ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2180, 19 June 1914, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS.

At the Grand Opera House .on Saturday evening a season extending over lour nights wjjl be commenced by" "Tim Kennedys," a eomii.si.iii,' al' nmsk-iaiss «;i.to are stated to bo t>}' liimsual versatility, The_ Kennedys are stated, to bo a talented family of WHuians, and assisted fry three lady vocalists they pKivido an cntortairinwnt fthich 'should*, prove highly acceptable, not only to those wh« take tlioir music ftefkmslv, MS to. all Whs .prefer a tighter form of amusement. ■ Classical, soleetkiis and' ■pojjl.ilai- aLrS ate judiciously ijiterspojsed, albeit, the iirdgranvmo does not at fl«j' time depart .from tire highest stan-. clard of rcfitißfijeat. The Kfl-nnatlvs are natives of tlic.&nimsnwalt.li, aiCdtfesy have just stapled front England, where utey_ have- b«en studying and performing m London and on the Continent for some, years, Last year they w«n the Osv'-n/d StoM Musical Act Competition ?i *Hk™gsbK Theatre., Drur'y tune, with the Miserere scone front II Trjvtttore, and tfe was one of the features of their ontsH.aiimi.ent. The- totfiipafrv comprises six members: Madame Bertha Koiined v at. the piano, surrounded by hor gifted young sons, tho eldest of whom, Sir. hc.Ah Kennedy, plays the- vfeii-n; Mr. tianse tlie. flute, a-ftrl Mf. Laurie ilie cello, as their principal instruments: in atMrfcio-n, they arc at homo with the cornet, second ttddle. guitar, mandolin, and the ftiajidak of the same genus! Mr. Lance also sings. The. youngest nicmber of the company is Mr, Laurie, of the -eoite, 11 years of ago only. Miss Worotliy trace psssesses a fight, pretty ami flexible sop*aiio vofee, vised to the tet advafliago, and Misa Ross Ftts> g.QTaId, whoso contralto is, on tW contrary, oi the veiled quality, mellow and stteet, siftgs With taste and feeling. his MAJBSTt's thjatjre; Tlie talented company of vaudeville artists now appearing at Mis Majesty'sJ beatro eontfaio to interest, and a.mtiiso •largo, audiences nightly. Best of the new petfottteira are t'lm Jitaar Casting Lamys, wlm are seen in a- daring a-no? stviliiil flferobatic turn, The j\'ew York Comedy Vbut are * party of musicians with real claims to the popularity tlioy enjoy, THE MNBIES. The popularity of tlus Dandies as entertainers was again shown- last evening when, in spite df Wretched weather and coinTtet--;ittraewai)s, ttero was a capital a.ifaida.neo at the Concert Cham-her-of too Town' .Mali for tire' veekly change of programme. The season of this: eamjwuy. is na* drawing; to, its iclosßj Itiife last night's oHteftaiitnte'nfc compared move t'lisn' tavovtrality with its trr edpßossois. The rhiisio was good, the. singing bright attd tuneful, .a-ntf tiiO; comedy tfFj«p>. o-nirtkifftl and- clean, i'pqm start to finish tiro audience were kept interested arid amused and ...„',, : hearty «f the (!l|drts ! ef tlie pei'lotmors. The cortce-fied. shigiiig 6i tie coiiipitiiy was, jis tjaual.,. ona of the

features. Mx, Inland Hoftry sewed a big atiecess ift h.iii'hamor«is" sketch of "'l'ii.e' Five-art Dftimay' which ho fo-1-lowed »p with a; cfever imporSonatioi). of a dnu-m.aii "coming home." iifs dc- ■ teriptiwi, by daml> show, of & pofiti-c-a'l meeting fairly brought, dowii. the fcause. Mr:-LyiG was heard to ad'yant'- : , age in tile tenor- solo, "Love is Waitißg," # -and. in t!i.o popular "Satly in .(Mir Aitoy" ho vvas ey-on more 'siifccessfu-L i Mr." Taylor' was billed for a good shaft© . or'last l-ii-glit's work; but lie was quite equal to tho dpnVA-iitts. With Mr, IVIo ho-' snag ' the .ditot "ISseefeiory"' which was yory .well received.; and) in con-juiictio-n with Sligs Naomi M''Q.uoih-, he ■gHMtly pleased M'itJi- a- series: of waltz qccentoertfts.- the' Land'," !a j ■' coMo'• : »:u.hi'bWf : Hvas s fisSitMely amusing, j Mr. Pace tnndo a ,big. hit in tile cooit I fifiiig' "Hiftdw," and Mr.. Wehs.ter car-) „ ne:d.filf the. .chief ho'Mrtirs in .a comedy j /seehe. depiot-ing tivo trials -of a porter .V at a Welsh railway gtati.o'n. Miss- Lrnda : JJr*d%rd was <leserve<il,y 'cheered' 'for ■ lifer si'iigiii-g: of "I'vd Beeii' ifla'ntW 1 . • o\(i Mtelthel Walker diffkiH-' number *' \'all'iiy. .-of'. Laughter;'* very. ; ofreetSve-ly. la'cjies a-lso. coiitributeda,duet Vitioii suited their voices.admirably. Miss M'-Qwin,, in a'dditioii,. to, fillni-g. a large. pa.rt i» the, -comedy and co.ii<?.i>rtod..w*Fk, Sang the- soobrctte' ■soiig.-"IDo Lilw tho'Name of"Mary'*• . hi a. ,wa»ner that earned ffir her'uhnijs-: takiiMo -apiiroyod. t Hre'.' " Bftilinrs,'' 'at;' usual, acojuitted hhasejf .-eohmieiidaWy' at accatnp'iirjst'. The same prosratitao will be -roptiated this .evejrh.tg, .' IteiMarkftblo siicrfess- as. an attiMetioii. : to piotare-lovfirs Ms beoit- W tho draiftatisstjon lo* the biograph of. Dtiiiias' "Tli& Thrtio Musketeers,'* ii#sv ■ sllßWMig <it tlio lifag's Theatre. " About j the peturi and, tlio production -of It ; them is nothing to say 6sfce.pt ihut jfc is (?seelte.nt-, and that it, affords a delight,lu,l eutertaiiiwoiit. The j>fetu.ro will' be screened at a ihati.n,eo ptTformaitco fjo-fiiorrow afterno6n. " . ...''" TSB EMPRESS THEATRE, ■'. BiH«l as a representation, of ac-tuai recent Tiappeliirigs hi Russiaj s:pec:ial lii.terost atiiiehe-s to the ''feature" film "Tho Terro.f:S of Russia"' (or "Tho M&ndel B»fife Caso"), wh-ieli a.ii-peared with the iww progranime' a| t-hb. impress Theatre contmiiotis jMctures jesterday.: In March.. IMi, a yonng itussia.ij bo-y <vas fofind_ ldlled in 'a cave on tlio outskirts of ©qv. A fow days, later Monde! Beite, a Jfrw, *^ s Swotted, and charged with killing tfte bpjv Beffiij.W.as charged with having nttlfdqre'd thphoj'to tibt&iiv Chrisiiaii blopd lor •' use at Passover ceremonies; Details of tho trial • ar6 stjH fresh, aiid after toilis had- bce'iv in prison for two years iitflJientia}' and wealthy Jew*! brought pressure to beftrj and secured ® rehqar.ihg. ol the easp,' with the. resylt that' por} ; ii.re'd'!a:.nd eqcrced witnesses brolte dowti under proper ■eross-uitAmiija.t'von. - was, ■set free a. ac.o.j iVftfl ij -Bflw residins hi Palestine.- f he- ijicturG tni-fo-Ms the ttao stery pf the eri.iiie, which was snhseq.iietttily shown.ld have been cornwitted by one Ji moni-. her of th« ' ftotoimis Blacft Rnnted Society. ; This ftther _ <>«_ the' pfogramnio iurlurlo a most hjjario.ug A.B',. ■i?»m.e.dy, "Boca Hsu of & -I'lat,"'. ,"Tlio ToatoaV -fiiulg-et-v*' "'(iluo SlnMitg;/''.: ";Rose 0-Satem Town," and ''Bun'ub'les' Walk to Brighton"-(fa.'rcs-*omcdy)i. SIXTH SVM- ' PHONYMr. Page, tlio City Qrgfcuisfc has had so many rctiuests to f.#oat the S'fety Symphony by Tchaikoykky that llo.lva? : iiicinded it "in Me-xt Sati.i.rtjay's .programme, aviiil the ft-rst half nyjH consist of the- e-iitim \iwk w-itli its .four flWyements. This k todecd mi■■ opportunity for the citizens to spend an- cvi3Liiii2 .at tho Town Ball which will afford them' - : tlio gteatO'St nn.jslcpl. treat wbfcli .they' have- had for many a long; day,' Of tlio' feiidering given by Mr. Page, it is hardly iiecessa'tyto. is aft organist with a marvellous t&ftltnicjire, an-d an iiitiinate khawlodiM of Use- orchestral score.. Tfhis, iopctluir with Ins enioti&nal aftd syiftpftthe.tm'pPF* ftnisaiity, slionkl. he s.uffipieiit to- iittnvct a large audience t<i, this .Mflttal,