ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 799, 23 April 1910, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

f'THE NIGHT-OF THE PARTY." The diversions of high, life below stairs' were again 'illustrated last evening, when '"JL'Jio Night of the Party" was repeated by the Willoughby Comedy Company. The butler, Crosbie, is a delightful rogue, who, if he takes advantage of his mister in the latter'a ab-> sence, pulls him out of,some very awkward dilemmas when they are.together. Mr. David James plays the part of the' artful Crichton to perfection, and the company as a whole is one of an unusually even standard. The piece will be produced again to-night. , THEATRE ROYAL. To-night will be the last night of the excellent vaudeville programme,' which has been entertaining large audiences all the week at the Theatre Royal. - The startling Indian act of Wise and Milton,'tho turn of tho National Duo, and other specialities of this 'programme mako it attractive, to all tastes. There will bo a complete change of bill on. Monday. ■ '•■ HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. . The selection of the programme which is running at His Majesty's Theatre, reflects credit on the management, tho blending of tragedy," scenery, and humour being exactly to the public liking. The best of a,fino lot of films are "The Flirt," a particularly good coloured picture; /'The Cloister's Touch'.'; "The Woman from Mellons," a humor-ous-detective drama; arid the "Imatra Rapids'in Finland;" A matinee performance's to!b&;given.' this afternoon; and the>progvamme will ;bo"repeated at night. -,;■/. ;^;. ; ' .<:> ";■ -A .:,<•.-;" KING'S THEATRE. ""'•■•'• J Tho new; bill put forward by the management of the King's Theatre comprises ail excellent selection:of pictures right up to the high standard set from the opening of the theatre. Every screening .is good, and.several of them are. as near perfection as it is possible to desire. "The Cloister's. Touch," a dramatic'story of olden" times, is a beautiful piece of work. "The Hawkesbury River" is a capital scenic .film. "After the Snowstorm" and "Calino's Wedding Day" are'also good pictures. A prize matinee will:be held this afternoon. . ' " .'.''■., ''.•'. ■'... ' ■■" : " STAR PICTURES-:{ :■'■-. : The excellent programme which-'is heing put forward by the. Star Pictures' at St. Thomas's Hall is reaping,tho full reward of enterprise. Some "'of the screenings aro excellent , productions of coloured kinematography. ■' -The' programme will, bo repeated • this evening, and. a .change 'of programme will bis given on Monday. "'" ■■'■".■ i ,['

GEORGE MARLOW>S DRAMATIC ', . COMPANY. ~. ■■;■■'■,.. When a drama can , play to packed, business in Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide against: the'theatrical, competition that is always'to he found in those cities, it must have ' some outstanding merits. According to the press of the' Commonwealth, ' 'Married to the Wrong Man,", with which, draina Mr. George Marlow's Dramatic Company will open their season, at the Opera House on:.Thursday nesrj;, April.2B,.is such a/piece, for' this : remarkable.play has. hit 'thtf.tastbs;. qFall;.classes.,' qf. audiences.'.';"Married : .'tp' the 1 ';; Wrong Man" ( is replete.;with sensational '.in? cidents, and.a beautiful story, with' a well-defined plot, is said to run right through the piece. The drama is written'by the.well-known English' Frederick Melville. It was ' produced for the first time in New Zealand some three in AncMand^ : w' r hern it r>n' to performances' to the, .capacity of Auckland's, largest play-hi)use, His. Majesty's. ..Theatre.; The box 'plan for the opening'production ' wiir be opened at the -Dresden on Monday : morning next at 10 o'clock. Day sale tickets will be available on Wednesday next at Christeson's. MISS AMY MXJBPHY'S CONCERT: , Miss Amy Murphy gave a second concert in the Concert Chamber : of, the Town Hall last evening, and though,not, so..largely, attended as Monday's.concert gave' a, full, meed.qf ..pleasure' t?. ; those, pr^ent^.■;3)JlβJonβ,i^nfcya^^'.■featirβi £ 'lraJ^ ! the existence" of /.' ; a... .pronounced which irritated^-both.the vocalists and the keen-cared among the audience. Miss Amy Murphy,'who was in good voice, opened the programme with the bravura shadow ..song from. "Dinorah" (Mevebeer), a number that makes the. fullest demand on the soprano range, and which was'done full justice to by the vocalist. Miss Murphy was-delight-ful in "A Sleepy Song" (K. Barry), and "The Billet Doux" (Lehmann), and in responding to an emphatic encored chirruped, "The Owl"' (one of Liza -Lehmann's bird songs) prettily. . Later,'she sang Chaminade's "Le; Portrait," and, as an encore, "Mothor O , Mine" (Tours). Her second part songs were D'Hardelot's "A Little House for You," Landon Ronaldfs pretty ballad "Down in the Forest," the floridly picturesque "Sevillana," and. Greig's lovely song, "I Loyo Thee." Mr. Ernest .Pai-kk, who is gifted with a quality rare 'in baritones, ' sang , ' '"Tlio' Wanderer". (Schubert) again in a manner'that won for him the admiration .' and applause of .all present, and he had to supplement it with Schumann's "I Will Not Grieve." His other stonps were "I Arise From Dreams of Thee" (Hallamann), which so delighted the audience that he was doubly encored, having to sing "An Emblem" (Thompson) and "I Know a Lovely Garden" (D'Hardelot). Tho pianoforte soli of Mr. Horace Hunt were in keeping with tho excellence of tho performance. Ho. played' Schubert's familiar, but ever delightful, Adagio from the Fantasie in C, Maughan' Barnett's "Humoresque" (a composition in which Mr. Hunt excels), a Liszt "Liebefstraum," and Chopin's "Etude Op. 10" (No. : 10). Mr. Hunt played Miss Murphy's accompaniments, and Mr. D'.' Kenny played for Mr.-Parkes.

"'' ORGAN. RECITAL.',- ■''"' '""' Mr. Maughan Barnett's recital tonight on the' Town Hall organ.'will .be, tlio' hundredth 6F. the series 'arranged , , by', the City .Council. The programme has.been specially selected, and contains Mendelssohn's Sonata No. 6, Greig's' "Peer ' Gy'htj'.' Gotinod's Fantasie on "Faust," and Debussy's Prelude-, from "'La Demois'ello' Eluo." A booklet containing a specification of the' Town Hall's' organ and a list of the pieces played by Mr. Bamott during ''the series will be distributed to the audience. ■