ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1587, 2 November 1912, Page 13

ENTERTAINMENTS.

' ' JANSEN- TO-NIGHT. _ ' - At the- Opera Ho'iise' tiwiiijltf ■ 'i&# Great Jahseir aid his new, .coitiptoif, direct from a successful return season ft Sydney, will. continence a shbft here. Jansen'snew illusions are said w be extremely _clbver, and his ■ spe'clallysclected new- company.; are claimed .to. be exceptionally talented! Tlib effects .at* spoken of as being very mystifying,, and his entertainment. is said to .sparkle, with originality. His transformations awaken the. keenest interest. ' The! bbx'plan is at the Dresden to-day till twelve o'clock* and thenceforward at Gliristeseh'sV' At the;latter place day sale.tickets will.be available all day.. Next Wednesday and Saturday there will be special matinees;, ..-•'■ . ■' THEATRE ROYAL'.-..' Accommodation at the Theatre. ..Royal was taxed to the utmost *last night, the principal attraction being the filial of the ''Mr.' Booze competition". for amateurs. • ,The| following artists were -Qualified to compete:—Messrs. Jack Wilkinson, Jack. Lucas, George Wilson, .Herbert Booth, Will Lambert; and Miss.lda.Hyde. It was announced, that-Mr. Booth■ ~had "scratched;" but the .other competi'tprs'all appeared. Mr. Wilkinson, who did. his turn.in prison garb, gave a very 'fine 'rendering of, the'test-piece, and''was greeted with warm applause. By, the vote..'of tliei. audience..he was easily the winner;-of;.the cdmpetitibn.. The actual voting ,was Mr; Wilkinson 50,.Mr. Lambert 179, Mr. Geo; Wilson 72;^Miss Hyde.B7j.and Mr.. Lucas 2G. . It: was subsequently announced, .'that Mr.. Wilkinson will appear . oil. • Friday; next in one of-his own turns. If his performance proves the 'nrahageinent 'will then, offer hinilan len-. gagementl on the circuit, At this, eyeh-■ihgV-Bhbw the management .wilt present Miss Hyde with la pair of.gloves; for;' her performance' in the competition last ...Monday night will mark the opening ' : bf-" : Bletsb.e'si;.Crimson,.,Ramblers, at- the Theatre' Royal, when ail'hbuf will' be. do-' voted to music, mirth, and mimicry,. The "Brisbane Courier" of August: 19, in a report.of this company's perfprmancej says:—"Arcadia," • the prettily-situated and alluring resort of the "Crimson ;Rfiiiv> biers," had a magnetising effect on,a.large, crowd eager to witness and adinire the crisp and exhilarating methods- 0f... the "Ramblers" in the art of .merrymaking.From' the opening chorus of "Cheero,". ,to : the end of .their closing. numbers;,', the "Ramblers," ..by concerted and individual Offort;, provided a sparkling and altogether , .pleasing entertainment; ■, which, stamped them.as performers of high abiU ity and bewildering versatility. : ; /: THE ROYAL-CHORAL SOCJJTT. : : Samuel Coleridge l Taylor's 1 . : masterly composition; "A. Tale of •Old Japan,' which is to be. produced in the Town. Hall. oir Eriday next;' gives the Rbyai Choral. ■ Society' another opportunity of proving its prowess .in what majr.bVtefhied the dramatic .field of music.: The publip.khbw ithat whatever the society undertakes is given a true and. faithful interpretation, and' Coleridge Taylor's "A Tatei'-of Old Japan".is 60 pictorial in its music that the performance will almost,' nppeai;. to' the,listeners to be a.drama; ; - Up to fcye o'clock last night there were- over .1000 seats, reserved. Holders, of 2s. and Bs. tickets whd have not as yet reserved their seats are 'asked to do so as teopii as possible. A limited supply of onb shilling tickets hre for.Sale <.'& the^Dresden. MisS C. M. Denhard, of this city,- is to sing the contralto^solos. She is the possessor of 'a full voice; and. last month sang the alto solb9 for- the Auckland-.Choral Society, and .created a yery_ favourable impression. The other soloists engaged are; Soprano; Madame, Briggs and Miss Muriel Bennett; tenors, Mr.' Sydney Butler, aid 1 Mr. E. J, Hill;.baritone, Mr. Homilton Hodges; ■ ' /• .—'_ '■ The coMiPETiTidNS. Interest ,ih national melodies, is a .Hardy perennial that shows,no; signs if wilting. There arc very, large-entries in the classes for Scotch and Irish, isongs at theforthcoming annual festival of thb ,New„ Zea>: land CompetitioiisV Society. ~ In ~..these classes ,the songs are of the ..competitors' own, selection, and the;resulting Variety is attractive tb the public.. In\all the. song classes entries are.remarkably good, this year. In this,.and the general .instrumental section Mr; Sidney,. Wolf wall judge, Mr. Leon Cohen'adjudicating in the: violin section; Distant competitors,.. with their parents or guardians;... may travel 'on tlib railways.at holiday .excursion rates from November 4 to December i, inclusive. The Competitions festival will run from November 13 till the 30th, TO-NIGHT'S ORGAN RECITAL. The programme for to-night's organ re' cital.in the Town Hall will cohtaih Several interesting works' played'for the first time at these recitals. . Ainoiigst these, may be''mentioned a charming minuet from Widows. Third Symphony; the- magnificent Finale from the stone. Poster? Seventh Symphony, and on effective March by Best, the celebrated Liverpool organ;* i'st. Miss Dora Read will feing songs by Elgar and Liza Lehmahn; .. PIANO AND SONG RECITAL'. • .■Mr. Horace Hunt; and Miss Qertradb •Hint; will.give a recital, in the Concert Chamber of the Town Ball on Monday week, Nbvembbr 11. Mr;. Hunt will play an .attractive and varied programino of pianoforte music, amongst his items being several hew to Wellington, audiences. Miss Gertrude Hunt- will provide fl» vocal portion of the recital, and Miss May DonaldSbn. violinist, will ..assist. The plan opens at the -Drosdott oii Wednesday next. . .. ■