ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1563, 5 October 1912, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OSCAR ASCnE-LILY BRAYTON SEASON.

To-night tho Opera House will be closed j for the purpose of holding a lighting and iconic rehearsal of "Kismet," tho great Oriental dramatic spectacle, which is to be staged by Mr. Oscar Ascho and Miss Lily Brayton on Monday night. There t are still a largo number of seats for the i openiug and subsequent performances I which can bo selected up to half-past twelve o'clock to-day at tho Dresden, and i tickets for. tho early-door gallery can bo 1 purchased at -Cljristcseii's. Seats in \ this portion of tho theatre cannot under any circumstances be reserved. Mr. Oscar Asche, Miss-Lily Brayton, and tho members of their. London compauy will leave Auckland to-night by special train, , which is due to arrive hero to-morrow ( (Sunday) evening' at 8 o'clock. So much • has been heard.of tho brilliant dramatic , genius of Mr. Oscar Asche, and of the j magnetic charm of. Miss Lily Brayton, ; that interest in their initial appearanco j here is very keen. That Miss Brayton is ] a most fascinating actress was shown not lone ago in England, when she headed tho , poll by "a large majority when a plebiscite was taken to ascertain who was' tho . finest exponent. of Rosalind in Shakes- \ ware's famous comedy: "As You Like It." ; Mr. Oscar Asche never 'spares any expense to. present his various productions ' to tho ■ greatest advantage, and on the ' present occasion ho has surrounded him- ' self by one of the best dramatic organ- J isations which has ever left England. : "Kismet" will be presented by tho same cast which interpreted it during its record London run, including Messrs. James Pling as the Muezzin, Neville Brook as the lman Mahinud, K." Matallister as Mufti, R. Lan Penny as the Guido Nasir, ■ Caleb Porter as the Sheikh Jawan, Vernon KolsaU as tho beggar Kasini, Arthur Trantum as Amru, B. F. Anson as Zayd, Frederick Worlock as tho Caliph Abdallah, J3. H. Hignctt as the Wazir Abubakr, Herbert Grim wood as the Wazir Mansur, Nofruan Harlo as Kafur, Alfred Bristowo as Afife, Alexander Onslow as Captain of tho Watch'; Hayford Hobbs as an attendant of Marisur,' S.' Higginbotham as Blind Man, Gordon Harker as a Chinaman, George Skillan as a Chamberlain of the Caliph, A. : Fritz Russell as tho Gaoler, Misses Bessie; Major as Narjis, Florence M. .Allan as. an old woman, Zara as the Almah,'the dancer, Olivo .Noble as Miskah,'Francis Wetherall as Knt : al-Kulhb,.Pendrell .Price a 9 The Man, Lilian Birtlcs as\Tho Wtfnian.' The play is produced by-; Mr. • Oscar Asche, Mr. Fritz Russell is ...stage manager, Mr. Wynne Jones' as. "musical director, Mr. Harold • Ashton business,'manager for J. C. Williamson,.-'?Ltd. r and Mr. B. A. Meyer general manager' for "Mr. Oscar ' Asche .and Miss^Lily Brayton. During tho coming- season' will, also be staged "The Tammg.of.the. Shrew," "Othello," "The Merchant of-Venice," .and "The Merry Wives of Windsor." :'; ' 'FULLEBS'/. PICTUBES. One of the.best dramatic pictures now being shown at 'tho Skating Eink is a newspaper story entitled "Tho Filibusters." . Among the other pictures en the programme are: "Leap Year. Proposals, "Lena and the Geese, "The Passion Flower," "The Old Stage Coach," "Kriml and Its Lovely Waterfalls," "Masters are Out," "Views of Loiran," "Tho Eclair Journal," and "Falmouth to ,Tintogel." THE KING'S THEATRE. "Tho Lady of tho Lake" (Walter Scott) is tho chief picture in tho current programme at the King's Theatre. Other pictures are:—"Cowboy Life in tho United States," "Submarine Fauna," "Gontran's Inheritance," "A Dyak Village," "Her Diary," "Overdoing It,", and tho Patho Gazette.' On Monday .night "His Last Performance" will lie .screened. THE NEW THEATRE. "At Jones's Ferry" is the title of one of tho premier pictures submitted at tho Now,Theatre,-Manners Street, yesterday. It is a dramatic story taken at some largo logging concern, by tho Edison Company. To those w;ho hare read Stewart E. White's ."Biverman," tho scenes depicted in tho picture are move than interesting. Jones is tho owner of a largo punt, which plies: across a liver, and-his son-is cmployed as a lumberman by a neighbouring logging company. One day Jojies'sson feels ill, and he sits down to rest.'Tho manager happens along, and, thinking, that he is taking the day's work too easily, strikes him. Tho son tells his father of- tho assault, and the latter vows revenge. In the developments which como later tho manager's daughter accidentally slips, whilst walking on a number of drifting logs, and is washed into tho current in the presence of her parent- The manager's son gallops on horseback to Jones's ferry, 60 as to enable the latter to intercept the log further down the river. Ho asks Jones, senioT, to allow him to use tho ferry.' When the old man learns of. the accident,, he conceives that it is a good ; opportunity for-revenge, and refuses to allow the manager's son to use tho ferry. Jones's daughter,' however, seoures the key of the ferry, the manager's son crosses, and, some .time, later, ho. is seen swimming across the river,' and eventually rescuing his sister. A reconciliation be--1 tween Jones and.the manager follows. In 1 tho course of the screening, a number of very fine scenes, in lumber, fifo.arc depict- ' ed. "Tho Murder of a Soul" is the title 1 of a powerful dramatic story bv the ' Pasouali Company. "The Cotton industry" is an educational picture. Among otiier pictures, "Golden- Hair" (Eclair drama), "Yiddlo (comic), . and "Dupin Has Toothache" are worthy 1 of mention; The programme will be rc- . peated throughout: oil sessions to-day. The management announce that on Tuesday next they will- sereon a picture version of Sir Walter Scott's work, "The . Talisman." • ' ..-■ ■■ ; ' ; SHORTTS PICTURES, I "Nick Winter and the Bank" is an cx--3 citing dotective story, which is among the pictures now being screened at Shortt's Theatre. This .week's. Gaumont Graphic is very interesting, and the following other pictures are worth-seeing— [ "Marjorco," 'The Pseudo Sultan," and ' "Hawkeye, the Detective." "THEJUNDIES." s The. bright and attractive company i which performs nightly in the Concert f Chamlicr of tho Town Hail is still highly 3 popular in Wellington. "The Dandies" arc 3 a collection of accomplished entertainers, 1 who have won popularity and .patronage 3 by sheer merits For an evening's, fun, • "The Dandies" offer • something rather . good. ■■~••-. I . SUNDAY CONCERT' The Wellington City Band has prepared r a very good programme for its concert at b tho Town Hall to-morrow night. Mrs. P. s Foster (late of. Melbourne) will sing f Slater's "Mayday Morn," etc., and Mr. o Church will give Judc's "Tho Mighty :l Deep," etc. Mr. Minific; piccolo soloist, will play Dumovo's, brilliant solo, "Badinage." The band's-items include the popular fantasia, "Alpine Echoes." with echo effects (Horfurth), which is being given in * answer to requests. A silver coin collection will be made in aid of the instrument fund. s i ' COMPETITIONS. » The second contest of -the New Zealand r Competitions' focioty opens on Xovonie ber 13. Over one thousand competitors a are coming from ouUidn Wellington, and >• these; with their friends and others interested, 'will make a 1 big crowd. On this point the management state as follows:— "Happily, thero is plenty of • accotnmoda- ° tion in Wellington and plenty of room in y the Town Hall. However, it is well to , point out that:the space of tho society's . disposal in tho Town' Hall is not'lirait- " less. Prudent, folk will get season tickets or reserve their scats. It may be taken d as probable that, tho night sessions will ,t bo crowded. .A?, to this ■ and all other o mntters in relation to the festival, full information may bo had from the secretary, Mr. James Dykes."

FIANOFOKTE RECITAL. Sir. Baxter Buckley's fourth tfocila] will be held in tho Town Hall Concert Chamber on Wednesday. October 10, when* a very interest-ins and varied programme will bo given. It will include no fewer than five piano items by. the greatest; co'mnosers, all boing entirely new. to tho Wellington concert platform. The St. Saens concerto, in which Miss Phyllis llanij'y will assist, is presented for tho lir-st time,;-in Australasia. ■ Mr. Herbert' Bloy is to bo associated with Mr.' Buckley in the CcsarFranck Sonata for .'violin and piano—also new to Wellington—and Mr. T. D..Collins will sing n. number of. selected songs. .Tlie box plan is now open at the Dresden.