ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 407, 16 January 1909, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

-. ! HIS MAJESTY'S.THEATRE. Tho'."drawing"- power of this week's proprammo of the ltoyal Pictures'was manifested' again last night, despite the unfavourable weather. There will bo'-'the -usual matinee at 2 o'clock this afternoon; arid the programme will bo'repeate'd' this evening;" I THEATRE ROYAL. Tho stormy weather was quito forgotten last night by those who watched, ..within-the-cosy-Theatre Royal, the fine array of moving, pictures which were again displayed with the aid of Eullor's Cinema I'atlie.. Tho BurnsJohnson pictures are promised for next Monday. ■ THE CROSSLEY CONCERTS. Anticipation runs higli in connection; with tho visit to Wellington of Madame". Ada Crossley, who, supported ,by.a splendid concert company/ will give concerts at the Town ;Hall on Monday and Tuesday evenings. The programmo, which appears in full elsewhere,', gives all necessary information, and none will be dissatisfied; with .'what is provided.Madame Crossley will sing' Handel s: recita-; tive and air " Ombra Mai Fu," tlie Germanlicder (a) " Traum Durch die Dammeriing" (Strauss), and- " L'Heuereux '..Vagabond (Bruneau), and " Nearer My God; to Thee."-. (Carey). - Mr..'John' Harrison is due to sing "Adelaide." (Beethoven), and "Roses" (Adams). Mr. Jay Ryan will introduce himself in the dramatic prologue to "I Pagliacci" ;(Leoncavallo). M. Leon- Sametini,- the talented .violinist, and Mr.-Peroy Grainger,; solo ; pianist, are also down for attractive. numbers. The .management; has arranged for . .a' boat to leave for Day's Bay after the performance. ":v;. . EDWARD REEVES'S RECITALS. \ Mr. v Edward Reeves is.announced to.give, two farewell recitals .in the .Town, -Concert Hall oil' February 1 and- 3. ' Admirers of, Dickens,'will be pleased, to learn that Mr.; Reeves intends to present that- beautiful fairy tale of home; "Tho Cricket On the Hearth." This recital'has been given with great success • beforo crowded audieiices in. 'Australia, and-as Mr. Reeves is due in''Australia .early in February', .this will be the last opportunity of hearing this famous-story-'; teller, who created suqh.a favourable iinpres-; sion when he appeared in Wellington some few weeks back.; SACRED CONCERTS. - At the Town .Hall on Sunday night the. Wellington Professional Orchestra will give its second, of a series of sacred concerts. New items',,-will be performed -by the '•: orchestra, ■amongst which will bo . a selection ,;: from ."Elijah" (Mendelssohn); < and serenade ;"Moonlight" (Merat). . The ; orchestra will also accompany Messrs. A. M'Donaldand H..?Moschini in a flute and clarinet duet, "Quant tu Chantes" (Gounod),'and.'Messrs. L. King and H. Oakes in a cornet and trombone , duet-, "Antony-.: and Cleopatra." ;Mr. D. A. Kenny will also assist by-.con-tributing two organ solos, . "Andante'' feb'vre-Wely) and "Offortoiro" (Do -Bo,is)'.; : BURNS-JOHNSON PICTURES. ' The rapidity with, which' tho box plan for. the opening exhibition of tho; biograph . pictures of the Burns-Johnson contest, .-.winch .takes place at the Theatre Royal next Monday is being filled, 1 indicates .-Theatre will not -be half largo enough for those Jhat willbe' anxious to see, as . near, as. possible to the "real thing,", what hapixjned at the Stadium,. Sydney, on Boxing Day, when the champion representatives .of the : white ;■ and: ; coloured races met ,to decide .which; was : the: better-of tho' two in the noble art of self-defence. The pictures show very realistically all the sensational -happenings, from, wTien 'Johnson shook-'hands with BiirjjS.-, .until tho dramatic finale. ;..

THE CHERNIAVSKI CONCERTS.

. This afternoon will soe. tho last appearance. .of j,' those;'remarkable'!"': instrumentalists; the; Cherniayskis, in ,Wellington,their north;tour commeiicingi. ; .;on. :■ -Monday jiest. : -Since .their .. last J. appearances' -hew thoy ' have-:' concluded; seasons in Christchurch, Dunedin, ahd."tho principal smaller towns, in all of %hich.-admiration been evoked : by-. their . wonderful performances. For theii" final concert, dt',.the Town; Hall this 1 'afternoon. the following; numbers' will be/in the programme ; Suite; ''Peer Gynt,'-. Mendelssohn's ,'-'Spring-Spngj" andGrieg's Norwegian-. Dance ; for'- Piaino,-ifViolin and 'Cello. Jan.-will esaayVthe';Liszt' "Rigoletto"Hranscriptibri for piano" "(tho,piece; with' which, he created so immense a; sensation-oil his; debut • in ' Wellington)', • supplemented,,by tho well-known ~ "Valso; Brillanto;" "by Maughan:Barnett.' Oh ■:'th6i ; ;.'oolld,' :?littler Mischel will play the. "Hungarian ;Rhapsody''j of his master, .David Popper; and Leo- contributes ' "Viouxtemps'Grand Polonaise.'' Other features'will .be "tho vocal ,'jtems "'of' Madame Mario Hootoii 'and ;Mr.; Percival Driver. Tlio box plan is at tho Dresden. , THE "SCARLET TROUBADOURS." . The admirable ohtertainHient given,; by..the. "Soarlet Troubadours" 'jn .tlio ...Concert..Hall jast evening was oiljoyeff anothor' large, attendance.: To-night tho.-coimpany'will make their final appoaraiice,. when their entertain-': ment wiU .be composed of the most popular items in their previous programmes,; as indicated by requests received, for repetition.

BENEFIT CONCERT , ,

; The minstrel troupe '-of-HiM-Si-Cambr'ian-aro making every.ondeavour'that .tlie concert in aid of tho relatives of those lost in the disaster to. the pinnace of H.M.S., Encounter, at Sydney may lie a success.-It takes place ■at the Masonio' Hall, . ..Boulcott/ Street;' .'"at'' 8 p.m. this evening. / Anyone--visiting-the, slup will be able/to obtain tickets : on board.The people of New Plymouth'were'very: on-: thusiastic: about tho'concert that was given there, and'seemed surprised .that'there'Wasso/much talent amongst the men. To quote from the " Taranaki Daily Nows " "'The items' throughout, which ' were heartily, applauded, betokened painstaking rehearsal, and proceeded without a -hitch;: .'l'lie 'performers / demonstrated .that', the- Cambrian possesses. considerable . musical ' tklont;' and the items chosen'wero in every'case''appro-priate-and in good taste."- - The Newtown Brass.Band, under the. conductorship of Mr.; J. farker, has 'very kindlv volunteered to play,' selections/-outside, tho'-..Masonic Hall from 7.30 to'B p.m.' / ./' THE TITTELL BRTJNE SEASON. . "This Girlof the Golden' West-,", by David Belasco, .will ,'bo ■ produced for the .first-timo to-night at tho Opera House, when MissTittell Bruhe, who is supported by Mr. Thomas Kingston 'and' .J.' C. Williamson's Combined Dramatic >'■ Company, t will. make a wolcomo reappearance before local theatregoers. The play is .a large- piece' out of the history of California in 1849—the golden age. The .scenic' effects of .;such 'a wild/land; are said to be fully realised: The first act takes placo in the interior of the .saloon, .where tho types of. men and-vthoir. ways., of/living are, seen. The second act. shows .the; home of. the girl, where the effect of a blizzard is realistically produced. The dance-hair of the saloon is the third act, and the final scene gives the great prairies of the West, tho .edgo of the mountain-fringed forest half shrouded in a grey : mist'. Miss Bruno gives a capital, impersonation of " The Girl.", With all. her loving nature-and deep, affection • for -tho " boys," experience has givgn, her. abusiness instinct, as witness her statement to a.cus-. tomer: " Eggs is two bits apiece, and only' two hens 1eft,!!..,. Again,., when/the.. alarmed bartender rushes in witlx jthe announcement that "Watts has arrived/and threatens to, shoot the furnituro to picces," she calmly exclaims: ''Ixjt him shoot, ho can afford it." The piece throughout gives. Miss Brune unlimited scopo for displaying her' abilities in: the art of which she is,so, renowned.",'!Mi\ Thomas Kingston" appears as Dick Johnson, ajid others in tlie cast are Miss Adele Kelly; Messrs. George Bryant, Loring Fernie, Greghan Macmahon, Leonard Willcy, T. W. Lloyd, Roland Staveley, Fred Cambourno, Frank Harcourt, and Iledgo Carey.:/ On Sunday night, commencing at ■ 8.15, asacred concert -will- bo given in ,the! ..-Opera. Houso. Items' will bo contributed by MisseS' Florence Hayward and Amiis Dobbie, and Messrs. Ernest Archer and John Vitteta.

THE MAI/LINSONS. Wellington mnsic-lovers lave such warm recollections of the former visit of those fine artists, the Mallinsons, that the eminent composer and his brilliant wife should have a very warm -welcome ■when, they return to Wellington to make their Sinai appearance bofore leaving for Europe. At the coming recitals, they will have, the valuable assistance of. Mr. John Prouse,-the popular baritone, who will sing (for the first time in: New Zealand) a number of songs written by Mr. Mallinson for the male voice. Mrs. Mallinson will -sing, amongst: other, new . songs, a set of charming'"Valentine" songs. The words of these delightful songs were written, by the'poetess,-Christina Rosetti as valentines to her mother. After her death / an entry:was found in the diary of Christian. Rqsetti as follows: —"These valentines had. their origin iri my dearest mother's saying that she had never • received ono. "I ever after suy.plied her with one on. the-day, and it was a surpriso to her every timo, she having forgotten all .about it" in the ■ interim." The recitals. wiH be held as-before in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall, it being the most suitable hall in Wellington for this intimate style of song. y . ~ ' V CLEMENT E. WRAGGE. , ; "Although-it. is some five years, since Mr. • Wragge gave his scientific'entertainments; id New ivealand,;liis name has been prominently, before the public - during the time he has been touring the .world, gaining fresh; material for bis lectures. ■ On the occasion of his 'previous visit, .Mr. Wragge'a collection ;of photographs'and slides of celestial subjects was considered unsurpassed. To them has.;, .since 1 been added 'the. latest astronomical pictures; including those of the planet Mars; clear and beautiful, almost proving beyond doubt that the ;' planet' is: inhabited. ; On',;, ; Wednesday ; • evening : next',-; at .the Concert' Chamber, Mr. Wragge will commence his series of lectures • with a most interesting subject entitled " A Voyage Through the Uni- ■ verse.", 'Although this title was used on Mr. Wragge's previous visit, the present lecture ' is made'' almost entirely' new'.. : The .lfectufe'" (illustrated by a/powerful laniern). will em-.' brace:discoursas on our fellow planets, giant > sun-storms,. and • the -birth / and deathof' worlds. The reserved seat plan will open on Monday at the Dresden.