ENTERTAINMENTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 126, 31 May 1910, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

WILLIAMSON'S GRAND OPERA COMPANY. "Cavmon" was repeated before a large audieace a-t the Opera House last night. MdLU>. Bel Sorel appeared in the title rota., and acquitted herself in a maoiner wfcich delighted the audience. Her acting and singing merited the highest praise, and she entered into the spirit of the part with a vivacity and grace which was charming. Mr. Fredk Blarney and Signor Antonio Zanelli, in the principal malo pa-rts, also earned the plaudits of the audience. As in previous performances the orchestra was excellent. "LA BOHEME" TO-NIGHT. The presentation of Puccini's successful opera last week, with Signorina Itfapria Pampari as Mimi, will be remembered by aJI patrons of finished vocalisation and histrionic art. The repetition of "La Boheme," with the 6ame cast, including Signor Zerga as Rudolph, Signor Zanelli as Marcel, Orme Darvall as Collme, and Arthur Crane as Schau-na-sd, together with Miss Mabel BatcheJor as Musetta, and Messrs. Hufus Ferguson and Ferguson Allan — a combination, that won admiration throughout the perfornia;nce ; will again be seen this evening. Maria Pampari and Signor Zerga _ may be snre of a very hearty reception. The orchestra and chorus, under Signor Hazon, is a feature in it6elL HAMILTON-MAXWELL DRAMATIC COMPANY. Next Saturday iiight at the Opera House the opening performance of the Hamilton-Maxwell Dramatic Company, beaded by Max Maxwell (who for 14 years was associated with the Bland Holt organisation) and Miss Beatrice Holloway, will be given. As the Wellington season is short, each piece will be presented for a few nights only, the opening production being "Woman and Wine," and this will be followed by "In London Town," "Woman's Hate,'*' and "Revenge." In the first production of_ the season several horses and jockeys will be seen on t-he stage. THEATRE ROYAL. The vaudeville entertainment at tho Theatre Royal imderwenfc its weeklychange of programme last evening in the presence of a large audience. The new cycle of things brings forward chief of all "Athos," the skating dude, whose performance is really excellent. He glides gracefully about the stage, dveseed in a morning suit of violet hue, singing in a- very pleasant voice a pretty song, "Come for a. Skate." His principal feat was to jump on skates over a series of pairs of chairs, beginning with one pai* and ending 1 with four — quite a wonderful achievement for the contracted area of the stage. Up to three pah's he also jumped backwards, landing the opposite way to which he took off. Then he cleverly wound his way on wheels through a maze of golden ninepins, in all showing himself a master of the art of rinking. _ Mr. Carden Wilson, in his impersonation of actors and singers, again received enthusiastic applause. This time he included a scene from "The Virginian," - int-roducing Mr. Charles'Waldron and Mr. Hardie Kirkland, excellently impersonated. Then he gave a character sketch of Sir Henry Parkes, of Van Biene in "The Broken Melody," and of Rickaby, a London comedia-n, singing "The Bobby." It was all very good. The Musical Shrrleys provided another good item in playing on various musical instruments of the xylophone character. Their piece was well-staged. Mies Ivy Leslie and Miss Pearl Hellmirich. gave pretty songs, which were well received. Mr. Fred Harcourt sang two illustrated songs, one of which, "Bottle-O," was distinctly good. With Frank YoTke, Bert Warne, and Warwick Lumley, and the Martin Sisters, the programme was both entertaining and varied. It will be repeated throughout the week. , THE KING'S THEATRE. There are many fine films on the programme at The King's Theatre, and the capable orchestra adds considerably to the entertainment. The weekly change .arrives to-morrow evening, and a matinee is announced for Friday (King's Birthday). HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Despite the unsatisfactory weather ■ last ev&ning, there was a large number of patrons at His Majesty's picture show. The current programme, which expires to-night, was well received. There will be the usual change to-mor-row evening. STAR PICTURES. The weekly change of programme at St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown, was presented last evening. Amongst the dramatic films was one depicting a pretty Indian love story, in which a darkskinned girl falls in love with an English soldier. The soldier is eventually ordered Home, but the girl decides to follow him. Sh-e secretly travels to England on a direct steamer, and after locating the address of her former lover, reaches the house only to find him surrounded by his English wife and children. The sight is too much for her— she drops dead on the doorstep. "The Red Man's View" is a good story of the "Wild West." Lovers of natural history cannot fail to appreciate a- picture "snapped" on a visit to the Antwerp Zoo, one of the finest institutions of the kind in the world. These are- only a few of the good things included in the bill, which contains a judicious sprinkling of comic pictures. OLYMPIA RINK. Tho roller skating boom is now at its height, the rink being crowded daily. The attendance at the special nightly session for learners augurs well for the continued success of the season. The management -announces the engagement of Miss Williams, an experienced skater, whose services will be available by ladies desiring to cultivate the art of graceful skating. Commencing to-mor-row, a part of each evening session is to be devoted to skating by couples only and ladies only. OTIEA TUNNEL DISASTER. Tho management for the kinematograph. entertainment to be given in tho Town Hall on Friday next by the Star Pictures and Wellington Professional Orchestra, has obtained films of the recent disaster at the Otira tunnel. In addition to this, a large consignment of pictures is just to hand, and out of these an excellent programme will be selected, including comic, "scenic, and dramatic films, in all making an excellent programme, which will be accompanied by the latest suitable music by the Wellington Professional Orchestra's band of thirty performers. The box plan is now on view at Christeson's. •*• Mr. James Peake, chief mechanist tor the ITamiltoi Dramatic Company, arrived by the Hauroto from the North to-day, in charge of the 200 odd tons of scenery and effects, to be used during the coming season.