ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10603, 31 May 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. One of the distinctive features in the new programme to be presented, by the Puller Co. at His Majesty's Theatre this evening will be a new revue, entitled “The 'Flyaway Girls,” which -will be produced by the Harry Burgess Musical Comedy Co. The new piece is said to be not only captivating from a melody point of view, but to have the additional lure of being almost continuously funny. This play was originally written to run the whole evening, but for the purposes of the coming bill Mr Burgess has skimmed tho cream of the show, and quickened the movement so that an originally good evening’s entertainment o ftwo and a quarter hours -has been converted into an hour of rollicking laughter. “The Flyaway Girls” is stated to be a fast-paced attractively-staged vehicle of fun, with some good scenic surprises and clever dialogue. New ballets aro to be a feature, and the full strength of the company including Harry Burgess. Gns Pranks, Lola Hunt, Ivy Moore, Les Warton, Eirncst Lashbrook. Ernest Crawford, and tho Misses Horan and Douglas will be engaged. The first part of the entertainment will be vaudeville, and several first appearances are announced. The Kodamas will provide a Japanese Eisley Act, which is said to be of a thrilling description. Little Mona, a child performer on the flying trapeze, wboso work is stated to be of a novel description, will make her debut locally. Pagden and Stanley will provide a fresh budget of comedy items. Pollard and Jackson, the favourite vocal duettists, have prepared a fresh repertoire of vocal gems. The last nights of Miss Maggie Foster, the charming violiniste, arc announced. The new bill will be repeated nightly at 8 during the week and on Saturday at 2.30. FOR THE PULLER CIRCUIT. Mr Ben J. Puller, who is at present in Etngland, notifies that he has engaged the following artists for the Australian and New Zealand vaudeville circuit of his firm: Miss Doff Dee, "principal boy” in several pantomimes in England; Miss Helen Charles, child imitator and whistler; Hall and Menzio, comedy artists; Newman and Wynne, comedy sketch artists; and Yank and Jean, eingers. dancers, and balancers. Misses Dee and Charles have arrived in Sydney, and tho remaining artists named aro expected at an early date. THE DANDIES "OP 1920. , Talented, topical, and well up-to-date, as their name implies, ,the Dandies ot 1920 are enjoying a very, successful season at tho Town Hall concert chamber. Their third programme, presented for the second time on Saturday night, again greatly delighted a large audience, the Jazz and “The Black and White Shako” being particularly appreciated. . For sheer fun, frolic, and good all round musical, terpsichorean, and dramatic talent, the Dandies of 1920 constitute a team that it would be hard indeed to beat. “THE LITTLE DAMOZFX.” ThTe Grand Opera house was well patronised on ■ Saturday evening when the charming comedydrama, “The Little Damozel,” was again staged by tho J. and N. Tail Company. Miss Ernita Lascelles is quite bewitching, in the role of Jule Alardy, the talented little harpist of the Cato Angelique. where she is the darling of evoiyone. A capable interpretation of tho part, of the happy-go-lucky Recklaw Poole is accomplished by Mr Herbert Hanson. Mr George Bryant as Captain Neil Partington, Mr Harold Moran as the Hon. Fitzroy Locke, and Miss Hilda Williams as Sybil Craven, give satisfaction. Tho play is exquisitely staged,and well dressed. “The Little Damozel" will bo repeated for three more nights, and on the last three nights of the season the company will revive their previous success. “Daddies ’’

ALLAN WILKIE COMPANY. The Allan Wilkie Dramatic Company concluded an season at Auckland, and returned to the South Island. Last week’s itinerary comprised a night each with “The Luck of the Navy" at Ashburton, Timaru, Waltnate, and Oamaru. and the" Dunedin season opened on i Saturday ‘evening, also with “The Luck of the Navy." The comedy “The Letters,” and the comedydrama "AJ Temporary Gentleman," both by H. F. Maltby, will subsequently bo staged during the Dunedin season. .THE KING’S. “The Veiled, Adventure" is the star item at the King’s for the current week, the leading role being played by the coy and dainty Constance Talmadge. Miss Talmadgo is, as usual, full of the charm of youth and delightfully piquant and irresistible. In the role of Geraldine Barker she gives a most entertaining characterisation of the girl whose ‘hobby it was to teach people a lesson. Supporting items of a very high standard are also screened. Mme. Annette Hayward, operatic contralto, gives a delightful rendering of “Annie Laurie" and “The Irish Emigrant,"' while the King’s grand orchestra play a programme of music that is a feature of the evening’s entertainment, the entr’acte being “Light Cavalry" (Suppe). There will be an orchestral matinee on Wednesday. The plan is at the Bristol. EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. There is a pointed moral attached to. the story of "Within the Cup," Bessie Barriscale’s latest starring vehicle for Paralta. now showing at Everybody's. A powerful and daring theme of a disillusioned girl who seeks to make her own laws of life and live up to them, to find in the end that while one law is made for women, mou have their own, and the sexes cannot meet on common ground along certain paths. Lavish scenes and drosses are a feature of the £ reduction dealing, as it does, with ohomian life in New. York and Paris. A well varied supporting programme is included. “THE MIRACLE MAN" AT EMPRESS THEATRE. The remarkable interest in Die amazing photoplay “The Miracle Mian," is responsible lor the decision of International Attractions to present the feature for a further week's run in the Empress Theatre. "The Miracle Man" reaches the innermost recesses of the human heart; gives the faint in spirit courage to battle on; renews the faith of the idealist and the dreamer. It is just a simple story of incidents that night occur to anyone any day, but raisedi and sublimated by the producer’s art ore to the highest expression of the human soul. The little romantic flapper, the hard-headed business min, the critic who carps at the morality of the average photoplay, all will find themselves uplifted by the power of the boundless faith and spirituality of "The Miracle Man." ORGAN RECITAL. Mr Pago gave one of the best recitals of the year last Saturday night,' and.it is a great pity that the weather prevented more people from hearing it The programme opened with the “Voluntary in D minor" of William Russell, who in his short life of 36 years, from 1777 to 1513, composed a wonderful amount of music in various genres The Voluntary is a fine example of his organ compositions, in introduction and fugal form, ending in a striking pedalpoint and climax. Rheinberger’s charming “Contemplation" (Op. 74) followed, and Glazounors effective "Prelude in D Flat Major"; then the Adagio, "The Dream," from Alfred Hill’s "Second String Quartette in G Minor,” which was so exquisitely played ibv the Ver brugghen Quartette last Jalmury. It

was a pleasure to Maori r 'moti?s. °Willan’t “Prelude and Fugue in C (Minor" is a modern and interesting recital piece, the esoeciallv being written in a free and original ‘manner. Mr Page has not p ayr ed Saint-Saens Fantaisie (Op. .mil I<)r ■ a considerable time, and the and restraint of its melody and har..uiiies came with much freshness and beauty. Tne closing oars, technically so a.-usy,' were perfectly pluyew the fine tfrogramme conciudea witn -lb© oi So Gods into Valhalla" from Wagner’s "Das Khsingold," the thunder and lightning of which vied in intensity with the fury of the storm outside, hir cage’s playing wa* as good as usual, under conditions very trying to an organist. ‘ "ELIJAH." Lovers of oratorio are promised an exceptional treat in the performance on Wednesday evening at the lown Hail el " Elijah" bv the Wellington Choral Union, Mia? Bell© Poiiiaicl, of , bourne, is to undertake the soprano solos. Miss Mabollo, Esquikmt, of Dunedin, will sustain the contralto role. Mr W alter Whyte, of Sydney, Who is regarded as the finest tenor in Australasia, has been engaged to sino- the tenor part. Mr John Prouse will once again sing the music of Elijah, a role in which no has always excelled. Mrs W. J. Coventry will undertake the mezzo work, while tho part of the Youth will be sung by Master Tom George. The chorus has been considerably augumonted this season, the male section totalling ninety, twenty-fivo of them being tenors. The final rehearsal will bo held in the Town Hall at 8 to-morrow night, only performaro to be permitted to the final. The box plan can be inspected at the Bristol. r