ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 232, 19 June 1918, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

ENGLISH PIERROTS.' An excellent entertainment is at present being given at the Town Hall Concert Chamber by the English Pierrots. Whether in humorous, serious, or concerted items, the members of this admirable companv all do full .justice to their various parts. The vocalists possess good voices, and invariably their several numbers meet with unqiuililit'd approval. Those who are fund of a laujrh will find sufficient to meet their desires, for the Pierrots possess artists who are adepts in the art of creating merriment. General'- speaking, the Pierrots' programmes are full of delightful items, ami from beginning to ; cud they; are bright and sparklin" and brim full of nil that portends to saicty and pleasure.

EMPRESS THEATRE. A love theme of exceptional interest is interwoven with the (Treat historic picture in "The Cross Bearer," the World feature, centering round the grand figure of Cardinal Herder, who so heroically stood by Belgium during th- Hun invasion. the part of the Cardinal is taken by Montague Love, who is splendidly supported by Jeanne Earles as th-j Cardinal's ward. ''The Cross llearer" is a sensational and appealing story.

THE KING'S THEATRE. Norma Talmadge does some of the best work of -her career in "Panthea," the star attraction now showing at the _ King's Theatre. How she makes her decision on a momentous question in her life and what the outcome of that decision is, make an interesting endin" to a story that holds the attention from beginning to end.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Iteyenge, which turns lo love, is the theme of the Triangle feature entitled "Fanatics," the star film now being screened at Everybody's Theatre. The leading part is taken by Barney Sherry. Episode three of "The Mystery of the Doublo Cross," entitled "An Hour to Live," is also screened. ORGAN RECITAL. . Torrential showers shot by blinding lightning hardly encouraged people to venture forth to entertainments of any kind last evening. There were perhaps about eighty persons present at the organ recital given by Mr. Bernard F. Page in the Town Hall. The programme was interesting from the viewpoint of the initiated. The "Coriolan" overture of Beethoven, which Mr. Page has made fairly familiar, is a line standard work, nobly scored, and starred with gushes of gloriously uplifting melody that gives the music of Beethoven such outstanding distinction.. For dclicate charm and atmospheric beauty the third movement of orchestral suite "Forest Scenes" would be difficult to surpass. Tho music is scored with that rich resource in harmonic aptitude for wjiich the composer is so justly famed. It in instinct with tile tender moods of the woodland, with the sweet piping of birds interlaced with the soothiog flow of a rivulet of exquisite melody. This movement ("The Phantom Tells His Tale cf Longing") is certainly a thing of beauty, which the organist registered with admirable skill and resource. The French composer d'Every was represented by two little pieces, "Idylle" and "Au Soir," sweet and gracious in character. Russia was represented by Rimsky-Korsakoff's suite symphoninue, ''Shcherazade" (third movement), re suite based on the "Arabian Nights," in which some pretty and bizarre play is made upon a quaint little melody, which is given every shade and colour in the musical catalogue. The "Peer Gynt" suite of Grieg was also repeated. The first two movements were effectively played; the last two are hardly suited to the organ. pcherek, the gifted pianist, who was resident in Dunedin at one time, and who brought Madame Carreno to New Zealand on two different occasions, has taken pp a new avocation. He appears as one of the characters in the picture "Panthea" that is being shown at the King's .theatre this week. .