ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 88, 7 January 1908, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

' -———- . OPERA HOUSE. ; . : A largo audience again visited the Opera House,last evening, and laughed as heartily as any of its predecessors■at the pranks of "Lady Madcap" and hor associates. The rhainstay of tho comedy,' Mr. ' Myles Clifton, was irresistibly funny. Miss Daisio ! Wallaco, as Lady Betty, was also bright, vivacious,, and full of fun. ■ -This ■•merry and-cheering comedy will be. played to-night, for the last time during tho present season, and to-morrow night mimical comedy gives place to comic,opera. ."The Little'Michus" will bo' staged l for 1 the first time' in New Zealand; Andre tuneful music is alrcady'popular with amateurs who have ' vocal ' scores '• Of' this <bright';' Work. The comedy element is' said to be particularly strong, and the dialogue smart .and witty. Miss Amy Murphy* as Mary Blanch,., will get Her best 'musical opportunity of the season so far as it lias gone.. The. oast is a long one, calling for |he.strength of the company. Tho scenes 1 are I.ii<l : 'in France, in the picturesque period'of-18 W. The scenei-v by Messrs. Gordon and Coleman lias won unstinted praise; and the costumes are-said to be a'revelation in colour-' schema..and grace of design. ■ Box plans aro now open. • • . THEATRE ROYAL. .Fuller's Vaudeville Company aro staging- a very strong programme at the Theatre Royal. The house was filled again last night in all parts. The same bill will be repeated to-night. . WEST'S PICTURES. There was again a large audience at, the Town Hall last night to witness the exhibition of .West's Pictures. The pictures, which include scenes from many lands, and a number of comic and trick films, 'were keenly enjoyed The De Groen Orchestra greatly enhanced the total effect. The progranimo will bo repeated to-night. THE CLARA BUTT CONCERTS. In connection with tho approaching concerts to be given at tho Town Hall on January 20 and. 22, it is' interesting to note; that in Sydney and Melbourne nine concerts were given in each city by Madame Butt and Mr. Konnerly Rumford. . Madame Butt, interviewed, stated that she had never before given more than three concerts in any one centre in Great Britain or America. Sho explained that tho enthusiasm of the colonial audiences, together with tho continuous warm sunshine, had given them all a keener desire for harder work. The Rumford children and their nurses romain in their temporary home, on the shores of' Port Jackson, to await the return of their parents at the end of February. The box plans will open next Tuesday morning at nine o'clock at .the Dresden. Country residents may in the meantime securo their seats, by post. MARK HAMBOURG. A cable message from London announces that Mark Hambourg, tho talented pianist, has arranged .to make a tlireo years' tour of Australia and New Zealand, opening in Sydney in July. Mark Hambourg has visited the Dominion on two previous occuisions, once as solo pianist to a concert company, and later in company with his brother-Boris, who. is a talented 'cellist, on both occasions making a profound impression, Ho was recently married. The tour is . under tho direction of Messrs. J. and.N. Tait,.'who guarantee Mark Hambourg .£IO,OOO.