ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 436, 19 February 1909, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

;';.->:; ' OPERA HOUSE : / ~ The 1 bright, and mirthful comedy,, "The Red Mil, w,as produced son s clover company at the Opera House last night,- before a most appreciative. audience.'; Ihe comedy will he staged: again to' night, and; to-morrow afternoon, a special matinee, performance will be ;given of which' tho entire.proceeds .will; be dovoied'to the .™eE ; .?f sufferers through, the recent shinping disaster.. '.;■ ,'.'.'. .",.' ' -.:■■'■ ';>;:;.-' ' PICTURES. '; >: ; : ' ■ The: success of the new programme of pictures presented for the first' time at i His "Majesty's Iheatro. on. Wednesday . evening would appear, to ..be assured;'if the. attendance last evening for. the second exhibition', goes for anything. ;■ Frequent bursts of an-' pkuse.marked .the'passing of ,a- A'star"• film,' .ot- winch there, are. quite a number, i The V roß °? r , . le 1 . ■ % is; proving a,-,most.popular ° ne V, Coiners ) : , ;"The,lnn:of.. Death," Cabin 'Boy's;" Sister,'.'' "ThV T.i ■ V old Maid >" ' "Slumberland." and Beautiful; Burmah" are other- very, -fine: films...;. .-;■';'.. -; '.'.■.. ••'.-■■',.; -;' : -, ■' ..' "■.

; THEATRE ROYAL! v"^:'? ,^ e |}®" t r attendances aro'being'recorded at the ilheatrpflloyal, this; week, attracted by. the/brightness', and. variety of the current, week s programme of "Cinema;' Pathe".picr.'iV 3 . 3 '. ™ e •■-■''American.,' Record Trip:" "Scenes in Burmah" • and ,Mr. Brown's Prizo'.'.are "star'! films inan ; excellent-assortment;' ■'•'. . ADA CROSSLEY CONCERTS. ;I : \ .Madamo .Crpssley.and. 1 her company ■.■'give' & I v?*\ v rt m '■ tl l e co ™try districts tonight at Eeildmg, and will leave to-morrow. afternoon for Wdlmgton,, They will rest tomorrow,mght, and commence their final tw6 concerts on Monday The demand for seats is very great,; and the plan is.rapidly. filling; The company includes Mr. John .Harrison, ■Mr. Jay.Ryan, Mr. Percy Grainger. Mr. Leon Sametini,-.and Herr Benno ■ Scherek, who is now acting as director, .as Mr. .Harold Whittle had to return to Australia on the conclusion of the Auckland season to mini another engagement already made. Mr bcherek is .bo popular' that his' appearance on the platform will give great pleasure to thousands who have known him so.loni: lhe plans -are at the Dresden/, where 3s: and may now also:be had.

[ ' ' : / TOWN HALL;ORGAN.,;'. ■ / To-morrow' night Mr.;, Maughan r . Barnett will, give the last but* two, of the presdnt series of organ recitals on the Town Hall organ.-. His. programme will include Wairner.s "The Ride of- the ValS' rl « s / an Idyll and Finale by Rheinberger, the Funeral March, and other works by Jiach, .Faurey and. Rachmaninoff.'/../:: '■ .PENGUIN.DISASTER; ■./ . '/ . The.WelLngtoi Professionali'Orchestra. assisted by several members of "The Red Mill" Umpany (by kind permission of -Mr.' J. C. Williamson), will .gfve a sacred concert in the lownHall-on Sunday evening next; in aid of. the Pengum shipwreck fund. A special' tra, wh,ch will be augmented by the full strength of Mr./ AVilTiamson's orchestra Chomn's ."Funeral March", will be by, the full band of 55 performers. Other' m w !"; b ? r the .overture "Pique Darni" fe ' S J f f*«i 'Von' Blou; q tion to 3rd Act. Lohengrin,": Wagner; "Narcissus," ;Nevjn • and a Caprice, "Moriama ■' Espmosa.- Mr. Harold Oakes will Xy'a trombone solo, "Thou Art Passing/fence" (Sullivan), and Mr.:'Len King, cofnetift wdl, play "0 Rest in. tho Lbr#». ES solin,:. A collection will be. taken-'at thl doors, when patrons, are asked to contributl as liberally as possible. The. entire proceeds