AMUSEMENTS.

Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11864, 19 February 1907, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

THE BESSES, Q'TH' BARN L £ANL> ARRIVE IN nIIbON TO-i)AV CONCERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TO-NIGHT. * Perhaps no attraction baa been looked forward to wi,th guch remarkable desire find keenhefte ag has the approaching season of the finest band in the world, the Royal tfesses o'th' Ba'.n, arid everything points to the season proving the biggest and most Successful efer known io Nelson-,- e^bialiy a 6 tße directors, 3 and N Tait have arrang ied the eagerly wished for open air performance to-morrow afternoon at 2.3Q in Trafalgar Park, and fixed prices at the low fate of is 6d to the ground for adults and Is for children under 14 and Is extra to the stand and enclosure) with an additional 9|xp"enee foroatiTone wishing to reserve Seats, Thele reserved seata will be strictly limited to 200 in number, as they are only arranged to afford comfort to those not able to get to the grounds early. The celebrated band will arrive by the Penguin a little ai,ter ten o'clock and will give their first concert at 2.3Q his .afternoon, when special matinee charges of 3s and 2s will be* made. This afternoon's programme is a magniticeiit one,, and includes Zelandia March, specially composed by Mr owen in honor of the Besses New Zealand tour; Poot and Peasant (Suppe), which met with such enorifiousi sucdesls in, Wellington j a e"oriiefc sold,, by Mr. G Moore; Pirates of Penzance, an euphonium solo by Mr F Berry. "Thou'rt Passing Hence (Sullivan), and a special encore will be "Lead Kindly Light The doors open t about 1.4.7. To-night's programme, includes the celebrated Tannhausei 1 overture, .the tioheiiiian Gii'l> Cavalbria.Jttustic^nai The Geisha, a trombone solo by Mr Lavvson, "The Flight of Ages," etc. The 5s and 3 tickets are to be obtained at Jackson's, and good seats are still to be had. For the open air concert tickets may be obtained from 11 a.m this morning. Given favorable weather, everything points to the open air concert attracting many,, thousands. 'JUhe full prog^amine for : ; tb-niorrow afternoon averting will.be advertised to-iiiorrow. The conceit in Blenheim last night were packed to overflowing. The Mayor has declared a special half-holiday . on Wednesday, so .that all may 1 be able to attend the concert in the open air.