ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 251, 17 July 1919, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

MIRTH AND MUSIC THE DANDIES AND THE .KENNEDY CO. The Concert Chamber vns well filled last evening, when Mr. John Hopkins piesented a newly-constituted company of pandits in conjunction with the Kennedy Company, it combination that succeeded in providing a jolly iiitle show with numerous good points. The Dandies, who provide the second part of (he emertainmeut, are strong vocally, and the mirth they evoke is always clean and sometimes clever, and tho .'manner in which they work together gives the show a swing that pleases. In Miss Lenoro Graham the company possesses a bright, vervy soubrotte, with plenty, of (-.plomb and brisk action. Sho mado good in "The Lady Soldier" and other lively ditties, and topped off with a lit (A philosophic jingle, neatly defining the three ages of marriageable spinsters. Mr. Kenn Miller, a breezy basso, sang a "Davy Jones" ditty, and produced a new setting of ivipling's "jiandalay," which i'otiwl favour. The vocal surprise of the evening was Miss Madolino Knight, whose ricu mezzo voice is set in an aura c-f intellectuality— lamentably rare. She fang iiuilah's "Three l'isher«s" with line ieeling, and lent grace lo that popular ballad "Tlie Bells of St. Mary's," the second lvfruin lo which was given u choral irinimmg. Comedy, broad and iieiimte, was dispmsed by' Air. George Livingston, in yokel oddities, and Miss Christina Andrews .« ng very sweetly, and a little tremulously, "Just a Wearying for ifou" jnd "Comin' thro' the Kye." Miss Kitty Gclhor, who is The JJanaies' very able accompanist, sang two quaint songs about the 'loneliness oi her state, which was quite inex : cusable in one so charming and talented. Mr. Noel Monkuian, a promising 'cellist, played a "Prayer" by Squire, and was encored, and Mr. luugsley Chapman was valuable in the concerted woric. One of the, anost enchanting number's on the programme was the singing of tho "l-'aust" waltz ns a. quintet, of which class of music the audience must have desired more. The Kennedy Company possesses an a'blo violinist in Mr. Keith Kennedy, whose technical capacity would bo of greater value wero lie more of a styMst. For instance, he played a portion of Tartini's difficult "Devil's Trill" qiiito well, and introduced it with the wellknown story, and in. doing so pitched his voice so low that few CQuld grip the matter of his argument. He also showed a facile mastery over tho instrument in tho "Song of the llirds," and a inusicianly ".Hondo Brilliant," com-posed-by himself. Miss Bronwen Fan-hull is a bright, full-throated soprano, with good control and admirable diction. She 'sang a brilliant''ViUanelle," veined with elaborate cadenzas, and, tcnu'ily, was never at fault. With Viss Miinmio Bcaidjieff, mezzo, she fang tho duets "Where lily Caravan Has Rested" and "Carmena." Miss Boaidjieff snug, in good taste, "Less than til* Dust"' (from A. W. Findou's "Love Lyri:s,") and "When Yon Como Home." Miss Jennie Bree sang humorous songs at tho piano, and Mr. Ad. Cr'ee dispensed somewhat old-fashioned humour in kilts. Mrs. Kennedy and Miss Cree were the accompanists. MONDAY'S BIG MATINEE. An exceptional treat is promised-at His Majesty's Theatre next Monday, when a monster matinee, will be given in aid of the Mothers' Help Division, Women's National Reserve. The freo uso of His Majesty's Theatre, and the services of Fuller's Vaudeville Company, linv.o been granted /by Messrs. Fuller. Specially selected vaudeville acts will be submitted by tho company. Contributions to the entertainment have also been promised gratuitously by the Dandies' Concert Company, v the Kennedy Concert Company, Mrs. Hannah, and Miss Campbell's performers in the "Midsummer Night's Dream," Miss Beere's clever artists, and the Charley's Aunt Company, which will prcse'nt two delightful plnylets. As the programme will bo of exceptional length the matinee will commence at 2.15 o'clock. The prices of admission will bo 55., 35., and Is., and there will be no half-price. Tickets are now on sale at tho Bristol, but after 5 p.m. to-morrow they will be procurable at Burnett's sweet shop, next to His Majesty's Theatre. In order to avoid disappointment intending patrons are advised to book their seats immediately, the charge for which is sixpence extra. > A FAREWELL CONCERT.- _ . Judging by the programme Mr. Len Barnes should get a very hearty farewell i'rem the Wellington public at the concert to be givGn in his honour at the Town Hall on Thursday evening next. One of the star numbers will lie the singing of the famous trio from the final scene m "Faust" by Miss Teresa M'Enroe, Mr, 11. F, Wood, and Signer Lucien Cesaroni. Mr. Wood will sing "Ecstasy" (a companion song to "Destiny"), nnd Mr. Cesaroni will sing an aria from "Ermani." ■ Mn-. Barnes will sing "Tho Calf of Gold" (from "Faust,") and "Danny Deever" (to Kipling's w urds), and will 6ing duets with Miss M'Knroe and Mr Martin Duff. Other performers will be Miss Anne Sullivan,/ Mrs. B. Green (of Dunedin), Mrs. Maud Bletsoe-Buckeridge (contralto), that charming dancer Miss Thurza Rogers, Messrs., \V. W. Crawford, Albert Russell, Harold, Whittle, and Frank Thomas. The prices will be 35., 25., and is. The box plan will open n't the Bristol on Monday morning.