AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 4314, 23 December 1876, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

the QUEEN'S. Lvritw® Qu^n^ Tkeat re lastevening thn formic,™ thit the MwJlS?dS®. : Mrly come op to many this clover ecmnuiy ■ PV 4 elthoogh in- S. We plot of 2°* very flimsiest nature. !** w Jl ole of extraragaasa turning JShr J v m velvM himself by getting betrothed to morn wSk ' Stm 1 ® V® th *”J, «*«"“ deadedlJ still “ Nemesis " should draw well adn ? Brt ? y m ? unted > the dresses are M , d wtat with it* own instramentaUnd vocal attracbions and a numif aira a rich musical treat pwoatly laid mji French village and the time, we should imagine, about twenty years ago. Miss Lydia Howarde appeared Ba “P° M eau. one of the heroines, and as such dressed well and sang excelS^cw"* 116 * intha&st act— Come, for I love Thee” - iane was--9 eat advanta g® J and though we “klh Ue ? lon the „ t a»te which introkneed dlßC3urße ’ mto a burlesque, this nIZ * *2? 7“ 80 A el y wnderedby Miw Howarde that eveiybody was delighted and insisted on an encore. MdAe. Novaro dressed tastefully as Paulina de Patoche, and sang her few solos with expression, especially Yes, luxury I Hunk.” This Howarde were warmly applauded for theif spirited execution of the celebrated quarrel^scene from “La Pillo de Mdme. Angot. Mr H. P. Towle played Callao, the hero, and to his share fell some of the choicest airs in the piece. The pretty ballad, “A starry Night,” was given by this gentleman with great effect, it suiting ‘ his voice admirably , and his opening duet bweetly the Fairy Moonbeams ” with. Zidore was also much appreciated. The solo. For Love eaoh Country,” is clever, but tUe ar seems not very original. Mina Ashton acted very funnily as the old maid Aunt Turnbull, and infused a great deal of life into the extravaganza; and Mr Power as the old warrior Kolande Roncesvaux Bmhponnean also contributed largely to . the same end. Hia makeup was wonderfully good, and the warlike duet with Potiphar —sung on the garden wall—was rendered very comically. Mr Cary sang in his usual excellent manner as Potiphar de Pateehe Miss Jennie Nye took the part of Zidore de Feloselle, a dashing yonng officer of hnssanu and in addition to doing, full instice to the music allotted her introduced “ Her bright smile, which air, though getting rather stale how, was well received, Mus Nye, also, while in her military uniform, a sailor’s hornpipe, which was loudly redemanded. The other characters were suitably filled by various members of the company, and the choruses were given with spirit andpreeision throughout— the best' being “Will you take my arm," which concludes the first act. Between the : a ’ff 3 1 ?/ iBS howarde sang with great effect Messrs Bracken’s and Hume’s ‘.‘Tramp of the Fire Brigade,” which mtt with the greatest favor from the audience, and had t* be repeated. The various fire brigades in town were drawn up in uniform on the stagewhile the song was'being sung.

PRINCESS’S THEATRE. There was a large audience at the* Princess's Theatre last evening, when hj double bill was submitted. The first piece wan “Rip Van Winkle,” in which Mr Hall appears in one of his best characters. This was followed by “Aladdin, or The Wonderful Scamp,” one of the oldest and best of all burlesques. Mr Hall sustained his old favorite part of the Widow Twanfcoy, and he kept the house in roars of laughter from the rise to the fall of the curtain. His clever dancing, fanny by-play, and comical singing were inimitable, and we think it a great pity that Mr Hall has hot appeared in this piece before; for his Widow Twankey is well known as, perhaps, the best on any stage. Mrs Ball made a lively arch Aladdin, and the other characters were well rendered by other members of the company. Thin evening “The Ticket-of-Leave Man” and * ‘ Aladdin ” will be produced. TEMPERANCE HALL. The pantascope of a tour through America continues on exhibition at the Temperance Hall. This evening an additional attraction is offered in the shape of gifts, the leading presents being a gold watch, silk umbrellas, bag of flour, vases, ' c. GYMNASTIC COMPETITION. The annual competition and assault-at-ams was held in the Drill-shed last evenings and was witnessed by a very large audience. The principal event of the evening was tha horizontal oar performance, for which Lockhead secured a silver cup; Crawshaw a silver malteae cross; third honors being equally divided between Kerr and Smith. Of the High School pupils Maitland showed the greatest proficiency in French vaulting, and obtained a silver maltese cross. The gold medal given for plain vaulting (all fell to Rose, who was the only competitor who vaulted properly. Fuller showed cousv' ierabI ° dexterity in the use of the Indian club . and was awarded a silver medal. The writing desk, given to High School pup'ds for the best spring jump, was won by lbe ll, Wheelersecond. Cxawshaw evinced conv iderable agility in French vaulting (all cm. 11 ®* 8 )» in the foil tournament for amata, Tlrß Mills had it all his own way, Lockhead, tV® °^ be , r competitor, being nowhere. In. the horizontal bar performances Kerr won ths golden pendant given to all comers, and the vases awarded to the bcefHigb .School competitor. The wrestling, open to all £O m P*titors under Ilsst, occasioned considerable interest. M'Laughlin won the champion' belt, wresting it from Mace and Allan. The boxing was so inferior that no awards w«re xbade. The gymnastic exhibition at a whole was remarkably good throughout.

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