EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4293, 28 February 1901, Page 5

EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS

01 Dickens’s “Christmas Carol 1 ' the public never t-ccin.s to weary. Indeed, it will be a bad day for the world if it ever does grow tired' of that simple, beautiful' story. As a. tale told at a. winter fired do. or dramatised and presented with startling effects in the way of mysterious apparitions, as it is by the Popper's Ghost Company at the Opera. Hohso just now, it is very at. tractive. The performance of the “Carol" was- received with frequent expressions of approval last night by a capital a udicucjn. The miscellaneous portion of the programme continues to be popular. The entertainment will bo' repeated to-night. The Dix Gaiety Company had another targe audience at the Theatre Royal last night. Tho -whole of the programme was well received, and tho turns of tho Mij.st-fi -io-'d, and Loaton met with special favour. There was .an enthusiastic audience at the Choral flail lasi evening to witness the performance of the Fuller Bijou Company. The vagaries of Mr Fred BUa-tc. were heartily enjoyed, and the ballads of the Misses Johnston and Lynn vi“o redeuia-nded. Air George, Williamson, an end-man, made a. good impression on his first appearance. An interesting concert, . which was most successfully carried out, was given by Mr and Mrs C. P. Pov.des in (ho seamen in port last evening at the Missions te hleamen’s Had. The men keenly entered into the spirit of the entertainment, and eagerly demanded encores in almost every case. Refreshments were handed round by the performers. led liy the hostess. Tim chair was take:! by Mr J. Moore, who gave a tempertnivo. address on “‘Shaky.’’ The efforts of the following were most favourably received :—Mesdamo* Powlcs and Gillen, Misses Powh--, Smith, R. Richmond nnd Messrs Powlcs. Bominerville, Rd-jour, Thompson, Williams (DroiaKlM-'b Blake, Riley and Chalmers (P.-i’.-oh.-b Elc-. ca. seamen signed the ME-d-.ms’ pledge.