ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC. THE JUBILEE SINGERS.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 106, 1 November 1900, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC. THE JUBILEE SINGERS.

Another excellent programme was pre- 1 senled by the Singers *ast night Lo a most i appreciative audience, and the periect I chorus singing in particular called foi\h ' well-merited applause, the full tone yrcl ' the perfect harmonies standing out in line contrast to the delicate pianissimo and i those rare voice colourings and nuances ! in which these singers shine so eminently. In the second part of the programme, the pictures of the Passion jfla-y were most impressive. The thiid part of the progrionme was bright and varied. The ladylike iropei t sor±ation of Gauze was recognised, and Miss Daaaiiia Underwood's singing >otf "The Old Folks at^Home,' was charming. An entire change of programme is announced for this evening, and a special matinee will be given on Saturday afternoon. ST. THOMAS'S REDOUBT. The Bazaar at the Skating Rink was crowded last evening, and 1 , judging by appearances, the venture seems to be turning out most successfully. The takings, up to date, amount, it is said, to over £130. There is a change of programme each evening, and last night the various items were well received. The last tableau, depicting a scene in camp-life, although excellent in almost every particular, was marred by its centre piece, which represented an incident of a somewhat disgusting character. In other respeoifci, the tableaux were very well carried out, that depicting Oronje's surrender being excellent. To-night members of D Battery will give an exhibition, of sword drill. Professor Lazern's conjuring, the vocal items by Messrs. Arthur oahn and Walter Rivers, the singing and dancing of | Miss Eileen Boyd (to the accompaniment : of a shower of coin from the audience), ■and the "funnyisms" of Mr. Tom Leonard, afforded a pleasant entertainment !at the Exchange Hall last night. This i evening ' Professor Davy's "Royal Giant I Marionettes" will augment the present j strong combination under Mr. Dixs ; management. | There is a boom at the Choral. Hall, where the "Flying Jordans" are the chief attraction just now. Big crowds roll up every evening to see the clever ariel performances of the trio, and the specialties of other entertainers of a stroing combination. ' v Fair patronage is given each night to. Hooper's Minstrels, now appearing at the Federal Theatre, and the numerous items of a varied programme appear to suit the taste of the audience. I A highly sucessful vocal and dramatic entertainment was given under the auspices of' the St. Peter's Club last night, in the Schoolroom, Ghuznee-street, which was packed with people. The programme opened with Lohr's tuneful me.ody "i.uarguerita," sung by Mr. H. Smith in a way which secured him a recall. Miss Wood- j ward sang "The Promise of Life" acceptably, and was fallowed by Mr. S. H. Bannister, with "Maid of Malabar." Miss H. Randall, who was in excellent voice, gave an artistic rendering of "Dear 1 Heart," and was heartily applauded. Misses M. Curtis and M. Salmon also j sang well, and the latter was associated , with Miss A. Pownail in the duet "The : Moan hath raised her Lamp above." Mr. A. Ballance gave a spirited interpretation of "Doreen," and Mr. R. Robertson main- • tamed his reputation as a singer of comic songs, and was repeatedly recalled. One of the features of the programme was the prbduction of John M. Morton's one-act comedy "John Dobbs," in which the characters were represented as follows : — Squire Fallowfield, Mr. Chas. H. v.xlliams; Major Frankmonn, Mr. E. S. Har- , ris ; Peter Paternoster, Mr. J. J. S. Stei venson ; John Dobbs, Mr. P. R. Fordham ; John, Mr. F. E. Franklin ; Mrs. j Chesterton, Miss I. Blundell ; Lucy (her , sister), Miss Holyroyd. The piece was capitally staged, and acceptably played. Mrs. Riggs played the accompaniments |to the concert item 3 with taste through1 out the evening. The proceeds are to j be devoted to the building of a suitable club-room for the members. Satisfactory business was dome at tue Sale of Work opened yesterday afternoon in the Sydney-street Primitive Methodist Schoolroom. The afternoon and evening's takings amounted to a little over £24. ; During the afternoon Mrs. W. Murdoch sang, and in the evening the Musical i Helpers entertained visitors with songs, glees, choruses, and recitations.. The boys "Old Curiosity Shop" was well patronised. The sale was continued, this afternoon. Miss H. Gillespie should have eben mentioned as one of those who assisted at the stalls. The box plan of "Arrah Na Pogue," which is to pc staged' by the Fabian Dramatic Club cm Bth, 9th, and 10th November, opened at the Dresden Piauo Rooms ! this morning, and there was an early application for seats. A full rehearsal of I the piece was held last night, and the ! whole performance went with great smoothness, under the direction of Mr. Marshall, stage manager.. A feature of the performance will, be an Irish jig, danced by four persons, and songs incidental to the piece will be sang, including the "Wearin' o* the Green," by Mr. A- S. Ballance. The performance is in aid of the fund for furnishing "the now •Convent at Newtown, and a good season is expected. Mrs. Adelene Izetfc will give her seventh elocutionary recital in^ the Sydney-street Schoolroom this evening. Mrs. Izett will recite "A Tale of Sweethearts," and Tennyson's "Lady of Shalott," Mr. Philip Palmer (a tenor lately from Sydney, with an excellent record) will sing, and elocutionary and musical items of an attractive character will be given. The members of the Orpheus Liedertafel are requested to meet for practice at the Trocodero to-morrow evening, at .8 o'clock. THEATRICAL JOTTINGS. Amongst variety attractions to arrive in the colony under engagement to my. P. R. Dix are Ferry, the "Human Frog," one of the greatest contortionists of the day; Miss Irene Franklin, an American comedienne; Misses Florrie and Stella. Ranger, clever sisters from Mr. Harry Rickards's Sydney Tivoli ; the Miutoms, American song a.nd dantfe artists ; Mr. Sam Gray, a leading English descriptive vocalist ; Miss Pearle Lovell, a popular serio from the London music halls; Mr. R. E. Watson, eccentric comedian and vocalist; the South Sisters, dainty and artistic dancei^s ; and a number ot others, including Little Gulliver. Mr. Charles Arnold is due in Dunedin on Bth Novembei*, to produce "What Happened to Jones." Mr. Montgomery, of Montgomery's Kinematograph and Concert Company, has returned from London and the Paris Exhibition, having secured the Now

Zealand rights for what is claimed' "the biggest show" yet produced in the piefcura line. The Australian rights have been secured by Mr. Harry Rickards, and the! English rights by Mr. Ben Freet for £2000. Mr. Montgomery has brought out some of the latest Parisian aod American novelties. The company will go on tour early in November. Miss Sheon, tho Wellington soprano, has been engaged to play the part of • Mab,el in the forthcoming production of "The Pirates -of Perazance," by the Palmerston Operatic Society. ' ' The Crane-Power Dramatic Company opened at the Princess Theaire, Dunedin, last Saturday, for a season of ten nights. There was a crowded house, and the piece was "Tess of the DUrbeivilies." juiss Edith Crane, the leading luuy, was the original "Trilby" in the production bore m which Mr. Reuben Fax was the *,vongoli. Amongst the Members of the company are Messrs. Tyrone Power, Cyril Keightley, Ojly Deejring, J. W. Ha'zutt,' Harry Hill, Arthur Lissant, etc. 'me repertoire includes "Trilby," "The Only Way, ' an. adaptation bf "A Tale of Two Cities," "The Sign of the Cross," "A Royal Divorce," and "The King's Musketeer." A new play by the Rev. George Walters (author of "Joseph of Canaan," played here by the Williamson- Wood Company) was to have had its initial staging at the Palace Theatre, Sydney, on Thursday, Ist November, for copyright purposes. The' play, which contains some unconventional and powerful situations, is entitled "Thou Fool," and is distributed . into four acts— The Student, the Fool, the Outcast, the Lover. When Mr,. Musgrove's grand opera season finishes in Melbourne^ Miss Nellie Stewart will re-appear in comic opera at the Princess Theatre, so that for a time the two partners in the late firm will both be running the same form of entertainment within a block of each other. An early return to the colonies is intended* by Mr. Charles Holloway. He hopes to leave by the Ortona on 9th, November, bringing several new dramas with him. Mr. W. B. Spong, the well-known Australian scenic artist, has painted one of the principal scenes in "Quo Vadis," at the Adelphi Theatre, London, and a set for tour ; scenes in acts 1 and 2of '"jiinglish Nell," at the Prince of Wales's Theatre ; the first act in "Colonel Cronwell," at the Globe Theatre; second act in "Self and Lady," and the one-act farce "The Yellow Peril," at the Vaudeville Theatre. Mr. Spong has just started for Brittany on a sketching tour for a well-earned change and rest. That particularly fascinating lecturer, the Rev. Haskett Smith, is back again in Melbourne, Mr. Smith's first lecture was on the wonders of the Paris Exhibition of 1900. He has come away prepared t<?< contradict the general assertion that the. gigantic venture is a failure. It is a disappointment financially, he says, only to plunging speculators. On other evenings Mr. Smith has lectured upon "Ancient Egypt," and also taken his hearers over the ground covered by Gordon and Kitchener. Mr. Hugh Macdonald, M.L.A., lias composed an "Ode of Welcome' in honour of the Australian Commonwealth, which has been, adopted' by the Council of the Highland Sooiety, and by them entwisted to Mr. Alfred Hill to set to music Mr. Alfred Hill's new work, which will be for full chorus, orchestra, and soloists, will (the Sydney Morning Herald states) shortly be put in. rehearsal for ultimate performance at the Highland Society's annual concert on 2nd January. Richard Goldsborougb. Row, of Abbotsford, Victoria, wool expert, has filed a petition for divorce from Eleanor Stewart Row, theatrical axtist, whose <. stage name is Nellie Stewart. The ground alleged is desertion since 1895. The parties were married at the Scots Church manse, Melbourne, oa January 26th, 1884, Mrs. Row's maiden name being Towzey. The case.-4s-4jkely to be heard in March next. Mr. J. Morris, well known as the principal advance agent of Fitzgerai4 Bros.' circus, died suddenly in Melbourne on the 14th October. Mr. Morris, whose real n«,me was Maurice Simonstein, and who was only thirty-eight years of- age, was walking with a friend when he complain- 1 ed of feeling weak, and was taken to his hotel, where he 'died' before medical aid could be procured. The deceased was very popular in the profession, and indeed with every one with whom: he carne^ in contact.