AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1672, 28 June 1875, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

THE STSTKRS DTJVALLI,

The sisters Heloiae and Rosalie Duv&lli appeared on Saturday night at the Princw of Wales Theatre in their elegant entertainment, comprising dancing, singing, and comedietta. The fame of the sisters as brilliant danseuses had preceded them, and the fullest house we have seen in the theatre for a considerable time assembled to welcome them. The performance was divided into two parts, the first being entitled " A Dream of Life," and the second—"The Shah of Persia." The pieces would appear to have been composed and arranged expressly for the performers. They are jeux d'esprit of the lightest possible character, in which the plot is subsidiary to a spicy dialogue, and the dialogue to the dancing. It is as danseuses that the Sisters Dnvalli came before the public and as danseuses we must therefore criticise them. They are the best performers we have seen on the Auckland stage. In the first part, Miss Heloise1 achieved a triumph in her pas seul the Tarantella. Her motion is very poetry : every movement is attended by graceful ease, while she exhibits a suppleness of body and limb, which conld only be attained by a life training. Later on Miss Rosalie appeared, and as a Spanish youth went through a dance, accompanying it v ith the castanets, which was as signally perfect as her sister's performance. Both the ladies were loudly applauded. Then came a pas de deux in which, besides elasticity and elegance of motion, a large amount of artistic taste in posturing was exhibited on the part of both. In this Miss Rosalie gave evidence of physical strength surprising in in one possessed of so slight a frame. The second piece gave opportunity for introducing a grand dance characteristique, in which the two sisters appeared to great advantage, and again called down the house. The singing, though not up to the standard of the dancing, was pleasing, while the acting, and especially that of Rosalie, was piquant and clever. Messrs Coutts and Hall gave valuable assistance in the histrionic and vocal departments. The first named is a capital comic actor, while the latter acts well and has an excellent light basso voice. Some part songs brought in were executed with taste and precision. The orchestra discharged their indispensable duties in a manner which indicated great talent in the individual members. We would especially notice Mile. Terlecki as a brilliant pianiste. Ihe audience went away in high good humour. To-night the sisters appear with a change of programme. THE WHEELER AND DE GLOBIOTT TROTJPE. The Wheeler and Us Glorion troupe of minstrels and gymnasts were most successful with their entertainment on Saturday evening. The programme was sufficiently varied to gratify the most fastidious of sightseers. Miss De Courcy sang a number of popular songs with exquisite taste, many of which were encored, and the Irish eccentricities of Mr. Ben Wheeler were amusing in the extreme, and drew forth frequent signs of approval; Master Bennie, also, was perfectly at home in his well-studied representations of character. The brothers De Glorion, and the fairy form of Lo-Lo, were seen to advantage in their wonderful performances over the heads of the people. The company will only remain in Auckland two more nights, so that citizens will only have two more opportunities of seeing a really good entertainment by a very clever troupe. An entirely new programme has been prepared for this evening, which will include " Ireland and America," and the laughable comedietta, •• The Fellow That Looks Like Me." BENEFIT FOB MBS SEXTIE. The concert projected by Mr. P. .Koran and his friends, in favor of Mrs Sextie, will b« varied and interesting, and will take place on Thursday evening next, in the Lomestreet Ball. The entertainment will be under the patronage of the Oddfellows, the members of the Hibernian Society, and other bodies of citizens. DR. CARR. ■ Professor Carr, the celebrated lecturer on phrenology, mesmerism and kindred subjects, has had a prolonged tour in the South, and is on his return passage to this city, where he will resume his successful lectures on these topics upon which he has spent so much time and study. ENTERTAINMENT IS THE CATHOLIC INSTITUTE, The members of the Auckland Catholic Literary Institute will hold their grand vocal and instrumental concert this evening, in their hall, Wellington-street. The§ programme, now before th« public, promises a variety of select mutual pieces, songa,

blndT'the Vb 11Ze n by the disti»^ed direct S 8 £ bS°McSS! y ' W^ no£ par t Q X ber °f la/ eS wUI * P™Tnen airs IV P«««ed, D g ß . a number of Swiss airs and variations will be eiven by t™ b ee?iev menrtbeCOriietaild SSnet We w 7e' Si* 11? /r m the Pr°mise> that thi* ™eniw Z , • he mOSt successful of the th,WB ent<r rtai T Ements by the members of this progressive Institute.