KREISLER'S RECITAL.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18403, 9 June 1925, Page 33

KREISLER'S RECITAL.

THEATRE ROYAL ON SATURDAY NIGHT. tJndcr the direction of the Australian impresario, Mr E. J. Carroll, Kreisler, the supreme genius of the riolin,,' will give, one recital in the Chriatehurch Theatre Eoyal on Saturday next. The preferential box plan for. this recital 'is now on view at the Bristol, and intending patrons are referred for other particulars to the advertising columns. Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and Lady Alice i'orgusson have notified their intention of attending. The pedagpgio genoalogy of-Kreisler is more than ordinarily interesting. It reaches back to tho founder', of the great school of violinists, Cbrolli. The- artistic line of descent is through Corelli, S'.rnis, Paganani, Viotti, Redo, Boehm arid Kreislor's father to Josei Hellmcsbergerof Vienna, Kreisler's principal and the one. to whom he owes the most. Doubtless it is owing to his violinistic ancostry covering a period of two centuries that Kreisler shows, a partiality, for the great Italian masters. To him their memory owes much, for he has resurrected a Quantity of their long forgotten music'buried in the dust of.old European libraries. As a result df 'his untiring search the literature of the violin 'repertory has been notably increased from the point of view of melodio interest arid of sympathy with the especial genius of the violin; Kreisler ia riot only the greatest violinist, in the world to-day, ho is also the most popular. 'ln London, Kew York, Paris, Milan, Vienna, Petrograd, and the art centres of the world ho is beloved of his huge- audiences and in Wellington to-day 'ho is repeating his world-wide successes. Unfortunately his stay in the. Antipodes is limited, and as it is unlikely that he will ever again bo heard in New Zealand, it behoves those who aro ; desirous of attending the Christchurch recital to bespeak their ' reservations'''in'good lime. THEATRE < SEATS AND j PRICES. ,| A TIMARU GRIEVANCE. (BPBCI-I. TO "TH_ *B_S3.") ■ ; TIMARU. June 8. Reference to the practice of manage-! ments of visiting theatrical companies charging stalls prices for seats in the jjit during their seasons was made at the Timaru Borough Council's meeting to-night;, "When a recommendation of the Works Committee that licenses bo grf.nted to the Timaru theatres was under consideration. Cr. T. W. Satterthwaite enquired whether the Council. "in issuing licenses for theatres, had /power to see- that.the-stated seating capacity of the various parts of . the theatre were strictly adhered to. It was he said, the usual thing for tho management' of big theatrical companies visiting Timaru to include a "certain numbw of seats, usually known as the pit, foe reservation or sale at prices charged for seats in the orchestral stalls. iThus'it was frequently impossible for .persons fishing to buy Leats in the pit to obtain them.- If the Council had power it should fix cortain definite allocations- for tho dress circle, stalls, and pit I It was decided to hold over the issue of the licenses until a legal opinion could «be obtained as to whether the Council had power to prevent the conversion of pit seats to stalls on special occasions. - _^^ 1 . —--—__=__!___: