ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 130, 4 February 1915, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

PETER DAWSON In the Town Hall on Saturday evening, Mr Peter Dawson, the world-fam-ous baritone, will give his first concert in Taihape, assisted by his brilliant English' concert party Everyone should take the great opportunity of hearing this gifted singer in the flesh. Peter Dawson is knewn all over the world through the medium of his jramaphene records. He is without doubt cue cf the finest baritone singers that has ever toured New Zealand. He fought his way up the ladder cf tame in London. The crisp staccato .ind wonderful breath control are points that give real distinction to Mr Dawson's renderings, possessing as he ■lces a charming personality, a quick and intelligent perception and a beautiful rich and resonant voice of extraordinary range. Mr Dawson's concert numbers should be locked forward to by all music lovers en his forthcomingvisit.

An eminent London critic recently described the exalted position that the world famous baritone, Mr Peter Dawson, to-day occupies. "His fine voice, his manliness and bonhommie, and his capital selection of songs, delighted everyone. His resonant voice, his vocal agility, and sense of humour made his performance equal to that of Santley Every note was golden, and there is something mellow and crisp and heai-tscme of the sunshine cf hi?, native land in his voice. Box Plan is on view at Finch's Bazaar. For prices see advertisement. FICTURE THEATRES A fine all star programme was screened at the Station Street theatre last night, featuring the artistically coloured Pathe masterpiece " A Tragedy of the Clouds". The play is most lavishly staged with settings in Holand and France and features a fall from the clouds, a fall in more than one sense. Another fine drama to be screened is the Edison production, "Tu the da:v3 r ; 'F ■■ lOttiofr sterling pictures are " Mabel's Married Life" and "Pups On the Rampage," (comedies), "A Wild Sea and a Stormy Sunset", (scenic) and the latest number of the Gaumont Graphic. A treat is in store for picture patrons tc-night and for the rest cf the week at the Three Stars Theatre. The said treat is the screening of a picture production of Charles Dickens' celebra. ted work, "David Copperfield." The picture is 7000 feet long, and takes up the entire programme. The staging is said to be superb, while the acting, by all-British stars, is excellent.