ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14018, 25 March 1909, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

WIRTH'S CIRCUS. '.■;■--. -S; The wonders-of Wirth's now .Continental • v, ;> circus and mammoth collection "of. animahV were revealed to another delighted'•' audience in the Lower Domain last night, ' Great interest centred in the great' Polar V,'-? j hear'and the lordly giraffe, which is the ; ' ! first animal of its kind to enter the Do- ; • minion, while the ring events, provided , a ; " fascinating entertainment. ... The acrobatic;is > display was' exceptionally well done, and ; v | tho whole performance: was a-grand .deWy.;:',- | monstration of successful animal training. V The splendid condition of the. horses calls for special comment. It is, announced that,.. ; | • the i menagerie will be open each | afternoon, and that' a special matinee will be held 01 . Saturday, the season closing that night. "TWO LITTLE .SAILOR BOYS.- - '■'■ There was again a good attendance at Hi» ; . Majesty's Theatre- last 'night, when the Mey- . ' nell and Gunn Company repeated th« ■', strenuous drama,' "Two Little" Sailor Boys." . ] As on previous occasions ; the - piece ' received;" hearty applause, being palpably to the taste||!|| of.' those in front It will be staged "for the last time to-night, and will be followed to- ■ morrow and Saturday > nights by a revival of': ,: } " The Little Breadwinner." *- - ■ : ; . *"*"*' ■ .'•>, '; FULLER'S WIDE WORLD PICTURES, -f J p Another i large K audience si the Opera I House last" night testified to the popularity" i of this , entertainment. '• The picjAWs were j as - usual *; almost j flickerless, an J; many of them are splendid works of the photographic art. The pictures of travel aru of great interest, while ? anv instructive one, "Biscuitmaking," is very interesting, showing the process in different stages, the mixing of . ■ the ingredients, the rolling, of the dough, ~ i the baking, :,and finally the eating The. '• manufacture J and icing of .wedding cakes are also i shown.; Little ) Jessie Orhond; was r agwtt very successful in her. singing,of -"'Daddy." TTVOLI THEATRE. . " A fairly large audience assembled at the ,r>.?!l Tivoli Theatre last night to greet the : new programme of ? pictures. ": A fine picture war that of continental naval manoeuvres,; es-,; < pecially the film showing the firing of * torpedo, and its subsequent striking of * vessel. • Other; pictures, humorous and other* wise, which evidently pleased the audienoe, jj. v i,| .Were, those of "The Conscientious . Musician,' j|&fl "For'a Wife's Honour," and "Living Reflections," the latter being really 'of'a most original and mirth-provoking turn. To-night the same programme will be repeated." ; . ,^. r ',: ' ■- •■- - - THE MALLINSONS' FAREWELL. . "-■ .. ■ ■■„■•■ • ■,■• ■■ • • .■-■• • 4 . fflsm '] The i\ highly-enjoyable - ;i . song V J recitals WM Auckland of Mr. and ; Mrs. Albert,- Mallinson were ■' concluded iby ; a delightful enter* tainment -yesterday afternoon at the Choral Hall. There was a very satisfactory at-, , tendance, and the artistic > rendering of a , full • programme of, happily-selected tongs : was' appreciated to the full. ' Mrs. Mallinson sang by request "A Blood-red Ring, and was • enthusiastically V recalled. Similarcompliments were paid , on • frequent occasions during the recital. ROYAL PICTURES. )• Good business is the;"order of the day at the Royal Albert Hall. The present, Vto-Jmi ■ gramme !~ can ' only be.■;shown >; for two u mor* nights, : and -on Saturday an entire ; eharigo will be made.at the usual weekly matinee. CLEMENT WRAGGE LECTURES. ; ; ' The versatile weather expert, Mr. Clenwnf •L. Wraggc, will give the first of: his sen«*l«|i| ; scientific entertainments at the Choral ';sL*u|pj| :this evening, entitled " A "Voyage l'hria'Sa^g the Universe." The entertainment embraoei the latest photographs and pictures of ~aß'trQ»Sg nomical subjects from tho leading observatories of the world, including a flight through space;"" with pictures of our % fellow^P^^HiSi giant: sunstorms, the birth and 'd<-ath|jaj^ 'worlds;' all treated in -an attractive ' form, and •- illustrated ■by: lantern ;■ slides."-" ■ KetorW^g seats may be obtained at Wildmm *«•<» "Arey's. ! , m V''' :'■:'■,■■:'-.::■ ■: ■ •:■;" :: v " ; :."', : :. : ' :"k\ ','■'■ vi*#is|%lfi The Auckland Mounted Rifles Militarj Band will play a choice programme on the rotunda, Devonport, this evening, commeno •<, ing at eight o'clock. . I i ■ ■ < • ■■■ •••■ - ' ■" i ■ t ' > ,j...y