ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16906, 19 July 1918, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

♦ ""THE BIND BOYS ARE HERE." Only twice, more, to-night and to-mor-row night, will "The Bing Boys Are Here" Be produced at His Majesty's Theatre by the J. C. Williamson ComII pany. At last night's performance the _ 3 excellence of the acting of Messrs. Jack ( annot and Leslie Holland was com-' mented on. Miss Minnie Love was t popular, while the dancing of Mr. Clyde 9 Cook and Miss Maie Baird was received : •s with enthusiasm. The chorus work was a j 1-, feature of the piece. A number of soldiers from the military annexe to the Auckland Hospital were present by invitation of the management, and others will attend to-night. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool will be present at this evening's performance. The revue will be staged for the last time to-morrow night. , AUCKLAND MALE CHOIR. . i 0 ' The Auckland Male Choir gave its I second concert of the present season in I the. Town Hall concert chamber last night, i r ,and attracted the usual large attendance i :"i subscribers. The Countess of Liver--0 pool and party were among those present, r-j Ihe society mustered in good numbers, and I Or. W. E. Thomas wielded the baton as , ! usual. The programme differed but little ' i m stylo from those usually presented at | these concerts, and, indeed, it would alii ■. must seem that the society has settled into 1 a groove. There are many excellent canj tatas written for male voices, and one of i i | these might occasionally form a fitting | ' second part to a programme. Granted i j that the society is an enterprising body, r the difficulties regarding securing an s orchestra for these should not be insuperable. One of the outstanding part songs I was Becker's " The Little Church," which t was sung with appropriate feeling. The r harmonies of the opening bars were exf pressively intoned, and later the effect of i the church bell tolling was appropriately : \ conveyed. Somo fine contrasts were ob- j r tained in this number, and the closing • fortissimo bars were declaimed with '. roundness of volume. For a recall item, ' ■ the choir sane, " Fierce Raged the | Tempest." Adams's " The Anvil" was J a popular success, and the artistic effect j of the part song, " 0, Breath of Music" (Behr), with tenor solo by Mr. W. Walter, had its effect enhanced by the carefully registered organ accompaniment by Mr. Arthur E. Wilson. Bridge's clever conceit, "The Goslings," also sung to organ accompaniment, so pleased the audience that it was rei i demanded. Do Rifle's " Tho Tziganes," I ] found the society on somewhat unfamiliar i ground. The rather high pitch of the i i , first tenor part seemed to tire the voices, j with consequent effect upon sound intona-: , tion. The singers did better in the three-! >, four movement, though the intervals of I \ : the " La, La's" were rather unequally' I sung. The number, " One Smile From Thee'' (encored) was agreeably given, and ! also gave opportunity for a tasteful vocali- j j sation of the baritone solo part by Mr. J. I Littler. A spirited rendering of "The i Boy in Blue" (Lovell) was given with ! rhythmical effect as a closing chorus. j Madame Bella Russell was responsible for' i a dainty exposition of the difficult soprano 1 aria, " Softly Sighing" (Weber), and was 1 warmly recalled, when she sang feelingly, ■■ ." A String of Pearls" (Phillips). " Or-, pheus With His Lute,." given later in the. programme by Madame Russell, lost somewhat i n effect by being taken too slowly. Miss Alva Symons, violinist,! { was warmly received and encored for her , spirited playing of German's " Saltarello," | 1 and later was paid a similar compliment i for her broad and well intoned phrasing !of " Kol Nidrei" (Bruch). Mr. Arthur ' Colledge (Bass) submitted vigorous inter-, I pretations of the bass songs, " Shipmates! jo' Mine" (Sanderson), which was encored, ; and "The Windmill" (Nelson). Mr. L. i G. Whittaker was a sympathetic accompanist for the soloists, as well as some of j the part-songs. THE CAPPELLI CONCERTS. The fourth and final concert by Signor Cappelli and his company was given in the Town Hall concert ohamber laat night in the presence of a large audience. The reception was even more enthusiastic than that accorded the artists on previous oc--1 casions, and at the conclusion of the proi gramme they, were treated to a burst of l very warm applause. Among many items I given by Signor Cappelli were an " ImI proviso," by Giordano; " Cielo e Mar," I from "La Gioconda," and "Lolita," tho 1 latter by special request. Lucien Cesaroni | (bass) included " Pro Peccatis," from the : " Stabat Mater," and "Ella Giammai . M'amo," from "Don Carlos," among his ! contributions, and Mr. John Amadio again 1 1 I charmed the audience by his brilliant flute I < solos. Miss Veronica Bedford sang Gounod's "Flower Song," and "Spring's i ! Awakening," by Sanderson. Mr. Harold : Whittle played the accompaniments in his ' usual finished style. ] OPERA HOUSE. ; The programme at the Opera House ' this week has proved distinctly popular. ' ' Last night Winifred la France, in a spec- | j tacular act, was well received, while ! Maude Courtney and Mr. C again lived up . to their reputation for quick repartee and j topical hits. The remainder of the pro- 1 gramme was well received. ] [ KING'S THEATRE. The chief attraction on the programme , at the King's Theatre to-morrow is an exhibition of the art of ju-jitsn, by Gardiner • and Le Mar. Other good items will bo ' presented. '■ NATIONAL THEATRE. " The Sunset Trail," featuring Vivian ; Martin, will be shown at the National i Theatre to-dav, for the last time. Tomorrow, the chief attraction will be " The Secret Game." a Paramount feature, with Sessue Hayakawa in the leading role. '. Sessne Hayakawa has made himself very.) popular with the Auckland public by his. | acting in "The Jaguar's Claws." In " The Secret Game," he is said to show more power even than in his former pic- , tures. His immobile features lend themselves admirably to a part in which mystery iB one of the leading characters. He is seen as a detective, named Nara-Nara, who is striving to prevent a secret gang from destroying Bone American transports. The "part gi/es Sessue Havakawa unlimited scope for his powers. He sets out to prove that the trust of the United States Secret Service in a Major North-' ] field is unfounded. The story is said to , be exciting in the extreme—a drama that < will be remembered. It is a mystery pic- | ture of unusual intensity. i QUEEN'S THEATRE. i "Little Red Decides" will be shown ! at the Queen's Theatre to-day for the i last time. This is a pretty picture featur- j < ing little Barbara Connolly. To-morrow , ; its position on the programme will be I , taken by "The Other Man." Harry : Morev and Grace Darmond are the lead-, ( ing actors in this picture from the Vita- , graph Studios. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "The Spurs of Sybil," a beautiful picture in which Alice Brady takes the leading part, will be shown at Everybody's , Theatre to-day for the last time- Popular , : Mae Marsh, in "The Beloved Traitor," , ( will be the chief attraction tomorrow. I . In this picture Mae Marsh is said to bo ; 1 more bewitching than ever. It is a screen ' ; version of the popular novel of the same ( name bv Frank L. Pachard, and the film ' ' Li said to follow closely the theme of the j ' tale as told in the book. The support of ] the star is given to E. K. Lincoln, a popular actor. PRINCESS THEATRE. To-dav is the last opportunity of seeing Ear'le Williams and Grace Darmond in An American Live Wire" at the Plincesfl Theatre. Tomorrow a picture entitled " The Light Within " will be the f : el attraction. This is the second National film featuring Madame Olga Petrova. The star appears as a doctor who wishes to carry on the research work of her filthCr ' STRAND THEATRE. "The Floor Below," featuring Mabel Normaml, will lie screened at the Strand Theatre to-day for the last lime. "Stolen Hours" is the title of th chief picture to be shown to-morrow. Ethel Clayton is I the chief actress in this production, which i is from the World Studios. The picture \ contains many interesting features, such ! las a session.of the House of Parliament] 1 .'.' * * <

and some good slum scenes. The plot, which is unusual, concerns a girl who is forced to live in a gambling den against her will. The raid scene is said to be extremely exciting. The photography of the film is said to be a feature of the . production. TIVOLI THEATRE. i At this evening's session at the Tivoli Theatre, Mary Pickford, in "A Romance of the Redwoods," will be shown for the 1 Inst time. This picture has met with i deserved success, and is another triumph 1 for " Little Mary," as she is popularly known. To-morrow, at the matinee, and in tho evening, tho principal picture will bo " Bab' 6 Burglar," a film said to contain such quiet and innocent humour as is seldom depicted on the screen. The • part of Bab is taken by Marguerite Clark, i well known as an actress who puts real • life into a youthful part. Bab is tho delightful heroine of Mary Robert Rinei hart's popular novel, " Baba Sub-Deb." i The plot of the piece, if it can be called * i plot, is just one of thoso incidents that a beautiful Flapper" would talk about . and recount as a great adventure. It is i told in an amusing style that should reach j the heart. The staging is reported to bo ! most appropriate, and the delightful way ; in which the girl of 16 spends 1000 dollars , in one day and gets into all sorts of scrapes is amusing in the extreme. GRAND THEATRE. To-day is the last chance of seeing Mrs. Vernon Castle in the great detective story, Sylvia of the Secret Service," at the Grand Theatre. To-morrow, its place will be taken by a film entitled " The Price She Paid." featuring Clara Kimball I Young. This film is an adaptation from 1 the novel by S. G. Phillips- It is a I powerful society drama. LYRIC THEATRE. The management of the Lyrio Theatre will screen " The Spurs of Sybil" to-night for the last time. Alice Brady is the chief actress in this picture, which has met with great success. To-morrow "The Other Man," a Vitagraph picture, featuring ! Harry Morey and Grace Darmond. will bo i the leading film. GLOBE THEATRE. Britain Prepared," a film that possesses unusual interest at the present i time, will be shown finally at the Globe i Theatre to-day.