ENTERTAINMENTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6284, 15 September 1898, Page 1

ENTERTAINMENTS.

• — ■ — The weekly " social " . of the Canterbury Caledonian Society was held at the Society's rooms last night, and was a decided bucC6BB. Dr Thomas and Messrs M'MUlan and Wilson were responsible for the arrangements of the evening. Songs were sung by Misses L. Thompson and Moir, Mesdamos E. T. Robinson and Hewson and Messrs Wallace, Sparrow, Walker and Horrough. Mesda,mes Perkins and Dalton played a pianoforte duet, and Mr° Hewson recited the ancient and modern versions of "The House that Jnck Built." . { There was a fair house at the Theatre Royal last evening, when the farewell benefit performance tendered to -Miss Constance Hardie was given. " Little Lord Fauntleroy " was put on in place of "The Squire's Second Wife," and met with a very favourable reception." Little Gladys Hughes was very successful in her coster impersonations,' and the audience showed their appreciation of , her rendering' of the,character,of Little Lord Fauntleroy by their frequent applause.

The time for receiving entries for the spring show of the Canterbury Horticultural Society, to be he.d at the Art Gallery on Sept 23 and 24, has been extended to eight jp'clock on the evening of the Thursday previous to the show. An additional prize will be offered for children's bouquets, lor which post entries will be taken free. An additional prize of £1 Is will be given in the nurserymen's section, Class 4. It is an accepted rule in nearly all theatrical companies that artists must not "go :n front" during any piecs or performance in which they huve=a, part. A French variety star, wno insisted en her right to do this, and bought and occupied a stall, was fined by her manager. She brought- an action against him, and the French Courts have just ruled that he had no power to prevent her, and hove awarded damages. Of course, a manager would have another remedy in his hands, and there is the general etiquette of the- jjroi'ession on the subject. Miss Kate Vaughan, alter a lengthy., absence, has made her re-appearance in London at Terry's Theatre as Kate Hardcastle in " She Stoops to Conquer." Commenting upon the performance a London paper says : "Miss Vaughan has the real old comedy manner, much vivacity and considerable charm. She played' last night with all these, and the effect in her individual case was altogether pleasing. Unfortunately it was an effort gained at the expense of all the other members of the company, for the finish, style and ease of her acting tnrew into prominence the weakness of her companions, whose stolidity made the play monotonous."