ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5374, 6 September 1904, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. Tho Williamson Comedy Company repeated at the Opera House last night the comedy entitled “His Excellency the Governor.” The dialogue sparkles with Wit, and the verve with xvhich the company endows the enactment of the comedy compensates for what the play lacks in incident. Miss Rose Musgrove played with verve and ability iu the part of Stella de Gex, and Mr Wilfred Draycott as his Excellency n-as highly successful. The piece will be repeated this evening. HIS MAJESTY’S. "The Uessexns” completed their Wellington season with the Fuller Entertainers at His Majesty’s Theatre last night. The popularity of these wondex-ful nerfoimera was attested by a exowded audience. All the other membei’s of the company performed with success, and "The Swifts” received an especially cox--dial welcome for their pex-formance of the one-act play “Sweet Clover." There was a very lax-ge audience.- Sir Joseph Wai-d and party were present. DIX’S GAIETY COMPANY. There was a lax-ge audience at the Theatre Royal last evening. The English Cathedral Choristers re-appeared, and scored a decided success. Miss Alice Layton received vociferous applause for her solos, and had to i-espond to a double rocall. Mr Carden Wilson, in his imitations of footlight favourites, was enthusiastically received. Mr Jay W. Winton created merx-iment with his ventriloquialism. Air Percy Denton had a good reception. Next Friday night Miss May Moore Duprez, of London, will make her first appearance in New Zealand. PADEREWSKI, A crowd of people waited in front of the Dx-esden Company’s office for over an hour in the rain yesterday morning for the opening of the family circle plan for the Paderewski recitals. Notwithstanding tho fact that barHcades bad been erected, there was danger that the Dresden Company’s windows might be broken, and the police had to intervene. In -less than an hour ‘nearly every half-gninoa scat on tho plan was booked for both recitals. Three hundred pounds was taken in a little over an hour. By noon only two of the half-guinea seats for the first concert x-emained nntaken, and a lax-ge number of people were disappointed through being unable to hook. In response to urgent requests the honorary rex>resentative here telegraphed to Air Lommone at Whakarexvarewa to see if any further seats could be offered at half-a-guinea, and late last night a reply was received to the effect that some seats in the back stalls could be reserved to meet this demand. These seats can be booked to-day at the Dresden Company’s office. Already 1038 scats have been reserved at a gxx'inea and ha!f-a-gninea, Applications are daily coming in from the country, so that early booking on the part of people in W'ellington who wish to hear the famous pianist is necessary. A few guinea seats in the dross circle, and a number of guinea seats in the stalls are still available. M. Paderewski and his party spent yesterday amongst the wonderful sights of Rolorna and Wlxakarewarowa; and were delighted with all they saw.

PLORENCE MENKMEYEB. On Thursday evening, in the Salvation Army Citadel. Vivian street. Miss Menkmeyer will give a pianoforte and vocal recital in aid of the Salvation Army charities. There was an excellent attendance at the weekly meeting of the Catholic Young Men’s Literary and Debating Society last evening. Impromptu speaking was indulged in by all members present. The annual gymnast’c competition for the Wallace and Gibson Cnp will be held at Mr Harrison’s gymnasium this evening. The London "Stage” states that Mies Annie Russell has arranged to make a tour of sixteen weeks through Australia, commencing in the spring of 1903. Andrew Mack, another American star, will also play in Australia next season.