AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 43, 5 October 1911, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

o HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

This week’s first programme was shown for the last time at His Majesty’s Theatre last night. To-night an entirely new programme v. ill be submitted, the chief attraction being the star drama “Rachael.” The titles of the other pictures promise a pleasant evening’s entertainment.

WEST’S PICTURES

The weekly change •of programme will bo submitted at the Town Hall M

to-morrow evening by West’s Pictures. The firm uas up to the present shown pictures of a high order of merit, and this week a series is promised “that may be equalled but never beaten.”

FRANK HUTCHENS

There was an excellent audience at the Town Hall last night, when a vocal and instrumental concert was given by the Hutchens concert party, encores were the order of the evening. but they were not'responded to in all cases, owing to the calls made on me penormem by me set programme. • ; ' 'the chief performer of the evening was Air. Frank Hutchens, of Hawera, who has attained considerable note as a pianist. He opened with a tasteful i"m-oietation or the first movement of Chopin’s Sonata’ in B minor, and, oAng uacored, gave a bright waltz, oy Brahms in good styde. His next item was a ‘miniature suite by York-Bow-en, comprising a humoresque, a nocturne and a schergo, the light music suiting his style of execution-, the schorza being particularly enjoyable. As an encore to this item Mr. Hutchens played “A Dream of Love.” Mr. Hutchens was heard to great advantage in a series of five Chopin studies. He concluded his contributions to the programme with Liszt’s Tenth Hungarian Rhapsodie, giving Mendelssohn's “Spring Song,” as an encore. Mr, Will Hutchens, tenor, brother of the pianist, sang the recitative “Thanks to My Brethren,” and the air “How Vain is Man,” from Handel’s “Judas Maccabaeus,” in good style, the exacting long runs in the air being especially well treated. His second nem consisted of “I’ll Sing nice Songs of Araby” (Clay), and “The Browny Bird,” a tastefullywritten seng by Frank Huchens._ As yip encore he. gave “The Dear Little Girl” with the necessary spirit. Ho also contributed “There’s a Land” (Allitsen), “Who is Sylvia?” (Schubert), “My Queen” (Blumenthal), and, as an encore, “The Bloom is on the Rve."

Miss F.tiiel Carter, mezzo-soprano, was well received at each appearance. Her first contribution consisted of Sullivan’s songs, “The Willoyv Song” and “Orpheus With His Lute,” for yvhich she was .heartily applauded. On her second appearance she sang two lullabies— I ‘'Croodlin’ Doo” and “Toss a Brown Baby”—and as an encore “Caller Herrin’ ”