ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 62, 6 December 1907, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

■ ".WTTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY" • TO-NIGHT. Allan. Hamilton's Dramatic -Company, nncnhas been doing consistently sound Business, concludes its season in Wellington t s.cvonmg when Mr. Francis Hodgson "™" s ~c ll:! ™»ig Play "Little Cord I'.auntleroy" will be staged for the first time for many years. On this occasion' the central part will be sustained by little Baby Watson, whose sweet performance in , Homo, Sweet Homo" was so ' delightfully natural. Her portrayal of the little Lord is said to bo the best ever given in New Zealand, which is surprising when it is considorcd that she is only six years of age, and other little girls who have played the ' part have been four or'five years older. The . other characters, are suitably cast, and few seats should bo vacant when the curtain is rung up this evening. THEATRE ROYAL. i T ii erO m, was i ano *er good audience present' ' at the Theatre Royal last evening to admire the performance "of the Sandow Girls, to laugh at Fred Garnett's humour, - and to take in the manifold vaudeville bon-bons so generously provided by the Fullers. There • will be a change of programme to-morrow evening. ■■ _ Several- new attractions are announced -' for to-night, including Davvy's Marionettes: lastor and Merle,; eccentric comedy acrobats;' Miss, Marion'.Hall, comedienne, and character serio, who.has just arrived by the ionic; and Jan-is and Marlyu, comedy jug. , felers. Additions will also be made t<s the pictures. ■••■•. . HIS MAJESTY'S.THEATRE. ~'-.,' Miss Vinia de Loitte, Mr. Howard Venion. ■■ and the Company supporting those clever people appeared again, last evening in • an interesting programme,'which'included excerpts from Planquette's popular opera, "Rip Van Winkle." This evemng there will be anentire change of", programme, comprising '■ two amusing comediettas,'entitled "Woman's ■ Proper .Place" and-"The'Dutch Model," in which Miss- do Loitto ahdV-Mr. Vcrnon have Highly diverting characters'to sustain. Thr' play, Macaire," is in preparation. -' ■ ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENES ANNUAL' . CONcEItT-svi ■ ' The annual concert by the.'pupils attending 6>t Joseph s Convent was heicfiu the Concert Room, Town Hall, last-night, before V somewhat thin audience. The .■performance • was in many respects a highly creditable one,' and served to introduce to the: jlotice.of the ; public one or two promising young singers. Ine various items gave evidence of careiul training and preparation, although Were' wag - noticeable slight inaccuracies of• ■ tuneft and unsteadiness of tono, which are- iiioyitably with immature young Hoicesi? ;3?he ' ■ chorus work was''artistically rendered,'' and included Hail to Thee, Child- ot the: Eajpth" (bmart), The (Chaininade);- ; an<l Stars of the Suinnier bpohr s -well-known: sextet,' " As.C&ntsi'.'tW' Hart, was done'.' A"fea.t,ur , the ' concorted music/.Wfts the trio." Smgmg Bird" (Elgar), which was- -etifri ■•"' lently sung by Misses G. and L._ Head, with violin obbligato,";by J ]Mx;'" C. Cimino. In response to an call, the singers repeated the item. '-AnotHer trio, faithfully rendered by Misses Bennqcß '• Gallaher, and Davis, was " The, Ciickoo-- , ; (Denza), with violin obbligato. ■.-Tni'i.was'.'alsoT. repeated. ■ Pinsuti's , ■. "Good-night, good-night, Bel6ved,;i,.,\fas,y£ry '•• \ tunefully sung,by' Misses M'MahonV J3.a*Tton,'-..V-Hoad, and Evans, the various, parts-being ■■? very'well balanced. The vocal tian Boat Son"'. , (Bluraenthal); by''wississs'-a Alason and. Gallaher, was a good •effort. . .\ Turning to the solo work, special mention .•■- must bo given to Miss Gertrude.Mascm'tox : "." her spirited,and artistic rendering of-',";Eil- \' lauello" (Eva Dell'Acqua) and ! Dajjn'e- "■,:'■ reuther's "Summer Dawn. Miss Maspii '!,'■■'! has a sweet voice, and'with judicious train- '.', : ing should develop into a very pleasing i singer. A,word of.praise must also bo gijreii . . '•■ to Eilla M'Mahon for her "Hush, Little One" (Bevignaui), and lier encore number, "My. Dearest Heart;" "Angels Ever Bright and Fair" (Handel)' '. and. "If I Built a World for You" (Liza Lehman), by Miss Sarah -van Staveren; • " Call me' Back " (Denza), and " How Deep ..'. tha Solemn Silence of-the "Flood," by Miss. •',,. Eileen Baston; "Fairy Love-Song" (A\ v illpby) v '... and "The Sweetest Flower," by-Miss Lilian "•''• Head,' wero much appreciated items:: Men- • tion must.also bo made of Miss Muriel Ben- '■ nett, who gave Sterndalc Bennett's "May- '' dew." The obbligatos were played by iVlr.-'' C. Cimino, who also contributed tWq violin solos, '" Bolero " (Bohm) and ■'•" Lisette " (Papiiin. , Misses Flanagan and Nelson played ; ::v Dvorak|s "Polonaise.". The accompanists "' : for the evening were Misses Quirk aud ■'. Nelson. -. v . ■ -■ . Y ■; --i' POLLARD'S JUVENILE OPERA QO' ': To-morrow evening Mr. Tom PoHard will • introduce to Wellington his new - Juvenile . Opera Company, which was spocially selected., in Sydney, Melbourne, and other cities of .. Australia for an . extended tour of New ;IV ,. Zealand. • The opening production will,be "Bluebell in Fairyland," a .musical dream- •,.•; play" by Walter Slaughter, and. Seymour' ..... Hicks. It lias latoly had i a rpmarkablysuccessful and lengthy run in London, and also in.all'the principal towns of,;.the Dominion.- It.will be staged with:due care of details, and the mounting, and dressing will, be as good as in Mr. Pollard's past productions. A season.of thirteen nights will be : played at the Opera House. Tho box plan ' is now on view at the Dresden Piano 1 Com-; pany. • . '. . Tho Christchurch "Press" says ; of this play: . "Tho production has as much .scenery,. to manipulate as a pantomime,' and the'_ success achieved, and the smoothnoss,with, which the pieco wont as a whole, reflect- tlic greatest )ossible credit on all concerned. The mom-; bors of the Company are all. artists, their dancing being, a special feature of : the pro-, duction; in fact, quite .as good as anything we have seen of tho kind, and the acting . spontaneous,"and free , froni the slightest suspicion of stiffness—in fact, the wholo'iiroi ;'-• duction is a distinct artistic success.";. ■•'•'■ Under the. auspices of "tho Newt-own Die-."-trict High School, a concort by,the pupils'.-'"' , ' will bo hold at St. ThonrnVs-'Hall./Ncwtowii/ 1 on Thursday and Friday next,, December 12 ' and 13. An excellent programme has • been ; arranged, and tho proceeds of the ontertain-.' mont are' to bo devoted to'securing certain equipment for the school. . ,'