ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14326, 23 March 1910, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

RICKARDS* VAUDEVILLE. COMPANY. --,•- ! " 1 - ..., --•'■, .. - , Last night's performance, by, Mr. - Harry Rickards' Vaudeville Company at - His Majesty's was characterised by considerable vim, and the audience was in'. responsive;:-. rr.odd. All,the chief, items were enthusias-. , , tically received. The performances to-night and : to-morrow night will be ■■ the' last of i th» - Auckland .'seasoni' ■•- ■<■ -li*''i ■■'■ ' ■"■'■'.—'•''■,, i.- Uart iff r-ff.ii'fT ! .. '.■■■.■■:•.-■;: '■ ; : /. ■ U'.'l til ?. J,, ■ j;,|,(,-t),.ir; &?:Z:] i :-/--fyfs . . . AGOBERA'-'fiOUSfc.'' .'7' ; One of the moßt appreciated picture* at the Opera ? House > last night, was that- depicting the; Paris floods. Perhaps- the in- ' ]. clement -weather provided/a feeling audi- •;. ence in, this, respect/ The 'filing.''A' Corner in Wheat," was also .well recofved, and the ' • • wholo programme was regarded,ifajourably. ; ■■' It will be repeated to-night. TAT fffe % gramme has been.■(^ffj^ /^ea''- for Good Fri- ' , ; ? day night. ..I ' . .. j ' '• i, i j m '■': ■> j ■ ', ROYAL. ALBERT ,HALL.. ' Despite ■ the' inclemency'of weather' a good audience .witnessed th*j 'last exhibi- '-' tion of the 'past'week programme at the ' Royal Albert Hall '.last night. A complete -. change of programme wilLbotgiven 5 to-night, the 7 star , picture i.>being Our historical r /play, ?',',■.- $ " The Death Disc," produced by Ameri--v- : y>.i can Biograph'Compariyp'vDoruthy's Motor Car" is ; a quaint' picture • stOry; "Schaff- '- ' hausen,'-:'a coloured scenic film, by, Paths . Frcres. ...i The comic.'subjects; include'!.".Th< Improved Ink-pot," '•The* Trick thai Failed," "A Family Outing at Luna Park,* '■'.How- He ; ; Mesmerised 'His Ma-ih-Law," '■■•' ; ''-'*' ".';'; and " A Race for an Inborita'hce." ''£■*>, i if ''■)!■ l" li 1.. / ...in '. W*PHIL. WALSH DRAMATIC CO. ' A good audience greeted the" Phil."- Walsh Dramatic Company last night at-tbo'TiVoli Theatre, when- "The Drunkard's' Daughter" was again presented. . This comedy '""" drama will be staged to-night ,for. ¥ .the last time. To-morrow (Thursday) -night a- now version ," Drink '.' will he givenbih'wMcl ■ : ' Mr. Phil Walsh will appear as Joe Morgai ' , and Miss Eva Marius Paigno as May Mor*' v - gan. .For Good Friday ; night a, pictorial and vocal concert 'has. been ; arranged. Mr. f ■ Phil.•>, Walsh <'will / present , the dramatic srona, "The v Dream of.Eugene, Aram."- ,' '. i.'y.' : ,';. 'i;,. ;..... ...... ; . w .,..' j 1 . ~',... ..;;' ;■.-':;;;''. ROYAL MINSTER SINGERS. Tho box-plan for the 'performance ob Good Friday 'evening of thev Royal Minstei Singers and Pictures opens at. Messrs. Wild:man and Aroy's this morning, when seat* may be reserved without' extra charge. The season is limited to the'two performances on Friday, on 1 account of the advance bookings of the theatre. The 'programmes announced promise to. bet o i special interest. ' :?/ " MARRIED TO -. THE WRONG MAN.' ~-..After winning successes in." Australia "Married to 'the Wrong Man," -with whicl'' Mr. George. Marlow opens his. Auckland season next'; Saturday, will be presented iE New Zealand for the first: time. After run* ing to six v weeks'i; big business in Sydney, the; drama was transferred to Melbourne, / ,E where it ran five weeks;' Adelaide wit' :nesßed; it in-large riumbers.;f6r,>l9;nightsj. - ■ Brisbane packed the theatre there for < , fortnight for tin piece, an* in ISfewcaitW during the strike,it was patronised to In full extent of the theatre for eight nights. A Sidney , paper thus referred ito ,„" Married . > to ■;the|Wrong Man":4-"The drama- portrays/a,type; of life which. has not 'been in t vogue since castles '.were really;--important , . places and the owners were laws unto themselves. There visv a strong military t interest in the play, a 'gentleman ranker'. figuring > as the hero, and it is he that purchases tin heroine,' for -. the i sum- of • £15 on'.'h?r , first wedding night from the man whom she has been forced to marry, for-'what" he believed her fortune, but. which he made amistake. The scenery is said to be. very attractive." The box-plan' opens this morn-' ing at Wildman and Arey's at 10 o'clock. A • special matinee ..will;, be given.' i6u Easter Monday afternoon.. r , ~_.---. -^^ ' ' .*■.. ~" """ '. ;..... ..". ■ / J . *