AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 331, 25 January 1909, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

MADAME ADA CROSSLEY. To-morrow night at the Theatre Royal Madame Ada Crossloy and her great concert party give their only concert in New Plymouth. Miuhunc Crossley and the meinliers of her company will arrive by to-night's express, and will be received with enthusiasm. The reports which have reached here from Australia j and other towns so far visited in the dominion seem to indicate that the present tonr of the great contralto will surpass even the triumphs of her visit live years ago. The critics all agree that Madame Crossley's company is the finest concert organisation ever heard in one programme in Australasia. Madame Ciossley is already most favourably known here, awl her voice is said to be even better than when she was last here. -Mr. John Harrison is acknowledged to be the greatest English tenor of the day. Ml'. Jay llyan, the Irish baritone, is said to be a vocalist of exceptionally line quality. Mr. Percy (irainger, the solo pianist, has played at all the leading concerts i:i the principal towns of Great Britain, having made during the last winter season .more than one hundred appearances, lie is particularly a great favourite at London recitals. ' Mr. keon Sametini is a violinist who ranks next to Kubelik. lie is the youngest violinist who has obtained the Prague Conservatoire Diploma, winning that distinction three years curlier in life than Kubelik. Mr. Harold Whittle is the accompanist. The box plan for reserved seats and the sale of tickets lor unreserved stalls and pit is at Avery's. A full house is assured.

WEST'S I'IOTUItES.—TO-XIOHT. The management announce that they lmve received to-day from Sydney via Auckland a complete new programme n( animated subjects, and will submit them at their linal entertainment tonight. The programme is claimed to lie varied to suit all tastes, and will be found to lie equally as interesting as those already shown during their season here. Scenes of interest anil travel will be intermixed with dramatic and spectacular ell'i'ds, and a full complement of humorous reliefs, so popular with the amusement lover, will be depicted and so arranged as to fully sustain the reputation of Mr. West as an entertainer. An interesting subject to-night will be a series of views showing the. Wallabies in one of their hardest-fought football matches against Wales; also ''The Brigadier's Stripes," " Saved by His Dog," ••Scenes in Devon,' "A Mysterious Thief," "A "Rough Journey,'' etc. Attention is drawn to the fact that tonight is thi' last opportunity of enjoying tlio entertainment.