ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15234, 22 February 1913, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

,' RICEARDS VAUDEVILLE COMPANY. i ''.-•■' ' '"——-~* '"■■' "■ .... ; '■'' *■■!'<■- "■ j 'At- His -Majesty's- Theatre to-nfghi the "-v : Rickards's vaudeville combination gives ' '■ its excellent entertainment for the last' -!. ' time in Auckland, and it will'be the final •. ■ , opportunity of witnessing the : mysterious .'■:■ De Biero in his "great ■'. demonstration; of .:■•-.?; skill and dexterity. The thumb; trick will ; be shown for the last time, and ,it has ■'■■; ■% puzzled everyone who has seen, it. . Misa ';* Nell Webb's farewell will include "Yon } Must Sometimes Make, a Fuss ! of , Me," : v. ; ; - and with Sigiior: Marini she;, will give also - the Miserere," from "II Trovatorj." /■■ ■ Chinko (the 1 boy juggler)., Miss" Minnie: * Kaufmann (the daring and intrepid .-, cyclist),.: Messrs. Arnold; and \ Taylor "(in ~ ' their rag-time specialities), and Signoff . \ Marini (the tenor) will, also-appear. The '5: a latter has proved a brjilk.ut success. Mr. : - i Hugh D. Mcintosh, the governing director A ) of the Rickards's Tivoii Theatres, has spared no expense in the selection of this'-"- •' s talented and; refined, organisation, : but. I owing to future arrangements the com*: '■■>' ) pany must leave .to-morrow, and no re-. ; : ; i turn -visit to Auckland car. be, undertaken. - : r The box plan for to-night's last perform- ■ ,-. : -" i ance will be ..on. vi?w at Wildman and.: ;; - Arey's .up to one o'clock., and ' afterwards. : 3 at the Phoneries, Theatre Arcade. "--':■■,•.■'. >' •"■ '" : :.:v;:. : '-.. v', •'•' .■'"'' "''?' .-'"■''■ o. I > "GET-RICH-QUICK : WALLING- - ' '•' c :■ ...FORD.".;; ? ' At His Majssty's Theatre, on Monday, ■ 5 night, Mr. ,L C. Williamson's Company, ; : . v/nich numbeis over 60 specially selected! I artists from 'England, America .and- Aus- ? tralia,' will make their "first 5 - appearance . here in "Get-Rich-Quick ; Wallingford/' ';■'?. the comedy of ; a thousand laughs, as its ; was described by a" leading Sydney critic :"Get-Rich-Quick W T all£ngfoi;d" is • described as the best much-ado about noth- ; rag laugh-raiser that : has ever been car* '.'- ried across the ocean to us from .America.: ■ L The play is an' adaptation by G«»rge M. : ; r Cohan, of, -one. of ; George Randolph- .:y ,-: Chester's stories. It runs :in four acta, : ',"-■: i and while there is.an element of crirfanal-;^-: ; ; > ity, th</ atmosphere, it is stated), is. in a , sense, cleared by an abundance of fun of .- , the class winch is defined m wholesome.. ■■■-.- , The action 1 , moves along at .'a lively pace - ; : , from starting point to the; closing" scene, ' ; % in which the ■ two reformed croolcs, J. , Rufus Wallingford and B.lackfe Daw, find V : how pleasant a thing it ,is to go straight. u [V The comedy-is-capitally jicted to- the v j smallest part. Mr. Fred Nib is de-";■:;! . scribed as, a particularly fresh, ; clean-cut, L . ,'; 7.J dapper, American actor of: the -best stamp' : 3 Jin light comedy. Mr. Har-icy' Corson. ! .' : Clarke appears 'as "Blackio" ■ 'Daw. Much ', ." of his fine work is in facial and- tonal ex- . l r pression, which are eatcovdhi.riv good. >v." > M.is 3 Beatrice Holloway is caM to, be at"'; ( her very-best aa Fanny Jasper/ '■-■* Seats - / * in _ central position:! may be selected' at : . Wildman ; and Areys. • The company will , * .arrive by feVie Rarawa. to-morrow rooming,; : ' ' The scenery has already ' com© to hand. '..«' t I .-, ■: ,I__ : i>,fc; :;.. ;'; m \ • ■ ■ . :-■ -' ; - ; ' •': : '£■ ■ r ; OPERA HOUKB ': . The vaudeville eniertainnncntthis weeK '"■;; v at the Opera provides an enjoyable - * evening's amusement.: .There was an-I * other large and'appreciative audience last' ■, . * night, 'i'cwiight- tho company will- appe&s f: ; , » again. ■■•■ ■■■.■.■/ ..■■■'■■.•■'■.■"■■■■.■"■• •:.—...;', 5 ______J___„»„__„„ .- .V-i- : ; :--''-."■,'''■'.■'•■ ":- v1 ..-^-:: , :i'j ;> vVh-;.; :: «i. ! ;. , i- iA !' : :- ; ; :.■-!::••:.:•:•-■.'. :L: ;: ; '^'.-\j-^ : '"v-"r > KING GEORGE. THIIATRE. ' Til-, attraction the 'King Ccorevj- " Theatre-:this week: is the drains, ** Charii.3 : : Cohns, and the Knave of ' Spades!".. The picture. is ; . conspicuous on iMfouht of -tlio ■■■./ number of tbvifling incidents depicted. l '. ■•" The supportir^^..pictures.aTo.'all of.-.a.hi^bi..-; : standard.- The J ; theatre to'E 'be open, .&? . ' ". to-dsy. ■ "- ■■ "*• . ■ . — ' -' '. ■ ;, -v., , ~ i,,. _ ,' ; LYRIC " THEATRE.' ,'" . ' . jA;':!.^B.,f:Mey^'aw : management' ' announces 51.-"' ' , j matinee at the Lyrio Theatre' to-day,"whs» » the :present: interesting bill; will be » screened. _ There ore some particularly . good subjects, the programme well ' . up to the standard set at this theairo. : . ". _ _ 1 •- ROYAL ALBERT HALL..; ". ' An : e'lithusiastio •■ reception wag '. '.." the programme at the^Rpyal^Albert -Ball ' ;.' last night. The .representation' ox " Unclp , ; ;! ~ Tom's Cabin" was first, favourite. -.r! 'a.t'le - . audience, wrich applauded each - f th ,: many.beautiful incidents" in the' story...it ■ r: . matinee will bo given to-day! . :'' ' - • •,- - t - '-' _....": '•' ■.. ■„,.' I '' ■■ '*'{ .■■ ■' : GLOBE. THEATRE. -.'.; ... At the Globe Pictura :•-. • Theatre, "A Dash for the Pole", is at-, ''trading large audiences at'all- setiiiimsl -' "The.-' Warning. Hand" ,'<Swimmi-£ ' School/' /'The War i other : ■': humorous and topical films" complete a' , programme bf..eXQ»^<TOhal,merit.^'.::"-.=c: ; , I_JJ_„____J ' M '• : ;..:■ - - •'// y;• , QUEEN'S THEATRE. , ...' ■• : -. An: Exceptionally.'good:, sofas of Tj'cttwea : ' , is being ftljown- -daily at • the QtH»^b.«"-• Theatre, and throughout the etiteriainmeiitv;• . apjjlaiife • is,;,.frCquenli:.'. -On '■ Mondayvthst :■- management announce 1 that 'th« Sicftma V. drama *'The Power of i.L6ve^*-wfipbe^pfft^ : sentedi t ■ When ,th&; !&:. '.-• London -it wiity^'-\ioV^vE:"^^e^^iwt^ v ' , 'a.'aeiasation.'"' " __ ....... . . -~,.; ''■-■ , ■■. ■ ". .-." i. i• ■ ".:• KING'S THEATRE.- , ; .;:',. 1 The cantfortAlo ,!Km^Si4-Theatre- -,wai*i , V Well'. patronised last iri^ht.":: The' star at-' * traction is a clever bird picture VThe . > Cockatoo);' Matinee." The■! other pictures 1 shown, are equally interesting. : The' man-;'.'-'; l . agement announce -a' matinee for 'to-day; s and the usual programme, will be pi*W 3 to-nigh*. !. : ; ._ ' - :■-':. • 1 i'■" . ' j' -'NEWTON • -PICTURE "• PALACE. '■: i '■ I The Newton Pictnro- Palace '.shevt : n)."s *• sign of a-dimoaishing pop-oljacrity: : ■[-.:' L,- w j<o; ' ;. audKßces r were the yesterday. Tu»-'-.' * theatre will be open as -.usual- to-day-."', ;.' ;