AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 4263, 25 October 1876, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

tart <ISI& ll k& 1 3? s P* l * l ** l at the Princess's s!L«tS? ln lsa the .attendance was not comiflSbßttnlto with the performance. •« Grimaldi " and Uur Emly * are both novelties here, and Mr l>ampier s acting iu ench piece is excellent. The ouaience, though small, waa.«xoeeding appreciative. . o.umiuatiug by a contretemps, un<2 iM? [°i *! least one member of the company, it) the last act. " Macbeth" is to be played tonight, and judging by Mr Dampier'a first performance he.e an excellent representation of this enatrspearian cliar&cter miy be'anticipated. The Smvmsen 0.-emtio C >mpauy returned from Chvistclm ch by the Arawata this morning, and Will rtp>& at the Queen's Theatre this evening in Norma. The season i< limited to twelve nights, ana as the company has added to its repertoire some new operas it should, prove a successful one. nn. priceß of admission are fixdA at ss,'3s, and 2s. The popular patronage given to various amusements does not appear to be according to their merits, or Clifford's " Mirror of the World" would have drawn full housos every night, because of the Mtistio beauty of the scenes and statuary exhibited, it is not the mere novelty of an entertainment that constitutes its' charm. The application iof science to the production of fine artistic effects of itself is worthy of encouragement; but when the rewultis the display of some of the finest illustra"ons o? art in landscape scenery and statuary, an. exhibition should secure the aid of every lover of art. Both paiuter aud sculptor may gather much from a visit to Clifford's Mirror and fiud their time well spent; while those who only seek to admire ' the beautiful will'enjoy an unexpected pleasure in witnessing what is possible to be attained. The meagre support Mr Clifford has received we believe to ce because of the merits of his exbibibition having been unknown.