ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 211, 1 June 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE LITTLE DAMOZEL."

H. Monckton Hoffo's play, "The Little Damozel," which is being presented'at the.Grand Opera House nightly by the J and N. Tait Company, has comedy nicely reinforced with drama'. The story of the. 'Little' Damozel"- has quite _an original tang/and is followed withinterest from the rise of the curtain. . Little Damozel" will be played again tlua evening and to-morrow night. On Thurs.hv it will give way to that merry comedy-Wiethe de%MW r Wrest, "Daddies," with Misses Ermta Lasce les. Elvie Powie, Georgia Harvey, Messrs. Herbert Bauson, George, Bryant and others in their original parte. Daddies" is expected to attract large audiences. ____ ■ ' KING'S THEATRE.' Constance Talmadge lias tho leading rote in "The Veiled Adventure." which is- the star attraction at the King s Theah" Supporting films of nJnghstandn'rd are also screened. Mine. Annette HoWnrd, operatic contralto gives a deMitful rendering of "A™««^"H».,!s ' "The Irish Emigrant." Not the least pleasing feature of the programme is the. extent contributions of the King s 'rand orchestra, which playsin fineprogramme of music. There will be an orchestral matinee to-morrow. ■ EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. There is an excellent; moral attached • to:the story "With "the Cup'which is show ng n Everybody's Theatre. JJes"e Barriscale is starred in this story. Lavish scene, and dresses «» a feature of the production dealing. «*«« with Bohemian life in New York and Paris. A well varied supporting programmers included. ' N EMPRESS THEATRE. "The Miracle Man" was again presented at the Empress Theatre last even-; ing before a full house, and long before eight o'clock large numbers had to be turned away. With such a splen-, did orchestra, and Madame Hayward,, who sings tho solo numbers during tha ; screening, it is not surprising that so. many are unable to get m. While viewing this picture the tense feelings of the people can be easily felt, and doubtless many of them devoutly wish that the scenes could be transferred from the screen to real life.. Madame Hayward.. accompanied by the select orchestra, will sing afternoon and evening. "THE DANDTES OF 1920." One of the few bright features of the winter in Wellington is the presence of the Dandies, who each evening provide excellent entertainment for their au-' diences in the Concert Chamber of Town Hall. The programmes that tho little company has so far presented in. Wellington have all been distinguished, by their mirth-n.rovoking qualities, and havo thoroughly deserved the patronage bestowed upon them. The Dandies are nothing if not up to date; each timo tliev appear they havo something fresh, and clever to present. This week jazz dancing is to the fore, with the "black and white shimmy shake" for its most : startling feature. The principal come-, dian, Mr. George Sharratt, gives his audiences any amount to laugh at. Mr. Ronn -Millar (baritone) sings some stirring selections, and nt the piano Miss' Rosa Walton, proves herself a 6inart and' clever monologuist. The dancing of Miss Annette Lang always wins applause. "ELIJAH." The Wellington Choral Union's per-l formance of Mendelssohn's "Elijah" will take place in the Town Hall to-morrow' night at 8. Miss Belle Pollard, of Mel-: bourne, will be the soprano, Miss Mabello Esquilant, of Dunedin, the contralto, Mrs.. W. J. Coventry tho mezzo, and the tenor part is to be 6img by Mr. Walter Whyto.' of Sydney, while Mr. John Prou6G will undertake tho nanio part. The final ro-' hearsal will take place at 8 o'clock to-* night at the Town Hall. A limited sun-, ply of 2s. tickets will be on sale at thY Bristol to-morrow. The doors will open' at 7.15, and the oratorio .conclude about 10.20.

J. C. Williamson., Ltd.'s nantomimsi I'The Sleeping lleauty" is to commence aj tour of Iscw Zealand at Wellington in about, three- weeks' time. Mr. Chas. - Berkeley lias arrived in Wellington to make tfic advance arrangements.

The Rev. n. Van Staveren has received a cablegram from his daughter, Miss Adelaide Van Staveren. the celebrated mezzo soprano from Covent Garden, Baying that she is leaving London at the end of .Tune for.a concert tour of Australia and New Zealand under the .1. and N. Tint management. Sha will'begin her New Zealand tour in Wellington about: the middlo of August,