The Opera House.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5258, 14 May 1895, Page 2

The Opera House.

The Cunard Family opened their season at the Opera Houee last evening. The entertainment provided was a very good one, and deserved a better houße than that which witnessed it. Each iteoa was greeted with loud applause, and nearly every vocal and musical selection was encored. Perhaps the ohief feature of tho programme wa3 the cabinet trunk trick of Professor Cunard, in which he mystifies bis audience by putting one of his daughters into a huge trunk which has bjen Becvr^d and roped by a committee, Sand then releasing her therefrom, withcub unlocking it or tampsring with it in any way. He also doe 3 a number of very clever trick? .and, ill new?.;, several of wh'icK havendt ba«n sfeen here before. The rest of the entertainment consists o? songs, dancea and instrumental items by members of the family. Miss Helen Gordon, who haa a good mezzo-soprano voice; sang "Tyrants Soon" from The Barber of Seville, the cavatina "Bel Eaggio" from Semiramide, as well as another cavatina, "I'll Follow Thee," all of which were acceptably given and encored. The banjo and mandolin duets of Miss Cunard and the Professor were well rendered, aa was also a waits of the laUet'a own composition played en the banjo by the Professor. Misses Nellie and Alice proved themselves to be very good song and dance artists, and also gave Eomo capital character sketches. The company will appear .again this evening.