ENTERTAINMENTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 38, 13 August 1910, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE FENCING MASTER." The Opera House was crowded again last night, when the Hugh Ward Company gave a second presentation of "The Fencing Master." Mr. Ward and Miss Grace Palotta had a very cordial reception. To-night "The Fencing Master" will be repeated for the last time in Wellington, when a most successful season will be brought to a close. THEATRE ROYAL. To-night is the last of the excellent week's programme at the Theatre Royal. It will be supplemented by the reappearance of Miss Beattie M'Donald, the popular serio, and the two Gibson Girls, a popular duo with Wellington audiences. Other star turns are those of Valdare and Varno, Ardell and Fanny Halle, the RovaF Sisters, Charles Reeves, Will Roboy, Ward Lear; and Kuperb Christie. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. His Majesty's Theatre last night con tamed an interested audience, which showed marl.%J appreciation of an excellent scries of cinematograph films, admirably depicted on the screen. Amongst the most popularly received were "Race Day at Heliopolis," "A Call of the Heart/ "A Suffragette's Candidate," "Darkest Africa," and "Knot in the Plot." These and many others will be reproduced to-night. THE KING'S THEATRE. The picture programme at The King's Theatre this week is of standard quality and is meeting with much success. Of a number of films reproduced none aro better received than "A Trip to the Jenolan Caves," "Over Silent Paths," "A Helping Hand," and "A Helpless Witness.'' STAR PICTURES. The popularity of the Star Pictures shown nightly in St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown, is maintained by the fine programme of the present week. There is a just admixture of the various elements, comic, scenic and dramatic, that go to make np a good picture entertainment. The weekly change takes place on Tuesday night, as the pictures will not be shown on Monday. LACROSSE CONCERT. An entertainment was given in St. Peter's Schoolroom last night in aid of tne funds of the Wellington Lacrosse Association. Music, song, and story, and a playette were submitted, but the audience was not as large as the merit of the performances warranted. Songs were sung by Messrs. Stanley Meyer, Lewis Walker, and Miss Eileen Driscoll; violin soli by Miss Ruby M'Donald, and recitations by that favourite reciter, Mr. J. M. Clark, the entertainment concluding with "A Bachelor's Reverie, a little play which shows a bachelor, who, on his wedding eve, receives a letter of congratulation signed "An Old Sweetheart of Yours." In his endeavours to identify the sender, he recalls visions of his old sweethearts from the days of his first love. This was arranged and produced by Mr. A. J. Anderson, and played b"y Miss Annette Portman, Mr. ifrank Lampen, Mr. William Page, and a host ot auxiliaries. The piece was quite successful. Y.ODNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. The members of the Wesleyan Literary and Debating Society and their friends gave a concert last evening in the Y.W.C.A. rooms, Lambton-quay, in aid of the association's hostel fund. There was a largo attendance, and an excellent programme was provided. Songs were contributed by Misses Baker, V. Mueller, and Messrs A. P. Wing, R. F. Digby and P. Meikle; musical selections, by Miss Myra, Hill and Mr. C. J. Hill : recitations by Miss Bessie Luke and Dr. Isaacs ; dialogue by Messrs G. S. Gapper and E. Cumming, and comedietta by Misses Bessie Luke, M. and F. Dix, and Harvey. Miss Tomlinson. presided at (ho pianoforte. CONCERT AT MIRAMAR. A concert in aid of the Children's Hospital was given at. Miramar Tea Jviosk last evening, when about 200 persons were present. The Major (Mr. John Brodie) presided, and expressed his pleasure at the spontaneous manner in which the residents had assisted in furthering the good cau.«e initiated by the Mayor and Mayoress of Wellington (Mr and Mrs. Wilford). A varied programme of considerable length was given by tho following :— Misses Hill and Nesbit,- Mesdames Taylor, Muir, Mair, Power; Messrs. Mnllins, T. Brcwn, G. Hogan, Lyle, J. Paton, G. Friedewald, N. Stone, Hobday ; Masters Hornblow, and L. Power ; and a squad of boy scouts (under Distinct- Corn. M. M'Leod) gave an exhibition of hut-building, firstaid, and signalling. A special feature of the evening's performance was Mr. Juleu Garrison's items ("The King of Maridingo," and Mr. Rudyard .Kipling's Stories of India), which were highly appreciated. Special mention ' should be mad© of Messrs Norman Stono, J. Ewings, and H. Power, who organised the concert. It is anticipated the Hospital fund will benefit to the extent of £11, apart from the Government subsidy. "CASTE." T. W. Robertson's, popular comedy, 'Caste," will be presented at the Opera House on Monday evening by Miss Hardinge Maltby's company. The season, a short one of three nights, should be a successful one. The various characters have been allotted as follow :— Hon. George D'Alroy, Mr. Vivian Rhind ; Captain Hawtree, Mr Elhce Mills ; Eccles, Mr. W. P. Bastin ; Sam Gerridge, Mr. D. N. Isaacs,- Marquise de St. Maur, Miss Bertha Miles; Polly, Miss Stella Putman; and Esther, Miss Mabel Hardingo Maltby. On Tuesday and Wednesday only, '"Caste" will be preceded by "The Laughter Bureau," an original one-act play; and on each of the three evenings an orchestra under Mr. D. A. Kenny will provide the music. On Monday evening Miss Eileen Wara will sing "The Coming of Queen Mary.'' The chorus will be given by "The Poppies," the Oriental Bay children of the recent Children"s Pageant, who will bell copies of the song for the benefit ot the Hospital Fund. SONG RECITAL. For Mr. C. H. Stephens's inaugural recital, to be given in the Sydney-street Schoolroom on Tuesday evening, an exceptionally attractive programme of great musical interest has been arranged. It ranger, over songs of various schools — German, French, and English. Among the latter, Mr. Stephens will include Sullivan's delightful "Songs of the Wrens." some of which he sang with so much acceptance on a former occasion ; but the bulk of tin; programme will be entirely aew to a Wellington audience. Mr. Stephens will ha\e the assistance of Miss May Donaldson as solo violinist. The box plan is open at the Wellington Piano Company. DEBATING SOCIETY. An oratorical contest was held by trie St. John* Literary and Debuting Society last evening, when tho virtues of the following historical characters were extolled :— Rajah Brooke, Abraham Lincoln, Prince yon Bi&marck, Robert Give, Hannibal, and Edward Gibbon Wake-

field. The performances ivere judged by Dr. Gibb, who awarded the verdict to R. S. Watson, with a discourse on Abraham Lincoln. ORGAN RECITAL. The city organist, Mr. Maughan Barnett, will give the weekly "recital this evening, ills programme will include the following : — Tannhauser, act 1, scene 3, by Wagner, which is well known to Mr. Barnetfs audiences ; Mendelssohn's Organ Sonata, No. 2, Prelude in C sharp Minor by Rachmaninoff, the Russian composer, and a composition of his own entitled "Berceuse."' GARRISON BAND CONCERT. Tho concert arranged by the Garrison Band, to be given at the Town Hall tomorrow evening in aid of the Children's Hospital Fund, promises to be a success. The programme, which appears in our advertising columns, is a particularly good one, and varied in character. Several lady members of tho Mayoress'B Committee will be in attendance to make the collection, and it is hoped a good sum will be raised. In Mr. Fletcher's song, "Sunset," the words are by Major Courtney, of Wellington, and tho music by N. Dyson, also of Wellington. "MENDLE'S SJARRIAGE." The popular three-act comedy "Mendie's Marriage" is to be staged at St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown, on Monday evening next, by the Wellington Catholic Club. A good evening's entertainment is promised. The proceeds are in aid of St. Anne's Club. The Milk Vendors Association's anrual '"social" will be held in the Alexandra Hall, Abel Smith-street, on Wed nesday, 24th August.