ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 130, 26 February 1919, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

ANTONIA DOLORES AGAIN TONIGHT. , ■• ■ < In the Grand Opera House this evening Mdlle. Antonin' Dolores, the brilliant French soprano, will give her third and last" but' orio'so'.if recital—the final being ;sqt down-for Friday evening.; The pro-gramme.for'to-night is an especially interesting one, and is expected to appeal to all, especially. to beginners, in music. Thin tlie allowing of concessions to students 'and'school parties should be eagerly availed, d','tis .they have beeu'already. To-night- Mdlle. .Dolores, among other items, wilHsing,."O,Xisten to.the Voice of Love" and: "Echo' Tell, Me" (Hook), recit "Mi Parea" (sccno of Desdeinona); "Cfliizone-Piangca" (fourth act of "Othello"), "Ave Maria" (Verdi), "Berceuse" and "Toujoiirs a toi" (Tschaikovsky), "Tarantelle" (Diuet), "in, .the Woods" and "Long Ago" (MacDowell). Mr. John Prouse, baritone, will sing "0, Could You But for One Short Hour," "Don Juan's Serenade" (Tschaikoysky), mid "Thou'rt Passing Hence" (Sullivan). The pianist, Mr. Harold Smith, will play "Barcarolle" and "Etincelles". (Mo- | skoski). Seats can lie booked at the I Bristol Piano Co., while day sale tickets are available at Ned Perry's, tobacconist, Manners' Street, all the morning and in the afternoon at the Opera House. On Friday evening the last concert of the present season will take place, when another entirely new programme will bo given. On Saturday evening nest Mdlle. Dolores and party will be heard in Palmerston North, at the Palace Theatre. KING'S THEATRE. A specially attractive programme of combined pictures and music is this week showing at the King's Theatre. The feature film is entitled "By Eight of 'Purchase," in which Norma Talmadge. has the star role. The story tells of a young society butterfly who is' persuaded by her mother to marry for money. Special musical items are rendered by the King's grand orchestra, also vocal items by Miss Eileen Driscoll, Wellington's popular soprano. A full orchestral matinee iviH be h«ld this afternoon at 2.15. ■■ EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Gloria Swanson and J. Barry Sherry have the leading parts in "Her Decision,the Triangle feature being screened at Everybody's this week. . The story moves through many' thrilling episodes with increasing interest. The programme 'includes a most laughable comedy, a very fine Pathe scenic, and a splendidly-taken picture of the Victoria Laundry picnic ou Saturday. ; EMPRESS THEATRE. Madge Kennedy has far more emotional work in "The Danger Game" than she had in her previous pictures. This picture is being shown at the Empress Theatre, and is.meeting with a great reception, The story is a pleasing one, with pathos and humour. Tlie supporting programme includes comedy, topical and other subjects. .'THE FIGMAN SEASON. To-morrow morning at the Bristol the box plans for the forthcoming comedy season under the management of J. (. Williamson, Ltd., of Mr. M. B. Fignian and Miss. Lolita Robertson and company will be opened.. The season will commence p£ Saturday at the Grand Opera House. "Nothing But the Truth will be the opening production,• in it, as also" in the eecond piece, "The -Man on the Box," both Mr. Fignian and Miss Robertson will appear., m tfceir original roles. Both productions havo run one another very closely in the matter of popularity in both America and England. "Nothing But the Truth' is eaid to be something new in farcecomedy, ana right iivray from what has latterly be,en termed- comedy. It u> stated that thero is nothing in either dialogue or situation whore the type of American comedy that has lately become somewhat of a drug on the market can be discerned. The comedy is said to be of a type that appeals to all-clean, fresh, anil snappy. Mr. Figman, it is claimed, plays the- leading part in such a manner, as to leave nothing to.be desired. He alsp personally supervises each production,--leaving:..nothing to chance. He is a-great. believer in business, and this, added to. the spoken word, should "ive a combination that must make for a stage presentation of unusual oxcelkiico Mr. Figman and Miss Robertson' have had considerable experience in picture' acting in America, and this is said to stand them in excellent stead in both productions; The local season is strictly •limited to eight first six.of' which "Nothing But'the Truth" will.be staged, "The Man on the Box' being re--erved:for the , two final nights. Of Mr. Figman in this latter comedy the author (Harold MacGrath) wrote: "Hβ clothes the character with individuality, iaken all in all tlie performance meets my ideal." _.