ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MISS REILLY'S RECITAL, A MUSICAL TREAT. A comparatively small, but intensely appreciative audience assembled af the Workers' Social Hall last night to hear Miss Constance Reilly's song recital. The void spaces in the auditorium did not tend to enhance the effect of the music, but nothing could detract from the charm of the whole entertainment, which was a source of delight to everyone present. Every item on the programme elicited unstinted applause and insistent demands for encores, in some instances double encores being given, and it seemed •if the audience could not have enough of the rare musical feast—vocal and instrumental.

Miss Reilly well maintained her reputation as a cultured singer, her sweet, pure soprano voice doing full justice to the varied items rendered by her. Miss Reilly's first contribution was "Mia Piccirella" (Gomes), which was exquisitely rendered with commendable artistic treatment, her substitute number being the dainty "There arc Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden," delightfully phrased and perfectly enunciated. The same success was achieved in all her other numbers, her recalls being well merited. The success of the recital was enhanced by Mr. Eldon Moore, who has a well cultivated voice of moderate power, which he uses to the best advantage and with pleasing results. Like a true artist he reserved his best contributions to the last, when he gave "The Grey North Sea" (Hewett) in a breezy way which raised the audience to a high pitch of enthusiasm. The pianist, Mr. Gordon Meßeth, proved a brilliant executant, a -sympathetic interpreter and a mas', r of tone coloring. His opening "Prelud* and Cadenza fvom' Organ Concerts" (Bach-Stradal), was a finished piece of artistry, which was followed, in'response to a recall, with a taking ''lmprovisation" (MacDowell) delicately manipulated, while his adaptation of "I Know of Tvft) Browfn Eyes," was perfect in its way. Schuman, Brahms and Chopin were all equally well translated by this olever pianist, who would be an acquisitioi; to any concert party. The accompanist, Miss D. Reilly, was all that could be desired, and her services added materially to the charm of the vocal items.

The recital was worthy of a packed house, and Miss Reilly is certainly to be congratulated on the excellence of the programme and the great pleasure it gave to the lovers of good music who were present.

EVERYBODY'S. LAST NIGHT OF "HEART OF GOLD." Louise Huff and Johnny Hines provide some delightful comedy in the World feature "Heart of Gold," showing finally to-night at Everybody's. The programme for to-morrow will be a double star bill, with Margarita Fisher as a real tom-boy in the Pathe five-reel comedy, "Jilted Janet," and Gladys Brockwell in the Fox six-reel feature "Kultiir," a gripping story of the French secret service. The full programme shows at the matinee on Saturday.

THE PEOPLE'S. EDITH STOREY TO-NIGHT. To-night's new programme at the People's presents the popular and accomplished artiste, Edith Storey, in a sterling Westjern play entitled "As the Sun Went Down." Miss Storey plays the role of "Colonel Billy" who is an outcast girl living on the edges of a town named Rattlesnake Gulch. She is shunned by women, but respected by men, and is ilove with a gambler named Faro Bill. The latter's brother, a young minister named Atherton, from Boston, comes to the camp, also Gerald Morton, a stranded actor, with his wife and child. The minister is searching for his brother, and is taken by some jesting Westerners to the home of "Colonel Billy" as a respectable place to live. The story proceeds from shis pdint through innumerable adventures to a most ineresting climax. The bill includes gazette, comedy, and Mary Page No. 11.