ENTERTAINMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 3774, 30 March 1875, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE QUEEN’S THEATRE. Without any announcement of the fact, here was the largest audience the Rev. C. u “JrJw yefc ha j at tbe Queer’s last night to in fiI hafc -J r0 T ed t0 be hia final lecture 1“ haJ r. Clt - y ‘ ,H transpired yesterday that tL e r ved ettersppetr * th * omeo intimating that he was required to return to Melbourne as soon as possible to take charge tW 5 «md inconsequence that he fulfil v a gCd t0 proceed North without delay to f" 1 ? 1 * 1 . 1 18 elements there. The programme ,7™ thoroughly successful. Mr Clark s readings from. Dickens and Tennvson were much admired, and Miss Christian, hea?d to .greater advantage in the theatre was ?< p £ la ’| de<4 to the echo for her rendering of f« l t? t S* ren J^ Vo ? nießn -" When caUed to the footbghts at the close of the entertainment. Mr Clark explained that owing to the reason before stated, he was not able to appear again in Dunedin, though he had purposed preaching once more, and delivering his lecture on the “ Christmas Carols, with vocal illustrations. For himself and Miss Christian he thanked the public of Dunedin for the kind manner in which they had been received, and he regretted that the shortness of his stay prevented him trom personally calling on his friends, but in paying good-bye and farewell he assured them ?« "^, uld ® ver remember their kindness to him. Mr Clark left this morning for Oamaru and iimaru, and appears at Christchurch in conjunction with Miss Christian. THE PRINCESS’S THEATRE. The “ Geneva Cross ” last night drew a full attendance to all parts of the theatre, and Miss Howard s impersonation of the heroine was received with even more favor than on Saturday, that with a partnotwhoilycongenialand.as we have already said, ill-calculated to exhibit her at her beat, Miss Howard should succeed in so thoroughly satisfying her audiences, may be accepted as an indication of the pleasure she is capable of affording under more favorable circumstances. She is supported by Mias Stoneham, who, as the faithful Martignon, left nothing tojbe desired ; by Mrs Stoneham, who makes the most of her part; by Miss Willis, to whom falls the task, of which she acquits herself well, of delivering a long speech, in which there 18 a c £ ref i t dead of maudlin sentimentality : by Mr Steele, who has not yet made as much of Keil as he can do with a little exertion : by Mr L'lintou ; and by Mr Keogh, who we were glad to see last night stuck more closely to the text, and would be even better if he could regard Cormchet only as a coward and not as something worse than an idiot. The piece is announced for this evening.