ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 410, 20 January 1909, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MADAME ADA CROSSLEY'S CONCERT. Madame Ada Crcssley's/"socpnd- concert at the Town Hall last owning 'was, in point of . attendance, public appreciatiqnViaiid:.ajftistiq , merjii,' a bfijliaiit succos|, ; ...,,Th.c,,pubiip, in fact, allowed their appreciation to carry them ( so far that , the encore numbers so protracted _■ an already generous programme that the end was riot reached until■iqng , .after 10 o'clock. As. for the concert, enough' ']his- already been said concerning the , ca!ißfe t ' i o : f' : 'tKe ; musical . talent, which composes the.'paYty; aWthpre' but remains.;a. review. pf : "ty"fafe' r prpViaSl' last orening. If was a qharmingfprograin'nVo —bright, full qf variety, with item in the wholo. series of numbers.. Madanio ; Crossley,: who was in -OTagmfJcofit"-''voice;'' selected for her opening nuinber-the'-recit'a-tivo and air; MQui, Q'es'f-Lui;" •and~"-Yail-Grenada . orifin . t , a^pelleyJ- %; " r Aber Hamet ?' (Theodore themo,.full of dramatic intensity,:but'iiardyso dramatically s,ung as bne added, as encores, 'nCatM&eurMavoufi' S^Vi 1 >, ancl German's piquant. 1, " ■ 10d1ar...-. OnJierire-appearancc'Mynnie/sapii' two delightful "Qyfttdrki" 'How/ bleeps the Orimßon Petal," '•ttnd'iin v hTAnge'J ™ nt > by,Korbay, of the y ■ Vff 1 ™ 0?, " icoiirstf t-lie-encore, "The Gleaner's '.new;. On her.last appearance," Cuthbcrt , '- \«.ynnc s oharming;"Through'Lave-td<LiKht)"-wtth; organ abbligatp, "Hunfe was sung, and. by request,': '.'iOlv-tliat: We v Tw!6e fe M-iying," with, rareiveH;a-Verse-•Qt Home j Sweot Home/. , .'. 'Madamd's'-'hiW popularity was EOTiQUsly-.tlireatened .Dy-vthe brilliant success of Mr. .lolur; B[ariison, .~tii<r tenor singer, of :the Rrorninoncoand increasing ascendencv+in. the Enghsh musical, world was.: mentioned olfe r - CJinries Saunders :whea : >he )\eJiingtnn some,' time ago;"Mr.-Harrison , " Qommenced with: the recitative'-.and».-am~ /n om - .■■■Esmeralday'V'Ph, Vision adding,::asi:extra : nunibers.-. < ?J 7> Vr ,fiy : Jan« and j-Olutsam'sl-tiinßtiil ir^wn'f l he sang, : f<To 3tfwV; -Ariud Valerie White), and a new.,song of, Ijiddle's-' ■Jjoyes Mastery".—which was ■ R-Jsplondid- ex--ample/of bravura, stinging.-:-■■-DKHardelotV "Because. , ' antl.:ijho taptivrft;, ing lakp a Pair of .Sparking .Er05, , , , . (Gon'dtv-j liers) .was also added. ajso . . associated ...wjtji -.■ Mr-,-,J»yr-Rfan-m thftfine.diict, , '.Tho.mqoi s Lamp Above" (Benedict, ~; w hjc.li,'. cpncludc'dthe coiictirt. Mr. Jay Ryan Kflshwry.tocnpssful in his items, of which- mention might, b,6 made of MThe OnHeen-BaTOV.. (Benedict), a rcnlly: fine..mimbpV:''■ he' also sang A its.w' ? "The tprd is My. Li c hti''A'A : Farewfn ,, Ctiddle), and ifThei Iriflhr' Mr. Perc.r Grainger. '■•^L^i^^■••■■' a ,?4j rf^. :a.--KW»ilr.-Weeds' with Hie. Ohonm "Polonai«o,hv A Flat." 'aid a catchy f'lrish Dance" Th% other;number's.Trore ''Prelude in A: Jlai'V (Liszt), and a beautiful little.pkee pf tone oolour-a "Study inA rii'V'-7ChoiL):, .%£- ijson PametiTji's yiolin soli -.Vwe.Vvery.Vwel'. received. His "Wieniawsti £ H^ajor.'. w»s''■■»-. fine ■■p.iece,,qf-: tfchnifine',--as : a so was hisJ'Minnet'.' also" pkyed iwettn'. (Dnj;o)—ani. encpre--The .Jife (Sc|iub9rt), ; ahp an. eiico's num-' s:Ha^d ; er m^B?^i:S

golden West , - is a romance; of the-far-bat country, and th,ere is iniit-an- aroni's ; 6f-il pp.e-clad.- mountains, where the' 'gold-aeekra wrest]? with fortur, , -'~ "■The-girl,-' , :thd..id of 'all the. miners,-and tllß:'tru ! !te(i.]c*£ti#v their^avinss,- is;"of by : Jliss.. Tittejl Brune.. "an"'cm,i tiqnal part; rand: never once -faila present:the;:situation. ..Mi-;; TlfpiHasSiEinj sten ) --;as-'-IlameTez/.^he: ,, Tobbpf,' ,; 'ii'''itf": ;; jii 'Wessiy.o %qrfi,r:an'd'«afi{lfa'a«gfeis(iKV>tnai nerisms ppculiar.-.t-o t'hoKiiidn : ' i out-.^ , est : ; The a.-inan of/stenvVdi! position, as, presented,'by Mk'"Georgo 'Bjytiir and 'he. has 'a Kauniine .'can slruffle cards. 's ! '-fhe''Gifl •of .West 1, r will;be;tre|wateil ilX'h . . On 1, Friday . 'leyeriing "■'£■ sjfew .'Piana of Dobs6h's/Vwill:be !! Stage(l ; P :Th story is a quaint ;: one', and'.'.is-iwittet! in a episode in.thei life' 9I a■■; London shop-gir! .The plriy Vas -produced -a tho Kiiigsway, Theatre,-jtondari^,'by' Mis Lena Asiiu-elJi -ajid .proved . 'one, .'.<#: tbe '■ sflc cesse3 of the ■"Mrsf.A.Jf otbfe£€»'rsir<vup! appears in, tho; qjss'i of J'Di^^fif Bob s,pn!s.H ■.■■■■■:■:■ ":■■'-. ■■■:": " '""-. "

; ' Last night another large wit riessed the representation, at the Koyal of .the' Burris-tfohnsoii boxing cpntf.st.;. As. on tlje previous-.'evening, those present incluiiod ,y cohsjderDiife piropqttioii of members pi th.ofn.ir sex, .ipfoci appeared to foiloiy. the -fortunes', of ■" tJJeWSwitJiaIJTiU wifeh' equally as much. fpjk.. Vl'ith tho.. chief; incidents;oof ?iri>KgU>rnqst readers hare been , madVf.ao!!Jiau-'% r ex Titended newspaper accounts. jj they have a opportunity,-,of rjiulging;f<if; themselves ; tjic nierits of the principaisi' That Burns had.iVTery tough pfdposftiorinnf.froatt of .hiin is; e?id««it;;.;:Equally,;;strikingi:i3 ;tho. tflftt he ..made a .magnificent:.shp,TOng7' Hpw ho would ;;|w?e farpcl -if ;i(e had misfort^ , to.ro6QiYe.iai;na^tj and an.injury to his.initliccm.-jtha i'nitiU atagai of the cpntes.t is.a':questiorf:iii-;rcgar:d!tb irhicto opinion is divided, pic-' tures wpre more'/.distinct.•vtJipn, ) Dnv;f ii?g night/ They wheii, if the bookings so.far;oan;:ha. ; iaken -aaf a'critenon, there Trill be a reco"r'd^.ttenSanc'eJ> ■;: ... Last night's \ th§ .BpyafiPiQ-, tnres was giveJi .b iofpre..aiibthe?!!i3fge,"audience. To-nighti i special 'prograiijinfilj's : ; lje-' ing arranged:for. ih.9 .'. ; aiiiuveraarf; of .the Piotures. buted t >, lady .' ;'■';';J7',;:;";;''.;: -J "';"' . ..: ' : OIJSMENT;I, _ '''A Voyage Thro'-the Universo* is;thp i sUbi' ject"of'■-Mγ." Oleinent L.' entertainment at the Tp*)i flail i "Gbncp I rtf' Jhambertliis evening..- Mr. 'tike'* hjs on an .ima.ginarj'vfltgßt"th'foiiglF 'spaco/ describing a,nd -illtfstratiiig:. - -ljj:-means : of beautifully" coloured :fanttrh^"sli3es- r aij<l" )ietures, many of the' heavenly* 'Bodfes'-- little 1 cnown to the majority. : , p^piq6n''Tvill' : alsS ,: Rβ visited by. the seppp )u the lyorld,. and many. wonders r pf' fho"' U!uver § p;. wil| be reyeale4.'.a3.::Ee P n:through tjie great,.Parisi sfar-campra. VReserved' seats may.be secured a.j; the 1 Dresa^iv"" f .: V •;. , -■..'■'■ .vWPNDlßlklfe^-'^;^;^ ■ ■■ There are f<) be special perland, Mrraniary this' affernopiu ..i-Prtfes'i sor Driscoll. will walkJhe.vtigH-TpEe. .high-above the lake. The grounds anS-side-Bhqivs will .be illuminated at higHt h y 'beauty Mre : - lights, of 'various;; colours .\>y, R, T. Bickerton, on the.sairie.-.liiies Ss-Wdn-J derland at the., Phristphurch"' ,E ? hibition.; There w$ he. no estra charge;., n '.<'