ENTERATAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 104, 25 January 1908, Page 8

ENTERATAINMENTS.

CLARA B UTT-RUMFORD CONCERTS. Tho' all too . short season-of' concerts of Madame Clara Butt and Mr. Kcnnerley Rumford will concludc this evening: Tho great contralto will sing' Handel's famous "Largo,"' with piano, organ, and violin accompani- I ment, "Abide With. Me" (Liddle),- "Jiatli- ' Icon Mavourneen," arid Elgar's. famous patriotic ballad, " Land of Hope and Glory," will bo sung by Madame Butt for tho lirst, time in New Zealand, as innumerable requests lmve been received for its inclusion in the programme. It is interesting to" note that Madame Butt sang this song at Westminster Abbey at the Coronation of King Edward. Mr. Kennerley R'.unford will s;:ig two old Irish melodies, "Eva Toole", and " Trottin' to tho. Fair," arranged by Sir 1 Charles'Villicrs Stanford, " Land" .of-the • Almond Blossom," arranged by Maude : V. White,' and "The Sands ' of.' Deo" .(Clay) , and the duct, " Dear Love" of Mine," : from Nndeshda, with Madame Butt. Messrs. Carl ISarre and Frank Merrick will'again contribute to the programme, and' Mr. Arthur Godfrey, and Mr. J. Edward'Sykes will he .the. accompanists. Messrs. J. and N. Tait wish to draw particular attention to tho .means of gaining admission to ■;the Hall to-night, full particulars of which will be found in our announcement columns. The plan and tickcts will be at the Dresden until one o'clock, and during tho afternoon at Abel's, opposito tho Opera House. OPERA HOUSE. . "•Bluebell in Fairyland" was repeated for the. last; time by Pollard's Juvenile Opera Company in ■ the Opera House Jast evening.;' To-night this clcver compan'v.- will' produce,-ifor-the-first time in Australasia; '"Tho Isle of Bong Bong." The, management feel" confident that 'this production will eclipso anything they ~ have hitherto done. Judging from the rehearsals the piccc is brimful of catchy numbers, sparkling music,,-brisk dialogue, and very original business. The' ballets and incidental dances are under, tho experienced supervision of Mrs: Harry Quealey. Tho wnrdrobo is a -special feature. The scenic display is very beautiful. < The augmented orchestra of 16 perforniers, under the able baton of Mr. A. Brahms, will render the sparkling music, and the. whole will 1)0 produced, with original business and effects, by the veteran stage manager, Mr. Tom Pollard himself. THEATRE ROYAL. , Tho clever coin manipulator, Allan Shaw, repeated his original "turn" at the TlieaWe Royal last evening to the astonishment of a iargo audience. Tho other .' members of the company met with much'success in their, endeavours to please. There will bo a change of programmo to-night. WONDERLAND. : A good harvest of pennies entered the brazon niouth'j of the Pike's slot machines at Wonderland yesterday, and tho older attractions of that pleasant resort were largely patronised. This evening Professor Driscoll will perform his sensational wire-walking act. - ROYAL PICTURES. The Royal Pictures were exhibited again last night in His Majesty's, Theatre' to a thoroughly appreciative audience.- An entirely new programmo of varied views will bo shown this evening, and a children's mat- ' inee exhibition will he held at 2.30 p.m. A note'in the official report (just to hand) of the British Commissioner (Captain Percy ■Atltin) on t.liu New Zealand Exhibition refers to the building in the following terms:—"The ' back of the building showed a great expanse [ of corrugated iron. This is tho bane, of colonial architecture, but its use was doubtless inevitable in a temporary building of ' such size. The inferior, with tho exception 5 of Hie entrance hall and main corridor,, was > plain in the extreme, the roof of unpainted i corrugated iron being supported by pillars and rafters of plain timber. _ Beyond such ornament as was placed by exhibitors over their i stalls, tho only attempt at dccoration was in rjjhp. main amues." •