ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 136, 9 June 1906, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

"SINBAD THE SAILOR." "Sinbad the Sailor" has hod a remarkably successfully run at the Opera- House. Last evening another crowded audience witnessed 1 the pantomime and generously applauded the leading characters. Mr. Fred Graham's humour as "Mrs. Sinbad" created hearty and continuous laughter, and the acrobatic feats of Lennon, Hj^nan, and Lennon and the merits of other performers were fully appreciated. This afternoon a matinee is being held. The pantomime will be produced for the last time to-night. Monday and Tuesday evenings will be devoted to a vaudeville entertainment of a most varied character, and the company will leave for Auckland on Wednesday to make room for MR. ANDERSON'S DRAMATIC COMPANY. This company commences a season at the Opera House next Wednesday evening. The opening piece will be "The Orphan Heiress," which will be mounted on a complete scale. The play, it is said, contains all the elements of a successful comedy and' at the same time is full of sensational incident. "The Ladder of • Life" will follow "The Orphan Heiress." ■ -FULLER'S ENTERTAINERS. There was another large attendance at the Theatre Royal last night, and the excellent entertainment piovided by the new company was thoroughly enjoyed, laughter and applause being frequent and encore numbers numerous. Mr. Bob PeaTson made his first appearance with the. company, and the Juvenile Musical Elwoods were again in evidence. This evening there is to be the usual weekly change of programme, and amongst tflie newcomers will be Miss Gertrude Emery, an -aerial trapeze athlete, and Master Dick Hayes, a young contortionist. The Bovis Bro3. are to pud on a new scena,, to which they have given the title, "I hear they want more Bovis !" THE LEMARE ORGAN RECITALS, Mr. Lemare's final recital in the Town Hall last night) attracted an immense audience, -which included His Excellency tin Governor. The programme consisted of nine compositions of the great masters of organ music, judiciously selected to show the range and power of the instrument. Several of the items had been" heard before., and were repeated by general request. Of these the "Ride of the Valkyries" and the brilliant overture to "William Tell" made perhaps the heaviest demands upon' the 'performer; "O Star of Eve," one of the finest melodies in "Wagner's "Tannhauser," was ; sympathetically rendered, and Hollins's "Spring Song," with harmonious suggestions of nature's varying moods, the familiar note of tHie tui, etc., brought forth such loud apjjlause that the organist j added an encore. Of the new pieces, Bach's "Toccata in' F Major" was remarkable for a pedal solo, and Wheeldon's "Carillon" for its curious and constant repetitions of the main theme. Perhaps the most charming of all the selections played was tlhe Angel Scene from Humperdinck's opera "Hansel und Gretel," full of delicate shades of melody on tbe finer reeds, and harmonies as of a human choir singing in the distance. In response to a loud call the performer repeated the first parti. A beautifully-play-ed selection from "Lohengrin"' was another proof of Mr". Lemare's appreciation of Wagner, from whose works three of tbe nine items on the programme were taken. Lemmens's "Storm Fantasia" afforded another illustration of the capacity of the city's organ to produce .realistic effects, come of tJiem so natural that tho listeners gafeed at one another in wonder. An Andantino and Barcarolle by the organist completed tOie programme, at the close of which Mr. Lemare was with one of the heartiest ovatlions that lias ever been accoided by a Wellington audienc.e. TE RANGI PAI'S SACRED ' RECITAL. The music-loving people of Wellington will be pleased to note the excellent programme, published in this issue, for to-morrow night's sacred recital .in the Town Hall. Te Rangi Piti will sing Maselieroni's beautiful "Aye Maria," with violin obligato by Mr. Hurry Tombs and organ and piano accompaniment j "There is a a Green Hill" (Gounod), "Nearer My God to Thee" (Carey), "O Rest in the Lord (Mendelss-hon), "Abide With Me" (Liddie), with grand organ, piano, and violin accompaniment. Mr. W. B. Cadzow, tenor, will be heard in Gounod's "Holy Temple," with piano and organ accompaniment j "Tho Better Land" (Jude), with violin obligato by Mr. Harry Tombs; and "The Pilgrim" (Adams). Mr. Handly Wells (basso) will sing "Why do the Nations" (Handel), and "A Dream of Paradise" (Grey). Mr. Cyril Towsey will play two solos on the grand organ, and Mr. Harry Tombs will be heard-jn violin solos. ANDREW BLACK CONCERTS. The annuoncementl that Mr. Black will B<vo two farewell concerts at the Town Hall on Monday and Wednesday evenings, the 18th and 20th June, is being received with much pleasure by concertlovers. Miss Ethel Sinclair, tlhe talented young violiniste, and Herr Adolphe Borschke, the Viennese pianist, will again support Mr. Black. These artists have been extremely successful throughout the tour and music-lovers will no doubt be glad of the opportunity of hearing them again before their departure for Australia. Mr. Horace Gleeson will be the accompanist. The box plan will be opened at the Dresden on Wednesday morning next. Special attention is called to tihe fact that both the 6s and 3s seatis may be reserved. CHORAL SOCIETY'S CONCERT. Next Friday evening the Wellington Choral Society is to give its first subscription concert of the 1906 season in the Town Hall. Handel's melodious oratorio, "Snmsonj" one of the master's mosb dramatic works, and which has not been heard in Wellington during the past decade, is to be given by a strong chorus and orchestra, with Misses Amy MurpTry (soprano) and Mina Coldow (Ooutralflo) and Messrs. Leslie Hill (tenor) and A. S. Ballance (bass) as soloists. Grand choruses are a feature of "Samson," and the soloists have some excellent opportunities, 6uch as in "Let the Bright) Seraphim for the soprano, "Return, O Lord of Hosts," a beautiful contralto solo, "Total Eclipse" for the tenor, and tbe famous basso song, "Honour and Arms." The overture contoins the well-known Minuet in G, and it is in "Samson" that the Ifamiliatr "Dead March in Saul" is heard. The oratorio is of great lengtßi, but it is to be cut so as Do be produced within two hours. THE WIDE-WORLD PANTOSCOPE COMPANY. This company opened a season of living pictures nt the Town Hall this afternoon. The progratnnio is stated to be esjtremely varied in character, and ib is cla-imed for it that it will give 1 enjoyment to all its patrons. The evening .aflrfnrmanca bexdn* at 8. An excellent

selection of music will be given, under the direction of Mr. H. Peroival Clarke. The Japanese Fair and 6ale of work, organised by the members of the three Congregational churches of Wellington as a means of raising a substantial contribution to the building fund of the new church in Newtown, is to be opened next Tuesday afternoon by Mr. A. Lindsay, assisted by the Revs. J. Reed Glasson and Macdonald Aspland. The new church is to be erected on the corner of Constable and Daniel streets, adjoining the schoolroom in which services have been held during past years, and the plans have already been prepared. The fair, which is to continue in season from Tuesday to Friday next, will be comprehensive in character, and will contain some, elements that will interest the general public. All appearance of gambling will be eliminated, and there will be a number of diverting sideshows. Patrons from the city will be specially catered for, as meat teas and suppers are to be provided in turn by parties of ladies from each of the three churches. With America making so much sensational news for the' public to-day, the series of animated photographs to -be shown in the Town Hall on the 23rd inst. under the titles "America at Work" and "Edison's Popular Pictures" should attract especial attention. Not only will the industrial and commercial side of American modern life be pit tured, but there will be scenic films on view and a. most unique series depicting San Francisco before and after .its recent great earthquake. In addition? the American will be seen taking his pleasure — seriously, as at football and baseball, and riotously, as at Coney Island. The programme will comprise one hour of the serious t side of life^and one hour of fun and diverting fancy. Mr. Avalon Collard, an English vocalist, who sings in costume, and has a large repertoire of entertaining compositions, is also a gifted musician, and he has adapted the orchestral music specially to suit each Series, of pictures to be shown). The orchestra will be under the direction of Miss Olive Merton, who is a clever pianist. The most modern machine available is to be utilised for throwing the pictures upon a screen which will be 24ft square, and made of a new material, called kineto-cloth. At last night's meeting of the Court-enay-place Social Institute a debate took place on the question "That Smoking is Injurious Morally and Physically." The affirmative was argued by Miss Cockin and the negative by Mr. C. B. Pearson. A lively discussion followed, in which most of the members took part, and upon the question being put to the meeting the affirmative was carried by a large majority. There is a promise of bright things at the grand nautical bazaar to be held during the week by the Missions to Seamen. Each stall will represent a ship well known to the port, and there are very many other attractions promised. Madame Heller's lecture on "Genuine and Fraudulent Mediums," given last night in the Alexandra Hall «was well attended, and Madame Heller had the close attention of an appreciative audience. At the close of the lecture numerous psychometric tests and messages were submitted, and Madame Heller had frequent acknowledgements of her success. The annual social gathering of Wellington Corporation employees in aid of tho sick and accident, fund will be held at the Town Hall on Friday, 6th. July. The preparations in progress give promise of the "social" proving successful in every way A* sale of work and entertainment will be held in St. Peter's Sunday School next Wednesday. A dance in connection with the Empire' Athletic Quadrille Assembly will be held in the Druids' Hall on ThuTsday evening. . 'Hie annual ball of the Wellington Guards will be held on Friday evening, 22nd June, at the Druids' Hall, Tara-naki-street. There is every promise of a very enjoyable gathering. A concert in aid of the building fund of St. James's Young Men's Bible Class will be held in St. John's Schoolroom, Dixon-street, next Tuesday evening. At the Missions to Seamen last night some practical ambulance work was done by missioner and men, work that would prove of service on the high sea 6 in cases of accident. A programme of I music was provided by Miss M'lntyre, items being given at intervals by Miss Guthrie and Messrs Blythe, Lobb, and Goudie. '