ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 209, 28 May 1908, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

| : f' ■ OPERA HOUSE. - The: romantic play','"The' Scarlet:-Piinper-nol,'V was Topeatod/ beforo a crowded' audience' iri- the''Opera ,-House last: evening. ' Mr. Julius .' Knight's - fine represeritation. of the part;;of Sir'Porcy Blakeney,: and Miss • Ola Huriiphrey's 'clover .actirig as Marguerite Blakeney werqvespecially admired. " The Scarlet Pimpernel" will be'played again this ovening, '"■ • -.' ; - j . . THEATRE ROYAI. ■ ; ' ; ' The Highly entertaining .programme which Messrs. .Fuller--and 'Soils-aro'-'shoinng- this weck : at . thb.:Tlieatro..:- Royal ..was received 'last .'.night::with,; delighted" applause'. by a large o audience. "y; ; The • "Hanrionious Hux■hams,''- '-the''Banvards; . clever . acrobatsj; Ka<damb,v; other iriombors .of the company -, will . appear again this evening. . '■ AN' EVENING -"AVITH; MENDELSSOHN. - " Mendelssohn.''; was- the,-: subject of Mr. Robert-Parker's third -lecture-concert in the Sydhey. Streot Schoolroom last evening,- when he; was assisted-by. Miss Beatrice Richiiond, Mrs. F.. P. Wilson,.. Mrs. H. Tombs,: Herr Max Hoppe, arid-Messrs. L. Cohen ; and H. Tombs. - The. attendance was not a largo one,'but it mado up iri .'appreciation what , it lacked in numbers'.; Mr.; Parker gavo an,admirable biographical sketch of .the great composer,' after. ; which .a. .'short .programme-' of selected compositions , was gbne,.through: . Mrs. F. P. Wilson, who was in very good voice, sang ad : . mirablj'. Her'contributions were/the-'Su-leika" songs (Nos., 1 and 2), "On Wings of Song,"-'and " The Favourite • Spot." Miss Beatrice, Richmond, selected four of the famous " Liede'r Ohne Wortb " (D. Major, E.'flat Major, A and 0 Major '—-Spirinlied)j.''and..;th6 ''Capriecio'" - in E minor.- Her::iriterpretatiori of the: music :was most oxpfessiye, -arid her technique'- fault-' loss. rohiainirig, numbers were concerted pieces.; .Tlio-firsti .-"-Quartet' in.E.flai" (Op.' 12) ,- ;; r . for .'-.two; violirisr violay .and .'cello, .was taken' by Mrs. 'H.- 1 Tombs arid; Herr ;Max Hoppe (violins),' Mr. H; .Tombs (viola),'and Mr. . Leon Cohen, ('cello). The . quartet royealed the; composer in his happiest moodhie was, 20; when ho wrote it— it was well played. The other item was:the "Trio, in D minor.". (QP-. 49), by Miss B. Richmond, Herr Max' Hoppe; and ;'Mr:' Leon Cohen. Mr. Robeii Parkeri' was, accbriipanisi. The next take place on June 107an.evening wjtli Schuihann. The prqgrarrimo will iriclude:thp';" i Sbriata for Piano'.and' Vio-i lin "the splendid ."-Piano. Quintet. in '. E flat''; ■ "Andante arid Variations for two Pianos"; arid a'.' selection of .songs and shorter pianoforte piece's. .' . MISSIONS, TO SEibiEN. . t .-Tliero was' a-criDwded.audiencp at' the Missions'. to, Seamen's Institute ;last night, when a concert was jiroyided by Mrs/ W. R. . Williams: (tlio donor of. the; mission : biiilding). The missioner, (Mr.,J. .Moore); who occupied < the''chair,;gavb a . short, temperance .address 1 ; during / the. inteiral, on the words- " Sonic More Facts," resulting <in ten .iricn'taking the pledge_of,,total..abstinence./ A cbnundr'urii competition was held and won by sailors ,iri. port, .and; severa:! popular choruses : wbre s«ng. by,-tho. aiidiisrice in- a good style.. The- following, ;6oritributed; vocal and olocutipriary items, grograriiriie.:—Mrs.' Rejmolds, Misses Caroline,.: Green, Fieldhouso,-,.Lissick-, Messrs. Hobman',''Feriton, Goudy, Kerr; and Minifie. Mrs. G. : Anderson and Miss. Minifie played the accompaniments. . -Mr.) Mihifie'sString Band also rendered, several, selections. Hearty cheers word, given ; to the performers at the .conclusion" of-?the .concert, and refreshriients .were .afterwards-dispensed: , "ELIJAH."' ' ,; The-firet-'performance...of ithe. Wellingtori Choral Society's'l9oß scasori, Mendelssohn's "'Elijah',"' is to 'be held 'in,'tli'o ;Town Hall on Frida^'weeki. ; Jun'e u 5, -under ,the conductorship! of -Mr. ■J. Maiighan Barnett. . Arrarigemonts have' been! made /for, the appearance' of' Mrs. well, known in Dunedin' musical; circles, to, take 'the soprano solo work ; Miss :Mina Caldow (contralto), Mr./J. :, Piisohel ; (tenqf),' arid' Mr.' John': Prolific '(bantprio). The box plan will bo opened at .tho'iDresdra'-to-inqiTow ;at'.lo .' , OLYMPIA SKATING RINK. , ; .'.There was .a .'yery ' large : attendance- of .skaters and. spectator^!at tho. Olympia Slcat-' ing Rink last evening, when a hockey riiatch on skates was played .b'qt-wqon.. two teams of soven, the iiurplos; arid ' the • reds, captained' by . Messrs.. Rag'g and Bcrinbts , respectively. The game; very..interesting, arid clbsely.contested. ■ rThe appreciation of .tlio . spectators was'very marked/and it;clearly.showed their approval of the introduction of features of this description.;; Tho players used sticks -similar to thoso used -' in the ■'ordinary, game, ..but they were of 'lighter make, and no orib could r'e'ebivo .any.injury'. The purples were declared' tlio .winriors,: l aftor half .an hour's play, by ;, two ; goals "to : one. ' To-night" an eight-lap race -will ;'toirun,' and on Saturday night; Sliss \Ganibl6' and Mr.' Ragg - will give ; an exhibition of skating.