ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3008, 20 February 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

SELINSKI'-AIIADIO. The Selinsky-Amadio Compauy of artists will give a return series of three concerts in the Town Hall Concert Chamber on Saturday evening Jieit, and Bua following Monday and Tuesday evenings. While in Auckland recently, this fine combination had the satisfaction of appearing before large and enthusiastic audiences. The "New Zealand Herald" says: "Enthusiasm ran high at the Town Hall Concert Chamber when the Se-linsky-Amadio combination of aitots continued their highly successful season. The programme submitted contained many masterpiecee of musical literature, and tho audience frequently gave way to unrestrained admiration at the closo or some particularly arresting peforniance." Commenting on M. Sefinsky'a performance of Tschaikoweky'e violin Concerto in D, the same paper remarks t , The performance of this number was in many respects memorable. Each bar and phraso was brimful of the virility and personality of the lifted exponent." Mr. John Amadio'e brilliant playing on the flute was also eingled' out for favourable mention, the exceptional ability of this fine artist beinn- rarelv equalled on tho instrument of his clioice. The supporting nrtists are Miss Elsy Treweek, and Miss Jessie Sfasson, soprano and pianist respectively, two performers already well known as being possessed of more than average talent. The plan opens at the Bristol to-morrow morning.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Big, ureezy V lctor ■ Prime and his merry associates reappeared at His Alajesty's Tuoatro last evemug to delight a largo audience with, souie excelfooling iu a, puntoimniio buikcijue on "itobinson Crusoe," with u.polu,;ies to "Black-eyed Susan" and auythiug else that happened to occur lo the somewhat inwLpeijuent compiler of lire bill. YV'hsuevor Happened, was characterised with a zip ami go that made evciyono merry awl bright, and i£ tne tumour w;as a little oil tne taw H'Ze Jiere and there, and was not to strain one'a mental equipment, it u&s till ji'iiy and laughable in the extreme. Only tn« first act was presented, iast evening, Air. .trinuo having conceived tue idea ot running a. pantomime in ser.nt l.,cin i-i tJie inauuer oi cmuiii maAeiu of mtttu entercuinments. Xho were a im Crusoe, his fihretvisu. wue, .folly Perkins, Captain iiavy Jones, \Vill At--1 lane, a bevy oi gay gms, pirates, "wowsem," etc., who. roiuuseu tLiough a string of uongs and sluawa wiiicii amid a reitdy appicciutiua. jUr, Victor,J-niico arrived on the- scenu wuli a lust uieinory and a cnart oi ifaiiitenv .Laud, aud au haiius ship on Ixrard mo ".Siiuoy Giuepot" to ecet auvontures under the command of Captain jonoj. 'iiiey were ftiil on board wnen tho cui-tain lull, and the presumption is mat U'e riutous vujtigo will be continued on Jionday next. my. Prince exuded auowur ua liooiLfon, Chas. Zoli was exceilwit as the Lcia, bad pirate, Joues, Miss Dorothy ilsuniugs made a cuaruung Will Atkius, vocally and physically, jiiss 3 J c-arl Livijigsiune spurkiou as roily P.erUins, and tlie Airs. Crusoe of Jliss Lillian Coiciis , } was made suoh a virago that Crusoe'* ce-ier-tion seemed tho most natural thing in the world.

In tho second halC the El.iifrs *ppeared onco inoi'o, a]id with the aid of their fluffy-haired bud gave a clever exposition of hand uiiJ. foot baianriug. 331uiar's physical development is someU'ing to wonder at. Aievlyn, will a Jiew "i\ichib&ld," caused shrieks of merriment in his burlesque magical peri'otisati/e, and Blake and Grauby weie capital m tiieu couiic sketch, "Tne Man 1:1 Possess.oi:." Phil Percival, w.hose inebriated pianist is an exceedingly clever and ' Uuiiierous character, received a-hearty welcome back. The boys jp m tho galleiy were loath to part intk km, awl said eo in a very forcible manner. Winifred and Lumley, song and chatter folk, wiled away the final ten ujiuutes of the programme. THE KING'S. Rider Haggard's popular novel "Sho" in its picturised form seems to have caught the public fancy, there being another largo house last evening. Madame Delysia, in the role of the lady, whose beauty is maintained throughout the centuries by bathing in the pillar of fire, is a striking figure. The producers, have given particular attention to the staging of the largo temple scenes and tho weird rites of the mystic sect so vividly described in tho novel are particularly well reproduced in the film. "She" will be repeated each evening till Friday next. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "The Marriage of Molly-O," a real story of "the ould sod," is attracting crowds to Everybody's. The great fair at Ballycoiife and the complications that ensue when tho drivers of a couple of jaunting cars become entangled is most humorously and interestingly portrayed, and the whole pro-Paction is carried out by tho Triangle Fine A | rts Company must be classed as one of the most charming and realistic Btoriea of Irish life seen on the screen for a considerable time. The leading roles tire sustained by Mae Marsh and Robert Herron. "Mother Machree," splendidly sung by Mr. Melvin, accompanied by Everybody's i new orchestra, under Mr. Haydn Beck, considerably enhances the presentation. THE EMPRESS. "Human Driftwood," the .premier attraction at tho Empress, with Robert Warwick and Frances Nelson in the chief roles, describes how a bachelor, infatuated with an evil dancer in his younger days, meets her again in the years that follow, when, he has turned reformer in an Alaskan mining camp. She has in her charge a" beautiful young girl, with whom he falls in love, but is horrified vchen the woman tells him she is their offspring. There are many powerfully dramatic 6cenes before the truth is made clear. '