WEST'S PICTURES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 09, 11 January 1908, Page 2

WEST'S PICTURES.

That the Town Hall" has been filled night after night for several w,eeks now, is sufficient proof ot the attractiveand intei'estmg nature of West's , Pictures. The excellent music supplied by Louis de^Groen's Vice-Regal Band ;s; s also in "itself well worth hearing, and undoubtedly adds materially to -the eveningV «nterfcainment. The popularity of thY pictures may be gauged" by an incident which occurred last evening. The last picture- had just- commenced when some slight interruption' in the working, of the machine caused a few minutes delay. Under ordinary circumstances, considering that the performance was nearly ende;^ a' Wellington audience would invariably liaye hiirried out, bub those •»presaab fast evening sat patiently waiting, *J.o *&pa, everything that was to b& seen. A matinee was given this afternoon and Monday night will be the last occasions on which t-bje^ pictures .njay be, in Wellfngtok. - ; „>'""' CLARA BEfTT-RUMFORD CONCERTS Following on the , success, achieved throughout Australia, Madame ; Clara Butt and Mr. ■Kennerley-jßumf ord are^, to commence their brief Wellingtdh season at th© Town Hall on 21st. Madamo Clara Butt's voice has been described by one critic as "making sunshine," in a shady place." 'Mr. 'Rumfoi'd'6 singing ,is said ( to bo marked by competent technical skill, fervent expression, and a, fine style. Mr. Rumford originally set out for a life in the army, and it was' while undergoing a military course in Germany he was encouraged to quit soldiering, and adopt singing as a profession. Under Sbnglia, the Paris master; Blume, and f Paolo Tosti, Mr. Rumford has develope3 into one' of England's best known oratorio and ballad singers. Next .^Tuesday morning ,tha plans for guinea and half-guinea reserved seats will be opened at the Dresden Piano Company. POLLARD'S JUVENILE' OPERA L ". COMPANY. On Saturday next, 18th -January, the above combination wijl pay Wellington at return visit, and will open, by desire, in the American musical comedy "His Highness the Bey." This piece was successful when produced on their last visit to Wellington. Owing to the necessity of opening in Auckland the management could only play this piece for a very short Season, and are now reproducing it. The scone is laid in Turkey, and the plot consists of an opera bouffe warfare with. Russia, and lends itself to some amusing incidents. The scenery is on an extensive scalo, and the dresses, of Turkish design, are handsome. ,Tho box plan will be opened at the Dresden Piano Company on Wednesday.