ENTERTAINMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13846, 4 September 1908, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENT.

BLAND HOLT SEASON. — -; - " •' i Mr. BtANO. Holt, who has been away from New Zealand for nearly ten years, will inaugurate a dramatic season at His Majesty's > Theatre on Wednesday next, when* thfr" 1 popular actor-manager and his charming ' • I wife, with the members of thisestSblieh™ organisation; bi'o bound to receive an enthusiastic reception. The thoroughness with* ] which Mr. Holt utages the better typo .of i: 'tH melodrama is proverbial- throughout Aus-.. tralasia. Mr. Holt is not content vnt\ staging his pktes as they are staged in London, bub usually endeavours to go one better, in j-p mounting or sensation. " The ■ Great Mil-,, lionaire," written by the well-known. Eng- ': lish playwright, Cecil Raleigh, will-be tha,: first drama produced this season. It.hfia .. proved one of the most popular productions in Mr. Holt's extensive. repertoire, scenioally, mechanically, and in every other.way* . _. There are city scenes and country Emeries,! > homes of the rich and Homos* of",the' poor, ' Royal receptions and pathetic interludes, all' culminating in a sensational motor car* chase,''"'" ■. „ ','*• the whole held together by an elaborate \ plot. Mr. Arthur • Styan will impersonate the millionaire, whose, operations, . /bring,,,, « , bread to famine prices. Mr, Holt hew an ■ amusing role as an Australian radical,,.. ~Bis* n Baldwin from the J3arc6o;..Mrs. Holt is.a.,gipsy girl. The box plan will be opened al Messrs. Wildman and Arey's this morning^' .. Mr. Holt wishes it to be understood that as'™ ho is desirous of producing, several plays ~' during his short season in' Auckland them will be no revivals, and each play . will-be.., staged for only a few nights. > -><.<■..:■ '■■£$<§, HIS MAJESTIES. jjiloVwSJS "The Merrymaker;-," who bay© -prowl/ , themselves very accomplished-, and vejrsaiHle,, entertainers, gave their third performance/at His Majesty's last night. Missions "Liud,.'.' ■ Miss Betty Ohls, and Miss Elsie .Williams • had warm receptions, while Mr. Sam Walsn, Mr. Eric Biore, Mr. J. M. Campbell,' arid ■ Mr. .Gavin Wood, went through their s6i%« Wa and "business" with a touch of- artistry - m that marks their work out from ordinary vaudeville.' ' ..."'■• -' '■*■■ __._ , -——■?,, N^^*'4V/v.; ; :£|s|f ■■.'■■■■■.. •,• ■ ■ i .'--.-;-.: : . ■■ ■■: --yisM OPERA. HOUSE. , 4j§ ■JA The excellent entertainment which is be-, ing provided at the Opera House by JlTiOler's Vaudeville Company attraoted a largo audience last evening, and all the performers >•, were favourably received. The programme ■ l ' will be repeated this evening, and on Satur- > * i day there will be the usual. complete chapg*. , of programme. -~.--*' , f*i ■ . '" ■ tea ■,■.■••■■- '■■~.. .••■■>•■'..''->/:'- *;;}S'fii SALVATION ARMY RIRORIROS. 4 Next Sunday at the Salvation Army sen**' \; vices in tho Albert-street Hall the'Rirorirosfja company of girls (trained, by Major Hold- < away), from the Children's Homo in Wei- .. lington, will take an active part. On Man-, , ' day, September 7, the company will give m #i . interesting programme of ; bellringihg selections, character ■ ■ Bon(tß',^' musical drills* company singing, etc. The Riroriros (the word means a sweet-singing little native bird) have - lieid a very successful tour in the- South.Major Holdaway, the . loader, .had 1,5. years' experience in the business of training. .' companies similar to this one. , ' V, /si ■.'■■-■ i ' *'■ •'■'■-'.,: V ■'■'■'■ '-'.-»Vi -/».; :::? ": : ,'/! : 004 ' " : : ~' ' ' s , \ r /t