ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 205, 23 May 1908, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

• THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL.- v To-night, at the Opera House, Orczv Burstow's niuch-talked-6f production, "" Tho Scarlet Pimpernel," will be staged by Mr. J; C. Williamson's Dramatic Company, wi + h Mr.' Julius v Knight- and Miss -Ola' Humphrey as - principals. The play deals with the adventures of .Sir Percy Blakeney in ,his brave schemes for smuggling French refugees ?wo n& r,s , during the exciting times of ™r ls achieves • under, tho impenetrable. disguise which has won ! him the sobriquet that gives the play its-title. 'His wifo accidentally assists ; the French envoy, Chauvclin, to track down "tho Scarlet Pimpernel, ' but, oti discovering that Sir Percy is the man, ; warns ■hi id of his danger, anil becomes united to him once more, after long estrangement, as the curtain .falls..' The play lends itself to elaborate mountings,' scenery, and -dresses. Mr. Julius. Knight - appears as Sir Percy Blakeney, and Miss Ola 'Humphrey as Marguerite Blakeney. : ' WELLINGTON' CHORAL , SOCIETY.'. ' The . first performance,; of the' Wellington •• 1, Society's 1908 season will take place ™ t ." 1 0 ,-T o 7 il ..Hall on Friday,, June 5,' when' • l 1}) - so s CT( ; r rPopular oratorio "Elijah , will .be* rendered. Mr. ,'Maughan Barnett has had the chorus- in rehearsal, for sovera| weeks, -and a- successful performance is anticipated. .The principal. parts • will be taken by. Mrs. -A. C. Orr-Loring; of 'Dun-' edin (soprano) ; vMiss Mina' Caldow • (contralto): Mr. J. Puschel, of Choviot (tenor) : and Mr.-John Prouse (baritone).';-. The performers will number, roughly, choVu? 200 and. .orchestra 50. The box plan will bo ,opened on Friday nest,-.at.-10' a.m.. at. the Dresden. ' '

TOWN; HALL'ORGAN. RECITALS! _ Mr. Maughan 1 Barnett will give- the usual Tuesday evening :organ recital' in. the ..Town Hall next week^ ; and will plaj', amongst other, pieces, the " Fifth Sonata " of 'Mendelssohn, Bondol's, "Dorrir6schen," ahd' some'Beethovcn' variations.'' The full programme ■ will' be' found in another column. - ' . OLYMPIA SKATING. RINK; There were good attendances' at'"all the sessions" of 1 the-, Olympia Skating'.Rink'-' yesterday, . especially in thoovening;,... ,To-day there will be a children's matinee at reduced rates, and to-night an eight : lap r'aco -will bo run. ■■ ■ A,poster, and'fancy/dress'carnival in connection with tlio Lower Hutt Skating Rink will be hold on June 13. Tlie. ; rink is .open on Monday,. Wednesday, and : Saturday afternoons and evenings. - ■ " ; Mr. Tom Mann .will ;.address a meeting in the Town Hall to-morrow night. - ■ Gifts are .invited for a -grand-' rainbow bazaar to bo held in. connection with the Missions'to Seamen.' '