ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 30, 30 October 1907, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. Another well filled house greeted the produclion of the "The Great Awakening," by the Mcynell and Gunn Company, at the Opera House last night: The Wellington season of the Company will be brought to a close this evening. THEATRE ROYAL. . There was a capital audience at Hie Theatri Royal last night, and the entertainment submitted by Fuller's Vaudeville Company- went with a-swini! from start to finish. Every item was well received', and the warmest entliUßi- ■ asm prevailed throughout. ELOCUTIONARY AND MUSICAL RECITAL. The Concert Chamber in the Town-Hall was filled to overflowing hist night, the occasion being a musical and elocutionary recital, tCD, (lered by Mr. J.'ll. Clark and his friends, in aid of the Boys' Institute. Dr. A. K. Newman, . in a short speech, referred to the object of the entertainment:. Tho Boys' 'Institute was a deserving institution, and, like most-other institutions of the kind, was dependent to a considerable extent on the patronage of the public. The funds of the Institute v;ere not equal to the furtherance of its ambitions, and a big' effort was going to •be made' to furnish the building with the necessary equipment to makeit attractive to boys, and lure them from the streets. For the entertainment which followed the Doctor's preface there can be nothing but praise. The programme was of unusual excellence. . Mr. .1. M. Clark opened with tho > familiar but ever-welcome' "Betsy and I are Out." Miss May Tonks followed' with "The Matinee Hut," an amusing sketch, in which the various characters introduced Were inimitably reproduced by the'.reciter. • Miss Lulu. Arnold was very successful in her. recitation. "Rocking the Baby," a rythmic lullabv. Mr. A. S. Ballance was as fortunate in tho selection of his items as in the rendering, his singing; of "Kasmiri Song," and "Less than the Dust' 1 being a very fine effort. Miss Lulu' Arnold and Mr. W. F. Woods followed with the "Fnivit' r scene from'"As you like'it." Dickens's "Death of. Paul Dombey," pathetic and sad, in -sharp ! contrast to the lighter items which preceded it, was faithfully recited by Mrs. Sutcliffe. Part I concluded .with a bracketed item, "Old Man and __Jim" and "Just Plain Dog," by Mr. J. M. Clark, the reciter responding to a persistent, recall. In- Part II- the performers sustained the excellent impression created by'their pre-i ' nous efforts. Miss May Tonks' recited Longfellow's "The Old-Clock on the Stairs," faithfully reproducing the characteristic chimin? refrain at the end of each verse;' Miss' Lulu Arnold was.very successful in "How Miss Edith .Helps Things Along," and was recalled, responding, with, 7 'Bill Smith." Mr. J. M. Clark followed with "Phil flood's Leap,", a splendid effort, evoking enthusiastic applause. Mr. : A. S.'Ballance sung with fine effect Sargeant s "Blow, Blow, .thou Winter Wind," arid, in response to a recall, gave "Son of Mine. Mrs. Sutcliffe's recitation "L'a.ica" was in grave mood, and the laughable " Curing a-Cold" (.Mark Twain), by Mr. J. M. Clark, concluded the programme. Miss Glndy.;. t'bheu and Mr. D. Kenny* were the accompaLists for the evening. A vote of thanks, propyl by Dr. Chappie, was carried by .acclamation. ' .-".-*

■MACMAHON'S "PICTURE DRAMA." On Saturday evening next, at the .Opera House, Messrs. Macmahon and Co. will inaugurate their Wellington season with their presentation of the much-heralded, cinematographic reproduction of the stirring and altogether unique episodes of Rolf Boldrewood's' famous Australian bushranging romance, "Rofcbery Under Arms." A pleasing feature of -tho ' entertainment'is the. inclusion of that peren--nially popular comedian,' Mr. Howard Vernon, in association with Miss Vinia De Loitte and Miss Iris Vance. • ALIDA LOMAN. Particulars are announced in this issue in reference to the forthcoming series of song recitals to be given next week by tho famous lyric soprano, Madame Alida Loman, from Amsterdam, .'whose Australasian tbiir, under llerr Ben no Scherck's'direction, was recently inaugurated in-Auckland,' where she was re-, eeive'd with great enthusiasm.' 'According to the reports from that'city a great treat is in store for the lovers of singing in Wellington. The box,plans will bo opened at the Dresden;on Friday.iinorniiig next.'-'. The Wellington Shakespeare Club is to giya a public leading of "Julius Cajsar." ,iu the Concert Chamber'/of the Town Hall, on No-;, vehibbr U. "" : ■' ' '•""', "'• - " '''