ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8681, 14 March 1914, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY’S. The fine all-round vaudeville entertainment presented by the BreunanFuller Company continues to attract crowded houses. This week’s programme, with its star features, is equal to anything put on in the past, and 'the big audiences nightly show it is greatly appreciated. One of, the outstanding turns last night was that of the Bosa Valerio Sextette of wirewalkers —described as the “speed fiends of the wire.” Their novel feats created great enthusiasm, and the act was altogether one of the best of its kind that has been seen in the Dominion. Les Bay Malagas give a very artistic exhibition of Spanish dancing. The - Georgia Trio, described as singing, talking and dancing comedians, are very good, while Fern and Lisette, the 'rag-time dancers and singers, were well received. Other artists who give capital turns are: — Charles Zoli, George Rowley, Agnes Rawcs, Tom Leonard. Carlton and Sutton, and Sidney Bach. Hie programme will be repeated to-night. THE KING’S THEATRE. The King’s Theatre was again crowded last evening when the impressive legendary picture-play “The Miracle” was the main attraction. The production teems with interest, and its merit is enhanced by the accompaniment of Humperdinck’s magnificent music, interpreted by an augmented orchestra of a dozen performers. A trained choir gives a convincing touch to several of the scenes. The matinee to-day will commence at 2.30 o’clock, and the subject will ho screened for the last time to-night, THE EMPRESS THEATRE. A last opportunity will bo available to-day and to-night of witnessing the Kalem Company’s stirring society “feature” drama, “A Shot in the Night,” and the supporting programme of the Empress Theatre pictures. The most popular of tho other subjects include “Just Gold” (A-B. drama), “Temples of Karnak” (scenes in Egypt), “A Pipe Foundry” (industrial), and “A Leg in a Legacy” (comedy). A new series will appear on Monday. “HOW TO DANCE THE TANGO.” On Monday evening, at the King’s Theatre, yet another strong attraction wifi bo presented in Kalem’s latest novelty, “How to Dance the Tango,’ - which marks a new departure in tho art of kinematography, as it is the first attempt made to give finished reproductions of up- 1 to-date dancing and at the same time to impart dancing lessons from the screen. This big pictorial claims to practically teach several -danoes, but it deals principally with the now notorious “Argentine . Tango” which has raised so much discussion. Masterly exhibitions of this latest society fact are given 'by Mr Wallace McCutcheon and Miss ; Joan Sawyer, who are credited .with being instructors to New York’s famous “four hundred.” The film shows the New York Theatre roof garden with its dancing academy in full swing. Wallace McCutcheon and Miss Sawyer are seen starting their ambitions society pupils at the first step of the Argentine Tango and gradually'instructing them in and leading them through the intricacies of the dance, after which the same pupils, having mastered Abe art, are shown as the finished article. Madame Genee, according to a recent cable, eulogises „ the “Tango Argentine” as the most charming of all ballroom dances, and the management states that tho present pictorialspre* sentment of it would appear to be causing a good deal of interest in Auckland as many of' the same fVS - ') are to be seen watching the steps night after night. “How to Dance the Tango” will be accompanied by Mr McCutcheon’s original music played by an augmented orchestra under Mr Charles Darnell, who is coming from Auckland to conduct. Box plans Tor tho season will open at the Dresden at 10 a.m. to-day. ORGAN RECITAL, TO-NIGHT’S PROGRAMME. The city organist gives another organ recital at the Town Hall to-night. The programme is a good one, and includes “Suite” (Holloway). This is a suite in four movements, which opens with a very imposing choralo, and. leads to an old dance form called “ Conrante.” Bio third movement is a very beautiful duet, and the finale of the suite is written in fugal form, which impresses the opening chorale, and is a very fitting close to a suite that will be readily appreciated by lovers of Old World music. The second movement of the Symphonie Pathertique by Tchaikowsky will be repeated by special request. Special attention is drawn to the wonderful Toccata which forms the finale to the Fifth Symphony by’Wider. Of the. whole of tho eleven symphonies which have been written by this composer, the fifth 'has always been looked upon os the favourite, and undoubtedly i this symphony owes its popularity to 1 this exhilarating Toccata. The Toccata : and Fugue in D Minor (Baoh) m the ifirst work of this, popular composer played in Wellington by Mr Page. The organist is playing a little intermezzo by Wolstenholme, the English organist. It is given the curious title of a ‘ Marriage Souvenir,” and the whole charac- , Iter of the piece has an Oriental atmo-i sphere- The composers of the other items to be played this evening are ; Saint-Saens, Ford, and Salome.

CECIL HAINES RECITAL. The box plan for the Cecil Haines [farewell recital, which takes place at |the Town Hail on Friday next, will open at the Dresden at 9 o clock on Monday morning. A particularly bright and interesting programme has been i arranged, which will include . Dickens character sketches, Mad Tea Party scene, from “Alice in Wonderland, latest iuvenile dances, besides items by such old favourites as Miss Segrief, Miss Lissack, Mr J. M. Clark, Dr Norman Hales, Mr Norman Aitken, and Miss Cecil Haines. SEND AY CONCERT. An excellent concert is promised by] the Philharmonic Orchestra at His Majesty’s Theatre for to-morrow evening, at 8.30. The orchestra, under the oonductorship of Mr O. Hellemann, will play an Egyptian ballet by Luigini, selection from “Faust” (Gounod), Pizzicati from “ Sylvia ” (Delibes), and, by request, “Pique Dame ” overture is to be repeated. Miss Grosholz, whose artistic singing has been so favourably criticised by, London journals, is in contribute two items, and Mr H. Moschini will play a.clarinet solo, with or’chestra) accompaniment. A silver coin ’collection will be taken up.