ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14888, 13 January 1912, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"■ "♦* — '"' MR. H. B. IRVING'S' SEASON. " The final performance of " Hamlet" was given last night by Mr. H. B. Irving and his talented company of London artistes.. To-night for the first time in Auckland the historical play, "Louis X 1.," with Mr. H. B. Irving in the name part, will be presented, to be preceded by " A Maid of Honour," in which Miss Dorothea Baird will appear. In " Louis XI." the action opens outside the Castle of Plessis de Tours, and there is the coming and going of soldiers and pilgrims, and ranch activity. From the moment Loui/j ■enters, living more by strength of will than by physical strength, he dominates the play, and is the pivot upon which everything turns. The curtain will rise at eight p.m. NEWBURY-SPADA " POPS." . The second New bury-Spada "Pops" will be given at the Town Hall this even-> ing. Mr. Philip Newbury will give the fine dramatic scene of " Canio," in "I Pagliacci," "On With the Motley," "In Native Worth," ("Creation"), and with Madame Spada, the " Miserere act iron "II Trovatore." The soprano will sing Gounod's "Ave Maria" with violin obligate and organ accompaniment, and the florid "Bel Raggio" from " Semiramide." Mr. Ernest Parkes (baritone), besides contributing songs, will be heard in a duet with Mr. Newbury. Miss Mabel Seccum (contralto) and Mr. Frederick Atkinson (bass), will also appear. The instrumentalists, Messrs. R. Pechotsch (violinist), and Harold Gregson (organist) will be supplemented by Mr. Charles Norman, -oboe soloist. , i MR. JOHN McCORMACK., The concert to be given in the Town Hall by the celebrated tenor, Mr. John McCormack, on Thursday next, is of great musical interest. As a singer of Irish' ballads, it is claimed ■ McCormack has no equal, and bis frequent appearances at the famous Boosey ballad concerts at the Royal Albert Hall; London, are marked by the greatest enthusiasm from the hug* audiences he draws when his name appears ion -the> programme.; Assisting the tenor in his Auckland concert will be two other principals of the Melba Grand Opera Company, Miss Rosina BuckmanDj, lvric soprano, and Mr. Alfred Kaufmano* the eminent basso. Mr. Spencer Clay* a prominent English artist will be the solo pianist. The ; box plan of reserve seats opens at Wildman and Arey's on Monday, morning, at eight o'clock., Mr. McCor-v mack gave a concert in Wellington last' night. Every seat was ; sold before S the doors opened. ' '•' ■ ' ' Our Wellington > correspondent telegraphed last night:--" Over 3000 peopl* Backed.themselves into the Town Hall tonight, and hundreds were turned away i unable to &d even standing room to heaii» Mr. John McCormack, the great Irish' tenor. Beyond all question. he is the finest lyric tenor ever heard in New Zealand. He charmed and captivated the en-*-tire audience." WEST'S PICTURES. There was a large attendance at tha Royal Albert Hall last evening to witness West's fine display of • pictures. An excellent: subject .? that deserves special mention, is the second edition of the Indian Durbar series. The various scenes depicted were most gorgeous, and included the arrival of Their Majesties lat Delhi, triumphant entry of the King ; and Queen. into Delhi, great procession of the troops and Indian princes, in D«lhi, the Oriental splendour and '; magnificence of ; the latter being inspiring. Other interesting pictures '.' were a general view of Delhi, and the King's Gate. It is said this gate has not been opened since 1807. The parade beJ fore the great Delhi "Mcwque>iconcluded one :, of the finest pictures of Oriental magnifi- > cence ever seen here. The dramatic pictorial story, entitled, " Through Fire and ! : Smoke," was another thrilling incident; of the . programme. >-;. It showed ? very. conclu-> ' sively the risk that it always present in the usage of highly-volatile oils. In this i. case it was petrol. Exposure to flamelight resulted in ■ a serious i explosion. -,■,■. As shown last evening, :it t was '' one of , the most remarkable fire scenes that the cinematograph camera has yet exhibited to us. The pictorial programme also included many other screenings, which, when of a, directly educational character, were found : to be amusingly comic' on seriously, ' dramatic. '■• ■■ ..■■ ''■ /■'•. * ■ : ." : -- '-'' '■'■'. .'y".'C\-:'-' uJ.r;y'°'^.?x':\& TIVOLI THEATRE. Bob Lloyd's Vaudeville Company at the Tivoli Theatre received a great reception last night. The programme is a firstclass one, bristling with humorous, pathetic,, > and entertaining items. ' PICTURE; ENTERTAINMENTS. Large crowds were present throughout yesterday at.' the "Queen's Theatre, whenf the programme-presented op .Thursday was repeated. The picture depicting the' entry ;of the King * and i Queen into the city of Delhi at the Coronation Durbar was presented for the first time, . ; The picture* ,'■ is one of peculiar interest, and every detail . of the pageant is reproduced with remark* able clearness. Every item of * the 1 splen- , did programme was extremely well received. On Monday a hew series of pictures will be shown. ': The cool and commodious King's Theatre, where a really :v excellent ■:; programme of picturesiv is being 'presented, drew a large audience last night, who throughout the evening expressed their approval in a manner that left no loom for ' doubt. ' ' ' Admiring audiences were present: : throughout yesterday witnessing the first- * class programme of continuous pictures at ' the Newton Palace. A change of pro- ' gramme will be given on; Monday. 1 The comfortable Lyric Theatre was par- ; ticularly' well patronised yesterday. Thai: i pictures of the Indian Durbar are very fine and attracted considerable favourable . comment, whilst the remainder of the pro* ■ gramme is well up to Messrs. Hayward s usual high standard of excellence. The fine programme embracing a.numi ber of " kinemacolour' ■', subjects r attracted . a large audience to ', the Opera House, and ■. it goes without saying that the audience , showed their aonreciation of the excellent j bill of fare provided. The , programme , will be repeated at a, matinee to-day and at to-night's performance. This afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock, and evening another new programme will be screened at the Empire Theatre, /embracing the very cream of the picture art from all the world's most famous- studios, . ■ The numerous patrons to this suburban. theatre are quite enthusiastic over the splendid disI jay, given nightly. The projection, brilliancy of lignt, and absence of flicker, together with the high-class music rendered by the orchestra, are all subjects of favourable comment. The great success, of this fine theatre is now completely assured. At the Adelphi Theatre, Newmarket, the usual change of programme will be sub* mitted to-night. r , A host of gems of cine* ' matography will be- presented, including ' humorous, scenic, pathetic, and «duca* tive subjects, together with some very in« teresting. topical items. ,"

SAILORS' . MISSION HALL. . A very enjoyable concert was given at the Sailors' Mission Hall, Albert-street, on Friday night by the Onehunga Congm yh gational choir. There was a large audience of seamen, who thoroughly appreciated the items. The following contributed to the programme Lambourne,- Brown, : Smith (2). Bette (2), Jebb, and Mr. Rowe. Captain Baaeley presided. ■ '•-• ~ ■'■"'.■ , ' ,■■; "■ ':.''■■ <"