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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4421, 21 May 1875, Page 1

AmusementsHEA T R E ROYAL. THIS EVENING (FRIDAY), MAY 21. The Last Night But One. GRAND COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT TO MISS MAY HOWARD. Miss May Howard as Lady Isabel Miss May Howard as Madame Vine Mb. G. W. Collier as Archibald Carlyle An entire new adaptation, by Clifton Taileure, of the emotional play EAST L Y N N E, Written expressly for MISS MAY HOWARD, And performed by her in all the principal citie of America, in the dual character of Lady Isabel and Madame Vine, in which renowned personation she will wear costumes made by The Man-Milliner (WORTH) of Paris. Her performance of Isabel on Thursday evening of last week, was one of the most +, ™'lling and powerful dramatic efforts ei upon this or any stage. ' Even amc- 1 the audience there were many who conf< to a chilling sense of terror at the intensity of the presentation of the passions animating the heroine of the play as the climax of the story was attained.—-Melbourne Sketcher. The .dual: character of_ Lady Madafee Vine was distinguished by power and feeling; Her dying scene was painfully realistic, and enabled the audience to take-their enjoyment sadly, and revel in the luxury o£ woe.—Melbourne Argus. Last night, at the Victoria, there was scarcely standing room to witness the Drar>™ Miss Howard achieved the most legitiir success that has attended any of her perfo: ances, by her rendering of Isabel and Madame Vine. She displayed all the passions and emotions called forth by the part, with true feeling and excellent judgment, and was very loudly and frequently applauded.—Sydney Herald. "YTTELLINGTON ATHENAEUM. CONCERT AND SOIREE DANSANTE. ODD FELLOWS' HALL, THIS EVENING (FRIDAY), 21st MAY. PROGRAMME : Reading—" The Power of Hysterica" Song—" Happy Moments" ■ Song—" She came to me in winter time" Recitation; —■" The Death of Montrose" Song- —" Jessie the Flower of Dumblane" Song—" O, bid your faithful Ariel fly" Heading—Tennyson's "Dora" Song—" The Message" Duet—" I've wandered in my Dreams" Recitation—" The Maniac" ' Violiucello Solo— "Vanne al.Bene" Song—" My Mother bids ma bind my hair " Recitation—" The Fearless De Courcy" Song—" Thou art gone from my gaze ". Dancing after 10 o'clock. - His Worship the Mayor will take tie chair at 8 o'clock. Door 3 open at 7.30. Tickets—Gentlemen, 45.; Ladies, 2s. 64 H. F. LOGAN, Hon. Sec.

■XrAiKNTIINE'S HALL, LOWER HUTT. DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT ON THE 24th OF MAY (QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY), By the Members of the Catholic Young Men's Society, for the BENEFIT OF ST. JOSEPH'S CHUECH, UrPEn Hctt. Admission—-Two Shillings. Special train from Wellington at 6.55 p.m., returning at 11. THE CLAIMS OF , THE EARLY SETTLERS IN .ALL PARTS OF THE COLONY. A PUBLIC MEETING of tho Early Settlers will be held on THURSDAY, JUNE 17th, 1875, at two o'clock, • p.m., at the ODD FELLOWS' HALL, Wellington. Business : The CI m of the Early Settlers to a grant of laud. J. H. WALLACE, :

THE NEW ZEALAND TITANIC STEEL AND IRON COMPANY (LIMITED). A Special General Meeting of the Shareholders of the above company will be held a.V the Side-room of the Odd. Fellows' Hall, Lambton-quay, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th MAY, 1875, at. 7.30 p.m., to confirm the following alterations in the Articles 6f Association, as passed at a special, general meeting of the shareholders held in the same.place, on the 26th day of April last, viz.— ...'.- Ist. To alter Regulation Noi 34, so as to read as follows :—." No business • shall be transacted at any meeting except .the declaration of a dividend, unless a quorum of shareholders is present at the commencement of such business; and such quorum shall be ascertained as follows : —that is to say—if the shareholders belonging to the ■ company at the time of the meeting do not exceed ten in. number, the quorum stall be.five; if they exceed.ten, there shall be added to the above quorum one for every ten additional shareholders up to fifty, and one for every twenty additional shareholders after fifty; with this limitation, that no quorum shall in any case exceed

twenty. ' :,■•, , ' ;.' • ' 2nd. To add as Regulation. No. 50.. A.' the following : —" The Directors shall have power to appoint one of their number to be Managing Director, and to pay him such salary as they shall think fit." 3rd. To add the following words to section 1 of Regulation No. .52 : that of Managing Director." By order. T. KENNEDY MACDONALD, Secretary; "Wellington, May 15, 1875. . '. ' ;

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