ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 443, 27 February 1909, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE OPERA HOUSE. The ' sparkling musical comedy, "The Pilsen," again drew a crowded ..u S - 6 i',l st '«£»*• Tho fino song and chorus, Heidelberg,'- was much appreciated,- as were also Miss Eaton's "Castle of Dreams," "Violl i y ¥ iss Mitchell and Mr. Hogue, and tfte.other leading numbers' of the now popular Cinomnati "Prince." Tho .''"Princo of Pilsen' will, be produced for tho last time tins evening. On Monday evening and the five following nig its the ever-popular musical play, "The £,L° f^n\i Tork r wa .' be Presented, nnd the season will then terminate. This company are said to give- an exceptionally' good per-formance-of 'Tho Belle,'^the critics goiierthat though it has been played w-.New Zealand on a good many occasions, Vtthas never had quite such an enjoyable'all■■»n£nP pr W- M in ihe P resent instenco - K-f & God ri? a ??? ara as the Bolle, Miss Ivy-Scott as M, Miss Ada Stirling, as Cora Augel.quo M,ss Mario Eaton as Kissy ■ St rt %'r a ' n i^ Wils ™ «' Namio Clanoy, Mr Edward Noble, who will make Ins first appearance this season, plays IchaBronson, Mr. Charles M. Loder tho polite lunatic Mr. Fred. Leslie Blinky Bill,' Mr, .Harold Partes and Mr. Roland Ho"U6 the Portuguese tana Mr. Arthur Lissant Kenneth Mugg, Mr. Edmund, Sherras Harry kin? 80 "' * lCy Denton ' DoQ Sniff ' v : .' THE ROYAL PICTURES. - .Tho attendances at His Majesty's Theatre l do not seem te diminish, for again last iiieht there was a full; house. The programme tliis week is very attractive, and though tho dramatic taste is very strongly catered for— notably V Miss Sherlock Holmes~ Nick Carter," "The Deadly Plant," aid Lucia da Lammermoor "—there aro not laofcmg those comic pictures without which no animated picture exhibition would be MVP™*-' .?«nio good fun was obtained at odd times dunng the,evening. .Thero are travel-particularly one, "Toward the North: Polo,'* which includes an admirable picture of "the midnight sun"--nlms of educational value and-Alms of miscellaneous matters of more than passim: inter, est. ;Thero will be the usual matafee! this afternoon, and also the evening exhibition; /..THEATRE ROYAL. '"■ programmo of new moving pictures which has been, shown by Fullers* Omoma-Path e all this week was again Played larf night at the Theatrf. Roval •There ■ will be a complete change of £- .gramme .to-night. ■- . .."■ pro ; '/•■.';, v ; WIRTH'S CIRCUS. 11 - I^ 'P ro 6">mmo was again nresentodbv Messrs. Wirth Bros, at their cus, which, has been located all this week' near, the Te Aro Railway Station. Be ides -other, "turna," which have been much ad mired at previous performances, and have already been described, there was a neVse'tf' Mwgarotte Jandeschowski, a dashinc couestnenne, who-; performed- 'some remarfflo feats, which were „. graceful asSv were t^ S ' - its giraffe wa* =n o w| n^^o^nl°i^:

;:; TOWN;HAXL'ORGAN.: '■: yMr. Maughan'-Barnett will givo tho week-lv' organ .»ortai ,„ tho'Town Hall to-night at LVIT k; V H ° ' P la f " oA * ty Bac and

:•■■'■'- ■r'+.l concert;:'\ ; ; (; ;v : ' ■■'■ .-;; 'i'i :of -.the 1 Garrison '"- •l«y Volunteers ..(Electrio LighTSs) led •a-; smoke; cofer.t '.at Messrs:; Philpsand good .attondance, /and .ae.iuSn . waa a K Swimmings™ vo I r^on.■ held ,dunng._the;past, seawn^'and-the .auccesßfuUcompet tors vwere' during 'tl e evening presented-..with;; troph.es hf, follow--' Lite-saving competition: Sulliva v f Lvo, R .o %» i Wilton 1, 50yds! maidenbright consolation-racer TCro.jhonoured : Instructors?', proposed. by,C a ptam.Hume>,responded to ? bV :; ; » Hume; "Other -Umts-and; Kindred Sports" tojy L.,:Doharty Musical: and other items. , Sullivan . Henderson, F. Byrno, Weichern,' Barry, Eb S) Wilmott,iF.-Margn/Hendersdn '

.;.;' ■:., r■"• ! o^ 1- readers who remember the crowded matinee house which greeted the ilast appearauoß hero of these threo Russian instrumentalists. on January ;16 will with salety. very' successful farowell season tor. the' Ohomiavsljis, commencing en -Thursday .^in..' nest, weolt. ~"Prodigies" we have had brought to us many times in tho last few. voars-but certainly no "children artists . of .musioal,calibre ;and temperament equal to these little, lads from, tho heart of snowy Russia.., The 'Cherniavskis- leave-in l\ to , oora ™en°o a long, season in, Sydney. .Ihursday, Friday, and Saturday in' next week wjll be tho last ohance.our local music-lovers will ;hav& of hearing them. Tho bos plan opens at tho Dresden this morning

-BENEFIT CONCERT; V There was a.good attendance at the beneflt concert given.,yostcrday evening -at St. ;leter s Schoolroom in' Ghuzneo Street for Mrs., Heyes, .who has been-loft ticsti&uto through the Penguin disastor. The audience was an. appreciative- orio, and almost every item-on \a well-filled programmo was encored.: The, orchestra played two overtures. Songs were. giyon by Miss' Hanton, Mr. Leslie Hill,-Mr. -M'Lean, Mr. : Jaa Dykes... and Mr. J. p. Carr. Mr.; sL vK''s■ ave amuaing sketches,. v$ n ° r ,,yitotta i contributed a harp bo1o. ; Miss |,Kimbell flayed, a pianoforte, solo, arid 'littlo Miss. Maisio Geary gavo Gretohen's song and dance and her madcap dance.. The -programme, which'was an excellent one, concluded .with, the comedietta "The Meetinc," played by.Miss Mollio Marshall and Mr Lampen., During the evening the accompany ments. wore played by Miss Kimbell atiff Mr,. '.;■;•' PENGUINRELIEF FUND. ; ~: A sacred concert in aid of the Penguin Relief Fund was held in the Parish Hall, Johnwnville. on Tuesday'evoning. Mr. J. P. Luto,'M.P, ; occupied the chair, and made a row remarks suitable to the occasion. The sum of £40 (approximately) was realised by the sale of tickets and by collecting boxes carried by those who sold tickets. The performers included .Misses Churchward, Easson, and Moxham; Messrs. L. Fell, 0. Jerusalem, -F.-Twiss, and F. Wood. The visitors from Wellington were entertained by tho ladies of the local committee; and the programmo was arranged by Mr. Loslio Fell, of Johnsonville. The abovo omount; with any'additions, will bo handed to'the Mayor as soon as the final returns are to hand.