ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 924, 17 September 1910, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MME. CALVE: TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT. • "After giving some remarkably successful concerts in tho . south, Mme. Calve, Signor Gasparri, and Mr. Pintel have returned to Wellington and will this evening make their reappearance at tho Opera House when Mine. Calve and Signor Gasparri will sing the great duet from the second act "of "Carmen," appearing in costume and with sce\iery. Mme. Calve will "sing also "O My Lyre Immortelle," from Gounod's "Saplio," "Serenade" (Massenet) and Ophelia's air from "Hamlet." Signor Gasparri. will, sing "Vorrei", (Tosti), "E lucevaiv ;la Stelel," from ! 'La Tos,ca," and'"Tomb of My Sainted Fathers," from. "Lucia" (Donizetti). M. Pintel' will play "Valse"- (Rubinstein), "Spanish, Caprice" (Moszkowski, / and " Scherzo" (Chopin). The plan closes at the Dresden at 12.30 to-day, but during tho afternoon it will be at Christenson's. Th.e ss. tickets.admit to the stallsi,' /

; ' THEATRE ROYAL. The' Theatre Royal. was packed last, night far beyond its seating capacity, the cliiefv attractions 'being Nat Clifford; the English comedian : and sketch artist, and another batch of. pmateurs, -who' see no reason why ; they', should hide their .-talent when the stage .is placed; at their disposal..., The' first of the amateurs was. Master. Bernard -M'Cormack, a'boy about eight years of age,, who,' gifted :.. with a musical voice .and a 'nice - comedy.i spirit, made quite a hit; in, "Bottle 01'! for ivtiich song lie'was-appropriately , attired. _ At the. end of his song his tiny, sister brought him out some ,bottles, and essayed the chorus herself in pretty baby tones. The audience >ere' so pleased with the : clever children: that, silver -and copper tfero rained 011 the stage,and they retired , with hands bulged 'with - coin.. • ;Miss Wright sang "Daddy," and escaped :".-with; a . caution.:- Mr. Williams, sang",a comic songj 'but, what 'it was all • about' jvas -'a secret between the singer 'and the • accompanist. : .The house roared:with laughter and catcalls, whilst crackers and-bangers, "volleyed'and thundered" round tlie gallant singer. . Tom .Groyer 'sang ;a semi-sacred song fairly well~> amidst interruptions, and Master Trowell ; chirruped ."When the Harvest - Moon is Shining, 'Molly, Dear," , rather ,• tunefully. ■ ; Two ■ Rowells, a boy and a girl, concluded, the programme with a very good sailors' hornpipe. ■, r A -complete- change of ' programme .will be presented on Monday evening.

'HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE: The second production of tlie • new programme at His Majesty's. Theatre was attended by, a, largo audience, who: thoroughly. appreciated the varied and. 'attractive display. Scenes from -beanjtiful Venice and the Mediterranean wero, 'particularly 1 admired,, while the, tomic element was well , sustained. ; '. > ; THE KING'S 'THEATRE. :, ' . Some; first-rate' dramatic scenes, are -being, reproduced at the King's Theatre ;,this week, and the . programme is one of diversified excellence.' The; -scenic items' are also, of a very, higli order,of. 'merit; .;: •;'%'■■■;■' ': ■SKATING RINK.. ' The- rink continues,";to be a. 'popular place of .'resort;, and-' there are large, 'attendances nightly,' VA grand, fancy. • dress skating carnival is to be held y on: Monday' in aid .of;the fund to celebrate : Mother Mary' Joseph Aubert's golden ; jiibilee.:.'The. performance, will..be under the patronage of his Excellency . tho G oyernor, and- Ladyf Islington. ~ • ORCHESTRAL CONCERT Tho third annual concert: under the' auspices of the , Petone; Orchestral Society was held ,in the Oddfellows' Hall , last evening., • The—attendance . was large, and the concert, as a whole; v,-as, ,one of.-the best ever presented by the society. ; Ail . orchestra of twenty instruments, nnder; the leadership of Mr-. W.-: -Siburri,■.!•-.■ and', with Miss'.'Kebblewhite. as pianist,; acquitted: itself : splendidly in. a: , series' " of' well-chosen selcc-. tions... Vocal : solos • were acceptably rendered, by. Mr. : Reg. Blew and ■ Mr. Medhui'st.- Miss Harding Maltby was very successful. as', an 1 elocutionist; and Signor Trude's .items: 011 -the flute, were much appreciated. Every item ■ on' the programme was ;• well received,' -.and there were, repeated recalls. - ', . -'THE:. JOHNSON V. KETOHELL ENCOUNTER. Referring, to the great, fistic encounter between the world's boxing, champion,. Jack . Jolmson, /and the plucky little American; Stan : . Ketcliell,; v;hicii was fought, at.-Colma, California, on October 16 last," and which, will. be vividly, le-enacted through the kinem'atograpli by the Messrs. MacMah'ori at the Opera House on Saturday' evening next, the Sail Francisco .'-Examiner" of October 17 says: - "After .twelve, rounds' Johnson, the giant negro heavy-weight', retained the-.world's championship, title by. knocking out Stanley Ketchell, the. Michigan cowboy,, who has only once before known defeat. It was thought that he ' had a good ' chai'nce against Johnson. The contest excited enormous ' interest. throughout' the country, and the box office i yesterday took £8000, of ' which 60-per cent, goes to the winner and 30- per cent, to the loser; The Johnson-iKetchell bout was of such: national .interest that 15,000 people attended, all cheering for Ketchell and all hootjng for Johnson." In addition to the "star'-' subject, a; delightful and altogether .new ana up-to-date collection of the American Biograph . Company's latest living picture wonders will con-stitute-the first part of a.,programme which is said to be of rare excellence.

: BAND PERFORMANCES. \ ; The: Tramways Band will play at Lyall Bay to-morrow afternoon, and the Garrison Band .at Newtown Park.CHILDREN'S rFLOWER PAGEANT. .The final, rehearsal in connection with tho last : performance of the pageant was .held in the Town Hall yesterday. All arrangements 'are now in order, and a successful performance is anticipated. The children have;retained their. interest in the dances to a .remarkable -degree, and, in return there will. bo" a- small , dance given to them at tho conclusion of the perform--ance. In order that all porsous interested may have, an opportunity of seeing the children in their performances, special .arrangements liavo been made to admit the public at one shilling to all parts of the liouse which have not been taken up. by reserved seat-holders, and an advertisement in this connection appears in our advertising columns. Children performers will not require a ticket to gain admittance if their ward dress is worn.