ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17593, 5 October 1920, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

„~' > ' ....' '■.• "'■ ** '.'.-,- —- • "'.: .' ' § OPERA HOUSE. , '"v •* A rood all-round vaudeville programme presented yesterday« 4 the Open. Bouse. ™»*««a«a ** on»-estah. i J h *^? lT . es ..« iaromitea. ;T)iW Creisk wnraMda their •ppeanuw. in * whirlwind » shag, stumbling and * acrobatic* . and proved to be warm favourites. The Smitk-aoni«aa..-whp. appeared attired :*s tramp's, werp acceded a good hearing Wtneir duets and solo work, while one showed 'a. surprising voice ranging from baritone to top C. Spaeth 3£aelain«. late major in the Istii fS«» Hussans, sots soma catchy songs that set the £ ? tapping and good character song greatly to the public taste, while Guest and, .New{yn T w«r© well suited in an offering a.Hebrew courtship; V&ree artist* SE2L A «^ rlpa * I l ™. 1 * i Brininan" and the oioeio bisters, kept .the audience amused wihL* rS* 6 ?*- of new songs and jests. Miaa EAten. Charles v the English society entertomer, was unable to appear owing to illness, S? §*"?: her - season aext week. Irl bar plaoe Herbert. Joy succeeded in producing, of tuneful melodies tram * variety of instruments. Kitchie and Kliftie, the acrobatic comedians, and Flaneur and hisi tSfi^T^ 64 dlTert i?s; turns which merited juvenile acrobats were, as popular as ever, £s£*J*£S? jouasstors again Succeeded in dances, ballets and acrobatic **£!*?" **$ finirfl seldom seen m such youthiul artiste. Hal Baie was neard. m some songs at the piano and a monologue entitled '" The Waster," by Robert .^iJS** 10 */, i h * Can**** Poet, The proKxamrne will be repeated every owning and at the usual matinees this week. RENE MAXWELL CONCERTS. H*H b t«?™^? lrill - b * opened in the Town wall to-morrow evening by Miss Rene Max7™a wo .soprano, prior to her return to Satfe. tefl 18 will also be given loathe Mi.= iu T ' S? and Thursday following. Miss maxwell has just completed a very successful season m Australia. In London she O,JL. **% !f TOU I with audiences at the Queen's Hall and the Albert HaU. A native of _ Australia Miss Maxwell had a distinguished academic career in England. She won the Guildhall gold medal in the school of vocalists (presented by Landon Ronald to the student deemed most likely to distinguish himself or herself in the musical profession *), the Lord Mayor's prize, the eheriffa prise, and the Knill Memorial Cup. tone also captured the Guildhall Maintenance Scholarship of £80 per annum and the Sam Heilbert scholarship of £150 per annum. The latter she won continuously for five years. During her Auckland season she will be. assisted by, Mr. Vemon Sellars. the Adelaide baritone. . The bos plan is at Richardson's. MADAME LEEDHAM-CROWE. A pianoforte recital will be given at Whangarei, to-morrow evening by Madame Leed-faam-Cxowe, the English pianist. Besides being noted for her pianoforte execution, Madame Leedhajn-Crowe has a large number of popular vocal and instrumental works, the latter including compositions for the piano end violin. The vocalist for the evening will be Miss Violet Dennis. . ROYAL AUCKLAND CHOIR. ■ A musical performance to be given entirely by local talent, both solo and choral, will take place in, the Town Hall this evening, when the Royal Auckland Choir, in conjunction with the Auckland Choral Society will 1 ™ * rendering of two well-known works, The - Na-imty." a composition by Dr. Thomas, and Gounod's " Nazareth." . The former will be sung by 200 voices, assisted by a full orchestra, and in. the latter, 100 male voices will take part, together with the orchestra. The solo parts will be taken by Miss Cora Melvin soprano; Miss Laura Stone, contralto; Mr. H. E. Carter, tenor; and Mr. T. B. Eowe, bass. Considerable pains have been taken by the participants in their rehearsals, and some good work by both "principals and chorus is expected. The box plan is at Wildman and' Arey's. " TIGER ROSE." ! This morning at nine o'clock at Lewis Eady and Co. the box plans for the five night season of the J. and N. Tait dramatic production " Tiger Rose " will be opened. Considerable interest has been aroused among theatre-goers on the occasion of the first appearance in Auckland of the young actress. Miss Marie Ilka, whose Australian success in " Tiger Rose " is said to have been one of the events of the theatrical season in Sydney. The play is reported as " brimful of action." and has for its romantic setting the great North-west of Canada. Miss Marie Ilka will be supported by a' new company, all of whom will be making their first appearance here. The stage effects in " Tiger Rose " are reported to be most elaborate and realistic to a- degree, a special feature being a wonderful storm scene. . Although ,the hero is .a murderer, yet in the motive of • the - crime lies his justification. Tiger. Rose helps him because of her great love-and blind belief in the man. of her heart. Though her affection is subjected to the '-sternest tests it never for a moment wavers. ■■ The play abounds in thrills enough to. tax tae greatest emotional actress, but Miss Ilka is said to bo equal" to its roost exacting demands. The season is limited to five nights and the play is to be presented ! M; His Majesty's Theatre on Thursday next, j the . curtain rising at eight o'clock.