Plays and Pictures.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 92, 20 December 1912, Page 6

Plays and Pictures.

A memorable performance in AVollmgton's musical nnnalr- will he that of Handel's sublime oratorio, "The Messiah." "to be given to-night, Friday. December '.'D, in the Town Hall, by the Ro\al Choral Society, with an augmented chorus and orchestra numbering over 320 performers and a notable cast of soloists. That glorious singer, Madame Kirkby Lunn, has been engaged to sing the contralto solos, the bass solos will be taken by Mr. Andrew- Hl.iok, Mr. AVaIW AVhyte will take the. tenor solos, and Madame AViolaert, of Auckland, "ill sing the soprano solos. The audience should be a record one and the pertormance one to live in the memory.

flood neus! Messrs. J. and N. Tait announce (hat, they have arranged for .Madame Kirkby Limn to pay a return visit to AVellington and give two concerts in the Town Hall on January 2 and >l. Popular prices will he. charged, and the concerts should prove an irresistible attraction.

The Heri Railey Dramatic Company presented "On Our Selection" to a large .and laughing audience at fhe.Welling- ' ton Opera House on Saturday evening ! last. In this successful Australian, 'play the company has assuredly got a ; inouey-.spinner, judging by its success wherever produced. It affords the members of the company excellent oppor- , tunities for the presentation of distinctive characters of comedy interest and I novelty, and the opportunities are j availed of with keen artistic perception I and a full realisation of tbe points to :he made, lfcrt Bailey, in particular, ! shines luminously as "Dad." See him in tbe part and die—of laughter.

"Go where the crowds go" is an old saying, .but always go where you get your moneys worth. This applies-to picture shows, and if you want full value for your money you can be sure of Rotting it at tho King's Theatre, Dixon street, Wellington. The names of Wests, Ltd., and Linlor and Donovan, the proprietors of this popular house of entertainment are synoymous mous for business enterprise, sound experience, and public confidence, and picture patrons know well that the. programmes presented with their guarantee and under their direction can be relied upon as the best that can be provided in the way of pictured instruction, interest and amusement. Hence the continued popularity of the show and the big attendances of lovers of animated photography.

A big vaudeville company to tour New Zealand is projected by Mr. Hugh D. Mcintosh. It will include some of the principal performers of the Rickards circuit. A start will be made early next year. » ■ • Thq Williamson New Comic Opera Co., including Miss Sybil Arundale. will commence, a Dominion tour at Auckland on Roxing Nicht. 'The Girl in the Train"' and "Nighthirds" are the principal pieces in ihe company's repertory.

Boxing Night -"ill witness the intro--1 ductinn of "Gol-Rich-Quick Wallingford" tn the Now Zealand people, or rather to the playgoing section of the ; people that has its habitat in Wellington or will be holidayinc in the Capital ; City. Tin's bright and breezy Amori- | can comedy is already well known to us

by reason of the good reports brought i over from Australia by touring New j Zealanders who saw it there, aud also because of tho glowing eulogies of the press on t'other side concerning its snap and sparkle. Tho popularity of the

I American stars, Fred Niblo, Harry Cor- ! son Clarke. JoseDbine Cohan, and their I associates has also preceded tho play, a notable feature of which is the absence '' of anything suggestive or coarse. It is : ''clean" from beginninc tn end : in fact.

a play to which one might, take one's parents without the blush of modesty bcittg hrou_lit to their cheeks. Its success in New Zealand is assured.

In "GoT-Rioh-Quick Wallingford," the smart American comedy which will commence to tickle Wellington folk to death on Boxing Night, there are strings of real Americanisms rattled off by Wallingford and his associates which arc sure to catch on. Sydney playgoers caglit the fever badly when they learnt of these "cute, flashes of language," and sent them into circulation. The "man in the street" was n walking advertisement for "Wallingford." Wherever one went there- was to bo heard the sound of American accent'—in ado in Sydney. A lot of Wallingford isms have already reached Wellington, and one frequently hears that "this is some town," or that something or other "tickles one to pieces/ or that "it is a cinch, sure."

The question of the Sunday opening or closing of theatres, music-halls and picture shows has been recently a subject of much discussion in English theatrical circles, the opinion being practically unanimous that public entertainers should be allowed to retain their Sunday. One comedian was responsible for this acoustic on the matter:— S stands for Sunday—the. most welcome day; U whispers T T p : or they'll steal it away; N says that Nothing on Sunday you'll show ; D points to Danger that's certain to grow; A calls on Artistes for Sunday to fight; V is tho Yell we must give for tho right. The directors of the J. D. Williams Moving Picture Company arc great believers in the efficacy of newspaper advertising. They believe that the best way to reach tho people is through the papers, and certainly the liberal patronage bestowed by the public seems to prove the worth of the policy 'There is nothing like newspaper advertising," says Mr. .T. D. Williams, "and if you want to reach the people of a town you am bound to hit thrm through that town's newspaper"