ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 138, 5 March 1908, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL. Thero was a full house'at the Theatre Royal last niplit.. Those very popular entertainers, Fred Graham and Nellie Dent, were again hiffhly successful with their comedy sketch, "Tho-Lady Sport." They will make their filial appearance to-night, as also will 3lr. John Fuller, (popular tenor), who'is about to depart on a ! tour of the world. A number'of • other artists and some Rood biograph pictures complete a proKrammc. that, is well up to the hi fell standard associated with tho -Fitller Pro-' , prictiiry. . IIIS MAJESTY'S. .. 5 The! Royal Pictures in Ilis Majesty's Theatre coiitiriuo.'iu great demand each night, crowds attending ami . applauding; All the .films are good,'.veil varied, and accompanied with realistic; "stage" effects;. New' pictures are'also constantly being substituted. , ' WONDERLAND. - i The wet weather,', so' beneficial everywhere else, !;is 'interfering''.with'' the • attendance at Wonderland, but the' popular resort will look all tlie fresher'and brighterwhen it is ovciv Tho naval battle, '■'.which«wag to have taken jilace last-night, is postponed until next Saturday. On the Saturday following, .thero will j» a'feto of lanterns and poster carnival. !: ;■ BUTT-RUMFORD CONCERTS. ... 1 At 'the Town' 'Hall" tliis evening '.'.Madame Clara Butt,'and Mr. Kenncrlcy, -Rumford will make their- farewell .-to ."New : Zealand. Tho present tour.,of the great contralto was coin?-, menced. in Aucklanr, early,- in. January, where three'.concerts ; 'were given, and instantaneous success was riiet. ; with.' /Altogether, about 21 concerts .have .been .given throughout the Dominion; and-it has,'without doubt,-proved ono pf-the most brilliantly successful concert, tours known- in this ..country. ,\ Messrs.->J. :and. N.. Tait, the directors'.' of .Madame.' Butts tour, hope;to continue their, efforts by introducing to mnsic-lovers tho greatest . musical artists. of , tho day. The Messrs.' Tait's next attraction for New Zealand wi 11 be a visit, by Mark Ham-, bourg, whoi has'crcated a unique.position for himself amongst the . leading- pianists ■ of Europe. Mr. Hambonrg '.will, commence his tour in Jul.v next. -For to-night's' concert, avery, attractive programme . will.' .be rendered, jfatlamo Butt will sing, for the first time in Wellington, Sir Edward Elgarfs "Sea Pictures, • which wero -specially compared foi- her -in. 1899 for the, Norwich festival. Thesejwill include: "Where .Corals Lie," ;"In. Haven,"' "Sabbath ! Morning-, .at Sea," and "Sea' Slumber, Song." I These-'- songs' will be sung 1 .with grand organ I accompaniment by Mr. Arthur Godfrey, whilst; Mr. 1 "'Merrick. will -.tflayt.tW piano' accompani-i ments; 'i. -'Madame- Butt' will; also ■' sing '"My Heart' is Heavy":! (Goring Thomas), "Oil. Rest in the Lord," ifroni Elijah (Mendelssohn); and with her husband, two little duets,. ' Snowdrops" (LizaVSchmann): '.Mr. Kennerley Rumford wall.sing "Threb;songs of tho.Norseland," specially composed for liim by Horniaun LohrJ entitled, "Eyes that used to Gazo' in Mine," ■'Time...was-<I •'Boxed'-'•the- Mountains," and "Youtlv' h'a's 'a Tinder Tread." He will also Binsr 'tha' hast' two: songs written' by Sir Arthur Sullivan; 1 "Tears,'ldle Tears" and "0, Swallow, Swallow/' Mr; • Frank Merrick s .pianoforte solos will-'be ''Ballade," of'-. Chopin, and a rhapsody ■ of. his . own composition. ■ Mr. Carl Barre's violin solos .will be "Rondo and:riccio" (St. '. Saens), "Berceuse" and "Lap.a.teads" (Sarasat'e)i ' -Mr. Arthur- Godfrey, willact as (accompanist. Box plan and all tickets are at the Dresden.; Five shilling tickets may aW'.be-. obtained at 'Abel's., .Half-crojm-tickets wiU'only -be"'sold-, at the doors,; from' 7.30 p.m.

. . , ' : WIRTH'S 'CIKCUS. '. ;X ' Both '.-tliei'matinee and evening -performances at Wirth's Circus .yesterday -werei very, largely, 'attended.?- Tho splendid menagerie accompanying- tho,cirOufl is one ofjtho-.fine features.of,the show;'-;, arid, tho /visitor /'spends an - interesting preliminary going .th'o'irouhds of the cages before' -the ring 'events' begin."' .The twenty-six items that, make 'up the'oirens programme pro-yide.-'ari attraction well - worth tho ' cost, ;<and, tho", considerable journey -to 'Adelaide 'Road.: ;'; - The;!" Flying; "Herberts 'V keep _• tho peoplo/silent',with -their 'daring aerial' flights from trapeze to, ,trapeze. ; .vTlio i spectacular effects' of this" remarkable act. are. excellent. The ■ 'performance,.'ofa'' : large v "group of ivild ■animal's, under -'Herr/S. -Batty, v ' some-: thing quite out-.0f., tlio/ordinary. ,In fiact,. all .the-items 'formjng -tho.'programme'engage tho .attention'of the spectators; /:- " ■