ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1511, 6 August 1912, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

— * :—- RICKAHDS' VAUDEVILLE CO. . Hiokards* Vaudeville Company continues to attract enthusiastic audiences at tlio Opera House. Tho company'is''one of tlio best that tho Richards' management has sent to New Zealiind, and some of the . "stars" are vastly clever performers. Bin. •. aldo is a'.violinist, whoso extensive powers and sympathy of expression would attract attention in any part of tho world. _ Hta interpretation o£ Von Suppe's selection, "l'oet nnd Feasant," is fascinating to a degree, and there is a wealth of comedy in the quaint "Rmald'o Rag," which describes/' in' a language all- its, own, tlio progression of'an inebriated person homewards after dining well but not wisely, Will 11. Fox is a singularly ingratiating humourist and trick pianist, nnd BJako and Granby provide a comedy sketch that is provocative of much laughter, llie last two nights of this clover combination aro aunounM*!. "MRS. BRIDGET M'SWEENEY." There are nearly as many laughs in the •now play, "Mrs. M'Sweeney," founded on tho late Thomas E. Spencer's well-known book, "The Surprising Adventures of Mrs. Bridget M'Sieehoy," as thete are sentences in the dialogue. It is all laugli from start to finish, and tho Irish-Aus-tralian combination, of atmosphere that has been worked into the piece makes just'such a story as will delight all* It is only necessary to say that Miss Mag-' gio Moore (supported by a specially selected company) is playing the title role, I "Bridget M'Sweeney.*' There net a I dull moment in the pieco. Maggie Mooro savs it is the best part she. has had since Lizzie Stofcl in "Struck Oil. That alono should be a guarantee of the play s worth. The season commences on Ihurs- . day evening next. Tho plan is ou view at tho Dresden. • 1 - MUNICIPAL ORCHESTRA'. A Municipal Orchestral concert.is to b» given in the Town Hall to-night. Tho programme is excellent,' and tho players, under the conductorship of Mr. Maugkan liarnett, have attained a standard that should be appreciated by the J\elhngton musical people. Tho principal iteius lo be plaved are: Beethoven s Great nymph onv'in C Minor, the intermezzo from Cav'alleria Rusliijana" (Mascagm), Bu.benstein's 'Wedding March from- l'eira* mors" and three ■ movements ■of Massenet's popular "Le Cid ballet music. . Tho vocalist for the evening is Mr. Sidnej Williamson, a Christchiirch baritone whoso song recitals in that city ha\o beet very successful. His numbers include an air from Verdi'si "Ballo in Masclwm, nnd songs by Landon Ronald and Bluinenthal. Popular prices aro charged. BENEFIT CONCERT. The Wellington Liedertafel, which giver its concert on Thursday Hall in aid of tho dependents of tho t«o hte tramway conductors, has a splendid programmo in hand. The numbers in; cliX part songs, quarts, itoras and solos. It is hoped that thi public will give tho society its well-merifr ed support. /. TRAMWAY FATALITIES.j/or tho lieneflt of those dependent upoii thl two tramway moil who recently lost their lives in Wellington, the Liedertafel Sociot.v are to give a popular concert m the Town Ilnll on Thursday evening next. A good concert of part songs, solos, and instrumental music is promised. . ' 1 A meeting of the colnnuttco appointed bv the Corinthians Football Club ill connection with the football benefit to be given to the widows and children of the two tram conductors recently killed m Wellington, will be held in tho Y.M.C.A,. at 7.30 this evening.

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