ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE,. * . The final .performance■ of tho. sparkling comedy,.' " Lady Madcap," ;by,.Mr. : /Williamson's talented, company' was givesa I '' > last hightj'-to a'crowded'audience'., '.''.'i To-night ; the successful -the ;lattl9; ; ,fficli.us,?J.'.will -be staged-, for. the; first - : •time in Now- Zealand by Mr:, J. ,0. William-' .« son's ,'iiew'.'musical 'comedy .company. '.AVith, .such.■a'record 'Of 'popularity aii it brings from ■ ' ■ . England,>and'Australia:the- public may look' fori something above the -average, of latterday jyusical. plays. Tho.muEic,;is-by- -Andre ,'Mcssagor,' which, alone is a guarantee ,of ex- , collenco, even if we wore not acquainted with tho melodious. setting through the vocal BCOrO. I■

The,. story is . said.;to bo full of incident • and humorous complications, -caused, by the mixing -of'too babies in their infancy. •. This causes no great trouble until they are' grown' ! ■ up,' but then :tho: difficulties begin. As they . : are of. entirely different stations in life, many. ■ . things occur which render it most desirable • to khow 1 which is which. The endeavours to., unravel the riddle give 'scope for plenty of : good .comedy amusing - situations.. Mr. Gouriet as Dos Ifs and Mr..Myles Clifton as his soldier servant are both proi vidod. with - good material , for laughter- . ; making. Mr.' R. Kenneth is, of course, the ' to'find out to which of the, ladies bo is betrothed. .Miss Amy Murphy and -Miss Alma Barber play the two mixed children, and the parts are said to give both" those ladies splendid. scope for their, vocal, j gifts. Miss Ghiloni plays Madame Michu, ' and -a very powerful,' cast, comprising the ontire company, present, many well-known ; names... In the second act the military ballet,.; with, solo dance by Miss Molly, Wilson, is .. said to be a most attractive item. The 'play, v is produced under tho direction of Mr. Henry ' Braoy. . - ' ' ' THEATRE ROYAL. Fuller's vaudeville show went with its usual swing, last evening, and gave entertainment to a largo number of . patrons. : TOWN HALL. ' , . West's Pictures continue in unabated popularity.'- Last evening the Town, Hall held numerous occupants, and applause was fre- ; ' quent and 10ud... For to-morrow evening a ! neiv programme is announced, and tho whole' series is to bo changed. ' ' CARNATION . SHOW. The ' management of the Wellington Rose, and Carnation Club Show, which is to be held at tho Town Hall on January 15, lias all arrangements; well in ' hand. The' principal attractions will, bo carnations, sweet peas and cactus 1 dahlias. Special decorations nave-boon,arranged for, and a string band: will. bo in attendance. Afternoon tea will be provided. Mr: Cousins, of-Duncdin, will., judge tho carnations and cactus dahlias, Miss ; Murray the ladies' ar.d children's classes, and .Mr. Fred Coopor the other classes,'in? - eluding, sweet,peas. , ' ■ r j.. " rMADAMFi CLARA BUTT. Madame Clara Butt and "Mr.' Kennerley . Ru'mford,i accompanied by Messrs. J.' Neviri '. Tait, Carl Barro, Frank Merrick, Arthur Godfrey, and R. Leigh Ibbs, arrived in Auckland. on Sunday from Sydney to com- ; monce their tour of tho Dominion. Madame Butt and Mr. llumford are quite well, and aro looking forward "with great pleasure to their New Zealand season, which is expected to bo as "brilliantly successful as was the • caso in . tho Australian capitals, where | twenty-four concerts have been givou to en•thusiostic audiences. In Melbourne and Sydney nine concerts wore given in each city, and no fewer than 60,000 people heard ' Madiuno Butt and Mr. llumford sing in those ' two cities alone. The success of the tour, according to roporte, lias' exceeded all anticipations, and records have been established as far as the number of concerts given and the attendances, arc concorned. "It is , gratifying," said, Mr. Tn.it to a northern re-' porter, "to reflect that what was a big undertaking for our management has turned out so successfully, but to bring world-ro-: nowned stars to Australasia is no oasy task, and it is only possible to do so providing tho whole-hearted support of the public iB obtained. New Zealand has the advantago of hearing Madame Butt and Mr. Rumford in . the zonith, of t|icir powers and in the height of tlieir fame." - The box plans for guinea ■ and half-guinea, seats for the two concerts to bo given at tho Town-Hall open at the > Dresden next Tuesday morning. Tho dates advertised aro January 20 and 22,