ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 420, 1 February 1909, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE.

. Another tribute was paid to the'popularity of. Miss Tittell Brune and her company.on Saturday- night,' for .tie theatre was well > filled on the occasion of r the final performance of "Romeo and Juliet." The' company left ■'.. for the south on Saturday night. . .;' -..-.; '. v ' ■ '■■ ■" '' ' -■ : - ••. ' ."■ ' ''■"." ■' '.' ' : - ■ ..HIS. MAJESTY'S/THEATRE. ■■::■;'■>'. ':■ .'■ .There'.was an: unusually.large-affiendaTice at the matinee.^at: His .Majesty's'Theatre'on : Saturday afternoon, .and. in the evening the building '.was crowded to the doors.; Much: interest is being ishown in : the current series ■ 0f... films which cover a-wide' range of sub-■. jects. Among the best are" , those entitleiT . ',' Burglary Up to Date," ''Rover's Christ mas," "The Runaway Kids," and" The Incendiary;". The programme will be' repeated .■".. this' evening.' \" ■%•:-::./;: - ■-:: ;"••■'■';.■ :". .;.. '■•;; 'SijNDAY'CONCERTS." '. Sunday concerts, have becomei-a, vogue, in Wellington.Miast. night's concert at the Town Hall.was given, by the Professional Orchestra, an earnest .little band" of- instrumental-, ists, who',are ,doing:good work:, under: the' baton of Mr. F; J. Oakes. [. Its contributions to the. programme consisted of the: -march ' "Triumphale" • (Fucik), .the , overture U • "Maritana,".' '.'L6, Hear the Gentler-Lark,! , ■ ' arranged as..a duet fori flute and clarinet (nicely, .played by. Mr..: A. M'Donald arid .H Moschini);' the well-worn; but eyer-pqgulai '.'Turkish Patrol?- (Michaelis). andthe march, "The Gladiator's Farewell", (Blankenburgh). The surprise *of. the evening- was the- highly creditable showing! made at. the ; big organ'by . Mr. D. J. Kenny,- hithertoknowi as.aa; able '■ pianist. :, He .'.displayed, a' delicacy 'of /.feeling. execution.-; which,-.fpr...sa ■"• recent,-/a "devotee■ of.' the", big i:itistrumen. ,, augurs -.well.- for his.' future.' - His solos > wer< : a .broadly-scored'. "Qffertoire"; by;.Guilmantj and a,';- "Reverie"-.: (composed' .by. : Wolfgung,' ofi Wellington),..a composition'-pf : much delicacy and' charmy which.Mr.. -Kenny admirably'"iriterpreted.:::.it':;:;delighted . the- ■ large ; audience :to ; such-an ; esteiit;th'at.-the" - organist wasi. recalled,' .wKen -he ; , a dainty"Aridahte;by-' Vfely'.- Mr. .daude' Solo- 1 - mons,, a visiting violinist;, who; producesv.a '•: fine tone welling<with sympathy,- played .'the-" "Reverie" of Vieuxtemps very nicely. "Hβ' was.honoured with an encore, xMr. E. yJ. Parkes, the vocalist of the evening, was in'■ capital voice... His -ringing ban- - tone-was-heard-to distinct■.. advantage in Willeby'S:;"Crossing the Bar." and (as an encore) Allitsen's. "Song of. Thanksgiving.": '■■ : . The.Opera House was packed.to,the-doore ' last evening, '-when". a sonc; 'and picture' enter. "* tainment:was.given. "The:programme -con- ; sistedof a-number of .kinematograph. yiews ' mostly;of• the .travel -.order,' which gave the audience peeps at Palestine,: the •: French, colonies, Holland, Italy. (including Vesuvius ' and-the.Bay of/Naples), and China. The .vocalists were Mr. H.:' Diinn - : (who ■•• sang Faure's.'Tirst;Palm Sunday" and';Mascheroiii, e^"ATe;Mana ,, )V:iand;'Miss'.-A. v ''Chapnjwi-'-(who contributed, the .song : . "0 Restless .Sea',');.A'.similar ehtertainmeht ; wffl'.be givep-,6n:.Sunda'ynexfc'..;-,;y"; - ".'..■ "■'. -': 'v ';',;': \':.i ..-; l;';y-fr-' U-Mr v ; andJJrs.-ißland' HdiT'aid theL v men* : bers cr-.their, established.dramatic .orgariisa< faon:: arrived., : in,:' town -yesterday,, and l ,inl] ■-•",- ;open : a short,..farewell -.season at the Opera . House; this,, evening '..with: U-SThite 'itleathor.V'.a'drama'that proved very.po'pular-iwneh.-originaUy^prpdu'ced^bn -a.former ...visit I 0r... .this-.-:■:.company,■;■•■. and-..-the ■.•'.principal-, parts ■. -.of'.'-, .which^are:admirably.'.-suited to: the ,-■• requirements' of' ;-\ the-;..company". Mr. John Brunton's-views.of English /and Scottish;,- scenery -.-will .".not': -,: be ten, notably the opening scene in.the,:first act^-the. "Highlands.of is a p'articular.Jy jbright rehearsal, of the .."Lady; Godiva',! burlesque, -which iritro- ■ duces some ■ arid-.-a-lot of humourous; iusiness, an, exciting scene in the.London Stock Exchange,' a -picturesque view! of. Boulter's Lock on. the Thames, the : jcoast: of Shetland where the ..wreck of the 'yacht takes.place, and the struggle on thebed .-of: the. ocean- for the,recovery t .of.-the : marriage: 'lines:'and the fancy ball, "are . ; all scenes that will revive pleasant memories. : .'.'■- .';' ■.■ ; ; FREE'RECITAL.; '' "'." , .Melba,;Tetrazzini, Caruso, Scotti, and r ar number of other famous singers and iristru-,. raentalists .(including Mi , . John-. Harrison, . who iwas ' feipently singing, . here . with the Ada ■ Crossley 'concert :' party) will be: ; 'heard-. ;dn''. ; ,the.V..large-., .-ha'll,.'.-.-atv-the Town; Hall to-morrow ev.ening through the, medium' of a'new. Erainophone, -recently invented .by. the Hon.: .Chas: /Parsons; of .tur- "i bine fame. A musical treat is promised.by Mr. S; H.. Shear'd, 1 of -.the .'.Gramophorie ; Ltd., who has come to the>l)omlhioti with.the : object'pf, introducin'g.\this-new ihsthiment, which is:calledthb phone.. Admissioii wi]l,be by.tipket oqly,,db- '■ tamable' from the/local' agent,-. "Tije Tal£« erie's,". next .Grand/Sotelj.'Willis 'Street.::.: , ;"■" PATHE;;■"'/: : -. To-night Messrs. .Fullers, will . ; iresume;tlierf ■ Regular picture'entertainment at the Th'e3tTe Royal.- All the films to; be presented will b«i shown for-the; first time, : having just arrived wer R.M.S., lonic, direct frbm.Path'e Fre'res, .Paris.;: The star, fihn of'the.evening :is. entitled- "Hippopotamus Hunting on the Blue .:Nile,"-.:showmg .every incident of-ithis; thril-;.'.' : ling big gamesport;' depicting.the huge, monsterj' attacking and being attacked, ;making I altogether a ;wonderfully .exciting: picture. .; Every film to, be, shown- this.evening is-an animated photographic gem, carefully selected in.order a first-class entertainment. Edgar Collins's orchestra', has : been engaged.. '-. -. ; /:',-. .' : "' '.■'{'.V/|-.''■/<.-'.'

; I'THE CRICKET:pN:THB HEAjEWR ,^ ', "• Lovers of good elocution and 'lovers u of Dickens wiirbe afforded 'an'opportunity'tonight of hearing Edward Reevesj- th'e.talented elocutionist, in: Dickens's.:debghtfnl 'story '.'The Cricket on, the Hearth." ..OnyWedne'sday" Balph Connor's ■'-Sky Pilot"- will•' bet given.; ; .;; ■''.-. y V'y \- : '. '-'■■■' ':'' y-'"V:r- ---;;; ■;;■ ■ : ,-;;THE" MAI/LINSONS!-: ),%-:^;]. ■ No.. lover'.; of good .music-: in'-'.v Wellington should niiEs. the -opportunity, of ; hearirig!>tnose fine,artists, Mr. and.Mrs., Albert-Mallinson, to-inorrow. evening -ai the■ Town; Hall: (Con-' cert .Chamber):,-This will :,be : . the :. Mallinsons': final appearance Jn Wellington,' They.are:'abbut to proceed to Europe-to fulfil engagements there; ;• The programme whicl ■ has been arranged, for to-morrow- appean.elsewhere. In addition to.many new songs." Mrs. Mallinson will sing a-number of old favourites;. The composer is very., fortunate in having: as his interpreter such a force as Mrs. Mallinson. She .seems to.put,her full powers .in .all she has to .do, yet it is so . simply done, without.any apparent effort,'sc natural and.charming, that her.performance* prove irresistible. Additidnal interest is given, to this final MaUinson recital,in the; appear-" ance of Mr. John Prouse/ who will render a number of new -songs, and 'repeat,- : by. re-' quest, the popular number "We Sway Along',' (a song of the", train). -Thcboxjlan, for to- : morrow's recital'is at .tlie>Dresdcn.. •';';..- .: . ■;■;-'" COMPANY MOVEMENTS.; "; ■ ;:' ■ 'Musical' Coinedy Company' (a: J. ,C.: Williamson; organisation), which lias been playing .in the: north, - passed -.through ■Wellington ..to Chfistchurch ; oh Saturday. The. company, will open-here oh Febrtary;'ls. Among.;the' members is ; Mr.. Percy Denton,'.. tenor.vocalist and comedian,:.who was\resi-, dent, in Wellington for ■ somo time. during the' regime at. the Theatre. Royal of' Mr.,l'/' R. Dix. .Th»-:Tittell..Bruhe'; Company also left for; ,the :,sbuth-. oiv Saturday pfter;.', the-per-fdrmahce. ;The .Bland Holt;- Dramatic Company, which has been appearing with success in the south, arrived from Lyltclton ytstorday morning, and will'ppou at the Opera • House.this evening in.'.'The White Heather."