ENTERTAINMENTS AND MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11975, 26 May 1902, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS AND MEETINGS.

THE CINQUEVALLI SEASON. A i Mr. Harry Rkikards' No. 1 Vaudeville Company concluded a most successful nine nights' season at the Opera House on Saturday, when all parts of the house were again packed with amusement-seekers. Cinquevalli's wonderful juggling feats were as usual the feature of the entertainment, and were greatly marvelled at. Madame Yeamans-Titus, the inimitable mimic, also met with a most flattering reception, and other members of the company contributed their full quota to a most enjoyable programme. A matinee .performance was given in the afternoon, and was well attended. DIX'S GAIETY COMPANY. The usual weekly change of programme at the City Hall attracted a large audience , on Saturday night. Miss Molly Bentley made herself popular as usual with her ballads. Air. Frank Clark introduced a number of fresh gags, and kept the audience highly amused. His farce, Deranged," was also very laughable. Miss Stella Ranger's soprano solos met with cordial appreciation, the singer being recalled. Mr. Cunning's conjuring tricks, by their novelty and deceptive nature, produced a good impression. Harvey and Morris also scored heavily in their bright duologue entertainment, Mr. Harvey's imitations being notably clever. Mr. Miller Eraser had to respond to imperative encores for his well-rendered tenor solos. The wire-walking and globe-rolling feats of Madame Adele Libra were well liked, whilst Miss Florrie Ranger was successful m her serio-comic contributions. Mr. Ernest Fitts, the popular baritone, secured hearty rounds of applause for his fine rendering of "A Letter From the Front,"a sequel to "Dolly Gray," and had to respond to the encore. Mr. P. R. Dix specially, announces for to-morrow night the first appearance in Auckland of the Alisons (dames and Alice), two noted vaudeville singers, specialty dancers, and sketch artists. WIRTH'S CIRCUS. Wirth Bros' Circus and Menagerie attracted another large audience on Saturday evening at the Freeman's Bay reclamation. The many and varied exhibitions of circus skill and daring elicited most spontaneous approval, more particularly the tiger act, which in itself'is well worth seeing, and held the intense interest of the spectators. A matinee on Saturday afternoon drew a, large'audience, and it' was -evident that the children were thoroughly delighted with what they saw. There will be a complete change of programme this evening, when several clever and novel acts will be introduced, including boxing ponies, serial and gymnastic feats, and six brumby horses in military drill and evolutions. The clowns mil also provide new "business." Miss Edith Wirth is also announced to make her first appearance this season. THEOSOPHY. ; Last night, in the Theosopliical Society's Hall, Mr. F. M. Parr lectured to a very good audience on "Death." Mr. Parr gave an account of that process which is called death, from the theosophieal standpoint, dealing with the different states after death, the temporary hell, where man gel* rid of all lower desires before passing on to the higher planes on which he passes the greater part of the interval between one life and the next. He spoke of the glory and < beauty of those higher planes, and the in-• tense bliss which ' man experiences there, having temporarily left behind with the lower nature all that could vibrate to pain and suffering. , An interesting discussion followed. ■ ■