Amusements.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 260, 2 December 1903, Page 2

Amusements.

MISS ADA CROSSLEY. CONCEHT TO-MOKROW NIGHT. Almost the sole topic of conversation .amongst musical people this week is the coming of Miss Ada. Crossley, and thei'e is little doubt but that her concert to-morrow night will attract one of the largest and most fashionable audiences that has ever been inside the Theatre Royal. For variety and general all-round attractiveness and excellence- it would be a difficult matter to conceive a better musical feast titan that embodied in the programme to be presented to-morrow evening. Lovers of classical music will, without doubt, be "pleased with the admirable choice made, and the more modern compositions have been judiciously drawn upon for the delectation of those patrons who prefer something more easily assimilated. Miss Crossley will make three appearances, in one of which no fewer than live songs are bracketed, and the selections are such that she will 'be enabled to display the whole of her wonderful versatile talents, each contribution being of a diverse character. Mr W. A. i'eterkm, the famous English basso, will contribute two numbers ; Mr Jacques Jacobs, the celebrated Dutch violinist is cast for two also, and will appeal in a piano and violin duet with Mr Percy (iramger, the brilliant young Australian pianist, who- will give three selections. H C ri lJenno .Schciek-is the accompanist turd musical director. Intending patron* of unreserved seats are notified that the if o t i ts im : stiu obtainable at the box office, where a good number of leserved seats in the dress circle and reserved stalls are still obtainable. Half-a-crown tickets, admitting to the pit, may be purchased at the money l«« C s to-morrow evening fioin 7 o clock. Miss Crossley will anTvot t rcce l ,t ' ol > when she aimes tomorrow evening bv th« 4 0.40 train. Tlte Mayor and a large number of representative citizens wUI welcome her to New Plymouth. Miss Ciossley appears fa-night at Wan gauui, to a guaranteed house.