AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 12307, 23 September 1904, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

PRINCESS’?! THEATRE. The above theatre was fairly well filled last night, when the Woods-Williamson Company repeated (.he drama ‘A Woman's Sin’ with suca-ss. Mr Woods and Miss Williamson in l>oth the light and heavy scones of the piece proved themselves to be artists of exceptional, merit, a fact that the audience were prompt to recognise. This evening the. company will stage Sydney Grundy's farcical comedy ‘The Arabian Nights.’ in which Mr Woods will play Arthur TTuninringtop and Miss Williamson Mrs Gellibra.nd. The piece :h |ruro comedy throughout, and judging from (he, comedy work of the principals in other pieces, thif near departure should add to their laurels. ALHAMBRA THEATRE. There was a much larger house at the Alhambra last night than on the previous evening, and those who came to see Pearce wrestle certainly had their money’s worth. Mr Pearce’s opponent was announced a? T. Melville, but the latter, consenting In stand aside till to-night, a young man named Spence, who hails from the Blntf. entered tlie arena. The first move in (he game eon vhired (he audience, that theie was to be some excitement ; for Spence at mice assumed the initiative, and kept Pearce hard pul to it to defend himself for some time. Finally Pearce got the upper hand, ami commenced to turn his man over, but at tlm last moment the Soutblander slipped Ms grip and escaped, amidst cheers. This continued for some minutes, the audience gel ting extremely excited, and it was not until thirteen and tJiree-quarter minutes had elapsed out of the fifteen stipulated thal the champion slowly forced bis opponent’s shoulders down. Spence deserves all praise for •his fine struggle, and fully merited the sovereign which the management presented him for his game display. After the contest Pearce led his opponent to the footlights and remarked that if there were many more like him at the Bluff he wasn’t anxious to go there. Mr Powlcy was the referee. Tonight Pearce will meet T. Melville, and on Saturday night 11. Scott, the champion of New Zealand. The rest of the programme was unchanged, and was received with frenuent applause. Mr Chas, Moody making a final appearance. OLYMPIA SKATING RINK, Standing room was at a premium at the rink Inst night, the hockey match on skates between the Christchurch and Dunedin rink teams proving a great draw, Mr Webb acted as referee, and an interesting a.ml fairly well-contested game resulted in the load team’s favor by seven goals to one. Some really good play was shown by both sides, and it was only the local boys’ combination that seemed so successful an issue. This evening the fifth and sixth heats of the Mile Handicap will be ran off.