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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4218, 26 September 1874, Page 1

Amusements. m H E A T R E ROYAL. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY. Stage Manager Mr. A. L. Ingles. UNDER VICE-REGAL PATRONAGE. IMMENSE SUCCESS OF MARTHA! AND THE GREAT RICHMOND PAIR SCENE. THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING, 26Hi September. By general request of nu unable to gain admission, vm ue repeweu Flotow's celebrated Opera of MARTHA! Lady Harriet Miss Alice May. Cast of Characters. Sir Tristan. Mr. H. Vernon. Lionel... Mr. Henry Hallam. "ret Mr. C. H. Templeton. Bf Mr. Levison. ChAEACTEKS IN THE FAIR. The Fat Boy Mr. A. L. Ingles. The Thin Boy ... Mr. Wilkinson. Trench Clown ... Mr. Brigg Jear Master Fi The Nigger Mr. Cris; Other characters by the Comj. Nancy Miss E. A.: Lady Harriet Miss Alice May. With the celebrated ~ _ RICHMOND PAIR SCENE, As in the Good old days of Queen Anne. Incidental to the Opera, Miss Alice May ■will sing "The Last Rose of Summer," and will also introduce in the second act the celebrated Scotch ballad, "Robin Adair." By Special desire, Miss Alice May will sing " She wore a wreath of Roses." In active preparation, and will shortly be produced with great splendor, Gounod's masterpiece of FAUST! Splendid scenery by Mr. J. S. Willis and assistants. Grand dresses, appointments, and effects. Full band, grand choius, and corps de ballet. Conductor—Mr. G. B. Allen, Mus. Bac. Oxon. Leader—Mons. Fleury. Box office at Mr. J. Berger's music warehouse, where plan of theatre can be seen and seats secured. MILLION PRICES. Circle (reserved) ... ... ... 4s. Doors open at 7.30, opera to commence at eight o'clock. Carriages may be ordered for 10.45. MR. M. L. RAPHAEL, General Agent. Meetings, &c. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. ESTALISHED 1849. FIFTH QUINQUENNIAL INVESTIGATION. NOTICE is hereby given that a SP.'"" T A T MEETING of the members of the Soci= v „» be held at the principal office, 98, Pitt Street, Sydney, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of WEDNESDAY, the 30th day of SEPTEMBER, 1874, for the purpose of declaring the result of the Fifth Quinquennial Investigation of the assets and liabilities of the Society. Dated at Sydney this 19th day of August, 1874. By order of the Board. ALEXANDER J. RALSTON, Secretary. Art Unions, &e. m R A N S. I T OF VENUS. Apply at R. W. I. CARVER'S, Opposite Bank of New Zealand. TO COME OFF WITHOUT DELAY, AN ART UNION, One hundred and fifty members at a Guinea. I.—Collard and Collard piano, 7 octaves, 75 guineas. 2.—Astronomical telescope, 3Jin. object glass, by Troughton and Simms, 50 guineas. 3.—Three oil paintings, copies after Rembrandt, 25 guineas. The fortunate winner of the piano will possess one of Collard's gems. The lucky winner of the telescope can indulge in the aerial delight of observing the wonders of the many celestial bodies, or the ■ of the paintings will take away „„„:„, „.. «„„„„„„ „f i>„™i,™ ndt ' a early for shares. TMPOR T A N T JAMES BERGER'S ART UNION, 1874. By desire, there has been included in the list of prizes in this Art Union, A MAGNIFICENT UPRIGHT GRAND PIANOFORTE, by Collard and Collard, trichord throughout; value 85 guineas. There are also 299 other valuable prizes, amongst which are a capital English Harmonium, Cabinets of Games, a few choice Pictures in frames, and a number of elegant and useful articles and fancy goods of all descriptions. The number of subscribers has been increased to 300 at One Guinea. ALL PRIZES AND NO BLANKS. The whole now on view. JAMES BERGER, Lambton Quay. SIXTEEN LARGE WATER-COLOR DRAWINGS, Framed and glazed, from original sketches of the Hot Springs, Lakes Rotomakana and Taupo, Mount Cook, the Glaciers, &c, by the Hon. William Fox, M.H.R. 100 TICKETS, £1 EACH. The proceeds to be devoted to the Temperance Hall Bazaar Fund. Tickets may be obtained from Mr. F. H. Fraser, Manners Street, and at Mr. E. Anderson's Store, Willis Street, where the Drawings are on view. Education. ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL. FOURTH QUARTER, 1874. Pupils are requested to RE-ASSEMBLE on THURSDAY, October 1, at the usual hou?. T. A. BOWDEN, B.A.