ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12698, 28 October 1904, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE.

THE patronage of Fuller's Empire Company, at the Opera House, shows no sign of waning. /. Every Item in the first part was well received last night, and every item was encored. Mr. Will Stevens, gave no less than five songs, and Miss Gertrude; Eraser's expresslra bwllad singing was very greatly appreciated. The Musical Johnstons were loudly applauded for their extremely clever and artistic- . xylophone performance, and Mr. Denis Carney again caused shrieks of laughter with his address on " Man." The Nitwits' • pretty . sketob, " Major Bourke, H.M.5.," was as well reoelved as it war capably acted. The performance all through was one at (she Empire Company's best. This evening the Nawrts produce " One Touch of Nature," and to-morrow Miss Ivy Nlcholls, a new serio and dancer, and Mies Eileen Capel, a very clever juvenile, will make their first appearance. HIS MAJESTY'S. There was again a crowded house at His Majesty's last evening, a flattering testimony to the all-round excellence of the Bickards Vaudeville Company. It Was Impossible to single out any item for special comment, all being most cordially received. There will be a complete change or programme this evening, when Will Van Allen, the musical tramp, will introduce several new numbers into his entertainment. There will only be two more perfcrmatlcsn after to-night. To-morrow there will be a matinee performance, when the same programme as presented in the evening will be 'given. , ■ ;. THE WOODS-WILLIAMSON DRAMATIC COMPANY. . , ' On Tuesday next " The Garden of Lies" will be staged for the first tone in the colonies, by the Woods-Williamson Dramatic Company, a His Majesty's Theatre. The pit? .I* «£ ° m 11 .dramatic romance in five acts. he cflsfc ™ u J" interpreted by the fuil strength of the £ ,m ? ft ?*' i ana It is announced that special attention will »'" PSS lio the dressing and mounting. The bos plan 3?" lie open this morning at Messrs. Wildman, Lyefl, and Arey's. Last night great enthusiasm prevailed at the final rehearsal for Mr. Hill's concert, which takes place at the Choral Hall to-night, and music-lovers may expect a great treat. Tho new composition of Mr. Hill's, entitled " Tangi," and the duet from " Hinemoa," in the hands of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Hodges, should prove attractive features.