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Observer, Volume 7, Issue 159, 29 September 1883, Page 15

ABBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE. _ Lessee Mr M. Heghr'ty Stage Manager ...Mr Shaw Cross MARVELLOUS SUCCESS OF THE COURT MINSTELS AND HIBERNICON. , Hundreds Refused Admission Nightly ! Cowan, Buckley, and Shaw Cross were the Lions each evening. Madamoiselles Amor, Sutherland, Winand Vivian spellbound their audience by their wonderful ability. Roars of Laughter from beginning to end. Every Evening during the Week, THE /^OURT "fa./riNSTRELS, HE V/'OURT ijJLINSTRELS, Of Ladies and Gentlemen, 14 in Number ! 1 14 in Number I ! Also, the Great -HIBERNICON COMEDY COMPANY ! ! After an unprecedented Season of 21 Weeks in Sydney. Dress Circle, 4s ; Stalls, 2s 6d ; Pit, Is. ABBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE. THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4th. JOINT FAREWELL BENEFIT tendered to Messrs E. B. RUSSELL and BARRY O'NEILL, on which occasion will be produced the great emotional drama of "LOST IN LONDON." Job Amroyd (his original character)... Mr E. B. Russell To conclude with a MUSICAL MELANGE, in which a number of well-known Auckland Musical Amateurs will appear. Mr Barry O'Neill's " Lightning Changes" (by desire). • Tickets everywhere. Popular prices. Secure seats early. Box office at Lennox's. WOODYEAR' STn^LECTRIC <P<IROUS. MARKET RESERVE. LAST TWO NIGHTS OF THE SEASON ! The CIRCUS sails for the South on MONDAY NEXT. MILLION PRICES OF ADMISSION. FRIDAY & SATURDAY-PIT, ONE SHILLING. LAST MATINEE on SATURDAY, at Two O'clock. Children to the Pit— Sixpence. Charity Children free. Wndoubtedly the most popular Circus Company that ever visited Auckland. COMPETITIONS FOR AMATEUR lO MUSICIANS (Supplementary to Mr Pooley's Satnrday Popular Concerts, the season of which terminated on the 15th instant). THE FIRST" COMPETITION Will take place at the THEATRE ROTAL, NEXT MONDAY EVENING, Ist OCTOBER. (BARITONES AND BASSES). And will form part of a Grand Evening Concert. PRIZES : As the Entries for this competition exceed six in number, Three Prizes will be given, viz. : f Ist Prize, value ... Three Pounds -2nd „ „ ... One Pound Ten Shillings 3rd „ „ *... Ten Shillings. The Audience will adjudicate, nnd the result will be announced in Tuesday's newspapers. The Prizes will be presented to the successful Candidates at the following Monday's competition. MONDAY EVENING, Bth OCTOBER. COMPETITION FOR SOPRANOS. Test Song, " Sing, Sweet Bird"— (Gonz). Prize, Silver Watch and Chain, on view at Mr Lennox s, Bookseller, Queen-street. HEA TR E JLA; OVA L. MR. MARTIN SWALLOW'S GRAND CLASSICAL PIANOFORTE RECITAL. THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11th, 1883. PROGRAMME.— Part I. Pianoforte Recital, by Mr Martin Swallow. 1. Grand Sonato in F minor, op. 2, No. I— Beethoven fa) Allegro. (b) Adagio. (c) Minuette and Trio. (d) Prestissimo. 2. (a) Nocturne in F minor, op. 55, No. 1 ") Cnm>in (b) Polaccain E flat minor, op. 26, No. 2J^ n °I >m 3. Gra-nd Concerto, " La Sonnambula," op. 46— Thalberg Interval of Ten Minutes. Part 11. 1. Duetto (soprano and baritone), " II pallor funesto " (Lucia) — Donizetti ... Mrs Cooper and Mr Russell 2. Grand Fantasia for Clarionet, " I Vespri Siciliani"— Angeliui Mr Jackson 3. Grand Scena (soprano), "Softly sighs the voice of evening " (Der Freischittz)— Weber ... Mrs Cooper 4. Grand Scena (baritone)— (a) Recit., " O cava patria" (b) Cavatina, " O tv, Palermo" — Verdi... Mr Russell (In English). 5. Clarionet Concerto, "Rigoletto"— Bassi... Mr Jackson Box office at Lennox's, Queen-street. Tickets also at Chantaloup and Cooper's, Eady's, Chapman's, and Mears'. Dress Circle, 4s ; Stalls, 2s 6d ; Pit, Is. Doors open at 7.20 ; commence at 8. Carriages at 10.15. G. ISAACS, Business Manager. NEWTON -T^XCELSIOR <p<LUB. Gran » VOCAL .AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, In Aid of the Funds. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2nd, 1883. In the CONGREGATIONAL HALL, Edinburgh-street. Doors open at 7.30 p.m.- Commence at 8 p.m. ; Tickets : Front Seats, 2s ; Body of Hall, Is. Tickets can be obtained at Mr Tilly's, tobacconist, Queon-streot; Mr Coster's, tobacconist, Newton; or i any of the members.