ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1665, 4 February 1913, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

..: "THE'ciNGALEE." ••■"■ .' • • The Wr performance of• "Nightbirds" was given beforo a crowded audience last evening,.all the principals being given a good reception,.:.- • . ■■''.',- ,'-.■. This evening will see a revival;of riio Cingaloe."- It will be. well, remembered by the majority of theatre-goers as a most excellent, comic •an endless amount of Molifcftt'u'fc'afrsJ'.afltt plenty of comedy element.. In the present instance tlioy'will be afforded an occasion of judging the value' of ■the-original', impersonator 'of ■ one' of tho' principal characters' of' the London production, in tho person of, Miss Sybil: Irundale, who will'' appear here for the first timo :as '[Nanoya.' Among tho.many'features of this revival. Miss Arundalo's . "Barefoot-Dance willform ono. of the'-njost important: ' The entire cast'is a very; strong'one, and .in.-, eludes Messrs. Tallenr Andrews,. W. S. Percy, Victor Prince; Fred Winn, Charles Albert (who introduces his clever "Devil s' Dance," "in the se'eoud act), Cecil Outtrim, Dick Shortland,- Hedge Carey, and Reginald Roberts; , Misses Amy Murphy, Dorothy. Bruntori, Violet Collinson, Flos-, sie Dickenson, Alico Benetto, Peggy Benson, .Vivian'Talleur (who introduces another of her. delightful 'ballet solos.in the second act), and Sybil Arundale. There will be but threo performances ■ of 'VTlio Cingalce," and for the last two nights, of the season that glorious, comic opera. "Dorothv" will be revived, with Mr. Reg-, inald Roberts in his original part, being the only one of the. originals, in the'cast.,

THELMA PETERSEN CONCERT, , In to-dav's issue the fuli : programing of the farewell concert to bo given by Miss Thelma Petersen, the young New Zealand contralto, in tho Concert Chamber, Town Hall, to-inorrow evening (Wednesday), is published. Miss Petersen will be ably supported, as instrumental, vocal, and .elocutionary items will be given by Miss Amy Remington,, Messrs., Allwrignt, J. Culford Bell, H; N. l'lctcher, Zanto Wood, and the Orpheus Quartet party. Since her first CMccrt .in .Wellington,' Miss Petersen has appeared with great success at concerts throughout New Zealand,- and the press everywhere has spoken highly of her voice, which is described as a rich, contralto of, great raßgo and; of very fine quality. As this young-vocalist has always been .willing to' give her services in various parts of tho Uomimpn when required, the public, will no doubt remember what is duo to: her .to-morrow evening. This will probably be. her last appearance in New Zealand, for some years, as she is leaving for London; on -Friday next to continue musical.study ; there. . THEATRE ROYAL.. •'... Tho halcyon days of vaudeville havereturned as to-as that, class of entertainment is concerned^ ih\Wellington,, This is evident through' the fact that there are seldom any scats td spare after. 8 p.m. at the Theatre Royal,: 'where the- I'ullerBrennan management oa«r/ or , tne P ul> - lic ' The usual change of bill last evening was brightened by tho reappearance.-; ot that strenuous artist,' Miss Maud lannmg, and her three clever children, who appear as the Elliott Sisters,.. Miss Fanning,.who is an- old favourite ,in Wellington, is as vehemently dramatic as ever, _but her coon sorfgs really do. not. call for such super-dramatic treatment. She sang Take Mo Back to' Old Kentucky" as if it were a melodrama, but there was no escaping the magnetism-of tho singer. If anyone could write a tragic coon song, Miss 1 annul" would bo .the one to exploit it. Her burlesque of a Maori hako was capital, and when she introduced her brood, and with comic fury urged them to dance for their bread and butler, she induced roars of laughter and applause. The familiarity of her asides to the little girls was also a'humorous feature'of the turn. The Elliott Sisters sang and danced cleverly.. Now performers on tho bill were Iledloyi ond Bartiett, .announced as the "musical mokes." They play a variety of tunes on tho • saxophone and .cornet, bells, tuned pipes, and bottles,'cowbells, mandolins, sleigh bells,; ; and: tho , concertina. The comedian extracted, excellent music from a one-stringed fiddle, with a brass mouth, played' 'cello-wise, and extracted a good deal of nijrth of ft kind by his antics. Fred Rivcnhall, the comiquc, "got gay" in "All for tho Sake of Father," "Ain't it 'Ot," and "The Mice have been at it Again." A number of bright, broadly comic songs Were sung by Mr. Arthur Elliott, who'has been heard in Wellington on many occasions. The Fontenoys, Victor the' Great, the Three Tit Bits, and tho Lyntbns also contributed to the programme, Artist? to arrive shortly include Jules GnrriFon and his Roman Maids, Padrini Contential, Austin and Cownn, La France, and Hassan^