ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 693, 18 December 1909, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS.

-'/-■;'.; : SaVELET.TEOUBADOXJKS, All parts of the Opera Houso wero well filled last evening, when Mr. Edward' Branscombo's accomplished Scarlet Troubadours presented a lien-progronimo of items from their 'inimitable'-; ropertoire. Nearly oyery'item w:as encored, somo bnce, :others. twice. Of the programme: items; .Miss Gertrude Parker contributed a piquant :littlo ditty, "Mothers' Maxims," and tno laughable, song, "Not 1 at 'Omo"; : Miss Muude' F.uie was immediately, successful with pretty little song, "Glow, Little Glow-' worm. .-,Jliss Madge Nicholson."appeared with: r. l^:, 1 ' 0 ' 11 ivnltham in niv. amusing version of' Whero:. Ato You Going,. My' Pretty , Maid? , " nnd the latter, was-'also "heard', in Wallace's fine soiig, "Son.of Mine," and "The Mermaid■ and the Bo'sun" (Bevan);-Mr. Edgar Warwick' was chara'ctaristically fuiiny in his humorous songs, .and ; the monologue,.'"How Wo Saved tho Largo'.-(Williams);- Mr; Alfred hams hno baritone voicewas greatly admiredin th o< songs, "The Scent of the Lilies" (Cobb), and.; A &ong of Empire" (Lardclfi) Bt Siiecial; request, Mr. Cunningham sang as an ; vrith le wS b \ r "Toreador" song,' mth-which he had on previous occasions brought the house. The concerted items .included the humorous duet, "Follow On " by Messrs. bydney Mannering and Edgar Wni wick;,, the.. 3«artet,•'. "Parting," by Messrs • Mannenng, Griffiths, Cunninßham, and WaV lw, ¥a u al ' s t ' rio, 7 hre ? Jo 1 1?' SiJlors,".- by: , Messrs.. Mannenng.. Cunningham and Waftham, a weird hnmoresquo entitled' "The Wail or>a t Wullawulloo," and two or three chorus numbers. Mr. Sydney -Manhoring, it' m US not be teKotton, was admirable in his singink P f B i^ W Bn S. l,sh naatical song, and additional ■variety was given to the entertainment by Mr artkf"^^^ 6 Ltch" artist in chalk and crayon. A matinee performance is to. be Riveh this afternoon,- anU .this..-evening;the Troubadours will take their farewell ot,the Wellington public ■

:'■'■•;," :; ', ;HIS- MAJESTY'S.:-. ;; '.: •'''"' ■' '" Majesty s Theatre : m Courtenay Place; is receiving a good share of public patronage. • The , Koyal; Picture programme; this y;eek is an exceptionally-good-one, and the matinee and evening exhibitions to-day should be Very well

MR. J.;C. WILLIAMSON'S DRAMATIC :' : ■■■■:"/-. ,7. COMPANY.' ■" "7 ■ 7 - ..,'.": -Wellington are growing to IS* n° 'f*f' ■■ C - : »™ 011 for' their Christmas produehons-which contribute so largely to &' e r th ,? season - au ' l once again tney.arenot to be disappointed Air. Williamsons .new dramatic V.company will- open on rt£-'W\ « Tbe W™* production wM De 7. fne. Cheat, au elaborate military drama, which is spoken of as being strongly dramatic and. spectacular. .The play is: new to Wellington,, but .has achieved great success durnf' f ; r f n v V Al i str , alia , aud '«™«Kh the South Island of JNew. Zealand. . Other plays in the repertoire- of, the company ■are:-- , ' The Flag Lieutenant,' which will also. be seen for the first tune here, "Brewster's'' Millions," "SherJook. .Holmes,' . and: , the i'.'Silver King." •' The company is. an exceptionally strong one, innames ■ as'-Messrs. Geoi •■ TitherJdge,,Thomas Kingston, Cyril "E Greenaway, ;R. Carey, ■ Boyd Irwin, :Harry T. Lloyd; Eoland Staveley, Gregan, Harding*, F Harcourt/C/Morse Lewis-Waller, ; jun., Eardley Turner, and Fred! Cambonrne,7 :i T?he new leading lady, .is .Miss Mfiel VVarwioK, of whom- report speaks most .highlT.i,Other late , in. the company ' are — Miss Emma : Temple, Miss Nellie Colvin, Miss Miss Ethel -Gordon;' Miss Elwyn-Harvey, and . Miss .;Maud:' Wingfield. Box_plans will ;■ be . opened at 'the Dresden on ■Wednesday morning.■ , . '.'".•; ;■ ■ ~

' ■; -f TOWN.'HALL;ORGAN RECITAL;/ .■. Mr.;.Maughan-,Barnett's.. programme for ' the organ. recital to-night includes Bach's ■ Pas-sacaglia-,in C Minor, one of.'his grandest compositions for the .organ,- Wagner's Trauriio, one p£,.a set; pf; : five.-songs; and the, overture to ■-f'?. n, ,P a .* i .-.' ai »-.'.'esccli©ut -.cxamplo -..6f; «ho dash and .brilliancy., of,; 1 ts : . author,.. Herold..: Other .works played.- will-bs' Lemare's Bef-««us6'«i-.D. /and the, ."Cornelius. March,''., b> Mendelssohn,.well known ; - ( asfpopular number's. Mr., Barnett..will giver.avrecitaf on Christmas l)ay,.at 4 /-p.m., ,and:a joint carol concert : 'and organ : Jecital at.. 8 o'clock, when the usual prices mil,be charged. •■ --'■■' ■■'■■' ■.■■■■ ■•

:;;■, : . A; GIFTED; ENTERTAINER.■■.;.- : -; :■ ,;,;..Wellington is to' be,Vrisited : shortly iby; a very' -•gfted-entertainer iji-th-e Enos Bacon;-whb 'from; England. He is;-styled;-, the-.-.Yorkshire . nightingale-a man with romarkablo rango of voice • Mr Hugh. Prico-Hughes..said on hearing 'Mr'/ Bacon sing: ' 4 vpritable human nightingale;; . As an elocutionist and.entertainer it is'enough to say that ho is a< second, Melloß. , Spuri , ' Mr. Bacon's : soprano' is not- a -falsetto'' .voice, . bnt;■ a; perfectly; -natural ■ one; each ndto is distinct and clear, whilst his thrills can onlv us described as; , remarkable. To -hear' him drop fromLhis highest noto,,A octave, to his beautiful deep;bantono notes, and after singing a. few words to return again to the high soprano, .is .most .pleasing. .In-listening to songs sung ; in the two -.voices, • his audiences ■,aro;.said"to be-held■spell-bound.' , ■"■■" .'■ ■ '.