ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue LXXXIV, 23 September 1912, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

PLIMMER-DENNISTON SEASON. This evening, at the Opera House, the Plimmer-Denmston Dramatic Company will present the drama "Nobody's Daughter." Speaking of the Melbourne performance of this play, the Table Talk of that city said :— " One of the prettiest and best all-round staged and acted plays we have seen in Melbourne for a long time. 'Nobody's Daughter' sfcould not be missed at any price. There are tears in it, and there is laughter, and the whole is a charming and touching story of three months in the life of a charming girl, who, according to the present warped judgment of society, is legally 'Nobody's Daughter.' It is' the complication which her exis- j tence leads to that makes the plot of the play, which is skilfully treated for stage purposes. The acting' throughout is noted for its delightful realism, ' combined with refinement and finish." "Nobody's Daughter" will run for four nights, and will give way on Friday next to Oscar Wilde's comedy "A Woman of No Importance." Tuesday and Wednesday, Ist and 2nd October, will be devoted to Sydney Grundy's drama, "A Village Priest." The box plans are at the Dresden, day sales at Christeson's. THE DANDIES. The Red Dandies had a very cordial reception at the Opera House on Saturday, and encores were numerous. To- [ night they will again appear at the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall, when an entirely new programme is promised by the management. ORGAN RECITAL. An enjoyable organ recital was given by the City Organist, Mr. Maughan Barnett, on the Town Hall organ on Saturday evening. The programme included Bach's "Prelude and Fugue in Cminor," "La Nuit" (Karg-Elert), Paderewski's dainty "Minuet," Mendelssohn's impressive "Sonata" (No. 1), Wolstenholme's delicate fancies "The Question and Answer," and Lemmens's "Fanfare." .The soioist of the evening was Mr, James A. Doherty, who sang "It is Enough," from ."Elijah" (Mendelssohn) most effectively, and "Love's Coronation" (Aylward). Another recital is to be given on Saturday evening next. PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA. The concert given by the Wellington Professional Orchestra last night was as attractive as usual. Berlioz's March, "Damnation de Faust," opened the proceedings, and was effectively played. ¦Delibes's pizzicato, "Sylvia," was given a graceful tendering," and had to be repeated. But the most notable feature of the programme was the performance of Max Bruch's beautif'il "Concerto in G Minor," for violin and orchestra. This composition is not only a work of remarkable power and originality, but it is full of technical pitfalls ; yet it was played in a manner likely to satisfy the most exacting lover of music. Full of melody, it was treated with skill and feeling. The solo music was played by Mr. Charles Schilsky (examiner for the Trinity College of Music, London), and his performance w,as in every way a rare musical treat. His beautiful touch and finished technique were fully exemplified in his artistic playing, and he was repeatedly called to the platform at the close of ,the performance. The programme also included a fantasia on airs from Offenbach's "Tales- from Hoffmann." Though perhaps 'a - little too long, it was cleverly played. Another enjoyable number was the overture from "Mignon/ which was artistically interpreted. , . . • . • THEATRE ROYAL. . The Brennan-Fuller management prosent an entirely new programme at the Theatre Royal this evening. The leading artists are Wilson and Pritchard, from the Old Country, who give an entertaining sketch of an original concep-tion-—"The Merry Ostlers," introducing athletic comedy and humorous song. The turn was featured in Australia, and proved a big attraction, and in Auckland the artists were retained a week longer than at first intended, so successful were they. An excellent company gives support in a good all-rouhd programme. THE KING'S. .There was a large attendance at The King's Theatre on Saturday evening when the final exhibition of last week's programme was given. To-night another of West's "exclusive" attractions will be . shown— a fine film entitled "Black Blood." This is a highly sensational picture telling of modern AngloIndian life. The setting is said to be most elaborate. In addition there will be many other feature films. THE ADELPHI. At (the first of the bi-weekly changes of programme to be made at the Adelphi Theatre to-night. "The Rose Rouge" will be revived. It is a sensational story of Apache life. The Vitagraph Company will be responsible for a picture that will give a representation of the French Revolution. It is entitled "In the Days of Terror," and shows how a husband and wife, who have been separated, are- brought together at the foot of the guillotine. Some of the other pictures will be : "Stones that Rebound," "The Country Girl," and "An Exciting Ride." SHORTT'S PICTURES. Holiday-makers to a large dumber attended at Shortt's Picture Theatre today to see the new programme screened by the management. The "star" film is entitled "The Sergeant's Daughter," which is full of movement and military colour, and contains a pretty love story. Some of the leading incidents are strongly dramatic. "The Taming of Mary" proves the lady to be built on suffragette lines, but the study is an excellent one, and not without a leaven of humour. "In the Black Sea," "Borneo Pottery," and- "Ma and Dad" are examples of up-to-date cinematography, and the "Australian Pathe Gazette" contains a lot of interesting matter. The programme will be repeated until 11 o'clock this evening. STAR THEATRE NEWTOWN. The programme to be presented by West's and Stars Pictures at the Star Theatre to-night will contain the latest novelties arriving by the English mail. The principal attraction will bo a 5000 ft film, entitled "Black Blood." described as an Indian drama, and with the environment of the plot are picturesque surroundings. ST. THOMASES HALL." A new list of pictures will be submitted at St. Thomas's Hall to-night. The exhibition on Saturday was well attended. KILBIRNIE RINK. The final of the ladies' hockey tourna» ment was played on Saturday evening between Kilbirnie and Wellington. -The former nearly scored soon after tho bully off. The remainder of the spell was fairly even, ending with no score. In the second spell, from a smart piecfe of play, Miss Trilford scored for Kilbirnie, but soon after Miss M'Cabe equalised matters, the result being a draw — one goal eachi The rink will be open this evening, and on Thursday evening a complimentary Rkating party > will be given to Mr. J. Matson,

NEW THEATRE. A Sensational story of love, treachery, and a submarine is being told daily at the New Theatre. A foreign officer failing to win the hand of a submarine commander's daughter, tampers with the ' machinery of the " plunger," preventing her rising to the surface. The whole of ¦ the ship's company is almost sacrificed when Ensign Wood, rival of the foreigner, agrees to be discharged from the torpedo tube, thns courting What seems certain death in order that aid may come to the submerged crew. The latter are seen in the paroxysms of death by suffocation, recalling the veracious account of Takuma Faotomu, the Japanese officer, whose letter, actually written from a sunken submarine, in which all hands Were lost. The views of the submarine at the New Theatre are most interesting apart from the dramatic incident. The vesßel is seen leaving the dock, steaming on the surface, sinking and rising again. The interior in which the men make such a great struggle for life shows a compilav tion of tubes, gauge glasses, and valves. The picture takes nearly half-an-hour to run through. New subjects are "The Miner's Mascot," the story of a faithful black .boy, "Madrid," and a variety of comic pictures. , FULLERS' PICTURES. The final exhibition of last week'? programme was given before a large audience at the Skating Rink on Saturday night. The many excellent subjects were much admired. To-night a, complete change will be made.