EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4295, 2 March 1901, Page 5

EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS

At tho Theatre Royal last night tin. Dix Gaiety Company repeated its entertaining programme before a large .indicium. Mr Arthur Hahn again arouv cd enthusiasm by bis singing of highclass songs. The. dances of Musses Lontun and Boyd were neat and clever, and their songs were rcdcma-ndotl in each instance. Mr Frank Clarke up held his reputation as a dark-hued. com edian, and tho remaining members o. the- company performed their allottee parts satisfactorily. This evening a new prpgrainmo will he submitted, auc the Rattorson. Bros, will make their last appearance.

Tho variety faro now being provided by the Culler Bijou Company at the Chora! Hall is meeting with public favour, judged by the largo audience-, which nightly assemble at that homo ol mirth. Mr Fred Bluett, continues to ran k high among sfc:«£o inimorijsts, aau the .Misses JoliusUm aiul Lyin;. j)leascc. all bytbeir excellent singing of ballads. A new pregram.mo wiii ho presented this evening. A concert and dauco took place in theSchoolroom,. Brccikiya, lasi, evening, n aid of tho school piano fund. There was; a. good attendance, and a capita; programme- ol music- was rendered by Miss E. Lusty. Messrs H. E. Prico (the head teacher), A. Smith and T. Wilkes. Kccitatious ai.,l readings were also given by Messf-s ,1. Hopkirk and T. Brown. Messrs Price and Platt accompanied the singers, aim the latter also supplied the music lor the dance. Mr J. Hopkirk presided over the gathering. IN'orthcoto’s Pepper’s Ghost Company repeated its performance of Dickens's “Christmas Carol,” at the Opera. House, last night, in. tho presence' of a good audience. The miscellaneous portion of the programme was as popular as ever. I o-jiigj.it ‘The Flying Dutc.lirn.au.” founded on the stdry of the phantom ship, will bo produced with spectral cf-