THE THEATRE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1461, 8 June 1912, Page 9

THE THEATRE.

''vy;'' : ti'-~S:&K(JiY- Sylvius,)"'..' ■The;vWorld's'^a* theatre; tho . Earth' a :■.;;; ■ '■; »'■-• y ■■ ..'■"■' Dlaschcck nnd the Shades, an exceptionally clever entertainer--raconteur, reciter, anil 'elmrader uionologuifct, is to commence a ■three nights''season at (ho Opera JJoiiso it bo in iho tellling, of -a. s!iiipli> little story, or in impersonating a.inildly comic'country .).)'.. Mr. ;:li.lasci]oc-k. exerts; a charm, nml his exit ..!roin>tiio.;,st;ige: j s always accompanied ■liy;-i!io (it'iiro on U\e part of (he audience. d<>; heaiv more of l>.:m. Sir. Dlascheck will ,be assisted by Miss Mildred Wrighton, no» ~eompanl-,tand singer./ ./:":■. 'gr(Jii'o-o!'-t]io funniest jokes in. connection .w,:J.ii': : t!H)'fiirescnt;,,viHt of Mr. lilaschcck ii'iilho strange manner in which the great '("lai;;:."; ore. coming, to assist him, though ,-i hey'; refused to do so when he was in .a' few weeks ago. We are ; .being::;.(old'what tho "late" Kihig 1MJward^:the ■■"late" Max O'ltcll. and ths '::.'!ate'.' s :Melb... li. Spun- said of Mr. 131nslimit the list? Quito a • iminberiof notable men perished" in tho .reeciitJL'itiinic cVsasler for instance.. What did; (hoy have:to say .about the versatile.. ■cntc'r.UiJiK'r??. «-"/' ; iLondorr Happenings, ; -' '■ { ?j.':'J'he'"London Times" of April 22 give* ■'(lie following data as to futuru lliPiii'rieal ,]iroilue(ions:—May 2, at tho Piayhomc, "Love-anil What Then?" a new 'comedy ;in three axis by Mr. 11. Macdonuid Hastings, author of "The New Sin." 'Mav'4, ■at the.-AUhv.veh, "booking for Trouble," ;a.'farcical comedy by Helen Gingoid and ■/Laurence (.'owe],. May li, at the Coronet, Miss. Horaiman's Manchester Company, ■.in"."The Silver Box." May 7, u!.' the Whilney. Theatre, "Tho: Jew of' Prague," Lby,.Mr.,-Alfred Wilson Barrett (son of :thc-.lnte''-AVilson Barrett). Korly in May, atnheKingswny, "Tho Double Chance, . a .;play> up modern life in llussia, by. Mr. i.Jlajirici'-Oliiriiiß.'■.'.-■■ V?. Among the oilier new bills anticipated ■were':: "The ■■ Five J'rankforlers" (ado))ted ;froni:i(hc original by Basil Hood), a re}.vi.valjof;:"Mrs. Dane's Defence" at.tho ■■Xew , „Tlu"atrc,.,. and a new short comedy entitled'."The'Boy. Scout," in which,. ■Mario George; was to" appear. - New':'Zea!and.'Actor in. America. . • ;<siV'.''- : -mhelbert']-lales;.BOji'of Mrs. W. ;']!. linlcsji'of Oriental Bay, continues to-: niake,;su(isfactor,y progress on- the Amcri-. .ean;.sf.;ge.-' ; A few"''weeks back, he was ap-:];i.'aring;..in-support of .Miss Grace George:, bu'v'louiy?. Mrl'Lyn Harding, the English .ar.tor'A.was,'the. leading man, and a highly, 'capable: company made, up the cast. inifSSMuehfAdo About Kofhing.V Mr.' ■Hales; pla.ml Leonalo (the SC. Louis paper toMiiVnil.insivtsVoii calling the character ■ ;.l';ciiavio)'.t - iOt'V:i.lie . WclluiigUniia'ji's per- ■ Jprma'ncevithcVpaper taiil:—"Worthy of favourable notice, was the Lenalio (?) plnv- . ed.by'-Kthelbert Hales. Mr. Hales jnnde ■l.wiuiio.Cr) finely'natural, A strong, kindly., man,; past nrddle age, his Lenatio (?) was- magnetic in his lighter ..moods and in those more ilramn- ■ lie finar scenes iiy which acting of a high . order* is''"necessary to dopiei: adequately the' father's' grief, at the dishonouring of. Ms-'child'.'U ■■■:■;■' .\X\.; H .. : ■..'•. ''

■' ■■'.'.The'strange persistence, of the critic in ''*; referring to i.ean.aio'as Lenatio is. rMiiin- '•; ' is'eont! of Professor T.cacock's story of th» jj. i)};>n ,nlio,'. ivisliiiik, to air a. Kiiowjedgo of '": 'Shak<■speare.'which..lie did not possess, rc--'1- fori'od■! I jV.;i; chnrVietor 'in "The. 'Merchant! ',°'. pfsjYenieo''" which, did not exist, as ''a e. 'grrats.'parv,"--and,-when taken.up on the l 0; paint-.! persisted thai; the character which "'.-. he had.-menlioiic-d was the head and; x '-i .'front-of'the i>lay... : When shown a Shakev". -spcare which failed to include-tho-name,' • v ! he, attributed'; the omission' cither".to a. -■', mistake or malice en tho part of the nub■c* ; Usher, and when ho was taken- to witness '-';- tho play,' F'li'd that the other characters '»■■: '.must have been'- jealous, and cut him-put.. 1 Hi "'.'.lmproper PiUr.'l'-:%'iy r^^\-S:.r! ,'ii ; .w:The ! i nioit ■ successful" new'pie'ee-;-! ofvl a lt ;. .somewhat .barren, wcokiin'...: Loiuioii.. ; :-.wns ?; »i/improper-Peter' 1 (April. in)-iit:;theJ:C.ar-i :■>': pricks Theatre:?.; The c«medv.<.is\'b\vJa."'ii<>if' % author/!Monekton HolTe,' j'ii ;eil.;;as?;very ■'sprightly/.but<discrc'ctSi:;Tho;i :■{, ji'■ proper ot : - all, lint'owes bis nick'-nninej-,103 ,-; n.'-'foolis)i schooldays' soubriquet;'''? lloiV introduced on board his yacht Tho !N'iii, ( |. swiiiKinjr at anchor ofV'.'Cowcs—a,boatiti,Z ful tableau—and there diaries,; his.'-'frirml °; (Mr. -Herbert Slcalh). brings-;-,--as-pretty. ■* 'youthful, and romantic.'- governess,.." aiid . .leaves, tier there in readiness: for. elope-. ... im-nt!-next'inorniiig.'■ I'cler is* separated W from'his wife [Mrs. ..Cecil /llaloigh), who >■•; -surprises the pair, and Rcls'a"- djvorco on. !!"' (he strength of :it,,, after ant?informal :*.- trial on, board, (luring which .Charles vain- 1 ' W ;ly.. ; ..ai'id uselessly endeavours .los-persuade-r; 'the '..Court that Periwinkle J his girl ;" all the time! ;.. evening,", say the papers. ";;: ; ';a;,.f1!.!.;,.,, '!'■ :', Cafe Theatre for Sydney, &S; l >fflS-'' /; ,■■''. '■< ■ Sydney is shortly to have an-'iinporfant V addition to (he. list coexisting, theatres ■ in a fctructuro to be known as The Pavil- . '•■ ion, which is to bo erected-forthwith on a' t site.iii Bayswater ' Kc-ad, Darlinghurst, it fronting Uic Hotel Mansions. -Tho"originjj alor of this new enterprise is Mr. George. '. Musgrovo, who has'perfected his plans for 9- establishing a combined theatre and resB . taurant,..with the idea of enabling visitors :' • to enjoy j-efreshmejits while looking on at • the pcrfcrmauccs. f '■ There. 1 is a.' demand in Australia for - something in- the nature of those great . cafe-theatres, which are so numerous in • the European capitals.- and no Australian : -■ city is so well adapted for an experiment }' of.,..thi-;:. kind as Sydney. Tho climatic I,- conditions- of Sydney are such' that a • .building with'a movable roof is almost > :> indispensable; 'and in this respect Tim > I'.-.viliiiii . wi11,,, be found to represent a ; ; marked advance, for the roof will slide " away entirely " into a'receptacle fitted, to \' '-.■ ; ' .The- main.-hall -nf the.structure will ha ; erjiiipped as an immense dining-room, furnished with small round tables and coin- .■ fori able armchairs..',-At tho end of the '' hall will be the stage, dressing-room, ami 1 accessory ofliees. Tim■■ theatre will be. .fully! equipped, for staging, any kind uf . play.-Sbiit it is tin; intention of the management to < produce'• refined vaudeville mainly, that, being, regarded os the form .of entertainment, imv-t suitable for a. theatre .restaurant. There will bo -sketch artists, a dramatic, company for one-act . comedies,..vaudeville artists, Pierrots, operatic. »rll>ts, and living picture ar- '■. .lists,-.nil in the one programme. A complete,change of bill every month will bo presented. ■ Another distinguishing feature, will lie.the engagement of a com- . plete Hungarian blind. The band will play every'afternoon and evening. , 'New Theatre-CluuY-\ : ". '.-■ 'V ■ ■ ■•LSoineJiino.before the. end of. this month! > '(says' lli'j "t.ondoiuTinies" or April 'li) a ; ireii"-. sabaret'Vv.-il!., be'., oneuerV .by tim '.Cabaret Theatre Club at 3 Haddon Street,, tliegeut. Street.'' The preliminary comof Mr. Austin Harrison, '.Mi ; ." ! Sponcer (lore.' and Mr. I.eon Uaviel. !-Application 'should bo made to the scci'etary'\a.t:,',.i!'ie" address' given. The club ; will;,'iipen' : nl-' 5.30 every evening. Prom ■H jo'll.lit).''a varied programme, with a ..tendency,.nl' a,return-to art. Jo intuition, fund.. simplicity, will, bo given.". From ll.:)l). :: "jr'tisiii: suppers" (with "a- cellar ;sieei;ed/by connoisseurs") .will be. served, : "with''-tho accompaniment of music, dawv ini! and recital inn. On Sundays there' will l.e Icni-li with music at 1; «k "< "Tim dam-ant'';.at 11,15 •'-nine play, of literary or ptliic. value, which,for one or other unfntliomablo reason has not been seen . ■'.■:■ - .-.- ' ; «-' i Miss -Margaret Cooper, who is coming ■ : to entertain us next, month, is not onlv ' ; "a"giflril, pianist, voealNf.-.and comedienne, ■ ■■bill -i-' n!-'ii in vialini't-of fair capaeily, and is.tlie'hapiiy possessor of a genuine. <>I<l Amali iii-lviiineisl.--- Templing .offers have lieeii made her for the■ insl.rnme.iil, "'i)iit..she. has declined tiiem all. She says .liiiiglii'.ialy--lh.'!l she can all'.ird io keep'it !.''iii!iriiiii;ai!s,', i.do so against a ."rainy day." experiment which -Mr.. "Kdwaril 'l!raii=Vmnbe..i< makinc by attempting io i'iiiik-'-'].i»' Ibimlies" Ihroiigbonf the . winter, at. the Town Hall looks like turning out a success.. Mr. Leo do Chateau, manager"' for.' Mr. ■ Branscombe, is more than satisfied with... the results so for achieved. ■■J'Wlial .is! -imrlie'iilnrly, pleasing to me," ,'said he/ ."is that once peoplo see 'The /Dandies'' they come Again mid again, I' liave-noliied the niine fares hero twice a week-."at least, and as we keep' the fun 'goings mi; bright clean lines 1 don't see. !\vliy..-llic little' show should nut become in-titntiun in Wellington t'his - winter. He liiteml to do nil wo can to make,.it,-so! ];■■-.