AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 983, 1 March 1910, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

MUSICAL ALL-BLACKS. TO-NIGHT. The Musical All Blacks, after an absence of nearly five years, show here to-night, when no doubt they will be greeted by a bumper house. Since their last visit the Company has toured Australia and South Sea Islands, doing phenomenal business, their seasons at the Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide Town Hall being wonderfully succeabful. As a family the All Blacks were always worth going mil s to hear, and provided an entertainment that was delightfully refreshing and were always .welcomed by big houses. During their absence several new attractions have been added, including four distinguished English artists End the most up to-date moving picture outfit touring the Dominion. The pictures are worked by a 10,000 candle power engine and dyriarro, which is the latest invention of modern times, and Mr Black secures the most un-to date pictures from ail parts of the world. In Australasia Mr Black is now recognised as one of the> peers in the moving picture world, and his name now on any poster is enough to secure a packed hnuse; A feature is made of the electric lighting of stage and nutside illuminations whilst the All Blacks brass band of seven instruments dispense sweet music outside before the commencement of the performance. To suin up the performance it is well to quote a few lines taken from a paragraph of the "Melbourne Age —"There is not a dull moment from the rise to the fall of the curtain and the vast audience went away quite satisfied they had received even more than their money's wsrtb," etc. This will be the last opportunity of ing the Black Family as it is now composed, as at the end of the year some ot the lady members are i retiring into private ilfe. Mr Black will then probably visit England and Amercia to secure novelties" and then re-form the Company, and after touring Australasia will visit New Zealand in about two years' time with a show that is up-to-date in every respect. Popular prices are to be charged here, and seats may be reserved at Miss Rive's without extra charge.