrs. Oleen 3. Married Women's Race, (open) — Mrs. Toomath 1, Mrs Mockeridge 2, Mrs. Bartqh 3. Three-legged Race (girls)— Misses Mullender (2) 1, Misses Oatly aud^ Price 2, Misses Wood and Webster 3. Girls' Race (14 to 18 years) — Miss Gilmour 1; Miss Adainson 2, Miss Price 3. A tug-of-war, Butchers and Freezers, was won by the first-named. Commitleemen's Race — S. King 1, Rouse 2, Bowles 3. Three-legged Race- (men)— Mullinder and Hill 1, Pollock and Isherwood 2. The outing was held under perfect weather conditions, and Jupp's Band contributed no small share ro the day's enjoyment. The customary large audience attended Dean's waxworks entertainment in the Choral Hall last night. New attractions are promised, and to-morrow night there will be a series of competitions including singing, tea-drinking, and buneating. A complete change of programme will be presented on Saturday.. The popularity of harbour excursions on summer evenings was shown by ti e fact that several hundred persons made the trip to Day's Bay last > evening in the s.s. Duchess, attracted by the pleasant evening and a concert by the Garrison Band, which, played in the pavilion. It was a wholly enjoyable expedience. The excellent programme prepared for the concert to be given in the Wesley Hall, Taranaki-street, to-night by Mrs. Mueller and her pupils, should attract a large audience. For the cantata "The Golden River," to be given in the second part of the programme, appropriate scenery has been painted by Sir. G. Hoskins. The children of St. 'Joseph's Convent School, Newtown, produced the cantata "An Irish May Day" at the VictoriaHall last evening. The words were set to Irish music, and the performance was very successful. Miss Kathleen Daly took the soprano solos very sweetly, and other leading parts were entrusted to Misses Cissy Barton, Maggie O'Connor, Teresa Fitzgibbon, and Kate Jamieson. The cantata will be repeated tonight, and a distribution of prizes will take place. The crowded audience at the Missions to Seamen last night gave ample evi-. dence Cff their high appreciation of the excellent fare provided for them by Mrs. G. Wright. Mr. Moore, Missioner, gave an address on "Swallows." Six men signed the pledge. Refreshments -were served by the hostess. The following were the performers: — Mrs. Barter, the Misses E. -anS M. Burnett, Lawrance, Pringle, Kerr, and •» Drummond, and Messrs. Clark, Hendry, Kerr, and Angus. , A very successfnl promenade concert in aid 1 of the Judgford school -was held at the Pahautanui Hall on Tuesday evening. The various items on the programme were well rendered, and the children acquitted themselves very creditably. Mr. Pete Hughes arrived in town this morning by the Mararoa on his way to Auckland to arrange for the opening of His Majesty's Theatre on Boxing Night. This theatre is claimed to be the best in Australasia. At the Victoria Hall to-morrow (Friday) evening St. Thomas's choir will give its annual concert. The principal work will be " Spring," from Haydn's oratorio "The Seasons," which will be accompanied by an orchestra led by Herr C. Lehmann. Miss Salmon, Mr F. Twiss and Mr. J. Searle are the soloists. There will also be part songs by the choir. The King's Coronation Lodge of Good Templars will give a conceit at the Primitive Methodist Schoolroom to-morrow evening. An entertaining programme is promised. The Newtown- Brass Band performed at the Band Rotunda on Jerrois-quay last night. The music was greatly appreciated by a large audience. Messrs. Luke and- Co. 's annual picnic will be held at Day's Bay next Saturday. Arrangements have been made for a pleasant outing. The concert given by the Musical Helpers at Island Bay last night for the benefit of ther Church of England of that district was a great "success. The audience was an appreciative one, and encores were the order of the evening. The honours of the evening fell to Messrs. M'Elwoiu, Howe, Cooper, and Burd, though all items were well appreciated. The Rev. Walker, of St. Thomas's, on behalf of the Island Bay parishioners and those present, thanked the performers for their .kind services. Mr. Cooper,

sen., in reply stated that he and tWsa associated with him were only too pleased to be of any help, and especially that night, as it was the fii.st time he and his band hod given an entertainment ia aid of the Church of England. Colonel G. W. Beli, who is lo give a series of lectures in Wellington shoitly, arrived in the city from the norlb last , night. Colonel Bell, who was for eight years Consul in Sidney for the United States of America, has for many years been a conspicuous figure on the lecture platform, and- he is a speaker of great ability. As a much-travelled gentleman, in all parts of the world, he has had wide experience with which to illustrate his lectures. The following are tho principal topics of his lectures for the New Zealand tour: — "The World's Woikers," "Pressing Problems," "The Philosophy of Error," "The Artist and the Artisan," "The World's Colonisers," "Oratory and Orators," "The Vanguard of Civilisation," "Personal Liberty v. Personal Responsibility."