ENTERTAINMENTS
THE TANTOMIME. Tho brilliant pantomime "Dick Whittington" is to bo shown for the Jast time in the current season in Wellington to-night. It has had a wonderful season, but not bettor than the merit of tho' production would warrant. Yesterday both the matineo and the evening performance attracted crowded audiences. The cast is a rarticularly. strong one in every branch. There is good fun, Eood music, good looks, good dancing, and also the dressing of the piece is magnificent. THE PIERROTS. For only a few nights longer will the English Pierrots ho showing at the Town Hal!, for it is announced that tho highly successful aud very long season during which they have been iiere is to end on Saturday night. To-iliglit the present programme will be repeated, and a is promised for to-morrow evening. 1 hey are a very tdever band of people, and they have offered entertainment here wluoh has been entirely to tho taßte of the Wellington public. "LOOK WHO'S HERE." A high standard of eicellence IB m'Omined in tho programme Mr. Jack waller will prosent with the members of his "Look Who's Hero" attraction at the Grand Opera. House on Saturday next, which evening will inaugurate a season of positive farewell. So much has been written concerning tho good qualities of "Look Who's Here" that- it is scarcely worth while to again point out with what incisive penetration and 6ubtlo selection Jlr. Waller has brought liis attraction to a stage of completeness in detail and allurement. One of the artistic sidohghts of Saturday's production will be a scries of Bairnsfather sketches, visualising the characters made famous by that clever artist, staged in the correct environment of adequate scenery. The whole programme is to be new from the opening chorus to the ftnalo. which takes the form of a burlesque orchestra slowly evolving into tho "Poet and Peasant." "ho box plans for the first four nights of the season have been placed on view at the Bristol, and no charge is being made for the privilege of reserving. ■ EJIPKESS THEATRE. "The Marriage Ifarket," a World drama, is the star attraction at the Empress Theatre. Jnnc Elvidgo and Carljle Blackwell have the leading roles. Tho climax comes during a very thrilling court scene. The setting is perfect, and the dreEses arc a special attraction, for female natrons. Ths story altogether is gripping, and lias a very' strong heart appeal. KING'S THEATRE. "Empty Pockets." founded on the novel of that name by P.upert Hughes, constitutes the main attraction at tho kings Theatre. The plbt is complicated, and tho unveiling of the murder and the climax provide an ending quite in keeping with the general excellence maintained throughout.
EVEKYBODY'S THEATRE. J. Barney Sherry plays the leading "art iu the Triangle prize drama, "Real Folks, which is delighting audiences this week at Everybody's Theatre. Tho sixth episode of "The Mystery of the Double Cross is also shown. ORGAN RECITAL.
Mr. Bernard P. l'age (city organist) gave his weekly recital at the Town Hall 'ast evening. Mr. Page submitted an interesting programme of music calculated to suit tho boßt taste. It Included Rheinbcrger's graceful "Contemplation." a mtisicianly work of great charm, which tho organist had not played for Bome time past. After a short interval the Adagio movement from Mr. Alfred Hill's quartet for strings. "Tho Dream," was revived once more. It Is a movement of extreme delicacy, and is very charmingly registered in simulation of the strings by Mr. Page. The music of Edwin Lemare, the eminent organist and composer (now city organist in San Francisco) is always arresting aud melodious. Mr. Lemare knows his public, and gives them what, they want, which is often politio tn an organist who wishes, lirst. of all, to train his public to appreciato the organ itself as a means or rrivfnsr adequate expression to the most beautiful in music. Mr. Lemare gavo the onening recitals on the Wellington organ, and tho rare treat given on that occasion will never be forgotten by the crowds that paoked the Town Hall. The Leniaro number on tho programme last evening was his. "Arcadian fdyll" In three little camoos—"Serenade." "Musette," and ".Solitude"—each dainty, tuneful, and atmospheric. The now fairly familiar Prelude to Act I of ''Tristan and Isolde" gavo the audience Its wedge of Wagner, and Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in 1) Minor" and Borowski's "Sonata" pleased tlio initiated.
NAVY LEAGUE CONCERT. On Thursday week (July 18) a concert of unusual attraction to tho musical will be given in the Conccrt Chamber in aid of the funds of the Wellington branch of tho Navy League. On this occasion the Wellington Orchestral Society (which eeome to have been revived under the baton of Mr. Harry Tombs) will submit what is really a Jlrst-claBS programme. It will open with tlic beautiful "Eosamundc" overture of Schubert, and tho ballet music from the same opera will also bo played aB a Beparatc number. Then will bo offered Beethoven's "Symphony in C Major" (No. 1); and in lighter relief Percy Fletcher's "Woodland Pictures," Padercvski's "Voyagcur," the intermezzo from "Oavallcria Eusticana" (Mascagni), and "Naila." Tho vocalists will be Miss Hazel Fuller and Mr. Ijen. Barnes.
DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT. Mr. Culford Bell announces an entertainment for Monday next. July 15, consisting of five Bhort nlays, to be Riven by "The Thespians" in the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, on behalf of the Mayoress's Pudding and Oake Fund.. of comedy has been provided in tho various plays, and «• bright and joyous evening is expected. The programme is entirely new, has been well rehearsed, and is commendod to lovers of theatrical fare. Seatß may he booked at the Bristol from to-day. v
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