ENTERTAINMENTS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2701, 21 April 1915, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE COURT CARDS

The Court Cards have established such an enviable reputation throughout the Dominion that everywhere audiences are large and enthusiastic. Every item, is presented in a most attractive manner. The Court Cards, who are to appear in the Feilding Drill Hall next Friday and Saturday, are without rival in the world of costume comedy. Not even the Scarlet Troubadours were possessed of the vrsatility and the all-round talent that is displayed by the combination. Three of the company, it may be mentioned, formed part of the original Scarlet Troubadours, wlvile the remainder are specialty artists of wide English and colonial reputation. Their programmes bristle with humour, and the audience is kept in a simmer of merriment from start to finish. Miss Maud Fane, the Queen of Hearts, is a marvel of tho .stage. Miss Mitchell, the -Queen of Clubs, captivates with her violin selections, while the Queen of Diamonds makes a decided hit with her ballads. The burlesque work of Messrs Sydney Mannering and George Graystono is above the average, while the humour provided by Messrs George Titchener and Edgar Warwick is indescribable. At. the piano, Mr Albert Keats is great. The whole company is talented to a degree ,and is worth going a long way to hear. "THE ROSARY." Tho famous "Within the Law" Company, which scored such a success on their last * visit to Feilding, will appear again in the Drill Hall on I Monday next, for one night only. "The Rosary" is another American drama, which has met with great success in America and England and also in Australia. The piece is essentially a comedy-drama, written by Edward Rose, a well-known American dramatist who also dramatised "Tho Prisoner of Zenda." "The Rosary" will be played here by the full strength of the company. The outstanding character is easily Father Kelly, who dominates all the important situations. Mr Lionel Walsh, who will be remembered as Joe Garson in "Within the Law," will lie seen as Father Kelly. Miss Hilda Dorrington, who scored a triumph in "Within the Law," will be seen as Vera and Alice, the twin sisters round whom the whole story centres, which tells of Bruce Wilton, a wealthy young stockbroker with an idolised young wife. In celebration of the second anniversary of their marriage he gives her a rosary of pearls. As time goes on Wilton finds that somebody is revealing information which affects his business affairs. In the end he suspects his wife, his business is ruined, "and his wife repudiated. Then Father Kelly sets to work and unravels the skein. The box plan is at Bissett's. PLIMMER-HALL CO. AND THE BELGIANS. Many a writer has commented on the kindness of the theatrical profession. They have ever a helping hand for any unfortunte member of their own profession, but the range of their aid to folk in need goes far beyond the stage. A memorable example is the Plimmer-Hall Dramatic Company's tour, of which the profits are to go wholly to the Belgians. This liberality i.s on :> scale to inspire anybody "who has not yet done a fair share. The two principals arc Now Zealandcrs: Mr Harry Plimmer is a native of Wellington'and Mr Winter Hall comes from Christchurch. Their company includes Miss Beatrice Day, who is a well-established favourite. Altogether, the personnel and the plays should make a strong appeal to the public. The promoters have not come with an indifferent company, relying on a catch cry; they have the right talent to assure good entertainment. The management, which has separated itself from the profits, should # have at* least the satisfaction of seeing'a large audience here in Feilding, as elsewhere. The tour is under the distinguished patronage ;of his Excellency the Governor and the Prime Minister; Mayor.Ongley is taking an ■interest in the company's visit, and a special effort will be put forward to induce the citizens of Feilding to patronise this company. The local season is on Tuesday next, and the play to be produced is "The Mummy and the Humming Bird." The box plan will open at Bissett's to-morrow morning, when seats can be reserved.