ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16097, 10 December 1915, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

RED CROSS CONCERT. IBS i y| The Red Cross concert, organised bv "-' Madame Antonia Martinet go and given - at the Town Hall last night, attracted) a good attendance. It was the means of' : t introducing several promising young *';•' vocalists, in which respect it was quit* M unusually interesting. Miss Rona KinoT who sang " A, fors e Lui," the florid aii.J i?i from Verdi's "Traviata," proved to b4 r the possessor of a well-cultivated and! powerful soprano voice. She gave a). I' creditable rendering of a solo usually i n ineluded in the repertoires of prima donnas! ~~-~~ and as also successful in Liszt's recital tive and aria, '"The Loreley." Miss CorJ|l> Melvin, whose voice is a fresh, lighti-. •" soprano of very rich duality, sa:j» ae .y; r lightfully Sanderson's dainty waltz son? ( "' "Spring's Awakening," and an encore',; number. Signorina Domenic-a Martineiigo • like the promoter of the concert, one of ! * the original members of the old West- ■ Brescian combination, sang expressively '■ Beckett's Scottish ballad, " Fergus McLean," Bohm's "Thine Only," and encor* songs, including Hope Temple's •■ la i Sweet September." Miss Kathleen Blakev' a pleasing soprano, san? " April Morn"* ■with credit to her teacher, and later rendered a bracket of solos cicely. Miss Lillian Bond, mezzo-soprano, was another of the young singers of promise, her nnmbtri Braga's "Serenade" and Lane's " Carmen - cita, ' baling agreeably sung. Miss E. McGowan, soprano, also won applause for her song, " Nymphs and Fawns." Mr. Hubert Carter, whose voice is likelv i 0 develop with further training into » pur« tenor, and whose upper register is n, jW well cultivated, sang Gounod's cav&tii..) "Salve D'Amore" from "Faust." andTosti's "My Dreams" in excellent Mvle. Miss Elsie Smyth© likewise gave pleasure j in her song, " Beloved, it- is Morn." Miss Ava Symons, an accomplished violinist, ! played her solos in a finished and artistic manner, and provided the obiigato to Mirs Bond's " Serenade" 6ong. Two dances bv Miss Anita Webster and a trio and v©->b quartette were well received. Humoro'i* ' relief was provided by Mr. Fred. Mill- , the original jester of the \Vest-Brescians ," "' whose contributions were much appro.-- ; " ,ated. The accompaniments were played i; » f a talented manner by Misses M. Oliphaiii ,_ «£ Eileen Hughes, and"Clarice Woods. ' "' OPERA HOUSE. The Opera House maintains its usu, I .". high standard of vaudeville. Fro-' a. I America comes a clever artist in Balai>R>§| I ing Stevens. Armstrong and HowartßiSi j have prepared fresh interludes of d»lf I amusing character, while the Elton Bla«3ffkf--j Revue Company has styled this week Vis (production "Oh, Yokohama!" Inrlud<Bj|§ among the artists are Ham.- and NellX» Quealy, late of Pollard's Opera ( "Uii-an^^f. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. ■ ' A tedious life in thb trencher and 'i.ijfcouts, the call to arms, and a charge urMs; the enemy's lines are typical selectioMpis' from "Belgian Troops Storming the GfaßfnS man Trenches," a film now appearing jHi£§ Everybody's Theatre. "The" Uuidi»»:?| ! Light " is a drama in which patrjffi«7t ! mingles with true love. The scenic P"'JB"--tare, " Switzerland," is interesting bWt i cause it affords a glimpse of those natural | fortifications which have proved ah>ir>stS insurmountable obstacles to the forvard«« march of our Italian allies into Austria. C KING'S THEATRE. j \ I A farce entitled "Fair. Fat. and i Saucy " is now being screened at the j I King's Theatre- The scene is laid m tAmerica. whither an Oriental prince goes I,; in search of a wife. He is introduced II to a disguised male cook, and i* straight- jll way infatuated. Humorous scenes folios |i in rapid succession. Excellent imitations || of the acting of Charlie Chaplin are fur- "M nished in the "Busted Romance." -The 1 , Guiding Light" is a popular drama of 1 i love and danger. Selections from M i Coleridge-Taylor and Elgar are cootri- m j buted by the King's Symphony Orchestra, ft

KING GEORGE THEATRE. § " The Ghost Breaker " continues to draw »jj§ good houses to the King George 'Theatre, S the famous Players* production having M caught the popular taste. The Eclair £M Journal gives an appearance of norcltv to familiar events, and possesses that variety ; which is too often absent from picture it I films. ' \ LYRIC THEATRE. V, '" From America comes a cinema comedy; J with .a very attractive title. "C.O.D."' !> 's well calculated to keep the audience in/ R' high spirits for the rest of the evening -' King Albert of Belgium is the subject of _U an interesting war picture. The islands* =I| dotted in the Zuyder Zee, in the very ? heart of Dutch life and commerce, have "" been chosen for a pretty scenic film. This popular programme will be continued throughout the week at the Lvric and West End Theatres. PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS. c* The Newton Palace Theatre ha* suc- ) ceeded m obtaining for production dun-,!? ' this week a notable rim entitled 0 Garry, of the Royal Mounted." A brave Englishman's dash through the Uerman lines is only one of the manv realistic touches that hav o been added . to "Parted by the Sword." the roam attraction at the Globe Theatre.