ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 143, 11 March 1908, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

♦ ; — ( . II ORG-AN RECITAL BY JIR M BARNETT In bf'HTie^failnrW<oP Mffltinr- organ - : recitals jn, the ,City., Council has i ■ beeiUhfuch exercised lor'many months ias to whefclier tho: recitals' are. to continue, r. Mr; : Mau^han : 'the: matter'byiigiv-' . ; that ;at;<-least ■ recilals: : - loss/ft So,' after? further 'gvaije'Tdoliate' and. 'weariseme depiftatiomsing; on the- xliatter of appointing :a 'City organist,:..tho .Council !compromised .by i fengaging- Mr. Barnett to; give weekly ■ rocitalsifor-;a:!year:-"to see-how thoy..turned , oiit..''.\;, ThQ 'first ; bit'these rwas) ■, a 1 ■-'aadience. last .evening—ono that .yielded'up:mrshillings .and sixpences, a sum betwoen £30, and £40, ,andwhich;showed: encouraging appreciation of.: a,,nicely-balanced ; programme oPeight'.items.vMr. Eeinaire has:

said that organiVrccitals.could bo made either ; very, interesting' or; intensely >his:duo .by isaymg that' he . :-was.-much noarorj the f former . ( than the- latter 'liini. to : ~tonccdo'gustfT'&:jlitt]e.'.<moro< to -tho-lovers of .; the lighter: ofi | music, ii qr.'.'the;.;firsV. fqiv' Recitals, insinuating, the ' grandor, and more ,V uplifting, audience ?'begiri; ;.to :■< wish'' soxnethihg'.Botte r, 'as!;"' tli ey. ,su rely'. Will ~ , , j ' ' .sv -programme. opened - with Guilmont's ".Grand, Chogur. in D," a'composition scored s'-,inelp3iquslya'nd:,' trasts m.combinations.. v. Schubert's ■. familiar "Qradle Song" (played 'hero by 'Gerardy as ; ;"ft t'cellpyplo)-:,brought';, .'artist^inthe . i pla3:er..,. i lt'is,a tenderly: sweet croon;'given .out with.simple clarity by tho solo oboe, and .:Withbut.,My: diminution' in";.'the; . lighterrfibred■■•stopp. ? -It had \to b<j' repeated/ Tne ( variations yof ."Arietta con yariajsiom''.. (originally ..composed for the pianoforte) lacked colour' and contrast, .which couldinot .be'Said ; of< Mendelssohn's/"Sonata Nb. 1," a composition of bold and wpnderful light; and shado," WOrkmg ; out- a brilliant scheme., Mr. Barnett's performance .in tlnb number was excellent throughout- - In ,- admirable- contrast followed Pierne's" Sere-'-r a beautiful air, elementarily-French, l breathing tho warm poetry of a moonlit Bummfer s night. In lighter \ein Mi Bainett .played -the.'overture, to'Auher's opera .'Masapiello, ■' ,'and : i a piquant " Cappricio" by Lemaigre. Tho programme was brought . tp a., close;.with tho, familiar prelude; to ' Act .. Illvof \Vagner's ." Lohengrin;-which - every--\body-knows and-appreciates. - < . , r ; - ' ft/-.pr.«Barnott!s»nractvrecital: lsvto be given oij March 18. t t , GEiCH'S DRAMATIC COMPANY 1 . CcHch's ,ne.v, .company, is now ~taving Arrived'this,' morniiig by the .Moeraki. ■ The combination includes Messrs.;' Diver, . Lynch',' £ -Hunter, Longford, Green, Welch, ,'ElJisdoij,. Rainbird,' Franks, Denton, Hbridrifcks, :Edmondsi 'an(l ,Phillips, flncr the Misses-JBurdette;: Brownriggj'.Lynne, J Bn ?P— ■ ®?d' Anwiii. The play' with' which vtne;seasqii:qpens,i-'- A. Modern'Adventurcssi'' ' J"-four,acts and 'six scenes;, with'splendid limelight and mechanical effects^, The box plan': is ! on;' view at R. ■ Bolliday and:'. Co., Where ■ seats ijiay now bo secured. ■- ;;

\ t ' theatre royal ■ ■ There was another largo attondanco;at the Theatro Royal , last night, and the • excellent prflgrammo.presented was much appreciated. Tho.,VarioMS';itoms:'wer6' ; l]ear'tils'' applauded, and^the'-.entertainment; was most-- enioyablo, in . every ;ressect.,

THE ROYAL'PICTURES. iJ-Tho .Royal Pictures shown at His 51- a ;jsty's Theatre-drew anbthcrvWrgei night: :Every item >as'. applauded; >i,d .tho entertainment was . a great: success.