ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2211, 8 June 1908, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“CINDERELLA.” , To-night, .at' His 'Majesty’s Thearo.c, Messrs Anderson and Sheridan will produce the great Drury. Lane success PCmdcrella,” after a. most phenominal season in Wellington and Auckland. The Gisborne season is hunted to three mights. The Pantomime will be played to-night and tomorrow evening. To-morrow afternoon there will be a matinee at 2 p.m.. when children will be admitted to ah parts at. half-price. On Wednesday evening tint over-popular musical comedy “The Earl and the“li. " ho staged. Speaking of •Cinderella, the Wellington “Post” says: “The public are pleased, the management aimed at pleasing the public and the- success that has attained “Cinderella” is the best possible proof 'that theatre-goers are satisfied. The Opera House has been packed night- after night. There is no existing doubt that- the company is a mammoth one. The artists number over 100, of which 24 are very clever children. John F. Sheridan, of course, as the Baroness,, is the funniest creature imaginable, and ho is supported by a very talented band of comedians. The mountings and all the incidentals are carefully arr.nged. In fact, nothing has- been , left unattended to. ..Owing to the length of tlie perforiuauce the overture starts at 7.50 sharp. The boxplan is at Miller s, where also stalls and pit tickets can be purchased to avoid the crush at the doors. AUSTRALIAN BUCKJUMPERS.

Ihe Australian Bnckjuinpers provided a very successful entertainment oil Saturday night, 0 n tlie vacant sec--tion adjoining flic Royal Hotel. Tlie eitorts of vau-ous spectators to .ridb the bullocks Tumbler and Silver,Mind caused-eomcdelable merriment, amt eventually J. Rowley wias declared the w‘finer to his rather 9 1-1 eeat lor 12 seconds I lip competition for a. silver cun pr-iv.ded by the proprietor (Mr ' Jou-s) was commenced, when four liders essayed to conquer the “buckors, but without success. Mr. Hamride'- of r to * t - le mo ?ksuccessful licit, of the evening, r.idiii" “ft,,, teen” for 13 seconds This co.npetieveilin'* f 011 Tuesday cioning A special prize of £1 was offered by the proprietor for the best for' thereto) OUt Th?- th ° S ° com 9etin,ulL y'P- J * l ‘ r > '.vas won bv T. i "j'^eucceettec l in sticking to Vh/'l '-'W-tiic space of 55'sec- ® f' The boys were epocnlly cateri 1 uv >v]i.ie)i proved unrifle-able, and ' caused roars of laugnter by his antics and tlie deternimed efforts he made to rid himself of his juvenile -riders. , *