ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1543, 12 September 1912, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

* "TINY TOWN." "Tiny Town," with its littlo residents, was visited, by a very large number of people yesterday afternoon, and a si ill larger number visited tho tiny people and their show in the evening at the Town Hall. The entertainment wliiph t'h'ey yrovido is of excellent quality, run partly, on the lines of vaudeville and partly in tho form of a miniature circus. Tho members of the company contributed their respective items in a pleasing manner, and won much applause from the audiences. The 'performances—tiro daily —will be repented until further notice. Tho inhabitant!! of Tiny Town aro to be shown over the Government Printing Office and Parliamentary Buildings this morning, the rocessary arrangements having been mado with the Hon. I'. il. B. i'isher. \ FCLLEH-S' PICTURES. "The Greater Zone" is one of tho best items on the current programme at the Skating Jtlnk screened last evening., Somo noted aetreiscsand actors, aro featured in the story, which is one of the Vitagrnph Company's lalest productions. "The Jlaii Under tho lied" is another good film bv the same company. This programme will not be rescreened, and to-night a fresh programme will be screened. The new "star" item is entitled "A Dash Through the Clouds." It arrives by the San prancisco mail to-day. Other new items are: "The New Daby," "Dick Tiirpin," and "The Neiv Physician." KING'S THEATEE. , 'The Cursed Gold" is the chief attraction on this week's programme at tho King's Theatre. The drama is based on tho doings of a man named Paul de Bois and his frantic desire for wealth, which urges him to the most serious of crimes —the murder of his brother prank. After a life of crime, ho is at length discovered and punished according to his deferts. The latest lMhe Gazette is particularly interesting, tho Bo.rry-Arnst boat raco being one-of tho most popular sections of it. Among the other items, "Borneo Pottery" is a good industrial film, and "The Valley of Lauterbruniien" one of the best of the scenic items.; This programme will bo repeated to-night. THE NEW THE ATP. E. A sequel to the popular detective drama, "Zigomar," entitled "Zigomnr v. Nick Carter," is to be presented to-day and to-night at the JCew Theatre. It transpires that Zigomar was uninjured, although buried among the ruins of his hidiug place after the great explosion. The detectivo I'nulin Broquct received fatal injuries, and on his death-bed ho sends for Nick Carter to entrust him with tho work of trucking Zigomar to earth.' Carter follows.his man to an opium den, but, in a riot which ensues, Zigomar eludes Carter. Zigomar captures somo wealthy tourists, and holds them for ransom. Carter, in endeavouring to rescue the tourists, is himself entrapped. Carter is condemned by Zigomar's gang to bo crushed to death,'but Carter's assistant comes to his assistance and releases him. Tho plot succeeds along sensational lines until eventually Carter captures Zigomar by an ingenious ruse. Good supporting subjects also figure on the bill. THE DANDIES. Nest Monday evening Mr. Edward Branscombe's Costume Comedy Company, the "lied Dandies," will make a welcome reappearance in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall. All new items will be presented, and "The Dandies,'.' who are avery versatile troupe, should have littlo difficulty in upholding the excellent reputation which they established on their previous visit. The plan opens to-day at the Dresden. A DICKENS RECITAL. Lovers of tho great English writer and humourist, Charles Dickens, will he pleased to hear that Mr. J. F. Montague, of Auckland, the elocutionary judge at the coining Wellington competitions, is making arrangements to hold at tho Town Hall early next month a "Great Dickens Festival" in costume similar to that which was recently held in Auckland with striking success. MliS. E. H. QUEREE'S CONCERT. A concert was given in the Town Hall Concert Chamber last evening by Mrs. Ernest Hi Queree, one of the most painstaking- and. conscientious teachers of singing in Wellington. Tho outstanding characteristic of the performance was the care exercised in the choice of numbers providing in each case a soug well within the capacity of the singer, and in the intelligent interpretation of the same.'There was in.no case any symptom of over-reach-ing either iu tone or range, and on the whole the results wore highly satisfactory. Mrs. Queree's star pupil is Mr. Frank Charlton, a pure baritone of excellent quality, refined in texture, with a silvern timbre which expresses a nice degree of sympathy. Mr. Charlton sang the wellknown aria, "Eri tu," from Verdi's opera, "Un Ballo in Masehera," which served to display his admirable quality. He sang the number very evenly and with care, but hardly realised the emotional element in the aria. He was encored for his commendable effort, and responded with "Mavournecn," a rather pretty Irish ballad • suited to his voice. In Schubert's "The Wanderer," tho native charm of his voice was again displayed to advantage, and only needed the awakening touch of vocal spirit in the animated passage to- be a really fine interpretation, i Mr. Charlton's enunciation is good, the voice is well placed, and' his phrasing jenerally was distinctly good. Mr. Ernest Short, a light basso, with a good range uul nicely-blended registers, sang AnIrew's "Vulcan's Song," creditably for a student, while not attempting any infuuoii of the rugged strength the thenio suggests. A singer who displays the arListio idea was 'Mr. F. Howse, the pos-' io.ssor of the lightest of tenor voices, prettily timbrous m quality, and well under jontrol. Ho sang Blumonthal's '"Die Messago" attractively, using. the mezz'i race a good deal. For an encore he sang 'Somewhere a Voice is Calling" with con■iderable charm. He was also associated ivitli Miss M. Peterson, a promising nezzo soprano, in the duet, "One Word" Nicolai). Mr. Albeit Hoy sang "Across the Far Blue Hills, Marie" (Blumeutlial), rather well, though obviously littlo nervous. His encore was "Two- Eyes oi Grey." With- more confidence and experience, Mr. Hay should develop into a serviceable singer of ballads! The audience very quickly singled out Miss Frances Barry as a singer of distinct promise. This young lady has a light, flexible soprano voice of excellent quality, and sang Kan-' degger's "Joyous Life" very prettily, and ill response to on encore King "The Birth of .Morn" somewhat hurriedly. Miss Violet Harris displayed a rather hard, vigorous soprano iu "Orpheus with his Lute"•(Sullivan),-and Mr. Theo. Quereo sang two little French songs, "Si Mes Vers Avaient des Ailes" (Uahn), and Chaminadc's "Silver King" with nice discretion, and for mi encore "Sleep, Little Blossom" (M'Ewanj. Miss Marie Petersen played Chopin's "Polonaise in C Sharp Minor" somewhat perfunctorily, and Mr. E. Saunders displayed a light tenor voice of somewhat plaintive quality in Whclpley's waltz song, "Go Not, Happy Day," "A Broken Well" (Gilbert), . and in tho duet "A Night in Venice'' (Luciutoni) with Miss Barry. Moors' Howse, Saunders, Queree, and Short, sang "Lovely Night" with the soft pedal hard down; Messrs. Saunders, Kay, Pope, and E. Short revived Smart's old-time trio, "Queen of the Night," and as a grand Runic a scene from tho third act of "Tnniihauser" (Wagner), introducing the "Pilgrims' Chorus," was fairiy well done. Wolfram's introductory solo was effectively sung by Mr. Charlton. At the conclusion of the concert,. Mrs. Queree's pupils presented her with a handsome wall basket of narcissi, with a largo "Q" of violets as a centre piecc-7-a fitting tribute to good work done. The accompaniments through- I out wero played by Mrs. Queree. | I