ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18662, 19 March 1924, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS.

WHITE'S CIRCUS. Wirth's Circus will open in Auckland . on the old dock site next Wednesday afternoon for a season of eight nights and. a similar number of matinees. Many new performers have been engaged by Mr. Phillip Wirth. These include Prince Guiseppe Bignoli,. said to be the smallest jockey and comedian in the world; Bert Hughes, with a company of men and women who play basket-ball on bicycles; the Egochago troupe of bull-fighters, from South America; Alfredo, a Spanish clown, with his trained dogs, from Havana, Cuba,; Mimi Wharton and Louie Carmelle, described as exceptionally clever jugglers; and Alfred Clark, said to be England's foremost rider. Thos<s are a few of the performers who make their first appearance in this city with the circus. The menagerie includes a large herd of elephants, a baby elephant named Jessie, a baby leopard, and a .baby monkey, as well a* a number of other interesting wild animals. The box plan is open at Messrs. Lewis R. Early and Son, Ltd. KAR.ITANE HOME CONCERT. A concert organised by the Auckland Commercial Travellers' Association in aid of the Karitane Home will ne held in the Town Hall this evening. A varied and comprehensive programme will be submitted, and an excellent, entertainment should be provided. ' Items will be contributed by the Lyric Four, Mrs. Cyril Towsey, and Messrs. L. Whittaker, Barry Coney, Cyril Towsey, E. Waters, F. Parsons, Alan McElwain, and Arthur Ripley, and Misses Lois Evans, Mina Caldow, Gerti Campion, and Dorothy Youd. SONG RECITAL. A highly successful song recital was given by Miss Vera Moginie in the Town Hall concert chamber last evening, before a large audience. Miss Moginie was very well received, and her excellent voice was heard to advantage. "Elsa's Dream" (Wagner) .was delivered with fine enunciation, and "Wings of Night" (Winter Watts), which requires skilful interpretation in price. The causes of dissatisfacOther items rendered by Miss Moginie were 'PA Farewell" (Treharne), "The White Birch" (Alma Goatley), and "Roberto, O tu che Adoro" (Meyerbeer). Mr. Barry Coney ~ sang "Sois Heureuse" (Thomas), and * "Harlequin" (Sanderson), in pleasing manner,* while Mr. Frank Parsons added to the enjoyment of the evening with three pianoforte solos. Mr. Leo. Whittaker was an efficient accompanist. "THE COVERED WAGON." The successful season of the "The Covered Wagon" at the Lyric and Princess Theatres will conclude tomorrow evening. During it? brief season at these theatres the picture has drawn particularly large houses, and if other dates did not have to be filled it is certain an extended season at beta theatres would have been a sound arrangement. "Hie Covered Wagon"' is a. picture that makes an instantaneous appeal, Decause it deals with a theme that must stir all who see it and fall under its inspiring influence. It has dramatic incidents, and plenty of them, but they are not brought in to bolster up a commonplace story. Apart from the pioneering side of the story there is a fine interlude, m the shape of a visit to the Californian goldfields at the time of the great rush in '49. The actual plot of the story is a simple one, and is concerned with the vicissitudes experienced by an attractive young girl on the great march from Westport to Oregon. There are two rivals for her hand, and there is a great bate between them. The villain, however, eventually gels his deserts, and the girl goes to happiness. The principal pari is taken by J. Warren ; Kerrigan, and. Miss Lois Wilson is the leading actress. The excellent musical '.elections played by the Lyric and Princess orchestras help materially to heighten the effect ot the film. BROADWAY THEATRE The new programme <o be . shown at the Broadway Theatre, Newmarket, today and to-morrow will bess headed, by the Goldwyn _ production, " The Man from Lost River." This pictures the trials of a powerful, patient lumber camp foreman in "standing' by" the girl he loves while a weak nephew of a millionaire marries her, neglects her and eventually proves his utter unworthiness. House Peters gives a fine performance as the strong lumber camp foreman. On Friday and Saturday the programme will be headed by " Th© /oung Rajah," a powerful drama set in Oriental surround- . ings. The cast includes Rodolph Valentino. Wo of "The Sheik," and' other notable films. ; «• MUNICIPAL CHOIR. The programme for the recital in the Town Hall on Saturday will be on similar lines to that submitted at the performance last week. The Municipal Choir and Madame Irene Ainsley will be responsible for the vocal portion of the programme, and Mr. Maughan Barnett will contributeorgan end piano solos. , ■ f