ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 191, 21 January 1915, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PETER DAWSON CONCERT. To sit at home and enjoy through the medium of the gramaplione singing of iii; gifted Australian baritone Mr. Peter Dav.son is tlie hnppy lot of thousands throughout the English speaking world, hut to few outside the British Isles has the opportunity been offered of hearing liiin with all the living, throbbing intensity and personality behind every note, and seeing him with all hu manliness and bonhommie. To-night all music lovers will have such an opportunity at the Theatre Royal in company with an English concert company wwil qualified to delight a musical audience. The artists are said to have reached a plane of high repute in their respective spheres, and they have charmed large audiences. Speaking of Mr. Peter Dawson the Brisbane Standard says:—"He sang with beautiful quality and with an artistic sense that was satisfying. The sheer cleverness of this melodious bass stood out conspicuously in works like "0 Ruddier Than the Cherry" (Handel) and "I'm a Roamer'" (Mendelssohn) and the crisp staccato and wonderful breath control in the one, and the brilliant temto of the other, were points that gave real distinction to Mr. Dawson's renderings, and he left the audience quite dazzled with the rare merit of the singing. No strain affected the rich power of the singer or robbed his voice of its music. His encores were "Parting" (Tosti) and "Little Grey Home in the West," songs which increased one's admiration for liis charms as a lyric artist. The box plan is on view at Hoffman's; see advertisement columns.

EMPIRE PICTURES. . The feature of to-night's change of programme at the Empire is from the famous studios. "Love Versus Duty," as the film is named, is a very exciting production, dealing with the career of a gang of thieves, and the heroism of the leader's dauhgtcr. Six other films support the "feature," and include a Keystone comedy, entitled "Love and Bullets." Seats may be reserved.