ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1579, 24 October 1912, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

1 THEATKE ROYAL. ' Last evening's vnadovillo entertainment . at the Theatre Royal was responsible lor \ a largo attendance cf lovers of this class . of amusement. All the artists had (ood | receptions, especially Sir. Leonard Nelson. This Tctincd comedian snug several | of his own songs (o advantage. Other artists who appeared were Jlr. Nov Hone, ' Miss Ray Glen, Miss Florence Wix, Miss Grace Coinptoii, Miss Lalic Brooke, the ' Anderson trio, Jlr. George Morlcy, and ' Miss Elsie Bates, and (he Clifi'e quartet. On Monday next, JJamlin ami JLiek, ; American dancers, and Mr. Harold Heath, who is described as a "buck and wing ■ dancer," will make their first appearances. The second round of tho "Mi-. 800-«e" singing competition will take place, to--1 morrow evening. SONG RECITAL. An appreciative, audience attended Jlr. Hamilton Hodges's song: recital in the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. Mr. Hodges was in very good voice, and his programme was an unusually interesting one He opened with Donizetti's fine aria, "Bells Siccome" ("Fair ns nn Angel"), from "Don Vasqunle," to which he gave an artistic interpretation. "L'Oisoau s'Envole" ("The Bird, Seo londcr"), from "l'aul et Virginio" (Masse), nfforded the singer an opportunity for a characteristic display of piano singing. Tho introductory bracket concluded with the rousing wine song, in French, from Ambroiso Thomas's "Amleto" (Hamlet)—" Chanson llachique," which was better suited to the singers temperament than the preceding numbers. Air. Hodges next presented a delightful song cycle from the album of the late Coleridge-'i'avior—"The Gift Hose," "She Rested by the Broken Brook," "Big Lady Jloon," and "Until"— adding as an encore number Uabotte's plaintive song "Over at the Augclus." "Stars of the Desert." a cycle of four characteristic songs by Amy WoodfordeFinder, that clever composer of Eastern love lyrics, and Hermann Lohr's "Songs of Rumania"—"The Blue Rumanian Mountains," "Life has sent me manv Roses," and the "Rumanian Night Song 1 ' —completed Jlr. Hodges's programme, an artistic selection refreshing; in its variety and quite enjoyable in its production. While we may not altogether endorse Jlr. Hodges's singing method—his forte singing is not pleasing (o tho ear, and his piano singing is somcwhnt "stagey"—yet his recitals are interesting, and amateurs are indebted to him for their first introduction to many rare songs. Mr. llodces was assisted by Jlr. Horace Hunt tat the pjnno). who-e interpretation of the adagio from Schubert's "Fantaisie" (Op. V>). was quite delightful; Signor A. V. Truth (flautist), who played Terschatl's "Aux Alpes," with variations of exacting teehniqu-?, very creditably indeed. Jlrs. E. 11. Qucrco played the accompaniments. BENEFIT CONCERT. About 1800 people attended the l>oiicfit concert which was given in the .Town Hall last evening in aid of the widow and family of the late Jlr. Garshook, and taking iiito account a large number of tickets purchased by the sympathetic public as a simple act of charity, the result of the entertainment should realise well over .CIOO. The .concert consisted of a varied programme of musical items, contributed bv Jlrs. Foster (song), Messrs. 11. Phipps (•iong), ]'. L. Jlinifie (piccolo solo), and W. Brvant nnd W. Gondii- (duet). The remainder of the programme consisted of a picture show from films kindly lent by Messrs. JlacJlahon and Donnelly (who also supplied tho machine nnd operator), with incidental music by an orchestra under Jlr. Jl'Laughlin. CELTIC CLUB. The Celtic Club will hold its second function at. the Burlington Tearooms, Willis Street, this evening. Dr. T. E. Cahill, president of the club, is to deliver a lecture on Rol>orf Burns, the Scottish poet. The Jlayor (Jlr. 1). Jl'Laren) vill take the chair. An appropriate pvogra.irno of musical items lias been arranged, nnd it will bo contributed to by a number of talented entertainers. It is expected that Sir Joseph Ward, Sir James Carroll, nnd others will extend their patronage to the gathering. ART EXHIBITION. The annual exhibition of the Academy of Arts will continue open during tho day and evening for the remainder of the week. The red label which denotes a sale has already appeared on several of the pictures. The art union will bo drawn on Thursday evening nt 8 o'clock.