ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 59, 11 March 1905, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

"PATIENCE." Another ciowtlcd and onthusiustio houso at tho nccontl performance of "Patience" last, night marked tho unmi.*>takablo popularity of tho revival of Gilbi'it and Sullivan opera. Mr. Howard Vernon must atrtely hn\o found a venial sining, for his Buuthnnie was as ficsh .md crca.solct<i» as it was in its' initial perf 01 malice, moio than. Uionty yeatii n£o. ll\n "Bah, bah, to you I", duet « ith Lady Mane had lo bo lupeated some four or iivo times before tho atulieiiro \uin satißliotl ; and that atnplo twin-soul of his uestheticisin in her tunuful lament won an equal share of approbation. Miss Dolly Castles, with her tiue, *;w<:et voicu, piquant manner, and quickly-ac-quired titagCTcruft, w a charming neophyti 1 , who will sooa ihul (if uhe has not already) as warm a placo in tho hearts of lltt'iitre-goets as tlie most popular of hi'i- predecessors in comic ojiora. Tho winsome vivacity of her stage-man-ner reci llm that of Nellio Stewart, when like thbi young slur, sho wus essaying tho lon^ seiiea of Oilbertiun heroines that won for her tho devotion of tho thealie-gointf public. "Patience," in every chuiacter and detail, is staged with the completeness and lavishnesi winch chaiaeterises all ilr. Williamson's productions, and will hold tho boards till Tuesday night, when "lolantho" will replace it. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. A change of programme will bo mado to-night. Tins now purforinciH inchulo Miss Addio Frederics, slack wiio walker, the Lloyds (Bob and Winnie), in humorous ballads, and many others, whilo the artists who havo already given Iho public v taulo of their quality will appear in now songs, dances, and sketches. WIRTHS" CIRCUS. Any performance' where there is an elcmont of risk lo human lifo appears to hold special attractions to a largo section of tho public. This no doubt accounted to some extent for tho huge crowd assembled in Wirths Bros. 1 circus tout last night to witness Chefalo "loaning tho chiwm" and "looping Kilpatriek s Deuth-trap." Tho actual time of enacting these feats is infinitesimal. There is, in both acts, a man flying down an incline, and in ono instance leaping through fspaeo from ono staging lo another, in the other ho completes a circlo or loop, and is bowing his acknowledgments in far less time than it takes to writo half this sentence These- acts aro sufticiently thrilling for anyono who delnjhts m being thrilled. The lengthy programme gone through in tho circus arena aud in tho iron-onclosed urea where the animals perform is one of the most interesting ever given under canvas in Wellington. Tho marvellous jumping of Tom Colquett, tho shooting and knifothrowing of Wild Friday, tho astonishing manipulation of the lasso by Captain M'Cloud wero very interesting, and loudly applauded. Elephants, lion, tigors, dogs, aud goats were put through various tricks by thoir trainers, nnd tho aerial work and Roman ring display by tho Eugenes, tho balancing ladder, feats on horseback by Mexican cowboya and others, complete a- Hue entertainment. A ntat'rnce is being held thia afternoon, and unother performance will bo given this evening. A change of programmo will bo miiao on Monday evonhig. "LIFE AFTER DEATH." There was a largo attendance in tho conceit chamber in the Town Hall last night, when Mr. Chaa. W. Leadbeater, v pupu of tlie lato Mndumo Bliivatwky, and a noted lecturer on theosophicnl subjects, delivered an address on '"Lifo after Death." lie detailed thu various methods of investigation open to people who wishod to satisfy themselves of the continuous existence of man after death, and recommended tho examination of the recorded instances of tho appearance of apparitions and the investigation of the phemumeuu of spiritualism, and the development of the power of conßclousness in what St. Paul calls "tho spiritual body." Tho lecturer dealt with tho error of speaking of "saving the soul," as if tho soul wero a vague, appendage and tho body worn the man. The spul, ho' contended, was the man, imd the body might be likened to a Miit of clothes which waa discarded at death. The man, and his emotions, appetites, nnd thoughts, remained unehang etl, for the body of finer matter in which tho conamonsik'ss remained nctivu was possessed by every one, nnd consequently, if the vitalising of tho sensea in that finer body were accomplished during life, perception of disembodied consciousness became possible. There waa no such place iirt heaven, but there was a stuto of consciousness through which every human being would pass; neither was there any lull, in the popular sense, nor tiny punishment except that due to gross physical deaiiTa which, ufler death, 111 thu lack of a physical body, could not be gratified Whon a person fell' asleep, he was existing temporarily np.u t from liia body, and so, with death, ho continued to exist permanently apart. Mr. Leudbeuter will give a eecoml lecture on Sunday ovoning. A picnic and sports on a, lurgo scnlo will bo hold nt the Rev. FnthtT Lane's giounds, Lower Hutt, on St. Patrick's Day. Amusemeuts will be provided for old and young, and a pleasant day's outing is anticipated. A special train will ifiuva Te Aro nt 9.20 a.m. Entries for the pports closo this cvening^at. St. Patrick's Hall. In the Vivian-strcot Salvation Army Citadel to-morrow meetings arc to bo conducted by Major and Mrs. Albiston at tlto usual houip. In the afternoon the Major performs the mutriago ceremony of Mr. James Coventry and Miss Annio Bond in, conjunction with a. great "Hoeannnh Monday next is set apart by tho Army for humiliation and prayer, as specified in adveitisoment. An Irish national cimcert has been arranged to take place at Uio Town nail on St. Patricks Night, under Iho ouapicv'A of Iho Wellington nnd Newtown brunches of the Hibornian Society. An excellent programmo has been arranged, thu performers including Mr. Hamilton Hodgra nnd the lending vocal nnd instrumental nrtiKts of the city. Tho Socialist Party announces a chango in timo of fheeting*. On Friday evening next theio will be a social gathering. 1— 1 ' —