AMUSEMENTS,

Evening Star, Issue 4018, 12 January 1876, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS,

queen’s THEATRE. The pantomime was played for the last time last night, and the fact ot the prices being reduced had the effect of filling the house in all parts. Ihe audience, of wiiorn a large proportio consisted of children, appeared to be delighted with the performance, which passed off with unusual smoothness. The lessees have bean well r. conped for the expense which they were put to in presenting the pantomime in the creditable manner in which they did, A new s:-n----jational drama “Jessie Vere” will be played to-night, TEMPERANCE HALE. There was a capital house at the Temperance last evening, and the varied programme submitted was well recived. Miss Lane received a hearty encore for her first song, and t|ie Marionettes, which have improved vastly since their first performances, caused a great deal of amusement. Some new and larger figures have been introduced, the best of which are the musical sailor and his sweetheart, and the drinking down. Mr Willard’s exposure of spiritualism was well gone through, but that gentleman was unfortunate ii so far that one of the persons who was invited to go on the stage to examine the tying of the knots behaved himself as if he had been engaged ns buffoon to Mr Smith’s company. The result of this individual’s efforts was to spoil the entire effect of Mr Willard’s performance. On Friday evening a joint benefit will be given to Miss Lane and Mr Cary, whose admirable singing has proved so attractive a portion of the troupe’s entertainment.

CONCERT AT PORT CHAL3IER9. A concert took place at the Koyal .Assembly Rooms, Port Chalmers, last evening, in aid of the Catholic Church Building Fund. Fully 400 persons were present, including a number of visitors from Dunedin, who took advantage of the special trip made by the steamer Golden Age. On landing from the steamer the excursionists, headed by the Hibernian Brass Band playing a well-known march, proceeded through the town to the Assembly Rooms, wh ;re one of the best entertainments yet seen in Port Chalmers was prepared for them, in the shape of a vocal and instrumental concert, under the direction of Mr and Mrs Wood, from Lawrence The programme consisted of an excellent overture, piano and violin, by Mr and Mrs Wood, followed by a very good selection of songs, ballads, duets, and readings by the Misses Tully, Hesford, Clarke, and Messrs Wood, M'Dougall, and Harris, which from the loud and continued applause evidently gave great satisfaction to the numerous audience present. Shortly before the close of the performance Mr Wood thanked the audience for their presence, and expre sed a hope that he and the other ladies and gentlemen who accompanied him might have the pleasure of again appearing- before a Port Chalmers audience.