ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPEBA HOUSE. : . w 'Despite the unfavourable nature of the. weather there was an appreciative ■ audience at the Opera House last evening to witness tho second last performance of "The Flood Tide." The different side-splitting incidents of the , play were heartily applauded; V This evening the "Flood Tide" will; bo 'repeated for the last time.:. .'.•"■'. .■.•,':.' • 1, ;,'..■ 'theatre royal.: ; /■ . : ?,: . Fullor's 'cinema patho "display : at tlm. Theatre. Royal continues to. maintain its popularity. The/diversified programme pre T sented includes representations of such far apart realities as ''China Awakening," and the ."Glorious Zambesi," with an appropriate interlarding of lighter scenes. : A'.complete change is announced for to-night.... .'■ . : '■''■■:, HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE;' 7 / The Royal Pictures produced 'at His Majesty's continue to .attract large.: houses, and prove as'they; purport to, an emphatic success/ The programme; is both;pleasing, and attractive; and evokes unstinted applause!-:,; '".'.-• ;;■.'■ ; .'.■.'■'■ '■• ,';'■■..;• .':.■■■ .",■ Ada: crossley concerts. ' Madame Crossloy will give two farewell concerts at' tho Town Hall on February 22 and 23. Since -her recent here she. has given'most successful: concerts- in ' the .north, including .three in .; Aucklandj where : tho audiences were thoroughly; enraptured/, with the beautiful singing of the brilliant ./contralto, and. the: gifted' members of her , company. 'Entirely now programmes , will be submitted 'for. the .approval.of Wellington audiences, and the prices are to be popular 35., and :25.,; ; .Tho plan of .the served seats'will;.be opened at; the Dresden on Wednesday. , next, and .further' particulars will-be/duly .announced^ .'[. u ... ; '.:■. . ■'.<■:'■'-:'.;\\

:.'■■". v ' "THE:RED; MlLL." 'v : \ykr- : ' ■ The priginal ! Dutch-musical comedy,. "The Red Mill, after steadily bringing in grist to Mr. J. C. ; Williamson's: Musical Company, in .other centres of' 'the : Dbnfinion, , will, proceed, to revolve ;ita scarlet wings at the Opera House on /Monday next. The new. production is spoken of .as being bright and. very laughable all the ;way: through,'and must prove one of the.most, entertaining, musical plays we have ■ had .here".." Quick,..'alert comedians/ '.a :. Dutch /. dialect ..■■ comeflian, : types'■ of, Broadway -.and'-Bowery .beauties, all appear amid..quaint and attra'c'■tive Dutch; settings .combined with'beautiful costumes andappointments.:'Mr. who will .be seen' for ;; the first: time in/.Wellington on Monday /next,- "stands' ouVpromH nentlyj Ford is geiierallyiallowed to be a c6modian with an original pers6nality,.'with a.dry and telling humourous manner, of delivering lines ; allotted to; him .in', what is spoken -of .as a delightfully: comical way.' .-Mr.: Ford comes, to Wellington with a greatreputation as a comedian and'dancer, in which respect:' he, is..credited ::with being full of astonishing and diverting surprises. Of, ','The : ;Red:Mill" the' "Sydney Evenmg,News'',;says:. -7'.' /The Red Mill-: is; one of the most attractiyo niusiaarcbmedies Sydney playgoers'have ever had. placed/before .them.- It is .-rich -in' all thosp features which, appeal to'those who love a good laugh and an: excellent flvening's ."The Red : Mill" will' T>e played for the first : sixVnights'of r an oighteeri : nights'; season,, and' 'will : .bo: followed' bv : another new, : musical play in"The iPrincb of ; Pilsen.'i.. .The, box-plans - for the first six nights:are;now'filling rapidly.at..the.Dresden. ■:.;: ■' \ ; : , ::;; ; /'WIRTH;isyCIReUS/-^:V'; V *;vV/;:' ■!'■_ Wirth,: : Bros.',i aunbuhce: only 'living giraffe Jeyer. seen : in »Au'sl;ralia"- as the' ; principal attraction .at their circus - arid inenagerie,' which opens in Wellington.oh Monday,, i< ebruary .22,: near Htie Te; Aro ■ Railway. Station, for.a season, of six .nights. 'Mr. Wirth states .that many.:previous , attempts 'have -'been'.'made-to land;one' of these remarkable animals in, Australia,,-,but each 1-has -failed,, 'chiefly.'owing to-the-animal's liability to acci--dent through fright;:. Messrs;'Wirths' specimen was'-.bought/.from, the Hamburg Zoo-at tho.. cost tp.ithe; firm, .of ; £IOOO,'■ and-as , , no oorapanyv'w6uld i: insurp;it.rthe -risk-."was a big one, \.Tho animal's diet' has "to be.' carefully- andxprepared,' and ■■ ascertain ■.nioal..is. given: to; it .six.times: a', day.. '■■■ Biscuits,.- c'onaensed : :;milk,'.ohionsj. oatmeal Xbqiledfor ;2}rhpurs)i;';hay-:/and:chaff,''ar'o , the.-'principal .'articles.;; ; No/water.-is ";used ■milk; being, its,only,Brink. ...The animal'is a fine specimen of, its kind. -Important 'new .leaturcs.'-h.RveV.b'een. /secured by Mr. /Philip ■Wirth, in :his;tour:6f.'.tho ;wor'ld.':Amongst jthe:new performers he/has engaged' are the Sydney.' Brothers, /.the .' originators, of. the •I'Bumpty 'Bumps':' , ..act, :. who'/throw, somersaults ,ph motor "cycles arid 'bicycles,' : and /perform/the difficult, feat-.of -extinguishing-; two lighted ■ candles while ■leapiiiK. with' a.'.bicyclo;:.' The:Les; Grottonsi .hand-balancers .and. comedians, -wKo will appear iri. feats'of strength, "and.■ the ihree' ,Gamon,Brothers, highly-trained Spanish acrobats, who perform •a sensational act;.assisted by an;.exceptionally ; smart dog,-- are other new memb'ePs of a strongly" reinforced; company: ...Tliere are'two new clowns,-;Bebe and Pastore,* Frerichmeh, who/are; acrobatic.land; musical -comedians. Ilket arid Jenny are equilibrists from Paris. The first matinee will ,take place>n Wednesday, February .24.'.;. .' ,: " ..'. v ! /. - : .

;;;;,•■• : " Although' there : will-be no; : bioscope'-cii Sunday evening ■at the Opera House, ; an v at-;'; tractive .programme -will be , .given, by ,• the , Garrison . Band 1 (conductor, Lieutenant •' •!. ' ; Hord).' The"- selections include:—March ■'by Hume,. ; "Le Preduxcloros; '' Air-" Varie /Maidstone; -cornet solo; "The- Soul's .Awakening" (Haddock). The vocalists of thoWening will be Miss Florence Hayward, dramatic soprano, who will sing "Sweet Spirit,-Hear : My Prayer' , . (Wallace),: andv "God Knoweth Best , ' : XHaywardy.; : :: Mr. 'Cathcart,: thV new local' tenor, who 'won';.the.gold, medal at Christ- ; church, .will -sing." the;'; "Flight'of -Ages" (Beven) and' in duet , with: Miss .Hayward "Maying" .(Smith): Doors will open at 7.15, and the concert will begin at 8.15. vA'i Silver collection will be taken at the doors^ '■:'_/ :.; ■■' =:'/SUNDAY : CONCERT/\;<i : "r;;VU ', A/concert 'will be given .in ( the Town' Hall on Sunday evening next;'under,the' direction of• the ■ Wellington Professional '■■ Orchestra. Mr.'"..David Kenny, the, ".organist;.fof,the orchestra; will give organ solos. At his initial performance' on.'the. Town 'Hall organ' siraie months ago,; he displayed ■ a.knowledge '■ of the technique, of .the instrument: that marked him.at,, once, as -a,. , : performer.'of ability. ■Mγ. , Kenny .'wiH. be. heard in !the" following ;items,. among ..others :-r-"Nooturne" by arid 1 "Allegro :in ; .C,".by.Lee.: A' special.feature of the 'programrde will be the .reappearance of Mr. Claude Solomon, the; accomplished who will play. "Nocturne No. 2,'' by Chopin-Sarasato,. "Legeridoj" : Wiehiawski.' Mr..Ernest Jamieson (flautist).will play" a "Berceuse", by ;Gounpd,i.;.and. Mr; Ernest Parkes (baritone) will sirig> ."The Lost Chord" and "A Dream of Paradise." Mrs. Hyde-Woodward, will- also assist.'■'.A silver coin collection will be taken at tho door. ■ :'■■■ . ■..• '•■. .." i ■". — •" •. ' "• .. : ■".!' At theVietoria Hall, Adelaide Road, Newan entertainment will '■■be.'., given by Madame Nita (assisted by; local talent and..pupils) on. Wednesday, February -24, at p.m. •; The. entertainment - ■ is"... under < the patronage of' Lady .Ward,, the. ;.Hon..\l)r. Pindlay, Findlay. ■-. *;.■,.-..-../ ",■!.-