ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 222, 7 June 1918, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE ENGLISH PIEEBOTS. The popular English I'ianwte presented their tourlli change of programme to a full house at the Concert Chamber last, livening, and if it was uot of such allround excellence as the last it was extremely satisfying m the aggregate. Miss Elsa Langley, as the star of the Pierrot firmament, shone with particular radiance. Her treatment of "Suzanne's Sabots,' in which a Quaint little girl laments her renegade lover and drowns herself in her grief, was a miniature tragedy, in song expressed with rare emotiou, and in an sincerity. Good as Miss Laugley'B work always is, it is doubtful if she has ever dono anything quite so well as this wellwritten number. Aa an encore, she sang again of her truant Hans, but on this occasion he turned up at the hack of tho hall, and filled up the aisle with his Dutch pantalooiiß as he swaggered up to make amouds for his temporary coolness. Miss Langley was also delightfully naive in her song "A Man in Uniform." and was al■waye alluiang in her ducts with Mr. Leslie Austin. The solos of Jliss Elsie Bosslyn and Mr. David Lyle were sadly missed, but in tlicir stead they 6ang tho melodious duet "A Night in Venice" very charmingly, and later Mies ltosslyn assumed the flaxen hair of Marguerite, Mr. Lyle tho feathers of Faust, and Mr. Hoy Cooke the crimson lights of Mcphistopheles, and gave a perfervid rendering ot the well-known trio from the final act of "Faust." Mr.. Cooke sang a new version of "Mandalay" (Kipling's verses) that was not so tuny as the olfl, and gave of his best in "Love Eules tho World.' Mies Billee Wilson was jolly in "He Played on the 'Cello," and in a couple of quaint child impersonations in which she is always so amusing. Giddy songs are preferred by Mr. Austin, and that flavour found Tent in"Gertic From Guildford." "Hey, . toy, Ninnie," a comic song written in imitation of the lays of Purcell and his time. Mr. W. P. Turner, purveyor of humour of a more obvious character, sang of Who s Who in History," and iras prominent in the ludicrous "Love" trio, and the comic Bl;etch "Father Dear." A welcome cont?ast was provided in the playing of I.acnmaninolT's best-known "Prelude, in wnictt a squeaky pianoforte stool played an unwritten part, Miss Young's contributions are alwayi welcome, ami ehe had to bhdmit to a> recall. The finales were Tlie Coon's Wedding" and "A Musical Court Case," in which all hands fooled admirably. "COME INSIDE." The Eoyal Strollers had another successful evening at tho Grand Opera Hounu last night, when "Commlusidc" was again produced. Mr. Sydney James, the chief Stroller, meandered pleasantly through a number of roles, and kept everyone in a high state of merriment. Some bright songs were sung by Miss Madeline Eossiter, who was also seen in somo very graceful dancing. The remaining members of the company all contributed clever and attractive items. There will be a change of programme to-night. KING'S THEATRE. America's great emotional actress Jano Oowl will be seen for the '.last time tonight at the King's Theatre in the Goldwyn production "The Spreading Dawn. At the change to-morrow Ethel Clayton will be seen in a stirring World drama "The Whims of Society," in which slioie said to make the best of a very dramatic role. The story relates the trouble and trials of ft poor girl who was befriended by a millionaire's son, and ultimately loved by him. His father threatens to disinherit the son, and the. Btory at tins point develops' grcax dramatic intensity, leading to a very effective conclusion. The second attraction will bp a spectacular picture- showing the visit of Hi* Majesty the King to the Grand Fleet. This is the only Koyal inspection of the. Navy since he outbreak of war, and should prove, highly interesting. . . . . EVEIU'BODI"S THEATRE. ' The big double bill," including "The M.vs--terv of the Double Cross" and the Trmnglo sup'er-production "I Lovfcjjou" will bo screened for the last -thaw* to-night at Everybody's. At tho change of mogrammo to-morrow Olive Thomas ivilf »ie Been in tho Triangle masterpiece "Limousine Lifo. annoariiiE in tho role of.a country girl who goes to a largo city, encounters a notorious young waster, disregards. the warning of wiser companions, encourages his advance, and at every turn disarms him by sheer joyous innocence. Illr addition will.tao shown the ■ second episode or "The Mystery of Hie Doublr Cross, en-, titled "The Masked Stranger. ' EMPRESS THEATRE. To-night will sec the final screening of Edwardo Earle and Hetty Howe in the sensational and mystifying drama '"I ho Blind Adventure." Commencing , to-morrow a Vitagraph feature "The. Wild Strain nil! be shown. Nell Shipman makes a. iascin-, ating heroine, and fc-inociajly smtedMor the part. The with a long line of ancestral portraits.olt is well told and contains .some delightful humour, together with a full supply of thrills leading up to the most exciting finish.

- "THE BOHEMIAN GIRL." It. is a fiix cry from the oratorios of Handel and Mendelssohn to the comparatively simple! yet extremely melodious, music of Michael Bolfe's grand opera, "The liohemian Girl"; but the Jtoyal Choral Union sets out to please all tnstee, and ite performance of the opera mentioned, to be given at tho Town Hall next Thursday, is interesting all classes of local musiclovers. The soloists arc Miss Helen Gnrd ■ neivo'f Dunedin, who will eing the part of Arline; Mrs. 'E. , A. Burge wilU undertake tho Gipsy Queen's music; Mr. Ernest Drake, of Auckland, will sing the tenor music written for Thaddeus; Mr. Ben O'Connor will double the role of Captain and the Count, while the part of Devilshoof will be unstained by Mr. Chas. Moore. The box plan opens at tho Bristol at !) o'clock this morning. - *

Tho members of.tho Allan Wilkie Dramatic Company and Miae Ada Reeve, the English comedienne, left for Sydney last evening. Jlr. Maurice Ralph was also a passenger by tho samo steamer.