AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 4060, 1 March 1876, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

" The Babes in the Wood" was, repeated by the Marionettes at the Queen’s Theatre last evening, and the tableau at the close of the burlesque was generally admired.

The Circus continues to be largely patrouis d, and last evening there was again a full house. Morgan’s riding, Gonzales’s and Hamo’s tumbling, and the trained horses exhibited by Mr Kingsley are alone worth seeing.

DAEMONIC SOCIETY’S CONCEET. The Dunedin Harmonic Society’s fourth conce took place last evening at the Temperance Hall. It was not attended with that measure of success so desirable in concerts of the kind, a fact attributable chiefly to the absence of any special solo talent, though the voices in chorus were effective, . This latter was noticeable in the unaccompanied part songs, when several good voices could be distinguished in the volume of sound. A tenor song (“ Good-bye at the Door ’’) early in the programme, disclosed a very pleasing singer; and the same may be said of the gentleman who sang subsequently “ Home of my Heart,’’ notwithstanding a defect in his lower notes. Of the treble solos, " Merrily over the Snow ” had the best reception, and in response the singer gave “ Alone in the World." “ She wore a Wreath of Roses’* was spoiled in the accompaniment, and unfortunately this was not the only contribution interfered with in a like manner. The beautiful duet, “ Painted Mother,” lost much of its charm and a great deal of its effect by the embellishments unwarrantably introduced by the lady who sang second. It was encored, however. The male chorus, “ Comrades in Arms,” went spiritedly; so did the glee "Lovely Night.” The "Anvil Chorus” was uneven. The band worked very efficiently, the clarionet especially, which succeeded in completely silencing the two flutes in its vicinity and the ladies who unfortunately were just behind. The concluding chorus, “ All hail Zealandia,” was rather unsteadily given, but the composition possesses merit and commended itself to ih; audiecce. Its author is Mr F. Leech, a gentleman well known amongst üb. Mr W. J. Moorish conducted very ably and cawftUly .