ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10294, 31 May 1919, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE WELLINGTON HARMONIC SUGIfcM'Y.

To-night at 8 o ciocx in the concert ciiamoer. Xuwu iia-J, lac ucuiogoju liaiiuuuio Occietv wul slve the nisi vonccrc ot iue iyiu season. .uuaer Cue couuacloisuiy ui ju.i- jo., Xcmp.c unite. xuu cuo*r or aoout 60 picaea voices IB sale Lo tic cluiuu a 0 Kouff worn as ever ic ulu. ivaiui Uc purl soaps to Pc given are a vurv Uuc oourctloa lauceo, ax.u iviil'give au oppol luaily lor saow.ap me capaoiii-Uu-s ox inis auily. X\>o only of Lac so-e.e-e> o auaiocis win oc accoaipaiuca iwitu AX-r naiold WiiiU.e at uio 'p.anuy. iac ' loiuaiuiug six. pcUir wuuout ucoom-o-n.iaeat ol any kina. iu auumuu to tao part soaps, aa lastruiaeatal quaitct .piano, AlLs M*aUys Viauaixs, Uxst viuuu. Air Noxiuan Watson; , secona viviiu. Air Ueoige Harper; echo, Air Wynne watkins) will play Beeihoven’s “Minute'' ana Hrauius’ "Hungarian Dance." ‘ "rue -Lena Day Closes" utiuil.vau). and “la Absence" (Dudley Buck) will be sung by ttia male Quartet winch wen this sec tion at the •competitions in February last and the members of which are ali memoers of the society. The box plan is •at the Bristol and discloses veiy good booking. Those wishing to attend tonight are advised to book their seats (without extra charge) before 12.80 p.m. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. There was a large attendance at His Majesty's Theatre last evening and cor dial approval was given to the vaudeville programme presented. A leading feature was the reappearance off Toni Haverlv and his Kute Kewpie Kids after an eight months' absence. The revue given was “Murphy in the Trenches." which had spectacular, scenic, musical, and comic (merits. Other performers were Alsace, a Continental musician; the Molinaris. Nellie Kolle. the Delavale Brothers, and Lily Vockler. A matinee performance will be given to-day. CHAPLIN AT THE EMPRESS. A big double bill will be screened at the Empress, commencing to-day. Tin premier position will be given to Charlie t/hapiin, who appears as Don Hosiery in his wonderful burlesque of the grauu opera, “Carmen." Grand opera lends itself strangely to burlesque, and Charin and his pretty leading lady, Edna Purnance, have made the most of it. On Uusame programme is the burlesque ol Chaplin’s burlesque by “Chip Monahan,' who appears as “Bon Dose" with hi* diminutive .sisfer as Carmen. It is although a clever company of children hut. adjourned to a backyard to spend the day in playing “Carmen.’’ Another attraction will be “Vanity and Sables, one of O. Henry’s stories ffoaturing Wallace Macdonald and Mildred Manning. The dnltoai is magnificently produced, and” the dressing and settings are on u very elaborate scale. An added attraction will be the singing of "The Light that’s Burning rin the Window," by i'l i C Melvin. This is a well known an.l popular 'song, and should appeal to uU. KING’S THEATRE. Res Beach’s novel,, "Laughing Bill Hyde," which will be screened at Everybody’s Theatre to-day and again to-night, is known' to many, and the film story adds the little touches to the fiction thai make for perfection. The title role if played by Will Rogers, the cowboy comedian. He sprang into fame overnight, and his witty sayings have been a feature of Ziegfeld’s “Follies." Hav: n. himself passed over the rough places o, life ho is peculiarly qualified to portray the escaped convict seeking redemption by his own creed of love and kindness ti fellow kind. The weli-known and popu lar-haritone singer, Mr W. : Qoudie, will sing ‘‘Friend_, of Mine" and “A Song ot the Air Service.” Special music will be played by the King’s grand orchestra, and for the entr'acte selections from "The Toreador” Monckton wni be played. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The entertainment to be presented at Everybody's to-day and again this evening is a particularly good one, and in. eludes, besides pictures, n splendid musical and character sketch. The big. feature is “The Eternal Sin," an adaptation for the screen from the famous piny ‘Lueretia Borgia," by Victor Hugo. I lie lelightful actress, Florence Reed, has the leading part, in adapting this picture ’ for the screen the most objectionable (features have been deleted. The screen version contrasts her one virtue, motherlove, with only one of her many vices, iruelty, and shows that in spite, of her unspeakable crimes, love for her child ,vas the strongest emotion of her nature. I’ho staging is said to be on a scale of •esplendence that makes it a unique pro- , luctlun. The well-known entertainer. ;

Miss Bathie Howie-Stewart will appeal" in a series of character sketches, -humorous songs and monologues. One of the sketches will be "Before and After Marriage," a satire on courtship and marriage. The supporting pictures include episode fourteen of "The House of Hate.’ TO-NIGHT’S OhiiA-N RECITAL-. An opportunity will once again be afforded tue nrUsic-lovers of Wellington ot hearing, the Town Hall organ being played bv 'Mr Bernard F. ( Page (city organist) to-night. The programme comprises the following Beethoven’s "Coriolan” (Op. 62); (a. Lento, b. Andantino in E flat), by Cesar Franck; Debussy's Andante (from String Quartet); Chant' Du Matin (Bluette), bv Guilmant; Toccata and Fugue in C major (Bach) and Wagner's Walther’s "Prize Song" (from Act 111. "Die Meistersinger”) and Prelude (Act I.) "Tristan and Isolde.” "THE THREE DOORS.” Another crowded audience assembled at the Grand Opera House on the occasion of the second performance of the phantasy "The Thiee Doors.” arranged bv Mrs James Hannah and Miss Gladys ■Campbell in aid of the Free Kindergarten movement. The production was again signally successful in exciting the close attention and interest of the audience on account of its novel features and the skill exercised by the performers. The settings inf reduced in a fanciful plot were out of the ordinary and there was unusual elegance exhibited in the costumes worn. The performance was such as to reflect the greatest credit on all concerned. The ballets were beautiful throughout. The third and final .performance will be given this evening.