ENTERTAINMENTS AND MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11987, 9 June 1902, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS AND MEETINGS.

I» DIX'S GAIETY COMPANY. The City Hall was packed on Saturday night, when Mr. Dix's company gave the usual , * ■weekly change of programme. Mr. Val Vousden, the clever mimic and impersonator, who made hi 1 ; final appearance, had little difficulty in exciting the risible faculties cf his listeners. His turn was accompanied throughout by constant laughter and frequent applause. ThavAllisons introduced a new song-sketch, in r which their refined aiid original .style of humour caused them to be eminently successful. Their concluding dancing turn was also immensely appreciated. Mr. Ernest Fitts, popular as ever, was roundly applauded for his solo, " My Beloved v Queen," and had to respond to an encore. 'Messrs. Frank Clark and Joe Cowan, comprising in their two selves an excellent team, created roars of laughter in their laughable sketch, ",Tu Jab." Miss Maud Fanning made , a great hit in her coon songs, "My Little Yellow Coon" and Coon's Angels." and Miss Connie Devereux won applause for her rendering of "Doreen." Mr. Miller Fraser sang "My Queen" with success, and Miss Florrie Ranger's serio-comic items found favour. Miss Stella Ranger's soprano solo was another acceptable item. The entertainment concluded with the farce, " Bibs and Bibs," which was heartily lauarhed at. Gallando, the celebrated clay modeller, who appears this evening at the City Hall, is said to be one of the most pronounced successes ever imported from America. Gallando's work }* distinctly novel a's well as artistic, and it W said that his hearty and whole-souled manMr of attacking his task, and the really remarkable and life-like results of apparently a few seconds' work, created the greatest surprise throughout the Commonwealth. 'i OPERA HOUSE. . The Opera House will be opened this even,ng by Mr. William Anderson's dramatic organisation, when the military spectacular sla5 la entitled "The Ladder of Life, or Gor«one tc the Front," will be presented. The Way depicts the repulse of the Afridis by toe gallant Highlanders at the heights of fwgai, and an acrobatic sensation is introduced in the shape of a human ladder. - i Among the scenes introduced are "The Bungiow, Torquay," "The Heights of Dargai," DeTonport Dockyard," "Return of the Gordons," "The Smithy," etc. Dur«J the third act Miss Kathleen Duggan . will sing a stirring song, "Gordons to the Profit." The princinal members of the coin- ' Pony are Messrs. Charles Blake, Laurence Dunbar, Frank Hawthorne, Frank Kois, Godfrey Carr, Walter Dalgleish, John Funis, Uosbie Ward, the three Selvinis, George ; : U>ate3, Misses Fitzmaurice Gill, Helen Fergus, Maizic Maxwell, Hilda Fraser, Kathleen Gladys Hughes, Patience Hughes, : -and others. A full brass band, Highland K Pipers, and a large number of trained auxiliaries have been engaged for this production. , .Early door tickets for all parts of the theatre . -V ; : may be obtained at Carter's confectionery, opposite the theatre. The box plan i 3 at "ildman and Lyell's. ;■ - ; -v' WIRTH'S CIRCUS. The new amphitheatre in Custom-Street erected for Wirth Brothers will be opened 1 W-night. The Messrs. Wirth Brothers will celebrate the occasion with a grand fete *"ght, giving a free display of fireworks be- . fore the performance. The entertainment : ''self is designed to outdo anything yet given "J these celebrated circus proprietors. The Programme include;, several turns not seen ""ore in Auckland. The Valdares, champion cyclists, will appear after an absence of Wu , years, and Messrs. Tom Powers, Alio, ■■■:.■ *amoni, and the Sisters Val will make their

2& KHZ Ynd^ra^T 1 T, mpany ° f The seatJnVnf \\ ri i ined Wlld animals, featureaLuorv h f is a special 2500 person! anZ, >1 * Vm &. built to hold can wdtnes,thi •* dt ' eSS circl °- ""ere patrons Ljell, and Arey's at ten o'clock this morning: ROWLEY'S WAXWORKS. Du^bTS S B„)l /XWOrks exhibition, held in if vilif Bl , u,< ?»ng». attracted large numbers eveS LtT* Saturday afternoon «3 eve n? ,h t S ' ° ***** was the rush in the MrTX,vJ Gma found it necessary about f a : quarter to eight o'clock to close l d " for .«veral minutes »<> allow of some of those inside leaving the building beshow, mn ? ~ thoP ' Th *fiPTOsffiiS-v-arietv atlract<?d * 'of of attention, and the variety programme provided pleased the numerous amusement-seekers. For to-night a baby show is announced, entries being confined to infants under 12 months. A handsome perambulator is to bo the prize. MELBOURNE SIMULTANEOUS MISSION. noon the Y.M.C.A. Rooms yesterday afternoon Mr. H. G. Blackie gave a deeply interesting account of the " Great Simultaneous Mission in Melbourne." He traced the history of the work to a weekly gathering of ministers, who met for years in the vestry of Oollms-street Church. The unity of the churches was a remarkable feature of tho mission All denominations laboured in the spirit of love. Missioners from all the States took part m giving addresses in halls and tents in 50 centres around and in Melbourne buch a movement had never before been witnessed. The crowds attending the meetings were immense, many of the tents and buildings being inadequate to hold the people, Ine principal missioners were the Rev Dr Towey, Mr Ceil, and Mr. Alexander, and the work of each was described. Mr. Blackie hoped that the missioners might be enabled to visit New Zealand. Mr. C. E. Button presided, and intimated that the Sunday afternoon class for young men would be continued next week. THEOSOPHY. Last night Mr. S. Stuart lectured in the Theosophical Society's hall on "Thought and its Effects. Mr. Stuart said it had been conclusively proved by the aid of mesmerism, now no longer ridiculed as fraud, that the thought of ono brain could positively affect other minds for good or for evil, and so, be said, one could help others, could elevate humanity more by simply thinking than by any deed one could perform. He also spoke of the reactionary effect of thought, giving it as a true saying that "Curses,' like chickens, come borne to roost." Whatever good or evil we might accomplish by our thought would, he said, eventually and inevitably re-act upon our own character and oui own life. An interesting discussion followed. There were + he usual musical items, amongst them a pianoforte solo (Beethoven).