AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 26 January 1911, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

■WIRTH BROS.' CIRCUS AND .MENAGERIE; Wirth Bros.' fine circus and menagerie will-peiform in Nelson on Friday and -Saturday next (two u.:,gh:s onfv). in their entirety. We are as--iuic-d that the whole of the enterprise will be here, as the Wirth Bros.' never divide, but travel and iicrt'orm everything everywhere. The circus this season i s full of novel, .nigiiial feature engaged from the :)i'sr circuses and music halls. Each .'ear Messrs Wirth Bros. introduce lew and sensational specialities, and -nice their visit two years a £°. naiiy additions to bath circus and menagerie have been sednred. \mo:ig.-:t. th c circus performers to ippear here are the Frantz troujie oi society acrobats; the Ilealy s in thvir <iuiqiw barrel jumping act. somcr--nulling in ami out of ordinary barels mi ut marvellous fashion; Mdlle. Millie Sagmar, with her school of mined dogs and ponies; the tossing .csliros. equilibrists and jugglers; he Lentous, acrobatic comedy acors; Misses' Daisy ami May llarley, •erialiats; Misses' Rill, Stella, and viay Martin, equestriennes;' Madame Kdith Cooke ancl Marizles in a beauii'ul menage act on two thoroughbred horses; the Willey Cooke Bros.. >ouii:li"ij jerkies and mashers on •orsebaek . the Christies, Raymond.. h e gaol-brea'ker; and dozens ol 'owns. augusis, and comedy men j.ecially engaged for this season, besides the circus aggregation, the .•age menagerie is -filled with dens f unique animals, gathered from ■verv land and clime, and includes i. herd of seven performing •lephants. lions, tigers, bears, wolves, 'copards. ijaguarn. kangaroos, dogs, •nd pouie s all performing together; md for the first time in Nelson a ive hippopotamus, which cost the .Virth Bros.' £1250. A new deparure, and one that will be greatly 'ppreciated is an elevated el.uir ilatform, which i s now carried with he show, and on which chairs may be days ahead, the plan oi vhich is on view at Jackson's, vhere seats may be booked'. There. vill be a matinee on -Saturday L ddition to the evening performance nd tho afternoon and evening rains from Nelson sviU be delayed o suit country visitors

HAYWAED'S PICTURES. There was a crowded audience at he Theatre Royal last evening, the iew series of -Hay-ward's, and the inal of the Nameless Picture Com>etition proving an irresistible atVaction to many. The new prolamine worthily upholds the reputaion of Hayward's Pictures, the film £ icing the very latest production's ol he world's best biographic pieturenakers. The list comprises: "Pracical F-ish Breeding)) (industrial). 'Our New Minister" (dramatic). 'The Northern Fiord s of Norway" scenic), "The Girl from Arizona" dramatic), "The Amateur Grocer's \ssistant" "-Music Hath Charms'-' 'comic), "The Eire Chief's Daugher'> (dramatic), "Pathes' Animated .Veekly 'Gazette" (new s from everyvhere), "The Tragedy of the Silent Duke" (historical tra.gedy), and 'The Ti,ght Rope Walker" (comic). Miss H. McArtney wa s the winner of he nameless picture competition, her liggestidn beingr'"The Plucking ol Paradise Gulch." Mr Lutzen's or;hestra contributed a new and a.pproniate selection of pleasing accompaniments. The programme will be relented thi s evening.

GARDEN PARTY AT WAKAPUAKA A very, successful garden party was held at "Werneth," Wakapuaka, yesterday afternoon ; Mr John Oldham having kindly lent his fine property, witih its pleasant surroundingts, for the purpose. The object of the gathering was to increase the vicarage fund. Tempted 'by the perfect weather, a lajige number assembled, 'there being a strong contingent from town. A number of stalls were arranged under the trees, and were presided over as follows :—Juvenile Band' stall, Misses Livingstone, Eva Barnett and assi'staiits; iumblo stall, Messrs S. Barnett, N. Austin, and Allan Dodeon; work stall. Mrs A. Dodson and Mis s Dodeon ; flower stall. Miss Barnett; ;sweet stall. Miss Erskine; afternoon tea, Mesdames D. Barnett and G. Dodeon, with assistants); bran pie. Misses C. Barnett and Grace Dodson. Various competitions were held during the afternoon. There was a, keen, contest for the prizes for the best decorated bicycle. Entries were very numerous and the competitors had put in a lot of work on the machines. First nrize was awarded to Miss Bate, whose bicycle was effectively and appropriately decorated to represent "Comin' thro' the Rye." Second prize fell to Miss )odson, and third prize to Miss, Buttonhole classes were won by Miss Erskine (adult) and Connie McLaren 'children). Good competition resulted in the domestic classes, and the quality of many of the exhibits was excellent. Dhe award s were as follows: —Plate of -akes, Miss Oldham 1, Mrs Xreonard, iunr., h.c. ; seed cake, Miss Barnett x ; plum cake, Miss Ivy Jennings ; eponge -ake, Mrs Dodson; scones, Miss Oldham ; children's cakes, -Mass Eva Barnett; bread, Mrs Howard Weller; butter, Mrs Dencker. . The judges were: —Decorated bicycle and buttonhole, Mrs ¥. H. Richmond-; Jomestic classes, Misses Bell and Uascoigne; competitors, Messrs A. Vod son and W. Barnett. Miss Oldham acted a.9 secretary, and worked hard to make the afternoon a success. The, results of other competitions : CO vards stepping- (men), H. GUI : ladies, Mrs D. Barnett Cigarette race, C. Dodson and •I. Moulder. )bstacle race (men), R. Black ; ladies, L. Gill. Hoop bowling, Grace .-Dodson (men), D. Thompson. Jolf crouuet (menU S. Barnett; ladies, C. Barnett. Trick riding, A. Shain. Case making, Eva Barnett. Hat trimming, C. Barnett. Decorated bicycles, pairs (special prize), teylvia Thompson arid Mina Kerr. ■ - Mr ur. Dodsoii. in declaring the garden partv open, mentioned that £l5O was in hand towards the vicarage fund. It was hoped to increase the sum to ±>AJJ that afternoon. n^n . It i* learnt that about £3o. w as taken at the garden party.

ANNIVERSARY DAY REGATTA. After a lapse of many'years it ha* been decided to 'revive regattas n> Yelson, and the first will be held or Wednesday next. Aniversary Day. Resides the numerous rowing races which, a s a number of outside clubs sire competing, should be enough ir. tbemse'.ves 'to ensure- a large attendonce, there will be provided a diversity of incidental attractions which will undoubtedly sustain interest > ! :om beginning tto end. Extensive have been made to oroide for -l-ho comfort of spectators a*. Mie wharx, and given a line day, it should be no difficulty for many hundreds « f people to put in an erjoyable time afc th'e waterside.