ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13287, 20 September 1906, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S. "THE PRICE OF SIN'." The MaeMahon Dramatic Company tttrtct©d another large audience last evening to His Majesty's, when " The Executioner's Daughter" was presented for the last time. The new play, "The Price of Sin," to be produced for the first time in New Zealand to-night, has proved splendidly successful in England, America, and the chief centres of Australia. The author, Mr. E. Hill-Mit-chelson, has drawn his characters with a bold hand, and in one or two instances has arranged some daring situations, which from their very originality have proved strikingly successful. The personage who foots the bill and pays the prioo of sin is one Frank Foster, otherwise known as Sir Fox York*, who is the lover of one Major Crawford's wife. For the purpose of their mutual financial improvement these two worthies plot to steal certain jewels belonging. to the major's daughter, and not earing to carry out the robbery themselves they impose on the credulity of a young and thoughtless lieutenant, named Cecil Kay, and persuade him to commit the theft. He is innocent of the actual ownership of the jewellery and has not the slightest idea that it belongs to his sweetheart, Nancy Crawford. He does not even know that the room he has to visit for the purpose of the theft is the girl's room. The consequence is that when in the very act of robbery he is confronted by the girl herself, and the whole house is roused, he finds that he has seriously compromised her, and rendered himself liable to imprisonment. Ingeniously he clears the girl's name, but does not save himself from gaol. Thus the lovers are parted and villainy triumphs, but only for a time. Retribution speedily follows the arch-schemers, and Ray and his sweetheart are united happily. The management promises to ■ place the production on the stage with every attention to spectacular requirements. OPERA HOUSE. The interest in Fuller's Vaudeville Company does not seem to decrease. There was the usual full house last night. The Power Bros, gave their clever performance and were repeatedly encored. Loydall and Berry sent the audience into laughter with their sketch, and were brought back several times. The Driscolls were as funny as ever. The Three Starrs won approval for their pretty serio items, and Miss Dorothy L'Estrange sang some good songs. The others to appear, Carl Collier, Aubrey Douglas, Val. Newton, Stella Vernea, and Clara Keating, were well received. TAMAKI WEST MUSICAL CLUB. The Tamaki West Musical and Social Club gave a most interesting " Longfellow" evening on Monday. The readings were well selected. Songs, duets, glees, and solos from Longfellow were rendered during the evening. The programme was as follows: — Glee, "Good Night, Beloved," Musical Club members; reading, "The Singers," Miss Atkin; duet. "Excelsior," Mr. and Miss Massey; reading, "Courtship of Miles Standish," Mrs. Turnbull; song, "Village Blacksmith," Mr. W. Massey; reading, "King Robert of Sicily," Miss Moor; duet, "Friendship," Mrs. Turnbull and Miss Jessie Brown ; reading, "The Legend Beautiful," Miss Filkington; reading, " Evangeline," Mr. D. Chadwick Brown; song, "Thy Remembrance," Miss Massey. EUCHRE PARTY AT AVONDALE. The fourth of the series of euchre parties and dances in connection with the hall supper room fund was held in the Avondalc Hall on Tuesday evening. A largo number of people were present, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. The ladies' prize for the euchre, a very pretty Japaneso sugar basin and jug, was won by Miss Kelly. Mr. Claude Newell won the gentlemen's prize, a. cigarette case. At ten o'clock euchre gave place to dancing, which was kept up till twelve o'clock. The financial result of the evening will add materially to tbo fund, A great. deal of interest is being evinced in the appearance in the Waikato district of the well-known contralto, Mrs. Howie, who, under her native name of "To Rangi Pai," has of recent years become so widely known throughout the musical world. Te Rangi Pai appears at Waihi to-night, Thames tomorrow, Hamilton, Cambridge, and Rotorua following next week.