ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1874, 7 October 1913, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

9 t CLARA BUTT. ° The arrival of Madame Clara Butt t and Mr. Konnerloy Rumford and their s party to-morroiv is being awaited with j great interest. Some ladies have nr- t ranged to deeorato tlio rooms which I Madamo Butt will occupy at tlio Grand t Hotel, as well as tlio balconies of her i suite. In tho evening Mmo. Butt and 1 Mr. Rumford will bo entertained c at a dinner party, and they havo 1 been invited to attend the performance of t "Tho Sunshine .Girl" at the Opera j Houso. On Friday over ono thousand *■ Ruests will attend tho musical societies' reception at tho Town Hall, and on Monday tho Ladies' Pioneer Club will give a reception to Mine. Butt at ' their rooms. Tho opening concert of tho tour, which is fixed for Thursday evening, will bo attended by His Excellency the Governor, tho Countess of Liverpool, and suito. The programme, < which is now announced, is a brilliant one. Mmo. Butt will sing "Creation's < Hymn" (Beethoven), with grand organ ] accompaniment; "Lusinghe piu Care" * (Allessandro), Handol; "Tho Early ' Morning" (Graham Peel), "Mandolin" ] (Debussy), "Tho Leaves and tho 'Wind" 1 (Leoni), and a new dramatic ballad, ] "The Women of Inver," with organ ob- ] bligato (Loughborough), and with Mr. 1 Rumford, the duet "Snowdrops." Mr. Kennerley Rumford will sing "Thoughts Hays Wings" (lichniann), "Mollecn < Oge" (old Irish air), "Tho Jocund Dance," and "When Childcr Plays" (Walford Davies), and songs by Grieg, Wolff, and Strauss. Mr. William Murdoch will play "Nocturne and Yalso" (Chopin), "Rhapsodic" (Brahms); and Mr. Mowat Carter will play "Romanza Andalusia" (Sarasate), , "Moto Porpotuo" (Ries), "Hungarian Dances" (Ilubay). Tho ss. tickets will bo available at tho Dresden from this morning. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Ehmeralda, styled Queen of tlio | Xylophone, again delighted a large j audionce at His Majesty's Theatre last , evening by her rendering of grand . opera selections. " Semiramido" was ! tlio difficult pice© which sho sot her- , self to play, and tho applauso, which j greeted her at tho finish, proved that ] those present wero of opinion that sho , had quito mastered it. A medley of j popular airs and tho latest American ] hit " Tho Ramshacklo Rag," wero also given with capital effect. Schepp's j Animal Circus still holds a place on the programme, and will oontinuo to do so , for threo moro nights. This troupe of animals Comprises ponies, dogs, and 1 nionkoys, to tho number of about 20. ' They perform 6omo notablo feats, and 1 havo without doubt been splendidly ' trained. Marcel and Bell, who are en- j tered in tho programnio as "America's foremost acrobatic dancers—featuring Marcol, anatomical enigma, provido an 1 item wliioh Stands superior to any- 1 thing of tho kind ever previously seen ! hero.. The pair give an interesting ex- ! Jubition of t'lio modern stylo of acrobatic dancing, but in addition, Marcel 1 demonstrates that ho is an acrobat and 1 a contortionist of a class of his own. ■ Not only is 'his work marked by extra- ; ordinary cloverness, but tho whole of his feats aro performed with apparent ease and in this respect his turn is very different from those othor contortionists. Thoro should bo good- attendances as His Majesty's while Mnrcol and 801 l aro appearing. Tlio Era Comedy Four, coloured performers, made thoir first appoarance as dancers, singers and comedians, and thoy wero responsible, for a striking display. They ; do good work in their own particular i line. Vardaman, who essayed to pre- 1 sent artistic feminino types, got out of I placo on tho programme, and also out ! of favour with the crowd, who mistook i him for a female, member of tho com- ( pany, and conn tod him out. He recoiv- < ed a bettor hearing after Mr. John j Fuller oamo. out on to the stage and : announced that a mistako had been i made in printing tho programnio. Miss 1 Dons Tindall, a malo impersonator, 1 found favour with tho house, and was 1 reoalled. Another mombor of tho com- i pany, who was warmly applauded for ] her songs, was Miss Lily Vockler, tlio i Australian balladist, wlio used also to i enjoy a good reception when appoaring 1 hero about two years ago. Conway and ! Sianott aro two oxpert jugglers. They | aro also clovor comedians, and thoir • first appearance beforo a Wellington 1 house was a successful ono. Delavalo 'i and Gilbert presont an amusing sketoh entitled ." Fun on Our Selection." Tho I Bright Sisters havo now song' and dance l successes, and Miss Jessie Wilton also ■ (has new songs. Tlio programnio will bo i repeated this ovoning. THE KING'S THEATRE. ! ±1 ,i a . r 2 e , a ttondanco was recorded at < tho King s Theatre last night to witness the new picturo programrao. Tho : principal film this week is tho Vita- j graph Company's version of Dion Bou- 1 cicault's famous drama "Tho Octoroon." ! karlo Williams, Leo Dolancy, Lilian \ Walker, and Clara Young are entrusted ( with tho loading parts, and this is suf- , ficient guarantee that tho acting is all ] that it should bo. Tho original plot has been faithfully adhered to, and all , tho striking scones havo been harnion- | ised in very effective style. In fact, tho • story is portrayed with the thoroughness for which the Vitagraph Company has now become noted. "Tho tricks of tho trado" is another subject which does credit to tho Vitagraph Company; It is a drama designed to expose the methods of what are colloquially termed "crooks." Tho two chief charactersJack Brecn and his wife—lead a double 1 lifo. They aro professional thieves one day and society people on another. ' Eventually, howovor, crimes aro sheoted ' home to them, and they aro sentenced ' to a long term of imprisonment. This week's edition of the Pathe Gazotto contains interesting views of the Australian aviator, Mr. Hawker, in his att-empT to gain tho "Daily Mail" prize of £5000 by a flight round tlio United Kingdom. "Hor Pony's Lovo" is a drama in which | tho Gaumont Company's well-trained ' liorse is the central figure. . This "Ts a ( popular item. Comedy is supplied by t "Wifflos's Useful Balcony" and by' , "TeTI-talo Light." "Nativo Typos in i TTost Africa is a film of educational . value, and "Rambles in Abruzzi" is a | beautifully-coloured scenic. Music is supplied by tho King's Orchestra, under [ Signor Alf. P. Truda. ' SHORTTS' PICTURES. "A Soul in Bondage" is tho titlo of tho star picture screened ( for tho first i timo at Shortts' Theatre yesterday. Tho 3 film is tho work of tho Vitagraph Co., * and a girl's lifo is tho main thomo. Sho ' abandons hor past, and "makes good" J as a stenographer. As events roll on , sho becomes engaged, but tho unfor--3 tunate and accidental hearing of hor. 3 past results in tho tiowith hor lover i being broken. She falls ill and in the t hospital an effective scene follows. "A 3 Faithful Friend" is a capital comedy " drama, which, whilo tolling a charming 3 story, presents a most accomplished ' animal actor. "The Singer" is a powerfully acted drama, and "Professor - Beau's Removal" (a Kcystono comedy) j provides laughter. j "An Amateur ' Apache" is amongst other films shown. ; THE EMPRESS THEATRE. A story that purports to tell of court l intrigue in modern times is told 1 in tho • feature drama, "A Throno at Stako," . which was screened for the first timo I at the Empress Theatre yesterday. Tlio : A.B. Company's drama, "A Strong Man's Burden," portrays an excellent . story of the oarccre of two brothers— I ono a policcman and tlio other a ne'or- > do-well. Tho iMother, who .is old, mid who has had a hard strugcle for existence, displays a stronger lovo for tlio | black sheop oft the family, and, on [ hor death-bed, she dirocts a policcman ; to bring tho worthless ono from tho Jjaloou whero sho knows ho is. Ho ro-

*. coivos his mother's blessing, but tlid bad stain in him still prevails, and lie takes tho opportunity of filching somo of his mother's money. His brother detects him, and compels him to put the money back. A burglary oil thd same night is being investigated by tho police, and when tlio policeman enters the houso he discovers that tho lawbreaker is his brother. In order to allow the ne'er-do-well to escape, tlio policeman shoots himself in tho wrist, alidi whilst receivins attention, his brother cscapes unidentified. Tlio story cul- ■ inmates in a pathetic manner. Among othor pictures screened aro "A Tardy Recognition" (dramiO, "Tho Valley ofi Bievo-France" (scenic), and "Wo Can't--Always Tell" (comedy).