AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 215, 7 September 1912, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

"SIXRAD THE SAIIiOE," The laugiable adventures of the Oriental navigator &inbad, his wife, and other comic people delighted an ovei-Jowing house sit ills Majesty's Theatre lust evening, wueu (lie popular pantomime was staged tor tlie sixth lwifut .it us Auckland season. A matinee is being held , tihia aftecnooa, and lie pantomime will be staged again tonight, and lor five nights ana. one matinee next wec!i. OPERA HOOBB. The strong combination of artiste appearing at the Opera House attracted another crowded attendance las), evening. The evergreen Frank Yorke proved a»i entertaining as ot old, and was a warm favourite o£ tue audience. ' .

The company will appear again to-night, and on Monday night a number of new performers will ritjure in the bill.

THK MISSKS KNIGHTS COSCKKT.

A complimentary concert was tendered, In tiltt Town Hall yeaLcrUiiy evening to tile litfsca fc.iizaoei;b and .Mmdollnc Kiistit, two young Auckland siiusatresses who are about to proceed to Dunedto lor finishing, tuition under Ihe direction of .Mr. Spencer Lorraine, with it Tien" to making- «v entry to the Australasian concert platforms. Both young ladles liuve won for themselves locally a very wide circle of admirers, and ft; Is -rather a pity that tJio complimentary concert conic! nob havo been tlincjl for a port of the season when (.lie puliMe had fewer platform •aud »ta«€> calls on Hieiir attention, for the patronage of yesterday evening, was not at all commensurate wlUi top number of. wellwishers ttau young ladies have in, Auckland. The booking,-*, however, were such that this aspect of the concert "w*» more. fsceniinc tlKiu real. Artistically, the concert wns well arranged, and was in that respect quite a success. Miss Lizzie Knight's fretli anil flexible t»oprcno vi>i*n> -was sliown to advantage in the "I'iaoo, Piano" solo from Weber's patriotic opera "The KYee-Shooter." «nd in Cionnn<|'4 "Avo Maria.". The former revealed Wie promise of the singer in the dram-.itic hraiidh of her art arid the progress she has already made in fulfilling that . prunilsc. It \V!U) in tie Klmpler and more inmillar melody of the "A,to 'MaTia," however tlrot Miss Knight »ot closest to her aiidifni-c, and scored tiio more popnlnr succeßc. Miss Madoline Kniglit's niimbers were "(lie Fnrx>" from (Jlnck's "Orfpo'' and "Beloved. It Morn" (Ayhvardl. and here nenln ii was tibe latter «nd Rimpltir music which appealed most to the auditors. ricins the possessor of a contralto voice of imhisidcrable raiiße. Miss Madoline hn« :\ rather •longer lioe to row than hasher sister, in that, In the nature of things, the full beauty and voltiuip of 'her voice can only ronie with physical development, sissistorl by proper training and consistent pmfeivonr That sbc has. )?rtwever, the tenrpi>rnnioiit of tin- artist was demonstrated in the treatment nf Tier part in the duet •Sainted Mother" ("MarltaiWV. and the mfltnrin? of her vi'icv will probably hrlti". to her the success which competent critics have predicted. Assistance was riven the prin?ip:i's .it the concert and enjoyment added by Herr linlninml Pnchotscili ■ fviollnlst). Mr. WiJfred Mnnnlnc Ibaritono), the Lyric F.v.tr Mr. MontifSiie and Mr. AJan MeEltvair! (mnnolopiiist.«>. and Miss Zoo tlartlny and Mr. H. ('. Rorrndnle (ahnkespcrl.in comedy scene). rtiirinc the evouine lwth yours ladies were fhe recipients of floral tributes from admirers.

PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS. The powerful drama, "The; Black Tyrant." was followed will) great interest by a very large nudlpnce at the 'loyal Albert Hall last evening. The other ilfaualso proved very popular-, The proi:ranini.e of pictures at llio lyric Theatre this week is a particularly attractive >iui'. and luist eveuinj; there was a largo .•meii.laurp. "The Judgment of .Solomon." a oi.iffulfloent specimen ■»■ <-oli>uieJ kineuialQgr.iiihy. well merited the applause bestowed on it. A lacgr aiirtlcni'e assembled tit . the King's Theatre last night, when the current week's series was presented with sreat sui-cess. To-njplil the pictures will be fbown for thi- last tluiu, aud a rrcih selection will be screened ou Monday 'nlglii. All day yesterday aud last evening crowds of .patrons visited the Queen's Theatn- in Qi:een Streol. The splendid bill of fare being lu-ovMcil this week appealed strongly m I hose present, and the Ulais were all ciithusiastically received. ;

TUB HOYAI; rOLLIIM

On Monday night Ibc Town. Uall (V.u-',-ri Chamber will be opened' by the .-..uibluau hi of versatile players, the Koyal Follies. 'l'ho proxrauinos outlined for the season promise (list the entertainments will consist of a series of higli-class musical, dramatic, ami humorous feature*. The whole of the Items' to be presented are stated to be entirely new. many of niein having been wrltteu specially for The Follies. It Is claimed by the management that there is not a dv; . moment from the time the curtain rises till it falls finally on an ensemble Unit bristles with sweet harmopising -ana healthy, •buoyant fun. The management state that the outstanding merits of the entertainments ox the Royal Follies are tbat they appeal to ladies whose sense of humour and refinement need catering for. arid' that all the latest and brightest musical, voca!, and instramentai successes will be suns and ■played after the arrival of each English mail. Each mctr.!hcr of tie Royal Fo'.l'cs Company is now to Auckland, ami has aii pxrellent Enflish Teputiitioh to iifibrtiri Sp-fs may be booked at WiUdunn and Arsv'*

ROYAL RINK. ft -will be a carnival night at th" •Royal Skating , Rink, and a large crowd will doubtless be attracted., ■ The special feature will be the farewell appearance of. Madame Read and Percy Athoe In trick and fancy skating of a itimrVwl nature. I