ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 201, 19 May 1908, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

.OPERA HOUSE.

'- >That. exciting ; drama • "Tho , Midnight : Hour "..was iperiormed before another largo ' audience .'last , .evening. ' .There -is a strong voin iof good comedy in - the new play,' and : anyone, desirous of having ■ a good • laugh •should see tho Geach Company in its latest production.. Conspicuously good work is done ,by Mr. Harry Drvely Miss Helen 'Burdette, and -Sir.- Wilton Welch, whilo the general average/ of the company is.-well up to tho mark- ' 1.-h-jk- .- V : ,■ THEATREvROYAL. ~ ; ': ; The Harmonious' Huxhams,- ■■ clever .'performers .on. a variety . of • musical- instrument's, reappeared at tho 'Theatro Royal last- even- - -inj*, and< were.-accorded' a hearty'rcceptiorii. .Otncri'good, turns ! ar.e: being .'supplied' this week :by tho Banvards,'tho Franklins, Denis Carney, Bryant, • Vernon and Mac, and others. The biograph pictures shown wero unusually, good. : " THE SCARLET; PIMPERNEL."■ ' ■ .At-the Dresden this morning the box-plans for.the-first sisiperformances of-" Tho Scarlet Pimpernel" .will be /opened, and preliminary inquiries augur.--well?for a .heavy booking. Judging bv/reports.'to-: hand,/.'/ The Scarlet PimpetneV'- - is. a, production highly, suitable m.->. which--to - welcomo.'. such artists. I 'a's-' Mr. Julius: Knight,; Miss' Ola/Humphrby; and Mr.' J-: ■;<O. .> ;W,illiamson!s' ...dramatic -company. ■Baroness Orczy, is . the authorcss'bf both the booji. and; play,. aiid ~that) sho ■ has. produced --a theatrical fare, can be judged b7 tho euormous. success the play has everywhere Vmet-. .with. ".. During... the - company-s Auckland ;seaSon,'/]ust concluded; ":The Scarlet' -Pimpernel-'.!.; had • to. be i staged "for three extra vnights ,on;-account. of • tho' enthusiastic ■rccoption, accorded'/it.'l lAN MACLAREN ' ' ■Miss. Jean- Howison;. of; Perth,v Scotlindj delivered the second of' her /dramatic recitals; atHhe Masonic, Hall last -evening. ■ vTlio hall ; was comfortably -filled, and the 'recital' was mucin appreciated., -*Miss Howison took for her (Subject.. lan.-Maelaren-and his , famous 'Drumtochty Sketches," and in her 'delinea-tioii-'.of-the,nigged,.types of the "gleii;' was' perfectly ,at hpme.-jViii-Tlie - recital was I faced ,;.by;' ( a, •'dwrt.-.^etefi'-1 of . the author: and thence glanced easily into an', entertaining description of ..' Drumtochty ■ characteristics. This' led-' naturally to; a short sketch of the redoubtable; Sirs'.; ; Macfayden, - the' terror of probationary ' ministers,-'whose , trial Bermoiis were'..ruthlessly: scorched v by f the ' fire ofthe' old lady's criticism." ;WhoV does not '.rem'em'b«; the effort-.of-one' I'inoenister," who ineautiouslv, inquired of Mrs.-Macfayden- what her opinion of brio of■ his ;sermons-' was. • . SJIO ; "didna • like it, for-threo/-reasons. First, - ye -road' .it; second,v ye; didna read at very weol; 'third, it,wisna-worth readin!." "Then followed-a : graphic, sketch;.of. Dr.;-Maclure, and -how'he 1 "savit!';tho,hfe' : of Tammas Annie. 1 ;Tho-recital- concluded with.' ." a - pathetic' ac-" count; of tho life death 'of ''Woelum' 1 Macluro." 1

; .Tho;'Port" Nicholson Yacht Club' 'intends closing, the .season with' a smoke Rooms, at" which .the prizes 'Avon during the season ,\vill. bo distributed.; : ■V