ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 298, 10 September 1908, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

i . OPERA HOUSE.. ) . "The Stepmother" was repeated before t , largo audience at tho Opera House last even - ing- ' ' , , Commencing with' on Saturday .afternoon next, the management announce ; g special farewell revival of; the popular play ( "Tho "Fatal Wedding,'' the season for which . is limited to tho-matinee and the four fol< jqwing^gjghts. ( A feature.of tho production j .will ibo the excellent cast, no member of has ever appeared .in this play in Wol- ,. Jluigton. before.-: Miss Queenio Williams, who ' r 'scored l so successfully in "The Little Bread' imnbr," will tako the character of "The Littie" Mother." The box. plan opens at the j' Dresden this morning. \ ; " '/ THEATRE ROYAL. J"Messrs."Fullers' 1 admirable entertainment—< | tlie Wido World Pictures—was brought to a j; conclusion' last evening before a crowded audience. The seaSoii has been a highly successful one,'.and Messrs.'Fuller have every reason .: .to Tcoiigratulato themselves-on their new exv. . [ 'r THEATRE. ' His Majesty's'' -.Theatre;,, was absolutely, i packed .J^stj.pvgijigg,,''when the Royal Pictures; Synd(cnte_ ; s Keseute4"their, now pro-gramme;-This week's! selections : are really of a . first-class" order, aiid,-tho entertainment submitted should suit even the most critical. '"Th'g're was an entiro, absence, of the annoying flifcker, and the, pictures, particularly the col--1 olifc's/ were" exceptionally fine. Co'nse-' 'quciitly,' 9 it''is 'almost' needless to' say that i„„ths.,audj : cnce'''wer6 "The first , nW'ruii'tjff was a_ bciautifully-coloured sketch, , entitled^^'MK''Fuzz," an .uglj' man who' is ? niadoiattractiye, 'oii' a-'fairy's advice, by' la'pr'iii'ceijS. ' This'picture was very •• pi'btty-m-sceriib effect; arid it, was watched "■ a't'tc'htively. _ A most striking and exciting 1 'picture, entitled "fjnatched from a Terrible *'Death'," followed. It- represented a scene in. ■ 'Ihtlia| of.-.an army officer saying good-bye to bfs c 3aughter,rand;riding-off on an elephant.. ■ Tfi'einext scene depicted a-number of natives : a .hideous creation . called the jSnhkfl Goij, and the dccrce goes forth that a. white■ victim has-to be sacrificed. The duti-. ''•"Ful Worshippers ; .-oaphire. the. officer's little' 1 .'d<ilightor,;. ; a,nd ~tie. her in-front of the god, 1 "whete: slie j?; 711, imminent danger- of being bitten by,snakes..- Then comes'the rescuer in - 1 •tThft'frirra, of- the elephant,.who, after leaving ii'his toaster insensible, at the bungalow, starts 'o(f';Hnd. 4 arriv,psin.time to save ,the girl's life., is.'mapiificent, and, if for ; rfl?rs'film'al6lie,*'.th*o-pictures''arb well worth see- " .ing'.' '!The Little Coxswain of the_' Varsity " ■ Eight''', was'i an- interesting item,'and the % first'half concluded with an excellent mirth- ; ■ pFovbkeiy entitledi'.The "Invention of Profes- .. sor Curios," 'showing ii magnetic device with ;lfumoi;ous potentialities. ' Tho series, "Pio- ; neers j Crossing the Plains in : '49," during which! Red Indians attacked the caravan and ' ,-Skilled, sbVcral whites,'was a picture full of . ;jn^rest.Others shown- were "BeautyV ;"Lqve'will Find a' Way," "A Fortu- - -lia'tb- • Accident," and "My Neighbour's .Dance'." To-night, "Tho"Merry Widow Waltz Craze";will be run ;off. The usual matinee takes :place on Saturday.: /t'Zl ; SONG" RECITAL. - ' ' - -ji'<A" charming programme was given by Mr. - and' Mrs. Albert Mallinson at their final song '..recital in the . Concert Chamber of the Town • Hall last evening. The audience was large, • -.but.not so large, as the merits of the-concert r, "deserved".' There .was 110 limit to the delight } jrithi ivllicli"'Djlrsi .Mallinson's . songs 'Were • heard, and though there were about twenty - on. the programme,-encores' w'ere"insisted on-'" in., half-a-dozen . instances. The" programme , ,was devoted to songs composed by Mr; Mal- : iinson; and its variety and beauty gave remarkable evidence-of his genius. "Mrs. Mal-.-linsoiij' ..iff.perfect voice, and; tliough--her '■ 'tWentiro enterteinmfent of tho "- 1 exeuing,'the • audience never felt'a moment's - little song',''"Snowflakes," : showed 'at once tho ' wonderful appropriate- . .-nessjof MrV ' MallinsonV music [to the words, ~ ..aud^. the • ■ iniliiitablo felicity with which the singer l could-wed-music to expression. The I charming ; lyric of' Christina' Rossetti, "My ■Hearths'like a Singing BMj" was sung by Mi;s,.| MallinsOn in a manfier which 'secured .a;prgssiug''redemand,.'an4'her next song, the favourite-'"Slow, Horses,'' Slow," was also ■ .encored. Tlie beautifiirflbwer poems of Philip ' . ,Rqurke 'Marstorij' set iij. a song cycle by Mr.' Majlinson, formed a niost attractive feature' of '.tKe programme.' A'canoe song, sung \vitli ' .'fascina!tfrig" ligh'tiiess [ and charm, was en.thusiasticiilly' ehcoifed, and the-pout made swge.tjy 'vop'al in'-Stevenson's "Bed in'-'Sum-nwr". to.'be"' repeated. The happiest ' memories'will remain'of these recital's. |•; MISS 'IRENE' AINSLEYi . ; To-nightith'e' talented young New Zealand, • cbiitralto, Miss Irene. Ainsley, supported by a miniber of -well-known artists,.' including Mr. '"Hamilton Hodges, Mr. and- Mrs. Ernest ' Queree, and Sir. Alfred will make her appearance at the Town' Hall. Tho pro-gramme-is an exceptionally fine one, as -frill 1 be- seen Jroni' the. advertisement, and the con- . 'fc.erf should be largely, patronised. --•yj : : OLYMPIA RINK. - r AI' J gr'ahd 'impersonation and floral carnival was held, Olynipia Skating Rink last. 1 evening.'' 'The"attendance was exceptionally • large the, lateness' of the season, the sides' of 'tho hall being lined with inter*' ' ested; spectators. . Quito an attractive scene '^fras'jirese'nt-cd.before tho onlookers, and the, 'tinio 'passed :very: l pleasantly. ■ During the ' ' 'bveinng: tlio Olyiupia Band •rendered a num--1 ber. of selections; - Some- of UlO participants, . 'however,-did not seem to grasp'the idea of impersonationp, and the judges accordingly awarded 'prizes'-to who, in their opinion, ; were^entitled -to thorn, departing slightlyi fromi'the btigmal; intention. There wero two'"'-'dudes'!''! Off the'floor, and oneMaori chief.- 1 No-;:one appeared as a Maori ehieftainesis, and jio ,one impersonated any> well-known''resident or public man. The carnival was 'thus' turned principally into a "floral one," but in this department a number of tho ladies ; present■ were decidedly original, ; and : certainly provided a pleasant relief. The ; tea'ni of two and driver, Misses A. Burgess 'a"nd ! 'Downey, .driven by Miss Hill, was par- - ■tioularly pleasing,'aiid Miss L. Warren, as a London! flower girl, was well-nigh perfect. Mr-; : 'R; H. 'Esto;,' as" a'Red Cross knight, was - •'Snc.eefesfuli 'and Mr; F. -li. Sliand, -as ent-er-:tainelv :was'-'tho ;: best sustained character. Tlib''iudge3''wer6 Mrs. B. Fuller and Mr. J.' '\3; -'uinpiiiaff. ••*fli!a , "foUo>ring'- was ' tho prize ' •list modern dude, Mr. Grover; Maori ' chief;''Mr; J. 1 Abel; best floral display by ladyt-Mi-s.-'Rosenberg 1, Mrs. Ross 2; team j "orfefff and driver, MisSbV A." Burgess', Dow- ' 'iiby/ilid Hill; team oMve; Misses-Oldham 'nnd'>Scott, and Mesdames Rosenberg, Rose, iirid'Fostorpbest-sustained character, Mr.- F. , -L'. ' Sliand; "flowbr.lgirl, .Miss ;F. Warren;' - c!b\vlf'/Jlr. Laing-'Meilaoit;'Red'Cross knight, ;'MK, E.'H. Essex. TTH& BURNS-SQ'UIRE, CONTEST TO- . NIGHT. . ? By-'tlid. s.s'.- Malieno ] arrived what is perIhfipS'bnb of the most interostins and compre'heusivb'achievements in'the' art of kine-iiatbgi-aph—tho complete reproduction of the . '■great-'pugilistic contest for the world's cliampMiiSh'lp, 'which- on' August 2-t last was wit- ' , ncssod' )jy-'nn audionce of sixteen thousand -' spectators ait -the "Stadium," in Sydney, and 'which/by means, of the biograph and the en--te)'\iiiso'of Messrs. Edwin Geach, MaeMahon,' and''Carroll, ;will-be -presented in life-like de- ■ tiiil-to-night, at;tlie Theatre Royal, Wellington. ' The season,is undev the direct patronage of the Wellington Boxing Association, and the advent to ! New Zealand of this production is ■Exciting considerable interest. Tho doors to- ■ ilight'Wjl,l<he.;opqiled at 7 o'clock. Full particulars jb^-the programmo are announced in. '■'qui? amtisbnient coluniiis.