ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13006, 25 October 1905, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

♦ '■ ' OPERA HOUSE. ' The fame of Cleopatra and her weird gnaff act,'and Bonita with her extraordinary shar. shooting, has evidently gone abroad, * there was.no available sitting room at tVaiS Opera Houtie when the curtain rose at tV performance given by Fuller's last nigh' The two principal acts were loudly ap plauded, and even the minor members o) the company were liberally encored. There will be a snake matinee next Saturday, at half-past two. ' i •" " " ,||| '• THE SCHOOLMISTRESS." !<: The performance of Piuero's farcical I comedy, The Schoolmistress," by the Auck- »V>" land Dramatic Society at His -Majesty's ' ' Theatre last; evening, drew » large and appreciative t.udience. The rawness of the ' initial presentation had disappeared, andtlPit the performers entered thoroughly into .theft! spirit of tile piece. Miss Dempsey was welt received in the name part, and Mr Eagle-; • toll's interpretation of the irascible Admiral ■' Rankling whs heartily applauded. The otherperformers did their utmost to provide ma-1 terial for hearty laughter, and their efforts '' 1 were greatly appreciated, the applause -be- 5' - ing most enthusiastic. The. Schoolmis- l:i" tress" will be repeated this evening, and' those who attend may rely upon getting;' two and'a-half hours of genuine fun. (IVX

THE WATKIN MILLS' "ELIJAH" jsli CONCERT. An opportunity of hearing Mr. Watkir 1 , Mills, England's famous oasso, in oratorio! S will be given to-morrow evening, when, in fi conjunction with the Auckland Choral So- Ws- - and Liedortafcl, Mendelssohn's drama- IB tic - oratorio "Elijah" will be given. Mr, Mills will be supported by Miss Edith Kirk' 5? ' wood (soprano), Miss Gertrua? Lonsdale (eon- It? tralto), and Mr. Harold Wilde (tenor). The K quartette lias made an excellent impression C v by its refined singing right through the Aus. \ !'■ tralian and New Zealand tour, and a fin«| : l?s performance may be expected to-morrow evening. Mr. Watkin Mh'ls has ha*, nd ' difficulty in impressing the' fact upon his listeners that he is r most accomplished vocalist. Special arrangements have b;ea made for the comfort of patrols of :h© lower price seats. Early door tickets, r or . which 110 extra charge is made, may obtained at. Messrs. Wildman and Arejs. fK'l These entitle holders to admission fn&:flf seven p.m. to a-quarter-past seven. C*g fi> will run to all parts of the city aftel* te concert. ; <

MISS NANCE O'NEIL. i t! .The box plan for the three performance each of "Magda" and "Elizabeth, Queert. of England," which constitutes the first , week's programme of the Nance O'Neil sea- I'll son, commencing on Saturday evening next, V| will be opened at Messrs. Wiidman and | Arey's at a-quarter to nine this morninp* Uf

BAZAAR AT ONEHUNGA. A bazaar, in aid of the new Catholi® Presbytery at Onehunga, was opened in St. ; !•' Mary's Hall, Onehunga, on Monday evening| 1 last. The Onehunga Town Band gave a! "f programme, which was much appreciated. 1 There were a large number of people pre- • sent. The No. 3 stall is ii the form of am art union, and is in charge of the members lf£: of the H.A.C.B. Society. Ko. P. is a flower i; stall, and is in charge of tin Misses Neville. ; No. 3, the refreshment stall, was very freely'Sf:| patronised. It was in charge of Mesdames Simmonds, Crisp, and Nixoi. No. 4, the f plain stall, was stocked witl children's' gar-||s ments, and was in charge ofMesdames Hot- - chins and Kelly. No. 5, farcy stall, which was in charge of Misses Mulkerc and! ' Kearin, was stocked with faicy work. No. • *£ 6, fancy stall, was in chargi of Mesdaines "$1 Townley and O'Sullivan. Dtring the even-1® ing a musical programme wis gone through fHI by the present and past pupil; of St. Mary's Convent school. The follow/ i 5 the programme Dancing lesson, vent pupils; - Irish jig, Misses Dodgson; Cleaners, con- y vent pupils; duet, "The Greenwood," Misses Tapp and Brennan; tambourine dance, Misses Dodgson; duet, ' Gondolier,'* ~ Misses Simnionds. 1 .

READINGS FROM DICIENS. Mr. Horace H. Hunt gave a 'uost enjoy* able reading at the Y.M.C.A. Hall last evening, from the works of Dicfens. The reading was given in aid of the finds" of the Parnell Orpliars' Home, but thee was nob a large attendance. Tho chair wai occupied by the Mayor (Mr. A. M. Myes). > The readings included selections f'roi, "Pickwick," "Dombey ai.id Son," " Olive Twist," "David Copperfield," and by Boz." Mr. Hunt very skilfully ombihed the pathos and humour of his autbr. For example, after reading some of li. Winkle's experiences, lie followed with fee love- ' ly passages relating to little Paul lombey and his sister by the sea, and finajy the " Rolling River" and the death oi Paul. Then came glimpses of Mr. Bumbe and Mrs. Corney, followed by David Gpper-. field, boy and man, at Yarmouth, aid the double tragedy of the wreck of the schoner, concluding with the 'adventures of theTuggses at Ramsgate. Mr. Hunt proved himself to be a polished elocutionist, pasessing the desirable faculty of retaining the interest and sympathy of his hearers from .the beginning to the end of his readngs, which, excepting a short interval, lastel for two hours. The warm applause which wu given frequently during the evening estified to the pleasure which the audience derived from Mr. Hunt's fine readings. i '

This afternoon the bazaar in connecioa with the Devonport Methodist Church will be opened in the Foresters' Hall; Devonprt, at half-past two o'clock by Mr. A. 0. Caughey. An unusually large and attactive display of plain and fancy goods' in great variety is to be made, and great interest is being taken in the event. lie bazaar will be open to-day and to-morrow. Special features of interest and amusemeit will be introduced each evening, includiig orchestral music, conjuring, and amusiig competitions. The object of the bazaar 8 the liquidation of the debt on the churA and parsonage. . ' * <!.-■

The exhibition of fancy dancing at He Majesty's Theatre to-morrow and Fridar . evenings promises to be the best seen heo ||| for a long time. Mrs. Boult is a believe ? in the maxim, " What is worth doing ii worth doing well," and the public may rely on seeing a first-class performance. Misa Queenie Boult will dance three solos, gaiety dance, skirt dance, and an Eastern snake dance. These dances were invented by Mr». W Boult, and are to be introduced on the Lon- tl don stage. In addition to the dancing Mrs, Boult will give two readings from Kiplinz'l ; rt Flag of England" and "Parting of w* Columns." ft