ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13454, 3 June 1907, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE.

Dttuvno■'the last month or so the Keating ' accommodation at the Opera House has' • proved totally inadequate for the demand ' made upon it, with the result that on Saturday night hundreds had to be refused admission. There is little doubt that the popularity of the Fullers as caterers of vaudeville entertainments is firmly established in Auckland. On Saturday night, the occasion of their weekly change of programme, the Opera House was packed before eight o'clock. The programme in-'' cluded very few special items, but was- ' from start to finish good and full of variety.. Very few artists were passed over without an encore being demanded. All tho artists appearing in the first part of the .pro- V gramme are well known, and many of them had previously established themselves in tho favour of patrons of the Opera House. Tho comic items were in the capable hands , of Messrs. Bob Lloyd and Ted Stagpoole, while the serio and dance turns were entrusted to Misses .Nelly Power, Stella and '" May Lewis, and Miss Doris Baker. Miss Amy Blackic was again the balladist of. the first part. In the other part of the programme Raleigh and May made ; their first appearance in a comedy wire act. ' Their/, turn was full of merit, and while one . v|j showed considerable ability' on the loose wire, the other excelled in funnyisms. Mr. ; . Slade Murray, the comedian-vocalist, who made his Reappearance, was successful. " Beck," the lightning sketch-artist, was again well received. He painted two oil paintings upside down in five minutes, and also painted an attractive picture, a representation of the battle of Tsushima. ■ Mr. VaL ; Nowton, the favourite baritone, was accorded a good hearing in his illustrated songs. The. Melbourne Meistersingers . ' made their reappearance after an absence of " a few mouths in a musical military; sketch. ; Their singing was as good as ever, while v their, turn, generally speaking, was a decided improvement upon their previous j. , efforts at the Opera House. They received much well deserved applause. A triple coon song and dance by the Lewis Sisters and Doris Baker was exceedingly good and clever. They sang "Good-night, Mv Little Daffodil," and were encored. . Their dancing was neat and attractive. The Stagpooles (Alec, Ted, and Madge) appeared in a comedietta, "The New Waiter," which sent the audience into shrieks of laughter. These " artists are having a very successful • season, and their sketch this week should prove an attraction. Miss Lucy Lsvinia, as usual, had' to respond a couple of times to the demands of the audience. She sang, " I'm Not Going to Marry You" and "Its No Use Your Knocking at tha Door." At different periods of the entertainment the Warwick bioscope provides humorous and :. (interesting pictures. The programme will be repeated each evening this week, and should draw Large crowds.

Y.M.C.A. SOCIAL EVENINGS. On Saturday, at the Young Men's Christian Association Rooms, another of the fortnightly social musical evenings was held, when the following programme was provided : —Selections by the Y.M.C.A. Orchestra (conductor, Mr. England); violin duet, Messrs. Jaques and Heath; trombone solo; Mr. Finlav; pianoforte solos, Mr. England; vocal "items, Messrs. J. Mitchell, R. Salt, Hill, England, and F. E. Car}'. Mr. England acted as accompanist.

Mr. M. Marcus, who arrived yesterday by the . Zealandia from the South to make arrangements for Messrs. J. and N. Tait's for the coming attractions in New Zealand received a cablegram from Australia on his arrival stating that the opening concert in Melbourne of Miss Marie Hall, the famous violinist e, was a great artistic success. The Town Hall, Melbourne, was crowded to its utmost capacity b\- an enthusiastic • audience: Miss Marie Hall will make her New Zealand debut in Auckland early in July.