ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 919, 12 September 1910, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

SPECIAL. "ALADDIN" MATINEE. There is to bo-a special matinee of "Aladdin"- next "Wednesday, afternoon in compliance'■ with the- numerous inquiries at the box office, together with the great number who were unable to obtain admission at. ..last.- Saturday's' matinee. ' Special rate's will be charged for parties of cchopl children on applicationto the. management at.the Opera House; whilst tho usual concession %to children, half price "to all parts, will again bo charged. The box plan will be opened at the Dresden this morning .for this special farewell matinee. '-• The, forces of attraction exercised by tlio J. C. Williamson' Grand Pantomime "Aladdin" were responsible for packed houses'on Saturday -afternoon" and evening. The,queue of patrons waiting the early doors for the evening performance started.to form long before six o'clock, and was very extensive: when tho doors opened. The ballets, marches, choruses, and brilliant scenic effects, combined with, the,.romantic incidents, of"the highly-coloured pantomime, quite delighted the audience. TV the accompaniment- of-bright and tuneful music the performance Went'with a fine "swing: from.beginning. to-cni[.''■••''i'-' :■''"'■'■

• ; ".... THEATRE' ROYAL."'; '• ■;. .The Theatre Royal was well filled on Saturday night, when Australia's famous acrobatic juveniles, the'' Rodgors Quartet, r and Garden "Wilson,"in-his refined drawing-room • entertainment, '.People I Have Met/' appeared for their last time. 0n ; "Wednesday, evening next;-Nat Clifford,..a very clover comic singer,, will appear for tho.first time in Wellington.. Another.amateur trial is, .announced/for Friday night next.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE, Ohceagain the, f'house," which-filled His. Majesty's ■: Theatro on ■: Saturday evening, '■' wa"s v a large '.one/ every ..picture -as it.was-'thrown upon the.sheet being-greeted-with rounds of applause, 'lhe programme, which was a lengthy one, will be repeated to-night and to-morrow evening. A complete change is announcetl for Wednesday."

;..'. ' : .THE KING'S'THEARTE.: -.'..- _.CV Saturday evening the .King's .Theatre- was well.filled with a highlyappreciative and enthusiastic audience. The series-.of. pictures, shown this week are of,a ; high order, in which dramatic nlms predominate. The programme will be repeated to-night. To-morrow ovenmg'-. a, special, performanco 7 is announced in aid of the Boys' Institute fund; ... '~■..'■•-■',' ■•

■■/:■ THE,CALVE CONCERTS.;.; The, box' plans.: will, be opened' this morning at 10 o'clock at the Dresden for the two final, concerts to be given by .the Calve Concert Company in tho Opera House on Saturday and .Tuesday .evenings, .September 17. and'2o. The management announces that- these will -bo the-last opportunities of hearing the great, artist and :her- gifted, associates\in,Now Zealand, as:the company will leave by the Ulimaroa for' Sydnoy on. the.,23nl. instant, to give a 'third season in :that ,'city. Consequently no ;iiiland. : .towns can be Visited, and it is .therefore expected that the already long ilist of;couritry applications-for-resorv'ed seats; .will -. ho ■' added ,to ■ considerably,' •Messrs.- J;;!and. N.' ; Tait are anticipating' .; two -record--houses, . judging-from -the groaf, success .of the first- concerii". and. the fact that on each evening .Calve and Signor Gasparri will, give a scene from grand' opera', in oostuini). That chosen for, the first.concert is. the great duet .from the second act. of: "Carmen," whilst,at tho final concert the tragic .scenei from. "Cavalleria • RusticainV'' which proved.so. successful at the first conoert,-wiH be repeated. •-• ■■ .--•-.:

'-..: star,pictures.,•.;;.,: ; There were large attendances in'St: Thomas's Hall,: Newtown, on Saturday aftornoon and .evening, when tho Star Pictures wore successfully displayed. A change; ofi.prbgrairi'mo'-is announced for to-night. ■-.■-

'ORGAN RECITAL;

ThoCity,Oi'gauist,;Mr;'J. Maughau Bamott, gave another of his delightful organ, recitals at the Town Hail on Saturday evening. The programme included Bach's great Prelude, and Fugue in C .Minor-, :.and in quite anotller mood his gavotte in - D-; Gounod's -Meditation on Baoh's. .First Prelude, tho'-'No. 2' Sonata, of; Mendelssohn, a' transcription of the third scene in. Act 1-of Wagner's opera-Tannh'auser, a graceful serenade by Pierne, niul n pnpiihir fantasie of airs from Bizet's' "Oarmen." '

OLYMPIA, SKATING CARNIVAL.

'.'■ The second'carnival of tlm -skating season will bo held at Messrs.. Fuller's Olympia Rink nest' Wednesday, and promises to be as great a'-!, success :as its ■ predecessors. . The; costumes, for .which: prizes. are to 1 be awarded, give ample scopb for skaters to; attiro themselves in tho most extraordinary ■• of garbs, and they maybe' relied on,to' furnish spectators with . a bewildering spectacle.- A star 'attraction is nbici' being furnished by the management' in the shapo'of ,an act on '■ skates by Charles Reed, who styles himself 'tlw New Blondin, on a high'wire: stretched across the v building. Mr. Reed hasperfqrmed his act with success in tho principal rinks of tho United Kingdom; and has earned most ■ flattering press, notices. Seats for-Wednesday may-bo re- ■ served at the ■ Skating Rink.. -.-' . .Tho.manageraent.of the Oiynipia Rink desire to thank the enorgetic committee'which supervised the: record-break-ing contest (reported in, another col-' umn), under.the leadership of Messrs. F. Crewos, who seconded Williams,' and i . Blundell, of ■■ the ". Encounter, ■■ who acted for Robins, and was assiduous in his attentions to both ;men. - The services are also' acknowledged by- tho management of. Messrs. -Dome .Leslie and A. Cram, who tended the men at the conclusion of thoir task. At tho rink on Wednesday next the. recordbreakers will be publicly presented with the gold.medals.with which the management, intend, to recognise their, succoss.;; _,' .-.. -•■.■' --\ •. There have been rumours within the last 'day -or two .that. Hn endurance skating-record-of 68 hours has been os-. tablished in. England,.' while -another: account mentions a-record of 61 hours. These - rumours will be inquired -into, and if found to „bo.-authentic Messrs. Robins and Williams will make; another attempt to beat tho world's- record.-' GARRISON BAND CONCERT. The.-Sunday concert given by tho Wellington Garrison Band at the Town Hall last ovening in aid of tho instrument fund, was attended by a very largo audience. _Thp programmo submitted was a decidedly good onu, and was highly appreciated' by the audience. Four attractive items were played by thc_ full build, a selection from . "Dor Freischutz,' 7 ysjibulka-Danzot's morcenn "Hearts and Flowers," a' variation arranged by Runnier,- of. the suored an"Sandon," and the .concluding march, "The Jolly Coppersmiths" (Peters). Bandsmen Glennie (cornet and trombone), gave a' pleasing interpretation of Riviere's duet,' "Antony'and Cleopatra." Tho baud was assisted by .Mr.- H., N, Fletcher, a very pleasing singer indeed, who sang;tastefully- and expressively, Stephen Adams's "Roses,".and "Crossing the Bar" (Willihy),. and Mr...H. Moschini, whose- clarionet solo, "Berceuse, de Jocelyn" (Godard), was ■much -ndmired.^- Mr.- I).- Kenny : played t-lio aecompan )nents, and Lieutenant'/T. Herd coijlucted the band.