AMUSEMENTS

Evening Star, Issue 15137, 19 March 1913, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

FULLERS' PICTURES. The programme at the BrincesspSQieatre. this .week is'- one of considerable, merit. The_ scenic, industrial, dramatic, and comic films are all good, and provide capital entertainment. "The Panther's Prey,* 'A High.Stake,' and 'Modern Agriculture' Ere excellent films. KING'S THEATRE. A very clever vaudeville company have possession of the stage at the King's Theatre this week, and the fun is fast and furious. The Harmonious Hnxhams and the Lyntons are performers of unusual ability. The entertainment can be cordially 'recommended. HAYWARDS' PICTURES. There was a large and enthusiastic audience at The Octagon last evening. The star pictorial attraction, 'With the Colors,' was punctuated with applause, and the effect of the household troops, whose marching is superb, electrified the audience. There are three good dramas, 'The Poet and the Peasant' being exceptionally good. 'Gardens of Luxembourg' is a classic scenic, in which the coloring and photography are stereoscopic. The visiting delegates to the Oddfellows' Conference were guests of the directorate last night. The same pictures will be shown to-night. BARTOX BROS.* CIRCUS. This big and popular circus enterprise has arrived in Dunedin, and will commence their short season to-night at the Oval. Mr F. J. Barton, the senior member of the firm, recently returned from an extensive tour abroad, where he secured a number of new artists from the principal theatres, hippodromes, and circuses in America and on the Continent,. The firm .•have reorganised the show for the present tour, and amongst attractions are Hanley, Marguerite, and Hanley, a triple-team of gymnasts and head-balancers, who originally came from Ringling Bros.' huge American shows. Their act is described as a very sensational feat. The Baker Family, a troupe of all-round circus performers from the Royal Hippodrome, Ireland, figure prominently on the programme. Happy Jackles, another imported " star." who hails from Bostock and Wombwell's big English circus, heads the squad of clowns, and evokes roars of laughter with his ringside opinions. Seventy horses and pomes comprise the equine branch of the show. Popular prices prevail. Special matinees will be held on Saturday afternoon, at 3; also,on Easter Monday. .' BRIGHTON FLORAL FETE. The Committee of Management have accepted the offer of i„ie Green Island Band to provide music at the fete on Saturday next. Arrangements have also been made for special conveyances, leaving Manse street and meeting the various trains. The decorated items on the programme are causing quite a stir in the district, and. given line weather, the probabilities are that Brighton will never have seen a larger crowd. RICKARDS TTVOLI COMPANY. of . U ' e . ! , l , bovc company's successful season in Wellington the 'Dominion' savsThe first Rickards Vaudeville Con'ipanv to visit Wellington under, the new Hugh MTntosh regime shakes off the trammels of conventionality, and presents a highclass entertainment that, is delightful in every department. Whilst the quality of the artists is uniformly high, there arc specia ty turns which attain popularity immediately because of the polished art with which they are elaborated. Such for example is the singing of Miss Nella W ebb, which, for piquancy and that illusive feminine charm which J. M. Barrie r M °J "1,-J hj , at Evel '>' Woman Knows.' be difhcult to excel." The Dunedin season opens at His Majesty's Theti!' C '■?**}■ T,le . sda . v "fning for five nights. Ihe leading feature on the Rickards "pro--gramme is De Biere. an illusionist and clever musician, whose company numbers 20 people. De Biere's entertainment is claimed to be the finest magic exhibition to date. Taylor and Arnold, a trio of rag-time specialists from the Orpheim circuit in America, and Signor Alberto Ma- j nni, a well-known operatic tenor, also con- I tmbute,largely to the musical programme. „. v % clever > r °""S j"gffler, and Min-I me- Kauffman, a trick cyclist, are other features ln the latest Rickards enterprise morning" " the Dre « dcn «-™™ GOOD FRIDAY NTGHT CONCERT. + Afc the Garrison Hall on Good Friday evening a sacred concert, suited to the occasion, will be presented. Three of the greatest airs »-. oratorio music will be eung by Mr Philip Newbun—Room's Uijus Aniinam ' ('Stahat Mater') Handels Watt Her Angel*' ('Jephthah\ Haydne In Native Worth' ('Creation') and popular sacred songs, including 'The Land o the Leal.' With Madame-Spada <Mv Newbury will present the exquisite duet troiu Mendelssohn's ' Lobgesan",' 'My Song Shall he Thy Mercy ' Madame Spada will sing Willeby's '"Crossing the Bai,' with organ obbligato. Attention is drawn to the engagement of the new contralto. Miss Mabel Esqnilant. who will sing Handel's ' Ombra mai fn ' and Liddlc's 'Abide With Me.* A new violinist from thf Paris Conservatoire, Miss Dora Emery, will make her debut. Mrs It. A. Power will sing 'The Lost Chord.' and Mr John M'Grath ' Nazareth.' Mr Max Scherek (solo pianistt) will also appear. The hox plan is now on view at the Dresden. • 'CONCERT AT MAORI HILL. Stainer's sacred cantata 'The Crucifixion' was rendered by the choir of the Maori Hill Presbyterian' Church in the church last evening. The choir quite upheld their reputation for intelligent singing. The opening choruses were well sung, nice quality being maintained throughout the pianissimo passages. 'Fling Wide the Gates' was a particularly successful effort. The rendering of this chorus indicated very careful' rehearsal. Altogether, the choir have to be congratulated on their presentation of Stainer's beautiful work. The choir were fortunate in having as soloists Mr John Leech (tenor) and Mr J. A. Haggitt (bass). Mr Leech's best effort was ' The Majesty of the Divine Humiliation,' but the standard of his singing was high throughout. Equally successful was Mr Haggitt, whose •opening solos prepared the audience for singing which was marked by a high sense of appreciation of the nature of the work Perhaps the gem of the evening was the duet 'So Thon Liftest.' sung by Messrs Leech and Haggitt. Nothing finer than the rendering of this duet has been heard in the.church. Mrs J. Reid acted as organist, and her sympathetic - accompaniments were m keeping with the high standard or the evening's performance. Mr 1. Kitclne, the organist of the church, conducted the work.