ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 761, 9 March 1910, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

, ANDREW BLACK - CONCERT CO. Mr. Andrew Black went far beyond the promise of the programme in his generous contributions to. the. final concert of the company, given: last evening. Tho prologue to the-opera '-I- Pagliacci" was sung by him with fine-dramatic effect, and for an encoro he gave the delightful classic, "The Two Grenadiers." The audience would not let .him go at that, and-Mr. Black, returned to sing "The 'Village Blacksmith,"- a popular . item, whoso selection was- greeted with applause and sympathetic . rendering ' with : enthusiasm. In.the second part the programme, his singing of "Young Dieterich" (Henschel), a gallant ballad of tho Goths;-'was-'a.'Special'treat; which was followed by Rossini's "Gia La Luna as an encore number, and, at the further requisition of an insatiable- audience, the . favourite "Turn Ye to, Me." According to the programme, his share in a Mpzart duct with Miss Iley' Cross was to ; have finished Mr. Black s contributions, but when the; turn-came; in', the second part of Autoir Tschaikov, the violinist; llr. Black had to explain that he was indisposed and', could not play..;. The .audience was amply'.'consoled by another song'from Mr. Black; Sargent's "Blow! .Blow!" but when an, .encore; to this number seemed to be expected; the baritone discovered -'"that the violinist had recovered, and sent him on to play. The duet from Mozart was not given, the company having "lost the music" in its perambulations, and Mr. Black, substituted the beautiful old Scottish.ballad,' "Helea of KirconelL" ' As though he had not by now, given generously of his best in almost every vein, the singer delighted' his audience with; a. little, quaintlyhumorous Irish song, "Och!'Tho Dear Little Girl," bringing out all' its.. artful artlessness.

'/. The -wort 1 of Anton. Tschaikov, the violinist, confirmed tho previous good opinion: of .his quality. His items were: Sonata (Rubinstein) with Miss Lilian Delany : (piano), Sarasate's Zegineruiesen, t played with; much ability," a charming 'serenade by. Drijc-Auer, and Canzpnetta (Ambrosio). -In fosnonse to an encoro for the Sarasate-item he gave a Cadenza byLa ! Folio Corelli. Miss Lilian Delany, pianist, played Padere'wski's- "Chant du voyageur," and a l ' solo from Greig, agreeably. Miss' .Iley Cross,, the soprano of the : company,; received much applause for her 1 singing ■■:. of ■.■ Glnck's ■ "Divinite du Styx.",: Her fine solo in the second part, "How Many a Lonely Caravan" (A. M. Finden), was deservedly encored, and she ■responded with a little song,:."Do:Toil, Remember'lt?":of the sadly sentimental Order. The. audience was ; not .large, but its enjoyment of the concert, was freely manifested. ,; . FfJLLERS' TATJDEYILLE COMPANY. A new arrival at the Theatre. Royal this week, is Mr. WardiLear, who,has long since, established himself as.one-iof the favourite comedians on the. Fuller, circuit. He comes,back now with some ; new' ideas, but with his old .humour. His farmyard imitation will be remembered as a most amusing and clever item.,. The Marionette show continues: to be one of the.'chief attractions, the dolls providistf frequent changes.of programme., Raleigh,"the ; slack-wire '.walker, nightly performs all .mannor'.of,.difficult feats which are, a telling■ lesson in ' the:rules ■ of, poise; and. balance.. yTh?re are .numerous ..other clever,people who add: to the entertainment, and all of them will appear again, to-night. ,y-- ROYAL PICTURES. . ■'.• Fresh spools of pictures will be run ■off at His Majestys Theatre this evening. Last week's series included two or 1 three : particularly interesting films, and. the management promised that this' week 'tho programme will comprise a number of new. gems.- The management recom- - mend intending - patf ons to reserve their seats, as the theatre-is inyariably crowded on -"change;, nights.", ' ;., . \ .' ; 'STAR PICTURES. 1 ■'"';' -. On second .shoiving, last-nightnthe new ■ 'programme submitted by."the"Star Pic^ turo Company at St. Thomas's Hall, New;t6wn,. was, again heartily- appreciated by ! 'a' largo audience.. One of'the best pictures . shows motor-boat - races, : another presents some of the "most interesting wild • animals, in-captivity : -:at the-.Bondon -Zoo, and a third—a. specially; interesting filmdescribes pictorially a, voyage from London to Genoa in: thevlin'er Berlin..' Among the'other pictures in the programme, - there-are comic- arid dramatic; studies, which are .'excellent representatives of their respective .classes. -The pictures will , be- shown.again this ' :'"

/V BESSES O'iTH' BARN BAND. . The box plans for' the entire season of the Royal Besses o' th'! Barn Band Trill be.on view at the Dresden 'Music-Ware-house from lQ'a.m, on Saturday. ! next. It is notified; that suburban and country residents' may book by 'post,; by, forwarding a postal, note and : stamped addressed ■envelope'for'--reply.'to' 1 Messrs!"J. and N.' ,Tait, care of the Dresden. The Wellington season, strictly limited to four nights and ■■ one matinee,' will : be inaugurated. at the Town Hall on Wednesday! evening next, March -16. It'has. been written of the "Besses" that,-no matter whether, in bigj overtures, selections, and marches/ or in- the beautifully simple hymn tunes} they obtain wonderful tonal quality, perfect precision, and. highly skilled instrumentation. One. of the-many features of their 1 programme is-the excellent solo, duet, and trio work accomplished; by the leading soloist's. -The present Australasian tour opened most. auspiciously' at Christchurch a month ago, so successful being the initial seasons: in'. Christchurch aha Dunedin that returns were-arranged for! ' ..-:;. CONCERT- RECITAL. '

The Lyric 'Sisters have-''prepared 'a' splendid programme with the assistance of the Garrison Band.' Their, concert recital • will be held at .the Town Hall (concert chamber) to-night at 8 p.m. Among the-well-chosen humorous and classical items promised'will be found a. dialogue .selected .from Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," Coleridge's "Ancient Mariner," "Shamus O'Brien," etc., interspersed with .songs, and attractive melodies by the : Garrison Band. The Lyric Sisters,-otherwise the Misses K.' S. and G. M.. Pras, of the Lyric School of Elocution, 1 need no 'introduction to the Wellington public, and a very enjoyable and pleasant - evening's ' entertainment is assured. ' •■' ■ -, ST. PATRICK'S DAT. ' The committee of St. Patrick's Day celebrations, which are to be held under the auspices of the combined Hibernian Societies and Wellington Catholic Club, are striving hard to make the celebration this year a.great sucjss. ; : There will be'a picnic'and sports.gathering at Father Lane's grounds. Lower Hutt on St. Pat-, rick's Day. Sports include long jump,; high jump, tug-of-war, putting the shot, step-dances,;.etc. Amusements will, be' provided for young and old. The Garrison Band will be.in attendance and will play a selection of national'airs during the day. A special train leaves Te Aro at 9.40 a.m. and Lambton at 9.56. In'the evening an Irish National concert will be held in the concert chamber (Town Hall) at which the best"talent will assist. A novelty in the programme will be the introduction of ancient Irish pipes and old national costume of the piper. A very pleasant. and enjoyable evening can be looked forward to.