ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 80, 28 December 1907, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

i-.: ■' OPERA HOUSE. - ". "XHE BLUE MOON." . Tho . second' performance, by . Jlr. -J., C. Williamson's'. Musical' Comedy Company, of "The ' Blub Mooii"' -was.,'a : "brilliafit success from every . point: of view, Tho house was packbcl, and the performance went with an animation'-'and swing"lvliich .did . full' credit, of ;this highly .trained- Company .-■ Miss Amj Murphy's solo work is. ono ofvtho outstanding features' of 'the perform-, ancq.' Mr. Reginald' Kenneth, as Jack, was in excellent- form, and invested his part with tho'tnio'spirit'of tho author's intention.: This is: also -true of ' Mr. Slyles'.Clifton's impbrsonation of tho .Major. . ; That- iriimitablo stage'-jester. Moolraj.;,.(Mr.- Victor Gouriet)- is really, one;of-tho most' successful comedians iwa-' hayo'- seen i-for a. long timq. Miss Daisio Wallace, as .Millicont. Milroy, a lady's maid, Miss Alma Barber; • as;Evelyn.Ormsby, arid. Miss Celia Ghiloni, as Lady Brabashan, carried out "their wbrk effectively. Miss Jessica Dennej as Oma, was. successful in her. iiitorthe part assigned to her. Mr. Harold Parkes"''(Private, Charlie .Taylor), Mr. Pat rßathurst.' : .:(Prince.. Badahur)j and Mr. Rolando,'ifqguo.i..(Bobbie', Scott), .threw'.,into their .acting ...that ..splendid' effort yrhich is always . associated..with good- work'../ Owiug to thevnumbor. of productions, to .-be' stagod ■' :the ; thq.Vmanageriient . au- • heunce - that -'the' first ' chariie' 'of ■ programmo will be ; on' Thursday, next, when "Lady Madcap" will.be;prcsorite'd.- . The box ; .plans'vrill. be. opened.'on Monday' at the Drcs'deri..' '*•'•. * . . THEATRE ROYAL. ' . ■Last night,' wheri" Messrs; Fuller- and Sons- submitted' an excellent' programmo, the Theatre Royal was packed to the doors. Mr.'•; Tom-''Armstrong/'.and{iMiss . Priscilla Verne,;'who gave a; laughable' sketch on-,-.titled .-''The,'Foolish Fool, scored a great Success.' Madame Blanche Carclli, who is the possessor of ' a soprano voico of fine quality, was accordcd a gratifying reception. The Marlowe . ..Sistors,.. . dainty little 'soubretto,:?sari|''and''!3Aftcsd pleasingly. "Mili-, tary. Maniacs 1 '" was the , title "of - a 'highly diverting : 'produced by - tlie' Stagpqolof.'trib. 'Stev/a'rt: and Lorrairio, in,thpir.'.musical,act the" Vorrie Bros., in an Irish ' swell turnLessco and Rexo, 'the comedy jugglers; 'the Irilecns, 'in their" .Wancmß. ;-Miss.. ;Mafiori Hall arid' .Mr.y"Arthur George,' who' gave-'vocal items,;.wqrß also applauded unstintedly;. An' Equally : meritorious . pr(K gramme .will be jeyening.;,' '' l' WONDERLAND. \ - Over, two 'thousand people visited' Wonder' r : land [yesterday," wbep delightful. weather ; was experienc.ed;. -• .'Large'.'iiuinbprs participated in ; the search for various sums of nioney (totalling". £0),. whiph wero' hidden in- unlikely, places, such as., the, sideshows, gardens, cars.and- boats,;' The; need"/for another/.ear con-. nqc,tio'n by : way of-Cbristable. Street to carry visitors.;to:; Wonderland 011 ■ holidays 'was again apparent. Thero ,will be special -attractions' throughout the holidays., " WEST'S PICTURES. ~The. .Town Hall ".was;- ,crowded to. excess again,; last' night," when thero was another exhibition of- West's which are 'considered to. be the 'finest qver' shown -in tlie Dominion.-; .The film which was, perhaps; followed .with-.the-greatest interest was that entitled- ''Daniel''Boonoj": depicting the life of the American' pioneers arid their encounters''with the Indians.-. .. Views of picturesque scenes.;-in: ■ Canada.' California, • and' Japan, proved"' Oxtrbmely • popular. Of espdeial. ..interest-.■ .;,to 'children was tlie . ''Cinderella?' film. Other exoollent pic-'turos.'.were-f'^Redfßussia—an incident of -the ;Kbign/. of Terror,".Toboganiiing .at St. Aloritz,"' "The' Charmed Umbrella,'' and " Good .for: Evil.."' As usual, a number J of.:, cqihic-, pictures "were, shown.! A feature: of , the - performance -was -'.the musical .pieces : contributed ! By .'.the' 'De Uroeri-. vice-regal orchestra.' . This afternoo'll,. tlie. special matinee .'will be held, and in the .evening another performanco will be given; iThpro vWill be .ii complete change of prograriinie ..on Monday.-; ' . . " ( MADAME ABOMAH. .' :Yesterday-' afternoon arid - evening large .numbb.rs.'went.to see. Madame Abomah, the famous: l Amazon, giantess,' "who is 011. eshibi- 1 . tiou! in' Maririors, Street. ' . Her' singing of .SByeral/.pf. thp'; latest;, ballads evoked hearty applause'.'-' ';ln';cq'rijiirictiori with-' this re-• ; mdfka'Ble'-.laay are', 'Prince Olrac; the-Human Volca'rio' andjjFir'e-eater, 'and t ' Monckton, . the' Man of: Mysterj',-who'are also'well worth going to see.', : , ".M ORGAN, -RECITAL; ' To .a,fford :v;isitor3 to. Wellington an opportunity,. of hearing, tho Drib "city "organ, the'' -siniok'-tlio Mayor.. (Hon. T. W. ■Hislop); to 'arrarigoj'for ' a' recital yesterday afternoon.;, ' Tho sen-ices of Dr. Kington JFyfFo (organist at' St. Peter's) :w>ero. seoured, ' •and 1 the highly enjoyable performanco was .listened* to by ' somo four' or• ,'fiyo • hundred people, 'who, though fow •in number considering tho capacity of the. hall, wcro enthusiastic in th<rir manifestations of appreciation. -.'Tho'" programme consisted of an Offcrtoird. on; two Christmas Thomes (Guilmant),- Lemajo's " Arcadian Idyll," aii' arrangflmont:of tho'cah>l. "In Dulci; Jubilb," " Cantilono " (Wheel'lon), "Pioan;' 1 (Harwbod),;the' firiale of Vridbr's Fifth Symphony, .Wolstenholirio's. popular gems.- "Tho- Question " and ." Tho Answer;" Holliiis's "Spring Song;" Handel's pastoral. Symphony from " Tho Messiah',". ari,d tho great " Hailolujah Chorus." 1 • ,: . - ~ • .