CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Issue 28, 1 August 1936, Page 7

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

.:■-,,■. REGENT THEATRE. The rewriting of much of Jerome Kern's musical score and the resetting of tha whole piece have made "Show Boat," which continues to draw large crowds to the Regent Theatre, a'film of universal appeal, and one which is particularly popular to all who appreciate such favourites as "Ol' Man River." Paul Robeson's bass voice in this number and. "Ah Still Suits Me" is like a diapasonic stop on a grand . organ. Beautiful • Irene Dunne, as Magnolia, sings "Make Believe," "After the Ball," and "Can't Help Lovin' That Man," and , Allan Jones, who has. a mellow tenor voice, plays and sings the part of the attractive waster, Gaylord Ravenal. The story opens on the bar.!:* of the Mississippi with the glamorous show boat of Captain Andy Hawks, a part vividly portrayed by Charles Dinniger. His daughter, Magnolia, falls in love with Ravenal. Julie, the leading lady of the cast, is found to be born of a coloured mother, and has to leave the cast. Magnolia steps into the breach, and with Ravenal, scores a triumph. They marry. Flushwith money, Ravenal seeks the false gaiety of city life, but .the money is spent. He deserts Magnolia, who has a desperate struggle for 'existence, but finally, triumphs. Helen Morgan is notable as Julie, and Helen Weslley as Parthy Hawks. There is an excellent supporting programme. MAJESTIC THEATRE. A light-hearted whimsical comedy set in a background of Labrador snows is brought to the screen in "Petticoat Fever," starring Myrna Loy and Robert Montgomery, at the Majestic Theatre. The film is based on the reactions of a young man. who has-been confined in a lonely wireless post without seeing a beautiful woman for two .years, when two aviators, one of them a charming young : lady, descend from the skies and crack up their machine. almost at his front door.. Montgomery immedi- . ately becomes infected with "petticoat fever" and schemes to keep the pair at his' hut throughout the winter, meanwhile paying attention to. the fair aviatrix under the very eyes of her fiance. However, as often happens in lonesome surroundings, the three cannot get along together, and the plot moves rapidly to its climax. Things become, complicated when Montgomery's longlost and unwanted fiancee comes to Labrador to seek her man after an absence of two years. The film gives scope for many humorous situations, and the highlight of the story is a hilarious dinner-party given by Montgomery for his two unwilling guests. Myrha Loy. gives a convincing performance and Reginald Owen, as the blustering English aviator, also provides much humour. The supporting subjects include a .coloured traveltalk, a Charlie Chase comedy, and a newsreel. • ST. JAMES THEATRE. A return season of the ever-popular Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in "Fra D'iavolo" at the St. James Theatre; |: should draw good attendances, becaues in few films has the inimitable humour of these two inseparables reached such a spontaneously ridiculous pitch. Robbed/ on the road of ( their life savings by the famous ban- < dit, they try the game themselves, only 1 to fall into his hands. Pressed into 1 Diavolo's service in an attempt to steal' s Lady Pamela's jewels at the Cucu Inn, ■ Laurel and Hardy, reach fresh heights i of imbecility. Whether Hardy is fun- ( nier in the well, or Laurel in the cellar, ' -is impossible to sayi but wherever they 1 are . they keep everyone , laughing. ] There is just enough drama in the ] story- to be a ■ foil to their scientific c fooling.. .There is also much diversion, f in the courtship of Lady Pamela by s Diavolo, who is after a fabulous sum in paper money sewn into'one of her' < seven petticoats, but it cannot hold.a; f candle to Hardy and Laurel'teaching the innkeeper to play "earsey, kneesy, j nosey." Whether the scenes" are wood- s land'\pr■ inn, they, are lavishly staged. . r Thenvhble of the^first:part-of the pro- 1 gramme is taken up by "The Tough r Guy," a wonderful story of a dpg, a j gangster, and a millionaire's boy - x (Jackie Cooper). '-' ' " ';. ..... . 1 PARAMOUNT THEATRE. I Superbly acted and hilariously c .funny in dialogue, "Mr. Deeds Comes c to Town," now screening at the Para- c mount Theatre, provides excellent entertainment. ■ Gary Cooper as Mr. Deeds, the small town gentleman who inherits a fortune and is plunged head- r long into the fast-moving life of New j York, portrays his role with charac- . teristic ability. Opposite him is Jean , Arthur, who ss a newspaper reporter j first tries to play up to him in order -j to gain a front page story concerning c the "Cinderella Baby," but ultimately \ falls: in love with him.- Many riotous- 0 ly. funny situations occur as Long- c fellow Deeds inflicts his rural presence , upon the city's society and business -^ people. Circumstances eventually com- j pel him to exact the role of a public .. benefactor; whereupon he is imm.edi- j ately considered insane and taken into custody. Probably the funniest episodes j in the,picture occur in the courtroom s scenej '■' wheii' other claimants for., his c inheritance endeavour to prove his insanity. The ••' supporting players : include H.; B. Warner, George Bancroft, and Douglass Dumbrille. A good supporting .programme is also screened. s KING'S THEATRE. = A gambler with . life^-a .player lat g love—that is'the type of role debonair „ Paul Cayanagh portrays in the drama' j of love oh two continents, "Champagne c Charlie." now showing at the King's " Theatre. Teamed with lovely Helen c Wood, Cavanagh plays the role of a a man whose life is devoted to the gam- \ ing tables and the appreciation of t golden wine. Compelled to repay his x, backers, he turns to courting an i American heiress. The picture follows their strange mad courtship through the gay pleasure haunts of Europe to tho United States. When facts which j he did not suspect suddenly come to 6 light, Cavanagh shows his courage and \ decency in the surprising climax. Em- t . bellished with new songs, laughs, and I pathos, "Song and Dance Man." the 1 Fox picture of backstage life, is on the i programme. Claire'Trevor, Paul Kelly, i and Michael Whalen are starred. s a STATE THEATRE, PETONE. a "King of the Damned," a melodrama f based on the convict revolt for better c conditions at the penal settlement of Santa Maria, opens at the State <: Theatre, Petone, tonight. Here is a story crammed with action and big j humanity, portraying a man's stern re- x Sard for duty and a girl's unswerving -i love, triumphing over the chaos and tragedy of their environment. Conrad Veidt, Noah Beery and Helen Vingon head the cast. Early booking is essential. . . c PALACE THEATRE, PETONE. \ The world would be a drab place if t it were not for personalities like Her- t bert Marshall, Jean ArthuV, and Leo s Carrillo, stars of Columbia's new ro- c mantic comedy, "If You Could Only r Cook," which shows tonight, Monday r and Tuesday nights, at the Palace ■Theatre, Petone. The exhilarating story concerns a disgruntled millionaire and a penniless, outrof-work young ; lady who answer an advertisement for a married couple to serve as butler § and maid. There is a splendid support- » ing programme and early reservation { of seats may be made by telephoning i theatre, telephone 63-610. t SEATOUN PICTURES. £ - "No Limit," a comedy of an unusual \ type featuring Florence Desmond and George Formby, famous English comedian, will be the attraction at the Royal Theatrette, Seatoun, tonight. BROOKLYN THEATRE. \ 'The programme at the Brooklyn t Theatre tonight will comprise Fox = Film's comedy sensation, "Ginger" * with Jane Withers. O, P, Heggie t Jackie Searl, and Katherine Alexander, ( and "Thunder in the Night," a mystery - Idrama featuring Edmund Lowe and 1 iKaren-Morley.- ■• ■•■ -■ ■-..■-■ A

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

DE LUXE THEATRE. * Warner Bros.-First National have » made a film from Sinclair Lewis's novel „ "Main Street" preserving much of the ~ j feeling of that first book which raised Lewis to international eminence and the result under the title of "I Mar- " ried a Doctor," is to be seen at the De |J Luxe Theatre this week. Pat O'Brien , and Josephine Hutchinson are cast as ± Dr. Will Kennicott and his wife Carol who come to Main Street from a large * city, and try to break through the local t prejudice and self-satisfaction, O'Brien with triumphant success, while Miss Hutchinson's flashing and vital per- . sonality. makes Carol Kennicott come „ to life as even Lewis could not.- The . story has been adapted slightly, but T the end is preserved and the story is ' universal in its appeal. Ross Alexan- .. der and Guy Kibbee are in support ; and a fine piece of work is done by 1 h2 vise Fazenda as a Swedish maid, j The second attraction on the bill is £ an English film, "Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk," i which reveals in quiet and ' attractive fashion the adventures of , the owner of a giant department store - whose business has been qrganised out of his hands by his sons and who t finally takes some weeks off to ramble around England. On the programme, also, is a newsreel and the music of t c Orchestra De Luxe under Mr. L. D. Austin, which plays with spirit Liszt s Second "Hungarian Rhapsody" and the Acclamations" Waltz. t STATE THEATRE. ; Social inequalities and the conset auences_of a young man's falling in t love with his mother's personal maid, . make the story of "Private Number," t now screening at the State Theatre, i Robert Taylor, who won such praise ; lor his work in "Magnificent Obsesi sion, is the young man, and that ap- ! pealing actress, Loretta Young, is the ; girl. -Unemployed, but never having ; done domestic service, she is compelled .to apply for a position as maid to the ; wealthy Winfields, where the servants ; suffer under the tyranny of Roxton, ■ the butler (Basil Rathbone), and ■ where Patsy Kelly, also of the domes- . tic staff, becomes the new maid's loyal •. friend. While on a summer holiday ;at Maine, which makes an unrivalled i scenic setting for a romance, the maid , i and the son of.the house fall in love ■ ■ and marry secretly. Ellen persuades Dick Winfield to return to college and ; break the news to his family later, ', '• which he does. Meantime' the butler ' ,' unscrupulously works through scan- . dal and false accusations to bring about ■ the girl's dismissal after telling the senior Winfield that their son and : ■ the girl had been married. , Half be- ; Sieving the butler's account of Ellen's ■ former life, the family set about an i annulment case, circumstances also i convincing the youth that he has been ; mistaken an his wife. Amazingly < clever court scenes lead up to the de- j nouement and the reconciliation of the ( young couple. An entertaining sup- ; porting programme includes charming i shots of the small Prince Edward of i Kent with his parents in their gar- i den. ( - NEW OPERA HOUSE. s Two films that have been very successful individually combine to make a l double-feature programme of unusual A merit at the ■ New Opera House. The. brilliant repartee, the cynicism, and studied cruelty of Noel Coward in his "The Scoundrel," which culminates t with strong pathos and drama, are c offset by that delightful comedy i "Trouble in Paradise,!1 in which have s been featured several stars, Kay Francis, Herbert' Marshall, ■ Charles i Ruggles, Edward E. Horton; and 1 others are shown in fast-moving, subtle ■* fun. Marshall is the handsome, whim- r sical international thief who wins his r. way into the secretaryship of Madame a Colet, rich widow of the French perfume manufacturer (Kay Francis), with his charming pickpocket friena, Miriam Hopkins, as the typist. Miriam s adores him because he knows how to v rob. and, filch ; scientifically, and he t likes her becauseishe :could^ steal 'a; j pearl from an oyster without opening; s it. •In "The Scoundrel" Noel Coward j, is a prominent publisher whom no one f likus —behind his back—by reason of his outspoken- and cynical comments. His heart-breaking cruelty, however, earn him his punishment in a finelyconceived and imaginative ending, ■ although he finds, naturally, happiness. J PRINCESS THEATRE. j "The Story of Louis Pasteur" is the c main feature at the Princess Theatre. " In a tense, smashing drama replete with I action and romance) Paul Muni gives F much more than a fine characterisation, I he has.' painted the turbulent life of 1 Louis Pasteur, that amazing French \ scientist whose battle for humanity c against ignorance and'prejudice is one v of the most astounding chaptersin mod- \ em history in an amazingly colourful t picture. Anita Louise and Donald Woods are also in the cast. Robert Donat makesihis latest appearance in "The Ghost Goes West," Alexander c Korda's gay romantic comedy which jforms the additional feature. Jean j Parker and Eugene Pallette head the r supporting cast. The'featurettes in- \ elude an Irene Bordoni musical revue. \ SHORTT'S THEATRE. h Paramount's ; "Come On Marines!"-E showing. now;' at Shortt's Theatre, fea- „ tures Richard Arlen and Ida Lupino, s and reveals the;.hilarious. plight in .. which a number of marines find them- > selves when they attempt to rescue a group of beautiful girls from the Philippine jungle. A;pungently humor- v ous story is revealed in .Paramount's ;- "Accent on Youth," which is the asso- i: ciate feature. Starring Sylvia Sidney 1 and Herbert Marshall, the picture re- c volves about a man in his forties who t thought that he was too old for love, ( until he found out that no man in love o is ever old. I KILBIRNIE KINEMA. r Robert Donat, the handsome young j, English actor, makes his lat- 0 est appearance in "The Ghost Goes -^ West," Alexander Korda's gay roman- q tic comedy which comes to Kilbirnie t Kinema tonight. Jean Parker and t Eugene Pallette head the support- » ing cast. The story follows the amaz- j, ing and amusing adventures of a handsome and amiable "spook" who haunts 0 an ancient Scottish castle, and reaches v a surprise comedy 'climax. "Mary j Burns, Fugitive," which is the other 7 feature, traces the tragic experi- p ences of a girl caught in the web tof the law *hrough an innocent friend- 0 ship with a man she did not know a was'a public enemy. Sylvia Sidney, a Melvyn Douglas, Alan Baxter, Pert Kelton, Wallace Ford, and Brian Donlevy are in the cast. EMPIRE THEATRE, ISLAND BAY. £ "Strike Me Pink," Eddie Cantor's 'v contribution to the entertainment world 1 for 1936. is to be screened at the Em- t pire Theatre this evening. New, 1 catchy songs and more beautiful girls t than ever before grace this- produc- c tion. Sally Eilers plays the principal \ supporting role. A Walt Disney col- 0 oured cartoon, a travelogue, a novelty f number, and a Fox Australian news- " reel complete the programme. j GRAND THEATRE, PETONE. t Paramount's "Thirteen Hours by I Air," a thrilling drama of romance and c excitement on a transcontinental pas- r senger aeroplane, opens tonight at r the Grand Theatre, Petone, with a cast a headed by Fred Mac Murray and Joan t Bennett. The second 'feature will be r "Fang and Claw," Bring-'Em-Back- t Alive Frank Buck's newest film. There t are numerous thrilling episodes and c intimate camera studies of the denizens 1 of the jungle. r t CAPITOL THEATRE, MIRAMAR. a "China Seas," screening at the Capitol r Theatre tonight, features Wallace 3 Beery, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, and Lewis Stone and deals with the adven- 6 tures of a group of white people on a 1 storm-wracked ship off the south-east- \ em.coast of Asia. The associate fea- C ture, "One Way Ticket,", stars Walter r Connolly, Lloyd Nolan, Peggy Conklin, t and is a romantic story of a young £ rebellious convict who falls in love 1 with the daughter -of a prison guard, a

TTVOLI THEATRE. "The Petrified Forest' heads the current programme at the Tivoli Theatre. Leslie Howard and Bette ■Qavis have the title roles. The story is set in the picturesque and colourful background of the Arizona desert, the scenes taking place-in and about a wayside petrol ?rnii.°?i, and ea£ n S house a few miles fiom the real Petrified Forest. In this stiange locale are gathered a group of the world's misfits, held there by a c band of killers who are hiding from! ?. P°sse. searching for them, awaiting c then- chance to escape over the border a into Mexico. At this strange gathera ing, Howard in the role of an unsuc- ■- cessful author, disillusioned with life c awakens to the fact that he can ben come of some use in the world by s dying to give the girl he has suddenly l fallen in love with, a chance to realise c her thwarted desires: Miss Davis is 1 the erotic, discontented girl who longs i for a fling at life, which her misfit s father and her crabbed, miserly grand- - father deny her. The second attrace tion is "Miss Pacific Fleet," with-Joan c Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Hugh Hert bert, and Allen Jenkins heading the s cast. The picture is not only hilariously funny, but carries a humorous t love triangle. f |j REX THEATRE. a , The adventurous career of that i benign detective, Charlie Chan, very f nearly comes to an untimely end as a rn?F Oland, again playing Chan in j Charlie Chan in Shanghai," now at j the Rex Theatre, ventures into China's , roaring metropolis to break up a dan- ; gerous gang of international opium f smugglers. Featured with War- ,, tier Oland and' Keye Luke are Irene t Hervey Charles Locher, Russell Hicks > and Halhwell Hobbes. The second feature, "Mary Burns, Fugitive," stars byjyia Sidney and traces the tragic experiences of a girl caught in the web of. the law through an innocent friend- - ship with a man she did not know was i a public enemy. Melvyn Douglas, Alan ; Baxter, Pert Kelton, Wallace Ford, and Brian Donlevy are in the cast. ; ROXY THEATRE. The turbulent drama of a mad > mutiny is the motivating theme of , Columbia's "Hell-Ship Morgan," now [ screening at the Roxy Theatre. The '■ *e, a.dlM characters are Captain "Hell- ■ ; Ship Morgan played by George Bancioft; a waterfront waif . enacted by i Ann Sothern, who marries the swash- ; buckling Morgan out of gratitude; and 1 the handsome Victor Jory, Morgan's . nrst mate and third member of the emotional romantic triangle that grows ?uL° ™eir fate*ul meeting aboard the , ship. The second attraction, "Unknown B-°^ ali' featu"ng Marian Marsh and ■ Richard Cromwell, is a delightful story i of young love with an unusual back- J ground. > ] . l SEASIDE THEATRE, LYALL BAY. \ ."Strike Me Pink," Eddie Cantor's ] sixth annual musical extravaganza for j bamuel Goldwyn, is showing at the i Seaside Theatre tonight. This lavish ( million and a half dollar production, '< featuring Ethel Merman, Sally Eilers, c Parkyakarkus, and William Frawley, o and a glorious new array of Goldwyn i girls, shows what happens when Ed- i die, a timid little college tailor, takes i a. correspondence course in personal f magnetism, entitled "Man or Mouse, What Are You?," An additional feature will be Warner Oland in "Charlie Chan's Secret," the famous Oriental detective's latest' thriller. The usual , specially-selected programme' of \ "shorts" will be screened between 7 o'clock and 7.30. "Strike Me Pink" I will commence at 7.30 p.m. ■• ■ L OUR THEATRE, NEWTOWN. • "Steamboat Round the Bend" brings 1 the late lovable Will Rogers to the ( screen in one of his most "quirky" E roles, one that suits his homespun per- t sonality ideally. The associate picture, | s "Stormy Weather," features the clever t Walls-Lynn-Arnaud-Hare team in a rol- I licking, smartly-dialogued farce which c will delight and please patrons im- c mensely.- Stormy weather need hold v no fears for patrons, as Our Theatre is a always warm and cosy. ( REGAL THEATRE, KARORI. c Tonight at the Regal Theatre a splendid double-feature programme i will be screened. "Paddy O'Day". stars f the .popular Jane; Withers and Ann t Hardhig appears in;'!The■■:Lady ,Coh- ; sents;" with Herbert Marshall.' This ' is a startling story of a woman fighting 1 for love. r PIANOFORTE RECITAL. Tonight the second pianoforte recital 0 will be given by Mrs. Janet Hector in a the Concert Chamber, Town Hall. The ? programme will be as follows:—Sonata j in B Flat (Schubert), Sonata in B j Minor (Chopin), Variations and Fugue j, oa a Theme'by Handel (Brahms), i "Jeux d'eau" (Ravel), "Reflets dans n L'eau" (Debussy), "Jardins sous la i Pluie" (Debussy), "L'Alouette" (Glinka- s Balakiref), "Gopak" (Arnold Bax). i This delightful list of compositions x will ensure to listeners an interesting evening, and students .of the pianoforte will have an opportunity of hearing works which may be of assistance to them in their studies and examinations. WE.A. LECTURES. Dr. A. G. Butchers will commence a course of twelve lectures on current history in the W.E.A. Room, Trades a Hall, Vivian Street, next Monday, at 8 l; p.m. ; The subject of his opening lee- a ture will be r'Great Britain and the ? World Today," and an invitation is ex- £ tended to all interested. A comprehensive syllabus of lectures has been v planned and the discussion-hour will ili be a special feature of the course. AI. p small fee will be charged for a'dmis- v sion. .. .. ■ - .. t : "ELIJAH." g For the second time in its history Wellington will see in Dr. Malcolm , Sargent a great English conductor * in action. The first occasion was in a 1911 when Dr. Charles Harriss s: brought out .the famous Sheffield n Choir, which was conducted by Dr. ii (now Sir) Henry Coward. On Satur- s day, August 15, at the Town Hall, the a Royal Wellington Choral Union will t render n Mendelssohn's "Elijah," with Dr. Sargent as guest conductor, and an v exceptionally strong cast of soloists, as c follows:—Soprano, Miss Beatrice Pugh, a of Brisbane; contralto, Miss Christina o Young; tenor, Mr. Ernest Rogers, of Christchurch; baritone, Mr. Sydney de +, Vries (Amsterdam). There is no ques- .-< tion about the musical greatness of '.'Elijah.!' For nobility and grandeur m chorus work, for beauty of orches- h tration, "Elijah" stands out among the ft oratorios. A rehearsal for chorus only ti will be held next Tuesday in St t'l John's Schoolroom, Dixon Street, at 7.30. when Dr. Sargent will take the practice. The box plan for preferential booking will open at the D.I.C on Monday. August 10, at 9 o'clock and the following, morning for ordinary reserves. • A. . . S MONDAY'S WRESTLING. n An outstanding wrestling attraction of a type which has not been seen ? before -and may never be seen again fj will be presented at the Wellington f; Town Hall on Monday night under " the auspices of the local association. 5j Two professional bouts, each of five *! ten-minute rounds, will follow the a customary amateur preliminaries, the whole constituting a wrestling feast v of the most attractive order. The pro- z fessional bouts will be between h "Lofty" Blomfield (New Zealand) and 0 Jack Forsgren (Canada), the cham- i, pions of their respective countries, and E between Joe Kopach Woods and Paul E Boesch, two of the fastest and mest colourful of the visiting American ii matmen. There is exceptionally keen s rivalry between each pair of wrestlers, a and the matches between them ere c bound to be of the type which appeals k most strongly to enthusiasts. All of them are ready to "mix" it in addition to.being able to acquit themselves exceptionally well in straight wrestling. Blomfield and Forsgren car. be relied upon to exploit to the utmost their pet holds, the octopus clamp * and Boston crab, while the other ii match will largely be decided on elbow b jolts against dropkicks. t Another attraction for wrestling a enthusiasts next week will be the local junior amateur championships, f which are to be held at the Kilbirnie Club's gymnasium on Tuesday, Wed- s nesday, and Thursday nights. Some 1 highly promising boys will be in P action, and all the matches will be o keenly contested. Particulars are C advertised,1 '■ ■■• '. ■■• «

PLAZA THEATRE. | c Fun and excitement are about equally I li blended in "Pot Luck," the' British pic- j c ture now at the Plaza Theatre, and as c the story was written by Ben Travers i and is acted by the famous trio, Tom [. Walls, Ralph Lynn, and Robertson g Hare, the fun makes the picture the ,1 success it is. The "pot" so disrespects fully referred to in the title is an ins significant-looking object of a value ,f beyond estimation, apparently because a it happened to have been fashioned by n some long-defunct Chinese. It forms g the centre of attraction in an art exr hibition which is under the inefficient .. supervision of Ralph Lynn. The in- .. evitable bad man manages to lift it, , but help is handy for the luckless Lynn ~ in the person of Tom Walls, as dcv bqnair as ever and now with a fruity ■ f Irish accent to fit his part as Detec--5 tive-Inspector Fitzpatrick, just retired s from Scotland Yard. The chase after s the pot leads the pair, accompanied t by Diana Churchill as the beautiful . sister that all screen idiots have, to a . sinister habitation by the name of ! Wrotton.Abbey, and within its gloomy . walls and subterranean chambers the , principal part of the comedy is . enacted, with Robertson Hare perform- - ing doughty deeds as the innocent owner of ths thieves' repository- Included in the bright supporting programme is a thought-provoking depiction of the fight of modern science and t industry to conquer time and space. j APOLLO SINGERS. t St. Patrick's College Orchestra, Silyerstream, will be associated with the _ Wellington Apollo Singers for their second subscription concert to be held on Monday, August 10. Such stirring ; numbers as the "Anvil Chorus" ("I : Trovatore"), "Soldiers' Chorus" > (faust), "Sailors' Chorus" (Flying : Dutchman), and "Pilgrims' Chorus" ■ (Tannhauser), will be rendered by the ■ choir and orchestra together, and as both musical combinations have reach;ed a high standard these numbers ' should be well received. In addition | the orchestra will play "Pomp and i Circumstance March in D" (Elgar) and "Three Dances from Ballet Music" (Faust). The choir will also give a number of new part-songs, including, among others, the beautiful negro spiritual, "Were You There?" and Ballad of Olaf Trygvason." Solos will also be given by P. Martin (tenor) and J. M. Caldwell. (bass). The choir will be conducted by Mr. H. Temple White and the orchestra by the Rev. Father C. F. Feehly. Mrs.R. G. Caigou will be the accompanist. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. HeavY booking has already set in for the Wellington Symphony Orchestra's next concert on Tuesday, August 11, when the conductor will be Dr. Malcolm Sargent, the eminent English musician. With a view to enabling as many people as possible to see this famous conductor in action, the orchestra has set aside 300 seats at one shilling. These seats may be reserved at Messrs. Chas. Begg's from Monday next. Admission prices for other parts of the Town Hall will be ss, 3s 6d, and 2s, all "seats reservable. Special concessions are obtainable by music teachers, schools, and colleges. The programme is a particularly fine one, a feature being Rachmaninoff's "Concerto ln 9 Mlnor- No- 2." with Paul Vinogradoff'as solo pianist. SUNDAY CONCERT. .The second of the series of Sunday night concerts being given under the auspices of the Wellington City Council will be held m the Town Hall tomorrow night at 8.15. The committee has spared no effort to make it an even greater success than the first. The main attraction is the first appearance in Wellington of Gunnar Paulsen. the famous Wurhtzer organist, late of the Civic Theatre, Auckland. Alma Cowie, a charming mezzo-soprano who has been making very successful appearances lately, .will be heard in Rasbachs beautiful song "Trees." Bert iiickford, the popular' baritone, has chosen for his opening number Saundersons "Pass Eyeryman." Variety will be lent to the programme by the appearance of Gracie McKay and Jean O Connor, two lithesome young aiiT erV v£° T ll dance to the piping of Mr A. Barclay. Elocutionary item! will be given by, Ron Wakelin and Ron Cowie, baritone, and Norman, Grenfell, basso, will, give Offenbach's humorous duet "The Gendarmes." The Institute Silver Band will play stirring marches, etc., and will add body to a well-balanced programme. Mrs. Audrey Gibson Foster will be at the piano. "THE NEW MOON." Sigmund Romberg began writing operettas in 1920, and between then and the end of 1923 wrote no fewer than 25, the twenty-fifth being "The New Moon." The theme of "One Kiss came to him while he was trying to light a cigarette with a patent lighter. He wrote the succession of notes down on a cigarette packet and later developed them. The Wellington season will open at the Grand Opera House on August 15, with a matinee. Harison Cook is the producer.