ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13191, 31 May 1906, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. MR. J. C. WILLIAMSON'S COMIC OPERA COMPANY. The ii'-st three nights oi the season arc announced, and "Princess Ida" was played last night for the lust time.. To-night, the . romantic and beautiful opera, " The Yeomen of the Guard." will Be produced foi one night only. The company created a <iwp impression in this opera on its production ' during their last visit, and the revival is sure | to be greeted with a full house. To-morrow ' (Friday) the ever welcome " Mikado " v i.l ] ; be played, and Auckland playgoers know how well this opera, is fitted to the abilities j ' of the company. The Radium Ballet will be danced this and to-morrow nights for the _ last, time, and on Saturday night, in addition to " Patience," there will he a. specially, arranged concert, in which Misses Dolly Castle*. De Loitte. and Godwin, and Messrs,. Walter Whyte, Ernest Fills, and Henry Bracy, will appear. The particulars will appear in to-morrow's issue.- The box plan is now open. ' OPERA HOUSE. i The programme submitted this week by i .Fuller's Entertainers is drawing good i houses. On Saturday night a. number of t new artistes will appear. The musical _ Bernards (Syd. and Eileen) will give selections on the cornet and trombone. For children, their playing is remarkable. , Little Syd. also performs feats of stlength . on the trapeze. Also Sam. Bernard's . troupe of American performing dogs; Clara ; Keating, a clever serio; and the Powell Sisters, serios and dancers, give popular 1 turns. The )?.-< thre,« TiighT.j of' >iabel ■ Jy::."p /m junced. "THE FATAL WXPL'Vf:." " l'heF&ial Voiding" is Jieadv n. 5: ,ding theme of conversation in theatrical circles and the advent of Messrs. Meynell and Guan's popular company with tI.U successful production is being awaited wi'h keen interest on all sides. So much has beeu read of the wonderful popularity of tin's play that something of unusual excellence Is being anticipated. In this we aie not to be disappointed, as the enthusiastic of the play elsewhere gire ample evidence of its merit. That charm of personality that is bora of professional versatility and the experience of world-wide travelling is admirably blended in theatrical folk, and particularly is this said to be so in the case of Miss May Congdon and Mr. Charles Vane, the two leading stars of the company. During the last six years Miss Congdon has fuffilled a long list of important London engagements, her most recent success being Siimday. in the play of that name. Mr. Vane was originally trained for the army. In 1901 his first real chance came, when, with Miss Ellen Terry, he came under the notice of Sb Henry Irving, and was included in the Lyceum cast. Mr. Vane has also toured in America and South Africa, and at the time of his engagement was appearing as lead with Mr. John Hare's London Company. The musical interludes and the delightful children.'* scenes winch are such imJ portant factors in the play will lie presented by over 30 trained children. The season

1 begins at His Majesty's on Monday next, and a large demand for seats eventuated at Wildmau and Arey's yesterday. i ' OLYMPIA RINK. There was a good attendance at the Olympic Kink yesterday in. spite of the bad weather. To-morrow the chief attraction will be the cl«vei act of Mr. , George Raynor, ! the contortionist. Mi. Raynor is also a clever lamp-balancer, a turn which includes twisting his body in all manner of shapes through rigid steel hoops, and winding up by looping the loop while a lighted lamp is poised on his forehead. 80-STOCK AND WOMBWELL'S CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE. .;-.; - Rostock and Wombwell's novelty circus and menagerie, which open .here on Monday night next, is at present playing to large audiences in Taranaki, and will leave ' New Plymouth on Saturday, arriving at Qnehunga' on 'Sunday morning. The combination is said-to be very complete, and the entertainment provided by the novelty circus company to be really unique. The plan of reserved ' seats is now open at Wildmad and A ray's;-' ' "' ' ANDREW BLACK CONCERTS, j Mr. Andrew* Black, the celebrated baritone vocalist, and .bin talented company jrive their second c<. ■;• :rt to-night at the Choral Hall, and a splendid programme has been arranged. Amongst Mr. Black's items are:—Schumann's Two Grena- ' diers," Ivor-bay's "Shepherd, See Thy Horse's Foaming Mane," Schubert's " Erl ' King," Sullivan's "Ho, Jn'iy Jenkin," and Hatlon's "Simon, the Cellarer.'' Miss Ethel Sinclair and Heir Adolphe Bor.chke will aleo be heard in a complete change of programme, which will be, if possible, more interesting than that submitted at the first concert. Mr. Horace Gleeson ,i-;n u„ a„ :.... .pl. ,• :

r will again be the accompanist*. The box" s plan is at Messrs. Wildman and Arey's, s where tickets for ail parts may be "obi tained. Special tram arrangements are - notified in the advertising columns.