THE SCENE AT THE THEATRE.

Evening Star, Issue 3926, 24 September 1875, Page 3

THE SCENE AT THE THEATRE.

To ike JidUc.i-r

Ptk, —In your issu? of la it evening I am somewhat surprised and indignant to read that you have attributed to our laN; visitors, the Auckland football team, the scandilous behaviour that took place at the (Queen's "'. he.dre ■>ii Wednesday evenir.g- la--t. Ail iw m. ,as a witness of oil that Look ii'':ue i >i that .'veidng, to deny such .-tateiir nts. :ul (■> infer m you that no member of the Auc'.d.m 1 iootb ill team was cither a party to or in any v.'ay connected therewith. —I am, &c, Jxo. T. At.sox.

Dunedin, Septi-n.br-r 2'X

T» Ihe. ftlilor

•Sir.—Would you kindly allow me b> eo.reei an error that appeared in yeur report of Urn performance at the < Mieeirs i licatre i>n Wednesday evening—in making !u,":tio-i of .-some of the Auckland team as having misconducted themselves. The disturbance wa-; not caused by any member of tlic Auckland fo'i'haH team, who, as individuals, 1) »ve on tuck"! theinse-1 ;'es dining their stay lieie in a \ory quiet maimer. aud to whom the usual indulgence allo.vod fui youth and high spirits on such fn oiv.iug was hardly required. Indeed, I have seldom or never before met n move qv.'c-ly di<pos.'d and orderly lot of fellows compri -iug a team, and who took their l-u-.a-iug in s ;ch a gio.i spirit. The fact of their being cmis: ieiiojs by their colors, an 1 the somewhat hoist'-rous aiteuton of other peopl \ hail pcrhap., drawn Mcqiiii-<!i to the wrong persons.

f trust that, in o.airtesy i ■> the a'>vnh team, wdio cannot now defend themselves, you will insert this vindication. —T am. .ve., I'uank Hai,?:^. l)unedin ; >Sq>S.<nu)er 2-1.

At the recei-t annual me.olkg of the proprietors of Drury lane Theatre, it was s'ated that the rcieip's had been LI 1,054, and the expenditure J7SIS, leaving a b.Vance of L 3.239.

Two clivers'•■■ li • wre in ■' a wreck in the sen n ar lim island of .■ r.. ilomoret, on tlia French cuas'", were seized by a gigantic pi-mvre, or oe'opus, which clutched them in i's Mini , l.ideoua folds. One of than fortunately had his arm free and ran« the a'prm b:dl, which brought down a crov/I of divots, armed w'th pick, axe-; and axo, wi ; h which i-hey cut the m lister to pieces, ile was found to measure three metres which foarcelj' equals tho monster discovered iff 'Tci-.-WDc. by the gunboat Atr.it'>, wlioa:.! antenna' llouicl about almost like Villon's ira^n ; lice:.'t picture of "•'atan, lying <: mmy a r0.j.1." '.. ho < icature when discovered had been wounded, probably in a subuiMrm li,_hfc with sun.; other monater of the d. cj', au.l war. H-atiog slug gishly on Hk: mi; face. IV.j lets and bai-poo: a glanced oil' his g'utirou , ilabby .skin, until one harpoon caught him in {lie neck, when he turned over an 1 surr.nd-j.-ed The mm at the miothe-d H:\st v:^n:-.H ■- i her as a wreok, but when the At'a'o hove the terrific beast was ami the captain refusj I any h.-..v?; to lie ma nod, even with snivel ;,''ai'-', lc&v the moustoi should have elutth'd th. :;i in his horrible grasp.