ENTERTAINMENTS. .

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS. .

' OPEHa"*IIOUSij.. • y^'."A GREAT 'AWAIJENING/'"'-''' ' 7 The many who' .'tak'd aili' i'n£6llfg§uV interest in the play which Shakespeare "tlio 'thing," are usually -'able;'•after "an v eVcning\* • experience,' to pludiv.iih'y pah'tidllla^'lilAyHinllet 1 ' «its proper heading; but l !theHarge : 4udteirce'' at; •.the Opera- House last" uight lii«l. so'i\io r (lilllisiUty; .'.in placing "A Great Awakening.-. The. 'authoress, Hiss' ..Maud !" Hildya'rd.v ;■ .plays' ithe. chief role" hewelf,*' a' I 'tigerish lieud, Lola Selb'y :ljy name, ■ who, in' the heißht.of j heiv seldom-fails Jo ! utter sonic) 'the action of the play intoburlesgiie. Lola, :.Kard and unnatural,- liasi 1 - soino • undiscoverabl'o -fascination for jjnslayiiig .those she would destroy, but she fails' with liVuidsmne l Jack Her- j ton v so,attempts.,, to kill Jiim .ami purloin..hjs ;pabket Of fi:g'rn J1;') 1 oirid in~ place'in . ja hut on'the smiset-hiiou'-'vetdt^^'At<the-Sanie' tinio;' 'Bhesteals " v tite"' 'ccrlrificJito'''of' r iKttif-ri/ifio■ with his" dead wifej ,: retuj;ns'to-EuglnuU and passes' hetsell'' 1 ' off' asVJaokS wife ■mourning' 'the 'death .of 'lie'i-latlpged-?husband;-she;.kills Jack's, father, who " has ,< accidentally: '.overheard, an interview,Aotween .Lola .jiji&Jief. (escaped; cojivict-husbawi,...iJapiMs; Selby.i.j.-ilaij • from content Vijj;iis>J.hVf*sJ". :;ter biit.'of doors.after lali'ciinting'-heijVfrpm; the llover'. aforesaid; Gaptant ( : an'ct ;ih- compaiiy 'with' her,^'iaramp'ur,;'jGiiy 'has 'a ".Jiigll time'," ,'irt jwhiclr the; veriest 'farcc' jis satulwichfcd, 'hot :iih'cleverly; 'into'. a' thrl,ili\ l '& ? . 'deed'-' of violence.' • -But.' vengeance,slow-footed' come's' j at' last";' : Selby,-. ; ivliom" she h'ns l accused S ■of sthej murder,of-'Jaclc's ■■father", "escapes front! prison;: hunts: her, downj iand finally throttles her,'iiot,"'However,'' bcfoi'e'" Jack, after a i ;.tjirns to.sanity,.- to set -things.g'ißht,,ar I (i,-hamls ,o'veri./;hfs.Vright,..tb;..',aj. th;<s; , ..cause.. of; : slL'.'',tlie , i§: fh°J leaf-., .'ful"nind'iVoiide'rful' story 'that', exists un'iler..tlib" ''dignified...title'of.""A"' GWat'-iASvifkbriiHij."'" iliis. jlililyai'd,' ,ns, Lpra,:.giyes>' ; 'a''siiltllQ'and- : darinc p'crlbrniaiice'tha"b''ili'uiiy Uit dxpwi'eiiked; • ■actress"would 1 'shrink from; and' j does : 4t;.fhorr>. oughly,'.Willi ia <graco,,an(l>a))and6nv:lhu.tjwit;hp,ut ■ ■charm'. Thfe ■dialoßnfer.is.'i'flron.oto.ilously : venliqnalp.pxceptfrin.'.Loja's linesMwhich.j teem .. :with f ;cccentiiici fli)[ei§ij..Y,,, lTe,i-;inad scene in. the lasta'ct; was bit '.pf,:actiiig,. iri which 6nly%iiractresi..9.f' | .yers;;, .high''histrionic, "ability ' couljl suc'tfee'd;' and ;that" t ]she 'did.'"is be'ypwb'all jiqiVestinnTi'lHr'.'ilfp.Rse's ,'are ; brilUarit'''sr6atipnsV' t nii(l , 'TVfer i ' fludfit'Hil'tef-f -ances , li.irn\onifiod' :: \Mi'er;;sei'pen>j ' ftine-'posiiij,':' lb. .fanie^.Etnd'say.ywas^RtoaiU;; lastly gruesome- as:'the i;onvict ,, SHbyiiand'!M.i'!;i! .'Conway ~'Wiiigfieldi was artistically jadcqiiatc, ■as Jnek .Mertpnj, jp. t)i,e;. ; Tp<nl. ffSiifi; -, .being'particularly g00d..,. As .GAiy..Lpgaii,'..Mr.. , ,Rutland,,^Becltctt•'ciimcjcj ' J.it,t]Lp ; I; his; .audience'.' .Miss^.Guild^ Mei-ton,, made'^a 1 - vefy ■ for" ' : llarfY I;iih)bn'rt,"'soniewhat stagily''''pliiyM by l ' Mr.'-Bb'yd' Irwini^ l Mr. I "VV. "I3ovis, as'''Billj >; 'BraVs,"a"'Cbckn6y teervaiit'/MiSs Violetr Deneras' . his. own Selina ••Worts-.': ami Ur.JTracey Barrow ,! a'l're'ricli.ivaitiir, iwere^bj'ight;spots.. • 'in itlio' caste.-":Tliev fconei'.Vo anit 'elTentS'>we.re, t :oxcottenty.t9Sv.-iras; ; thft-'^!fic,„|sai»pl^s|js, l pn 4 ..'. orcheitrai;..under- ther.bntpnv.of.'sfr.i'jj. -Dyson., . '"A, .GrP(it, 'Airakening!-' v;ill.-be stagedi.ujihl ' •{WolnradjpJ::,ev.<!ningvf.')pst.''i

, \ 'BOBBERY ' UNDEfi''ARMS? f'}' ' • Mr. Joseph Ua'cMahon, advance representative: • for- the Bobbery-UndecnArnis" ;picbijcc,show, "has, arrived in" WeUingjtpn • fo, I ;inukq'"^rrajipfe.? ■ments foi- the Wellington,season..'which- begins' j'attholOp'era iße'si(ieH"tlib pictttres;~ivhicli'arß''said ; 'to"adinir-i BoldiWood.y'Stiwi-ngoiovel,; musical*' sketches'.-lire.< Riven' by :Mro;'.Howard.t Vernon.' andvMiss ,:Vinia -do I<oitte,.- : bot;h welly known artists on tho.,light oi>cra. stage;. .r ; SMOKE CONCIBJ The. Wellington.. Harriers held.-.tlieix:, annual smoko concer.t f Xast r hight.' o.liai.t;, ■ }i;as ;\mpst;. i from' every/point 1 of view.''The'Hbafii lis# .\v:'ts r as' follows'"i'iie Kiiig," ■"W(;]liiV(;t6ii v Cefiir-o' N.Z. a.A.a.'," • • \Voiiininon • "Manners,-" •••'Mndroll Sports," "Tlio Ladies." and "The Press." During the evening songs were given by Messrs;Tjechnov, Barry, Williams, Beid, Tagg, Boss, .and Atkinson : pianolortd solo by Mr. ]Iilltkof: ; banjo' solo by Mr.'Kiurrianrmaiuldlinp'iltiet bv .Messrs'. Kiorhan dud Bci l d,''- : aiid' , rcdtation''''by' Mr.' Mitchell.' "• >•'■ 'V f MISSIONS' TO^BBAMENrti ! ip. -'£■ I The Missions "to : Seameri ; . InsHtnte' was :well: 'filled last night;, when the weckly-'aiiibiiliirico 'meeting was held. Interesting information, was .given .by. the ; niissioner (•Mr. ...lasi Moore), in reference ..to accidents afl'airs..' Sailors 'frojn ships; in. pbi;t. won' tho, competition, entitled ./M ? aint.ing."' - ,lliiriiiK tl/iV' programme'- bf~ iniisie 5 was:', provided ' liy Mrs; ;Hu'g67 frli'o whs' 'asSistofT-'-'lly tlVd' , 'fo'Hbw'iiig':— ;-Mi«ses- W, Hugo, B. Luke," Ward; hister- Isa-'. belle, Sinclair, and [Messrs. Green -aliil IV'nl])sey.. 'Miss Hugo acted.as accompanist ' .;• MABTIN SWALLOW'S CONCERT.-: . The. programme}in connection-with.'the iibov'o is published in (this- 'issue. n'lMi 1 .-Swallow-will', play; Beethoven's. Moonlight",,sonata, ,aiid selectionsi, from ''II Trovatoru" -and;-Talberg's "Home Sweet Home'.',..as..|iarp.,'sc(lbs!,A isesletto,. consisting of Signors' Vitetta 'aiMlj'Y? Vi'tettu, Mr.Vllbinfcr-Olliver, Mr. 'I'.' S."; iriiggens,"-'Siß-noriria Gi Vitetta, and Mr). Swallow ivill play'' the following :--The" celebrated ' lVa'ye'r from "Rienzi" (Wagner), :R6nia'n<iii'from'tlie--''Queeii" : Symphony-(Haydn), <HandelV' lj Lar:;i>,'-' aiidj"as a; quintette,.'! 'vlnter--mezzo." Vocal , items .will,; ho. -rendered., by. Messrs. Gerald Bell, 11. !ft," Ford, and T. Orr. Orr. ' '

1 ; ' ORGAN : R3CIT \lj ' Miss May '>Pntham,'; organist r of : thc'' Bft'silica',' Kill Street; '"it" "recital- Ul-mui : iW ovening;~ comnlenCHijr'at" 7 ■ o'elo'ck.^tj&i'Ktiinto l will' bo given iby Madamo Jivolemi-i Carlton,. 'Messrs. J.. Smtih, and' J. FlaiiUgam'.: A collection will-bo made in aid. of .tho .organ: fund.-.

Willi the assistnnco .'.pi'.,,local .amateurs, Mr.. Charles liluke will stagpj.he comedy.Dr. Bill'', nt the. Opera aii(l 23. " Dr., 1 liillj' 1 originally played liero Myra Kemble',''is ohc"oFtii6 momest cd'i'aitficaY comedies.

•A drawing-room entertainment, was, given ,ia the Wadestown church room"' on"' 1 hm'sdav' night. An oxcollcnt .yuiinli.and.unstnuricutii concert .was followed by a ; pjay, entitled .Doctor's Patients," iii ,j.vlnch-. l th'e a ,cha.ractei?il were taken as follow :--l | 'rank 'Tr(|elbyp,'^, l tal spceialifit.'Mr. "A. ! i3pt.n'cer;,polly''.Trueloves his . wife, Miss G. StuaH'i. :Triremialr~'tfi^iWfj' v Frank's wealthy uiiclc, Mr/15.-'Withers; 1 -Maria: Tibbie, Dolly's wealthy maiden aunt, Miss'G." Chambers; IJooloy; a maa:servant;fjrr:, , ;l , .l}l.iy. At tho..close, tho. vicar, SKay)thanked those who had taken part, especially Mr. Adolph Cook, who organised and managed the entertainment.