Amusements.

Manawatu Herald, 1 May 1902, Page 3

Amusements.

MR. STEVENSON AT FOXTON

Mr E. H. Stevenson, the popular entertainer aid lectsrer, who is now touring the world, gave one of his unique, entertaining, and instructive entertainments at the Public Hall, Foxton, last night. There was a most appreciative audience, and we conscientiously say that Mr Stevenson’s entertainment is one of the most compact and highly interesting of its kind that has ever visited Foxton. For the space of two hours the views succeeded one another with,the utmost celerity, with just sufficient interval to permit of Mr Stevenson delivering his excellent and pointed explanatory remarks which were in the lightest of vein, and never admitted a suspicion of tedium.' During the evening fifty historical, humorous, spookey, magical, spectacular and other marvellous pictures were exhibited. Six lecturettes and one recitation were given by the lecturer, illustrated with ioo magnificent hand-painted slides, including “ The World of London,” “ A Visit to a Norfolk Village,” " Our English Cathedrals,” etc. To night Mr Stevenson gives in the same hail his last entertainment in this district with an entirely new programme, concluding with the magnificent film "Joan of Arc,” which takes 30minutes to exhibit. The entertainment is. thoroughly deserving of the patronage of the Foxton public, and we advise our readers to be in good time to-night. ' THE LEWIS COMPANY. Oa Saturday next and Monday the above company are advertised to appear at the Public Hall. From our exchanges we notice that wherever the company have performed they have met with spleadid receptions, the entertainment being said to be of a high order. From a Dannevirke paper, where the combination have lately appeared, we take the following:—“ There was a large audience at the Town Hall, last evening, when Professor Lewis and his talented company gave the finest and best entertainment of the kind that has-yet been presented before Dannevirke theatre-goers, this being the general concensus of opinion of those who were fortunate enough to be present.- The Proiessor is a conjurer of a high-class order, and his various tricks were air very cleverly executed, completely mystifying the audience, and gaining round after round of applause for his efforts. The Professor also gave a clever exhibition in spinning articles of crockeryware, and again gave us further proof of what an adept he is in his profession. Ha is what is claimed for him—a perfect marvel —and his share of the business last evening was one of the features of the entertainment. The chief attraction of the performance, however, was Madame Lewis’s clairvoyant feat. The audience were requested to write questions on paper, which were collected and placed in a hat, and were not handed after. Madame, whilst in a trance, answered several of the questions, and, judging by the signs of approval, gave every satisfaction to the curiously-inclined. Mr Davidson was encored for his vocal selections, which were sung in pleasing style. That gentleman also supplied a couple of mandolin selections, and he showed himself to be a first-class manipulator of tha. instrument. The other members of the company rendered musical ami vocal items. Taken all round, the combination well deserves the first class reputation it has earned.” The prices for admission are within the reach of all, viz., 2s and is, so that full houses should greet the company on their visit to Foxton. Madame Lewis, on her arrival in Fenton, can be consulted privately ai Laing’s Family Hotel.