ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

JIISCUIA EL'MAN, VIOLINIST.

OPENING CONCERT THIS EVENING At tu<! 'ixiivji Hal) tjiib evening., inn ■' j. v.iQiiiiist Jljsciib. tli'e first- oi iiii two appearances m ibis . .5 V'ty. .Wliiio 111 Australia, jvliero lie has JUst ■copwdiid; .a sGaß'on,, lie ' lias established lion' records by turning people ■ from tho doors at; overy coiici'ii.: Ay utp huge Sydney Town' Tlalr. Ui : d , Elinait concerts, according: to tiio Syu- ' I! c.v papers-, -wore. "amazing feiiccesces, lor tr.tro were- hundreds oi. people who' desired to buy ticket s but, wild had' to lie rcl'lised '; inside the linii thoro Was • p. Wgiidgri'iil.-^ "II v. ho were bewiiuorod by .tho magni'(k\.nt p'layiiip oi' tiii'b young • man fit -23: yea«> oi age." jlischa JEit'iian ftadfi. Ille ndtlip alloy prodigy ",;!!: Isiirbat it is as a fufly'-mir.turod artist that lift conies to us, and an arlist. so /grti'alv ttiili ]jjj t & already placed .011 -it ptmiacio by himself. It is interesting to reprint some oi the Sydney iiews- ■■ paper critics' opinion of this artist." The .Sydney "Telegraph" says "conquered the. 'vast audience by. the. forco and beauty of ins playing/' and tliaC '' he "nominated ,tlic aiitiio.ncp. by :tlid niagic.of liii> art'." j iie "Sydney Jlorn- • ing..lu'Vitld" \Vrote of:, xjisrha. Khii.an ■ thai : lie "lield iu tlirat}. tiie imiiienso. uudienco less by his amairing power of execution Uiau by .the tlinlmig. sweets ■ Hess of his tone aiid-the intensity of Ins pathos. . These great .qualities ' ■ toucliixi every Jist-eiior to tho hearths : cove." . The Sydney "Evening NWs" ■■ wrote of Elman: "i'lie impression 'that . M.ischa E'lll-.aix left aftor- the iiiyht'B *j> \prograiiuilo was over was: that t here had-: ■ never been any. exaggeration;. t;hal lio > 'was a masu.T of tcc miquo,..imd tnat. : the term. jircat yiolimsi*' was • never- . mciro truUifiilly ■ applied;. . For -really . ; IVlischa has the- magical quality—r'due to . his vigour and his .profound insight— of extractiiuvfroni iiis violin the verit- ' a'-ilt 1 ; Tl)t> ot- corji-"' poser. The message oi eacli is delivered in all its purity and with all-'its sign'i- ■ fieanco and. power.. '.Ono foijje.ts ,tho . difficulties of tochn.iqiie While listening to liim, aiid the music- penetrai-es deep- ;; ly iiito,'the--'soul.r . )!.; if a wonderful. i gift." 'MisrluvElmaii will only bo seen ! : - tin's- city on these two occasions- this : evening. iind «pn Saturday, and '.at each / . concert he .will givo an' entire' ehango : of prograiiims. J1110... Eva - Gaut-hier, ; inezzo-sop.rano.,:. is .tho . vocalist. ,of - the,: party, and Mr. Percy Kahn is the pinn- • Ist... Tile'box plan-'for both, concerts., is . now .n.\ailablo at tiio Diestlcn, wbila : day-saTo ' 45,. iickots are .011 sale at; ; ; . OiriEtesoti's all day. It ir.-specially an- ' i -iwuitced that tiio 2s.- tickets', will only bo procuiablo at tiio dcor o f l!io Ton 11 Pall 111 Victoiia Street, and that all ? other tickets will, be admitted at ilio main entrance.in Cuba Street. . ,'- "THIS UOSAIU " ; Anbfli.cf- succcss-ful staging of ' : "Th« : ]'>osary" took place at 'the, Cirand ' . Opera- House ..last niglit before, ail appreciative audience.' Jlr. Harrington--Itoy-•r.olds,'as Father Kellyi -iiiado tlio most of'iiis part; aiid lie .wu.s well '- by the various oilier members of : the. , . : company. "The llosary" has proved a- ;; ; . good-drawing, ciird in Wejlington,-arid. : tlie final jierlorniai.ice. to-i)i(;iit is. likely. to attract .rinothcr\liig orosvd. .' . HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. -Tho Goyts' \vonderful.litUo dogs-arii still a great-..attraction, at Ilis slaje.sty'a • .Theatre,, and good.houses..are rcport<vl. . : 'The ''programme iiieliidc's: other good : turns, among them .'.tho danciug- of HcnkeiV and l.awtoli, and tho inusk .. i.^f s i' : ; ■: THE KING'S lIIEATIIE.

; . "A-S.ife-iKi!)g!H,n>.eairej<Jle ehiefipioJure' -fof-.'tho.; week'. Sis' that 'entitled ■ "Down tho Crater .of. Vesuvius." Itiie > most' extraordinary film, of unusual • length, and it was-obtained at great M-isliv.- rA matinue.oxhibitioiv issaunovuiccd THE EMPRESS TIIEATRE. The new p.ogrammo at tho Empress ; TJioatro crtntijiupus pie.tlircs to-day and. ( to-night will introduce" the. Aquila oompauy's great sensational dramatic :pbo?o» l>la.v'■ "Forbidden to ■?■ This.. ■■ stated to lib an elaborately-staged. pro- ! "ducliori realistically en.icted. The pld.fi is .based' upon .a-father's '.disapproval . of thpmaii his-daughter loves. Tho parent develops a hatred for tile suitor which causes a. wide .'breach b-Hwoen. the father and the daughter, and .ftil:i minates in a sensational climax-. iiig the action of tlio pieco is lutioduo'ed !i' most realistic . fire ..scene, .incjudi'ug some .stirring incident?.. Thcro will • bi! an attraetivc-sbrifs of. supports " iiig. subjects'-of a. varied character.', SUNDAY CONCERT (The -third conceit- of its season by tlio Professional . Orchestra ' will' take plnco i -at His'. Majesty's Th.cat.ro. on Sunday . evenings -under the oonducl-orship .of. ): Mr. Herbert.Bioy.; The primipal piceo. lon the : 'programi!ie v is a fantasia (in Boito'sipera. "Mcfi'stofele." This.item. with , its daring oiciiostratioii and ■: strange, tempi, is expected to prove an ■. enjoyable Among' other.: items by "tlm' .orchestra,. . will be.MeiKielssolm's .:'Ruy Bias" overj txue,.tho' .Vorspiol to "King Manfred,,: and "Mignon" Gitvoitc. The. full • pro- ; gramme npiK-ar on Saturday. A :(. -si ir'. .ccoTfo 11 bef i.oli" • > Vj.l.l'v. ..^^9.^•

EVERYBOD"'! 'S PICTL'RFS. 'Evctybodj's l'Ktmes," at the otJ Oi)ci a House, iii Manners' Street, are bo.c'.o iu i u g:-' 11., Nv ii* < a.ii •t rc 1 4 y v. and Tuesday 'ivcre io!l.owed.-by fjirthor '. : croAvdb. yesterday,, tlio Opera biv ■ iiig -o v-d n-a tJjof lx; SGSsioiVs^^iiuuibp.ps - loaaiiife; : filui=^S^.a; ; pa>vorflij-. d • titled "Orders U.ndcr .nins 'j foi* o Vl<?r • v ■ that time.'however, -thero is .110 dull nioni.eiit-.- IT.o theatre will ,be open agam to-day from :nooit until -10 p.m.