AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, 8 March 1927, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

MISS PHYLLIS LETT. An important event in musical citcles is the visit to Masterton of the world famous English contralto Miss l.'h/jlis Lett, who will g ; vj a concert in the Opera H.mse to-night, under the direction of Mr. E. J. Gravestock. Many good contraltos have come . to this country since it was worth coming to, some of them of queenly rank in their profession, such as Patey, Belle Cole, Alice Hollander, Marian Buxton, Clara Butt, Agnes Jansen, Ada Crossley and Kirkby Lunn, and Miss Phyllis Lett is of equal rank with these famous singers. She is blessed with one of the most beautiful voices New Zealand has ever heard. This is the verdict or the critics who have already heard her, which coupled With her great artistic ability, and extremely charming personality, readily accounts for the nigh position she holds in the musical world. She is equally famous as a singer of songs of all kinds, from the ancient classics to modern ballads. As an interpreter of Scottish songs she is considered to be without peer, and Miss Lett has been the “star” on many occasions at the “Burns Nicht” at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and the “Hallow ’Een” concert at the Queen’s Hall, London. At to-night’s concert Miss Lett will be supported by a brilliant concert company, including Miss Margot Macgibbon, «a youthful violiniste who has captivated her hearers everywhere, Mr. Norman Bennett, a singer with a beautiful tenor voice, and Mr. Maurice Besley the distinguished pianist-composer-conductor. Miss Lett’s songs to-night include “Softly Awakes My Heart” from “Samson and Delilah,” “Three Fishers” (Hullah), “Ave Maria” with violin obligato (Bach-Counod). “Creation’s Hymn” (Beethoven), “Alleluia” a joyous Easter Hymji; “L’Heurcux Vagabond” (Bruneau), “Song of the Palanquin Bearers,” (Martin Shaw), “Cuckoo” (Martin Shaw), “I Love the Jecound Dance” (Walford Davies) etc. Miss Macgibbon will play» Melodic (Gluck-Kreisler), Minuet (Pade-rdwski-Kreisler), Chant Hindoo* (Rim-sky-Korsakoff), Moment Musicalc (Shu-rcwski-Kreisler), Chant Hindoo (Rimwill sing “Ah! Moon on my Delight” '(Lehmann), Seranata (Toselli) and Tally Ho! (Leoni). Mr. Besly will play Nocturne in E flat (Chopin). The box plan is at the Arts and Crafts, where ss. tickets may also be purchased. The 3s. tickets will be sold at the deors. OPERA HOUSE. “The Wanderer,” the latest Biblical story to be picturised, is coming to the Opera House on Wednesday. It tells of the adventures of z the Prodigal Son and what happened to him in a busy city. The picture is particularly notable for the excellence of its settings, while the cast is one of the best that has been assembled for a considerable time. Ernest Torrence as the prodigal, supported by William Collier and Tyrone Power, gives a delightful rendering of the life of a spendthrift wanderer, while the women in the case, personated by Greta Nissen, Kathleen Williams, and Kathryn Hill, are all that one would expect in a story which devotes a great deal of its plot to love and riotous living. Big supporting cast. Box plan at Henderson’s. COSY THEATRE. A momentary hush—the boom of a gun—a fluttering of bunting—and the Union Jack floats gaily in the breeze over another outpost. Blazing the trial of freedom in thp Empire on which the sun never sets! To such a '■stirring end comes the story of “The Flaming Forest,” as it is told by James Oliver Curwood. This incident is one of the most inspiring in the screen version of the famous novel, which screens at the Cosy Theatre tonight finally. “The Flaming Forest” deals with the colonisation of the North-West territory of Canada, and the events that led to the mobilisation of the Royal North-West Mounted Police. With the inimitable charm of method of this great author historical fact is admirably blended with imaginative fiction. The story is of a half-breed who endeavours to establish a republic in North-West Canada, but whose aims are frustrated by the daring gallantry of the Mounted Police. Renee Adoree and Antonio Moreno are the principals in this picture. Good supporting programme. Box plan at \Henderson’s or theatre 1288.