ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2141, 6 May 1914, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

i TANGO BANCIXG. , COMPETITIONS AT HIS MAJESTY'S : TIIE.VTiiE. His Majesty's Tlwa-t-r'o is the largest theati-B in Australasia and it- was packed %y the ba-elt wall last ovcnhig when , the- riifl.ii-a>a;emoiit initiated a tango ilaiie- ; ing eomiit'tition—tho first of its kind . ever p:roi.ii»te.d iu WcHlngton. Mr. I'h.iliips, of Phillips and-Mefri'U, mtrod-iiced-j tj'te eoin-potitioH by ani-iou-weiiig that i , tliere would l)e twelve t-oupio-s dtindu.g , tlie bfljl-iooii) (not the stage) tango at ; first, and later the nudbsvee wo-nltrhave ' . tho opportunity of judging the contestI anti by their applause. He appealed anything in the form of iowdv-i , ism, and stated that it- was probably tho first time any of thens lad danced ■ before an a-u-dieftce, and to imagii'so their feelings, j*eopio in. tho audieiico nuvst p«t ihe.niselv«s in thftir pfecti. , Fair play was a- jewel. (Applause.) When ] the certain rose 'the couples wero ar-j jl ranged in a cir-clo and the full diß-.en haft '■ . no diffictiity in- findiHg room for their ' twpsiehoreai) activities. They all made . a very fair attempt at tbo taiigo, wirieh ! appeared to be -a simwle and not at all ', an ungraceful. daM-oe that anyone should ■ be able to pick op in a i'ow lessees. After tlie ensemble 'effort, which was loudly applauded, tho eonteiairts (most of whom wore ball masks; danced "for the eajte." O'iily six couples faced the j music, and of those three couples easily outclassed the ot-h-ei-s. Tf-te coiniilß-n fault with most of the fOiitcst.aiits was that thoy danced with thek- legs on'lv instead of with the whole body. When : tlio couples Were paraded wi-i't to fo-' cc-ivo -tho plaudits of the audiejico, Nffs. 2, 4, and 5 Were sftlccted in that o-rrlei-. which reflected credit upon the- critical acimifin of tlira andieiico, wliicli enjoyed -the; whole j or-fonnaiiee, mifaer.iselv.' Mr. 1 hilliss a-iiTOiniced' that these couples would eompcte with tlie best tlir-eo couples selected from those who are to compete tg-njorrow evmitag. Apart from tiio t-ango cottpetitfan tivo proaraiftino submitted bv the Bj-e-n----itau-l'Uller Was up to a' li-ig-i standard ot in.&ri.t. If iadtidoa siich artists as J-uito Saliho, a cWer and daring eontortionist ivlio twistshiHisef into knots whilst perched oil a siisalf .pedestal tifelvo feet.-above- tho stago and subsequeiytly apts tlio tiloH-ke-v nf A trapeze;,tho La Sfella Trio, othy. Harm, Knowlos and Leo, -Jolly: Mane, Mlraift Samne)-, - M'P&iiald' a»I *slr5 lr ™ a ihM on i- a'"t K-a-Woit,. and Ph-i'Ms and Mi?rritt. theie is' ttli' ready a big de.maiid ai the bos omce for se |f s r 'ttt-ifloi'row -evening. During tlie interval last evening afl»sh4eht phrtograpii of the audmico was taken. . , DOLOEEgH-TO-jJiGHT. ' .Mdlle. Antonla Dolores will sing in, the Owiid Opera House agaiii te.iiwhtt^V >ta f^ mm miißkts «* 'tea" : K«th&r different to those sung at the tat reci-ta. The extensive .'^: tmro ot Dotees niajws it an atipsrontly cosy..matter. ; ta co.mpr.lo mt att.raotivo smes of clwco voofli gems. % this gifted, arttste, Jioiwsvejty tlie compilation ■ is an important matter, involving mooh time- a-iid thought. It is essential that ' Uio viiri&tts. -styles of mUs.ie to be sub-, - muted must bo judiciously blended. ' A Klaiiee at the, programmo nwrilseti for Wis evening reveals the fa«. that. Dolores makes two incursions I'trtft tho realm of-.ftfand opera. Exoerp-ts from Vharpenticr's ,( L(niise,". .and- Bellini's "Woj-ma" have been ehosen. "Casta Diya. taken from the latter work, -was' wr.j-.omo time regardod as an almostmviijeiblo solo-. Few artistes have, mastered it, Dolores is' one of tho * ™ .i" 1 Attenipt from'.LovohSiidtness : Jo Fly .-and.-'-.'Sfyinphs and Slfo^'lierds"-' -- aro 'tit-o songs by.-'r.uro'ttll;, oni %f" tW earliest'of English" ooriiposei-s ) '' thev-' serve not only to add tn tho aitrrictivc* iwss-of,-the progranime, but also af-tor-d further' o-pportuiiit-v for the charm--1 in» so'MSS-trcss to' dfeptev iter woiidor■fnl ability of intemrc'ta-tioii. • Seloctroils fx-orii the- works of siich well■known ■composers at TseW.kovsltj- aiKJ Strauss alsß.nnft a place in this w'en--niK's series, while Hajidol is reprcseiiitc« by. '.'lf I Giro. Thee Honofl-r Dite" and. "Let Jlio W r aiitlef Not TJliscen." AltoKct-herj Dolores has prepared a in-ograi'n-mB wliid-i is as artistic 'as % k eftinprehcii-siv-e. Tlie assisting artists are again Mr. John Prouse- -and Miss Iris do C-airos-Bftgo. the plan is- at the Dresden and day sales afc Christo- ■ son's. KING'S THEATRE. Those, who remember the vw« fine nerfoTiiiancc of that clever play'"Leah Klesehna" given in Wellington about five years ago w'itli Miss Tittel firVi-ne, Sir. .Tlmm-as Kiujjston, and Mr. Gaston Mervßh) in the Jeadih-g parts, will bo interested in tho ingenious jpioto.ri.af ro■Bresctttatrau of the dtaTita- now -being shown nightly at the King's Theatre. It is boaUtifuM.v acted in overy detail, and witlit'iut .having over seen tlie niay proper, the p-lot can be traced: witJio.iit any effort. There are always audiences' for good conii-e pictures, awd "Slniel's Stran.Kc I'red'ieaiij.e-n.t" is oitt, that keeps the howso ii-i k roar for ten inimitos. "The Beauty Spots of Aueklnnd" has a kraal interest, and deito-tes that kineftiatograpli cnteprisft .exists & fluf midst. ' THE EMPRESS TOEATTIE. - - Tho final apiiearaneo of "The Aifi.ii-afl's Brides" the Gaiii-iioiit Conipa-nj's f'e'.at«re di'a-tfm, and present ■s-u-ppdr-tin-g p-ro-gfa.mnio of tho- Empress Tiicatro ooMtiJi-uoi-js pictures is advertised for (o<-day and. to*na.gl.tt,- Tlie "Star" sub-j-ect d'e.afs with an. el.ope.mait- in which a yb'nng a-t'ia-tor soars isw.ay with his fianeeo in his aeroplane-, while an angfy faih.er :pnr-si-ies in a • meter-tar. .©ffler ftne films are: "WoHi-e.n fl-f tlio Caift?,asiis" (.Eiko' draiiia), "Tho Tango Tniin;io'' (Eoystone Company), and the..Vitagraph , comedy. "An Elopement at Ilome,'' A complete ■ chai-igo of pi-agratn.ni6 will appear to- \ moitoiv. * .' THE DA-ftBIES. Mr. Edward Bra.iisoombe's company of "Tho Dai'itlbs" rfill ar'-Hve in ft'clnlifttofi to-tiwri-off, .and iiiako their fi.i>t appsarniice in tho Town Hall on Saturday evening. It is admitted by virtue : t*i' thoir Biicecss of past seasons in the . Dotninioii, and thoir acltiovftjivcitts in Aitstratia, that "The Dandies." are an acceptablo peffple. Their niissi.au is to nhtertaiit and amuse-, and in this they succeed, Tito latest oompany oon.io's to New Zealand wit'li die hall ka.-rk ai Australia's appreciation. They are ■ stamped as oi»> of the hiost versatilo of all the firanscOmbe cotiipauies, in* dis--i(lually and eoiketivcsly, they have jffoveil their ability to please thcpßoplo, their ftH'a't record of appearing nightiy for.six crtiisi't'Utire nioiiiiis at Adotaidn stamliivK as a iocommeudatiuM which it would be hard io dispute. Tiro malty followors of "Tho Dandies" will dsiubtless assemhlo' in 'largo 'ifi.inibefs wired the uetveoiKcrs mako tlioir initial bow on Sn-ttirdiiv evaiiiiig. The plan is now open at the Dfesd-en. SUNDAY CONCEUT. Much cratifieattaiv will tktub-Ues-s be fell at the ryappe-araut'o of Mr. jioi-. hoi'* Illoy as coiKitie'tor of tho Welling, t<in i'i'iii'esstowil at'its .first concert of the season at His Mttjcstv's TUwtlre on Sni'ida* tiext. The pro•ifiiiiiiiip is to iuclmlo -novoltips in u ".Slavonic lllrapsadio,", by Frififliniiaiii-i" and "The Dream," from Mascagni's opera- "Wi-ri-iam llatclifl." Dvorak's ■•fitimoi-cske" Mid Coleridge-Taylor's 'llnlhfi? in A.Minor" :u-p also iiHntled, a-ud ahotber attractive item will be T.-ii'lbf'i't'-s "Lore. S'&ng" for oW n.wl si nogs. A silver coin colWtwn, -hi aid -it tlw orchestra's library fund, will bo takeii'up'' at the doors. :