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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5847, 25 December 1879, Page 1

Amusements rjIHEATKE ROYAL, Lessees ... Messrs. Hiscocks, Hayman, & Co. Manager Mr. W. H. Bent. THIS (CHRISTMAS) NIGHT, GRAND SACRED CONCERT By the Quartette and Orchestra of the Hiscocks and Hayman'e _ MAMMOTH MINSTRELS, Selections by the following Composers : Mozart, Kreutzer, Pacini, Mendelssohn,Rossini, Handel, Gounod, Schubert, Weber, Clifton, Millard, Glover, Lee, Meyerbeer, Webster. Vocalists;—Mr. Beaumont Read, alto ; Mr. Thos. Campbell, baritone ; Mr. C. S. Fredericks, tenor ; Mr. E. Amery, basso. Leader Mr. J. Thompson ; pianist, Mr. J. Richardson. See Programmes. Seats at Holliday’s. Prices . 45., 2s. fid., and Is. Commence at 8. rjIHEATRE ROYAL. Lessees ... Messrs. Hiscocks, Hayman, & Co. Stage Manager W. H. Bent BOXING NIGHT. GRAND HOLIDAY BILL, By HISCOCKS AND HAYMAN’S MAMMOTH MINSTRELS. OUR BLACK PANTOMINE. Entire change in first and second parts. Everything New and Especially Selected. This Grand Holiday Bill will conclude with the Great Harlequinade, as performed by Messrs. Brown and Newland for 60 nights at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne—in the most successful Pantomine, JACK THE GIANT KILLER ! Clown, J. Newland, Pantaloon, E. J. Kennedy Harlequin, J. E. Cheevers. Columbine, W. H. Beat. Policeman, Ben Brown. Other characters by the members of the company and numerous auxiliaries, introdncing scenic and comic effects never before seen in New Zealand. Doors open at 7.80, commence precisely at S p.m. Prices, 45., 2s. 6d., Is. A 0 ADEMY OP MUSIC. Sole Lessee and Manager ... R. W. Cary CHRISTMAS PANIOMIMa BOXING NIGHT. KAINGA OF THE LADYE BIRDS Harlequin Prince Tuamanako, the Fair Atahus, and the Demon of Colonial Finance. OR, Ladye Bird, Ladye Bird, Fly away home : Your house is on fire. Your children at home. 75 PERFORMERS fS GRAND LILIPUTIAN MARCH. Important Notice.—Entrance to front Beats from Grey-street. Box office Athenaeum Bazaar, where seats may at once be taken. Usher in attendance. u NDER THE PATRONAGE AND IN PRESENCE OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND THE HON. LADY ROBINSON. ATHLETIC SPORTS CONTEST. WANGANUI V. WELLINGTON. BOXING DAY, FRIDAY, 26th DEC. BASIN RESERVE. WELLINGTON GUARDS BAND. JJOXING DAY. WELLINGTON WORKING MEN’S CLUB PICNIC To McNab’s Gardens, Lower Hntt, on Boxing Day, December 26, 1879. The whole of the Public of Wellington arc invited. The splendid Band of the Wellington Guards Is engaged. All kinds of Sports will be provided Foot Racing, Sack Races, Cricket, Football, Dancing, &c. Tickets to the whole of the Gardena and Grounds, including return railway fare, 2s. each ; to the Gardens, alone, Is. each; children half-price. A Special Train will start from Wellington at 10 a.m., and continue running all day. Tickets can be obtained from the Steward of the Club, or the following committee ; Messrs. V. Claridge, A. Jardine, F. Marlow, H. F. Monkton, G. Richardson, and H. Walker. Remember—Children balf-price. BRIGADE EXCURSION. PROGRAMME OF SPORTS. 1. 100 Yards, boys under 16—Prize, cake (presented by Mrs. Freeman). 2. Boys’ Three-Legged Race—Prize, two books (presented by Mr. Lancaster). Entrance, Is. a couple. 3. Open Handicap for Volunteers—lst event, 100yds. 4. Running Hop, Step, and Jump—lst prize, Maltese cross (Mr. Marks) ; 2nd, butter cooler (Mr. Dutton). Entrance, Is. 5. Brigade Handicap—lst event, 250yds. 6. Open Handicap for Volunteers—2nd event, 250yds. 7. 440 Yards (open)—lst prize, 9 bottles wine; 2nd, 3 bottles wine (Lieut. Inglis). Entrance, Is. 8. Brigade Handicap—2nd event, 440yds. 9. 100 Yards (blindfolded) —Prize, meerschaum pipe (Mr. Williams). Entrance, Is. 10. Running Long Jump—lst prize, bottle champagne (Mr. Fisher); 2nd, spirit flask ?Mr. Asher). Entrance, Is. 11. Open Handicap for Volunteers—3rd event, 440yds. ; Ist prize, iilver cup (Mr. Cimino, sen.) ; 2nd, silver cruet, 5 bottles (Air. Cimino, jon.); 3rd, cake and bottle champagne (Messrs. Whitehouse and Scanlan). Entrance, 2s. 6d. 12. Sailor’s Hornpipe—lst prize, box cigars (Mr. Sullivan) ; 2nd, meerschaum pipe (Air. Aldous). Entrance, Is. 13. Brigade Handicap—3rd event, 880yds., Ist prize, gold ring (Mr. King) ; 2nd, model cooking range (Mr. Young) ; 3rd, pair of trousers (Air. Summerfield). Entrance, Is. fid. 14. Wrestling (Cumberland style)—lst prize, 3 bottles champagne (Mr. Gilmore) ; 2nd, meerschaum pipe (Mr. Browne). Entrance, Is. 15. Three Standing Jumps—lst prize, meerschaum pipe (Mr. Spiller) ; 2nd, hat (Mr. Thorbnrn). Entrance, Is. 16. Bandsman’s Race, 200yds.—1st prize, cake (M. Scott) ; 2nd, bottle champagne (Mr. Lichtacheindl). 17. 100 Yards, carrying a man—lst prize, a hat (Graves and Fleming) ; 2nd, box of cigarettes (Air. Alandel). Entrance, la. a couple. IS. Consolation Handicap, once round—lst prize, Excelsior volume of Shakspere’a works (Air. Barrett) ; 2nd, tortoise shell brooch, set in gold (Air. Ambrose). There will be Sports for Children r Dolls, Boxes of Lollies, Ac. The first boat will leave at 8 o’clock, and second at A 45. The 9.30 and 12 o’clock boats will land passengers at the Island, and the 4 and 5 o’clock boats will call to take passengers off. Don’t Forget the Ball at the Arcade in the Evening. Gallery, Is.