ENTERTAINMENTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 134, 3 December 1910, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

FRED GRAHAM'S ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY. Although the Oscar Aeche company did not visit Wellington, come of the members of that organisation — Mr. Gerald K. Souper and Miss Florence Gretton — have been engaged by Fred. Graham to support his new English comedy company, which appears tonight at the Opera House, iri the laughing success "The Brixton Burglary." Mr. Fred Graham will, no doubt, receive a warm welcome. He "keeps th« ball rolling" throughout the play, and is as funny at the finish, as he is at the beginning. The company is exceptionally strong, and besides those mentioned, other engagements are Mrs. George Lauri, late of J. C. Williamson's Opera Company ; Miss Nellie Dent, of the Julius Knight company ; Miss Gladys Hartwell, and Messrs. Alfred Harford, J. De Lacy, and others. Mr. George Fowler has charge of the music. THEATRE ROYAL. There was another large attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening, when the programme of the week was repeated. For the usual change, which takes place on Monday night, Mr. J. Martin, late of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, will make his appearance. On Friday night amateurs will again be listened to. The amateur who gives the best rendering of Harry Sadler's ""What, What What" will secure a cash prize. , Competitors are asked to send in their names as soon as possible. The box plan opens on Monday at 10 a.m. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Among a fine selection of Kinematograph films making up the w>eek's programme at His Majesty's Theatre, the iavourite, perhaps, the picture story of "Uncle's Tom's Cabin." Other good things are> "A Summer Idyll," "The Great Lion Hunt," and "The Stronger Sex<" The current programme will be screened again to-night. THE KING'S THEATRE. There aTe many good things in th& picture programme at The King's Theatre. The launch of the vast leviathan of the seas, the White Star liner Olympic, is one of the most interesting. Then there are glimpses of big gam« hunting in Africa, and a number of dramagraphs. The programme will be shown to-night as usual. STAR PICTUEES. St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown, was filled last night, when the programme was repeated. The usual change takes place on Monday night. ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE JUBILEE. On Thursday evening next, the Bth inst., a concert will be held in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall in aid of St. Patrick's College " Jubilee Fund. The items will be contributed by senior pupils of St. ; Mary's Convent, and an excellent programme of popular musical selections and songs has been arranged. PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA. The Wellington Professional Orchestra, in conjunction with the NormanBlitz conoert company, will give a concert to-morrow evening in t£e Town Hall. The orchestra, under the baton of Mr. Herbert Bloy, will repeat (by request) the "Peer Gynt" Suite (Greig), and "The Ride of the Valkyries." Its other numbers are the "Raymond Overture," and Rubenstein's "Trot do Cavallerie." Miss Amy Murphy will sing "Hear Ye, Israel" (Mendelssohn), Mr. Walter Whyte "If With all Your Heart" (Mendelssohn), Miss Mabel Fowler "Angels Ever Bright and Fair" I (Handel), while Miss Nellie Black will pjay a violin solo, Bohm's "Legende." The management has decided to begin at 8.15 to suit suburban patrons. A silver coin collection will be taken at the doors, MISSIONS TO SEAMEN. A pleasant informality marked the special concert given in the Missions to Seamen Hall last evening. The hall was made bright and pleasant with flowers, and the large audience thoroughly appreciated the attractive programme, every item of which was well received, double encores being demanded in several instances. The proceed ings began with the singing of a hymn for thoseat sea, "Eternal Father, Strong to Save." Miss Lloyd-Hassell was heard to advantage m "Far Across the Desert Sands," and for an encore sang "If ir the Great Bazaars." Later she gave a delightful interpretation of Schubert's well-known song "Who is Sylvia?" Mr, D. H. Kenny, who was in splendid form, and whose turn for humour caught the fancy of the audience, sang "Has it Ever Occurred to You?" and was warmly applauded. H» received *. double encore, and responded with "The Irish Orchestra" and "Risibility." Mr. C. C. Stevenj, fine singing of "The Jolly Sailor" won for him hearty rounds of applause. His encore numbers were "The Little Irish Girl" and Squire's fine song, "The Sergeant of the Line." His second contribution, "Chorus, Gentlemen," was equally successful. Mr. J. F. Carr • gave much pleasure in his treatment of "Mavourneen," and in response to an encore sang "Sally Homer." Some enjoyable recitations of a humorous nature by Dr. Tsaacs were much appreciated items, a& were also some very funny dialogues by Mr. and I-iiss Graham. An interesting feature of the programme was a demonstration of fire rescue work try ieverav merchant seamen off the Matatua, the hall being darkened for the purpose. Two meerschaum pipes, given by Mrs. Aldous, wore presented to the winners by Mrs. W. A. Williams. WELLINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY. The Christmas oratorio, " The Messiah," will be performed by the Wellington Choral Society in the Town Hall on Friday, 16th December. The society on this occasion is doing without the services of an orchestra, and is using the grand organ instead, Mr. Maughan Barnett presiding and Mr. Horace Hunt conducting. Madame Willaert, of Auckland, will sing the soprano solos, and many will be glad to hear her in "I Know that my Redeemer Liveth " and in the other beautiful music that is allotted to the soprano. Miss Brenda Stock has been selected to sing the contralto music. Mr. E. J. Hill, who pleased his audience so much at the last choral concert, is the tenor, while the fact that Mr. John Prouse ' is to undertake the bass solos will satisfy all who desire to hear the music sung with power and confidence. The box plan will open at the Dresden on Friday next, at 9 a.m. PICTURE RECITAL^ The full programme of the illustrative recital to be held in the Concert Chamber next Tuesday appears in this issue. Mt. J. M. Clark will recite and Miss Sybil Johnson, assisted by quite a number of young ladies, will stage picture Omar Khayyam and Ode on a Grecian win. The colour effects and groupings will be unique. Recitations by Miss Christine PicoL and Mr. Clark will fill in the intervals. The concert £romi»a to he a fiuccciMb