ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2468, 5 April 1909, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

AIASKELYNE AND DEVANT’S AIYSTERIES. At His Alaiesty’s Theatre on AYeduesday, Alaskelyne and Devant’s famous company, direct from England, will'p resent those great illusions so long associated with the Egyptian Hall, London. Ihe inquiry has been made, “Is this the real Alaskelyne and Cook? The oaine people who, thirty years ago in Loudon, used to show a man walking about with his head under his arm, and ghosts emerging from cabinets?” The reply is, '•Acs, the. same firm touring outside the Homeland for the first time.” - The company met with marked success during their recent Sydney season. "AA ill, the AAitch. and the AA’atchman” introduces perhaps the inventor’s clever.est trick. A cabinet, which will be watched by a committee chosen from amongst their number by the audience, who may crawl underwits legs, walk round or sit, on top of it, whilst the characters and the huge ape in the musical play disappear in and out of it with bewildering ease. This ’.j tar cling mystery and the romance piav. “St. Valentine’s Eve,” in which a real fairy lady formed out of the emptv air holds place of honor in a programme which is rendered yet more remarkableby the appearance of the three great specialists. Air. Barclay Gammon one >r the most popular musical monologuists of the day ; Gintaro, a brilliant Japanese- juggler; and Air. Owen Clark, conjuror. Air. Barclay Gammon’s fascinating illusions, together with Air. Gintam’s wonderful Japanese act, constitute a programme itwould be difficult to surpass. “THE STEPAIOTHER.” Aleynell and Gunn’s Dramatic Company concluded their Gisborne seasm. on Saturday night with “The Stepmother,”a melodrama of the old school, ihe play was full of “sensations” from start to finish, and although not so good as the preceding pieces played by the company, was well received by the audience. The members of the' company acquitted themselves very creditably in their respective roles' I hey left by the AA 7 aikare for Xioier yesterday evening.