• Amusements. | DBINCESS THEATRE. ;, Under the direction of 5, Messrs WILLIAMSON & MUSGROVE. j> Business Manager Mr Pkte Hughis. I Treasurer Mr Bbbt lloyle. j. ■■louring Manager Mr J. St. Clair. » 'i Curtain rises This Evening at 7.45 sharp. j BOX OFFICE AT B EGG'S. FIFTH NIGHT, f EXCITEMENT STILL INCREASING. [ THEATREGOERS AND NON-THEATRE- ' GOERS ARE ALIKE IMPRESSED • f With Wilson Barrett's Noble Play, f THE j SIGN ■ | THE SIGN OF THE CROSS. f THE ' CROSS. . ■ . ■ : . I "What this Christianity is I know not; but J this T know—thai if it makes many such women j as Mercia, Rome—nay, the whole -world—will 1)9 | the better and the purer for it." '~ . , ■ | THE SIGN OF THE CKOSS. ' ; "Is it her faith makes her so beautiful f Or i does she beautify her faith? What is faith? J I would give much to know." " « THE SIGN OF THE CROSS! f "Enough! I am Ciesar—Nero! and bave § power nver life and death. I have decided, bhe » ia a'Christian, and she dies—and diss thiß day. t THE SIGN OF THE CROSS. v '■ Mr Julius Knight as Marcus Superbuj •> Miss Ada Ferrar as Mercia { * •<, ' Complete' Chorus and Orchestra under the- ? diwtion of Mr George Hall. , j Gorgeous Costumes. \ Magnificent Scenery by Messrs Geo. and J. Gordon and John Hennixgs. Produced under the Stage Direction of Messrs W. F. Hawtrey and Caleb Porter. Box Plan at Bege's. Day Sales at Jacobs s. PRICES—Dress Circle. ss; Stalls, 33; Pit, One Shilling. Early Door (to Pit only) Sixpence extra, from 6.30 to 7.30. Entrance High street. .__ AGRICULTURAL . H A"L L,, j SATURDAY, Ist, and MONDAY, 3rd JAN. ' THE PREMIER HOLIDAY ATTRACTION. ', The Favourite Author-actor, , I BARRIE "itL/STARSOHEL, •; ARRIF. ItIaRSCHEL, j Supnnrted by the Popular ! T>OYAL • ' VkRAMATIC /SOMPANY. | -IioYAL UIIAMATIC COMPANY. ] (Ircat Fir3t Production, j HUMARTRE mANTWHA UMAKIRE 1 ANIWHA • (The Beautiful Devil). NEW and BEAUTIFUL SCENF.RY, Special from the Brush of Mr Barry Ja<;gerS. j Dunedin on Jubilee JJight—Sawyers' Bay—Great I Sensation .Scene—Forbury Racecourse: The '. j. Race for the Cup. POPULAR PRICJCS-2S and Is. Day Sales at Jacobs's. ' 31d rnKB GAELIC SO CIBXY. j ' The MONTHLY MEETING ot the Gaelic Society will be held in the Oddfellows' HalL Staart street, on' MONDAY EVENING, 3rd January, 1898/ at S o'clock. COMMITTEE MEETING, 7.30. WM. MACLEOD, 3ld ' ' Hon. Sec. - Sporting. ALEDONIAN SOCIETY OF OIAGO. ] ANNUAL GATHBRIN/Gi [ '. JANUARY 1 and 3, IS9B. SOCIETIES' GROUNDS, KENSINGTON. ' • £W> GIVEN IN PRIZES. S\ ADMISSION* \ Grand Stand, 2s; Grounds, J& \ RUNNING, "WALKING . .'^ W.JEI2S 0 0 \ BAGPIPE MUSIC -- M *' .«. 36 0 0 . t WRESTLING .«««.?—**» 0 \ CYCLING „ ~. —< ,~ 75 0 0 \ DANCING «. — 50 0 0 J1 HAMJIER, CABKR, BALL <» M 14 ft 0 VAULTING ■ „ ~ .*• «. .13 0" 0 \ QUOITING... „ « * »- f N ,1 For details see prosframmes, which will be fot- ;■ warded on application to the Secretary. Entries \ for Running and Walking. CLOSE at tha ' j Society's Office, 27 Rattray street, at 5 p.m. oa j SATURDAY, ISth December; Cycling at 5 p.m. on "FRIDAY,'24th December. Entries for all other' events will CLOSE on THURSDAY, 50th % December, at S p.m. Entry maney for the Caledonian and Dunedin — | Handicaps 2s 6d for each distance, all other events 2s 6d. Youths' Running and Walking Is. : Proßrattimes can be "obtained from the Directors or at the Society's Office, Rattray street. • \ la addition 'to the splendid programme-of j sports, side shows of every description will be oa { the ground. , • • | All Entries Kust be Paid ott^rbefore- 30th | DECEMBER. . '^^ ] 13a . Secretary^ ] /^IAGO CYCLING CLUF. j GRAND ANNUAL CYCLING CARNIVAft; \ To he held on the j5 CALEDONIAN GROUNDS " " \- Ou JANUARY 8. '! Greate3t Gathering of Cycling Champions-ani j ' Exponents of Path.Racing ever held-in' h Dunedin. f Do Not Miss Seeing t BARKER (Present Holder of All New Zealand , Records) ">. And »! CLARKSON (the Great Christchurcli SprinterJ, * Entries from All Parts of New Zealand. % •ENTRIES CLOSE for ALL EVENTS 10-DAY, »> December 30. ■ ' 30d t: — —" (- Coaches and 'Buses. - ;i . _______—— ,t EOYAL MAIL LINE •OF COACHES . \ > — " 4 PALMERSTON to NENTHORN, through t MACRAES and MOONLIGHT. \ Leave I'almerston for Nentliorn, via IDnnriae^ < MaCTaes, and MooaliEht, every Monday; WodneSv. { day, and Friday at 11.15 a.m.; Returning from * t .- Ne'nthorn Tuesday, Thiiraclay, and Saturday at 13 | noon, resting Palmerston at 5 p.m. * . } ieave Palraerston for Morrißon's, via Dunbncir, f ■Waihemo,'and Green Valley, on Thursdays, at 11 ■ a.m.; returning from Morrison's on Fridays at.B -i a.m., reaching Palmerston at 12.30 p.m. s JAMKS CHALLIS- Proprietor* f Head Office : Erapira Stables, Palmerston. f ROYAL MATL COACH TO HIGHCLIPP ! AND SANDYMOUNT. f Leaves Saudyrnount at 8.30 a.m. every Tuesday,' \ ■Tlmrsdayi audSaturday; returning from Dunediu { 'at 3 p.m. . 5. FAIIES: From Sandytnaunt, 6d single; 2s 6i3 I raturn. • From Highcliff. Is each way. HARRY CROSS, Proprietor. Jeffs's Criterion Stables, 24j y Moray place. j EOYAL MAIL LINE OF COACHES 1 , (COBIi&CO.*, s ■ Tlie aliov* Line of Coaeneff leave Lawrence fat j Roxburpii, Clyde, Cromwell. Queenstown, and all { intermediate places every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, on arrival of first train from Dunedin, returning on the alternate days. For Roxburgh and intermediate places daily. I^eave Kckonga for Hamiltonß, Kyeburn, Naseby, \ and St. liathans on Mondays, Wednesdays, and | Fridays at 12.30 p.m. j and; St. Bathans for Clyde 3 and intermediate pl»ces on Tuesdays, Thursdays i: and Saturdays st 8 a.m.•■■: ■ f. Leave Clyde for St. Bathans and intermediate !■ places on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at f 12 noon; and St. Bathanß for Kyeburn and Hyde i on Ttiesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 5 a.m. t Kokonga to Naseby daily, connecting with trains , ■ arriving at Dunedin at ti.s p.m.; connecting at rHyde with trains leaving Dunedin at 6.40 a.m. 5 Full particulars f m Thomas Coob end Son, Dunedin, »nd from a H. CRAIG-*OO. V . Head Office: Fnl street, Lawiaaob ! i I j
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 10999, 31 December 1897, Page 1
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