ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10560, 10 April 1920, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS

“POSSUM PADDOCK.” There was a large and enthusiastic audience at the Grand Opera House last night w-hen another production of the Australian “outback” comedy “Possum Paddock” was presented by tbe Kate Howard© Company. Throughout the four acts interest is held by a wellarranged theme all, the characters contributing excellently to the success of the play. Typical of the doings on a b-aokblook selection the comedy has much to recommend it and provides a really good laugh. .“Possum Paddock” will be again presented to-nighl. HIS MAJESTY’S. The auditorium at His Majesty’s Theatre was well filled last evening, when the current programme was again submitted by Fullers’ Vaudeville Company. Among the leading features of the bill are tho revue by the Paul Stanhope Company, and the “turns” by Maud i Courtenay and Mr “C,”. by the Darraghs, Keely and Aldous, George Hall, and Florence Fox. The usual matinee is announced for to-day, and the programme will be presented for tho. last time this evening. TONIGHT’S ORGAN RECITAL. The usual weekly organ recital will bo given on th© Town Hall organ this (Saturday) night. The programme consists of tho following;—Suite Ancienne (Holloway); Glasounov’s'' Prelude in D Hat Major Op. 49 (No. 1); Romance sans Paroles Op. 17 (No.’ 3), by Faure; ’ Dehussy’s Andante (from String Quartette); Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Bach); and Cesar Franck's Priern in C Sharp Minor (Op. 20) and Final© in B Flat (Op. 21). ______ SUNDAY CONCERT. Th© Wellington Professional Orchestra will open its 1920 season at His Majesty's Theatre to-morrow evening under the conductership of Mr Henry Mosohi; ni? The principal items will he Svendsen’s "Norwegian Carnival,”, Wagner’s “Good Friday Music" from “Parsifal,”.: and a fantasia on “Lakme” (Delibes). Supporting'these* will he Berlioz’s .brilliant march from “Faust," Schumann’s “Evening Song" for strings, and “La Poloma” (Yradier). The orchestra. has been considerably augmented, .and preliminary rehearsals have given indication that good performances will result. A silver coin collection will be’made’at the doors, EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. Large numbers of people took advantage of seeing the» excellent- change, of programme at Everybody’s Theatre yesterday. Th© chief picture of-a ; very, fine programme is the screen version of Charlotte Bronte’s novel, “Jane Eyre." The film, which takes the title of “Woman and Wife,” leaves nothing to be desired in the way. that it brings out the plot. The et’ory tells of a young girl, whose parents have died, and she had, to depend on the bounty of a hardhearted aunt, who sends her. to a charity school. Upon leaving this institution she becomes a governess to the child of a young Englishman, wljoso wife is insane, but whom he believes to be dead. This deception was made by his mother-in-law, when his wife gave birth- to,-a child. Ignorant of this fact, he pro- : poses to the governess, and everything goes well . till the wedding day. draws nigh. His brother-in-law appears with his insane wife, and a climax is reached. He tries-to keep th© affair a secret, .and succeeds in doing so until the marriage ceremony is nearly , finished, when his insane wife, who has escaped from her captivity, appears on the scene. An explanation brings a happy ending. The chief rol© is taken by Alice Brady, and her interpretation of that part adds to. her laurels. She is well supported, .by a particularly-strong cast. The-settings are most artistic, and there are strong contrasts. The supporting pictures in. dude a comedy and tho lateet Gazette. The programme will be shown throughout next week. . . KING’S THEATRE.. . Maintaing its long-established record for entertaining picture fare and good music, the - management of the King’s Theatre presented to their patrons last evening' 'another . high-class pro-” gramme of cinema selections.’ ' --Some •very realistic -incidents-of everyday jharU ried life are depicted in the photoplay“The Lesson,” the principal item; making a mistake in marriage,, the principal character in thb story cannot- help noticing the happiness which has come to her childhood companions in their married lit*. She is made a small monthly allowance by her husband with which to furnish her requirements, but is forced, in order to appear as dressy as other folk, to supplement this by taking on interior furnishing contracts. At last she obtains sufficient evidence of her husband’s disloyalty to secure- a divorce,, and sho ultimately marries a man. who makes her properly happy. Miss Constance Talmadgo appears as the young bride, and Mr Tom Moore is the supporting lead. The remainder (of the picture programme is quite as interesting as usual. The programme opens with a Now Zealand scenic, “A Tour in Westland,” and later an equally good Canadian scenic appears. There is the usual Rathe Gazette, and a bright selection of comedies. The soloist of the new programme is the popular local tenor Mr Martin Duff, who sang in turn with a delightfully mellow voice the well-known “I’ll Sing Thee Songs of Araby,” the operatic Ta Donna, e Mobile," and the love song thy Window.” Ho was enthusiastically encored. The repertoire of the orchestra appears to be an inexhaustible one; with every change of programme there is always a complete change of music. The present hill is featured by Lionel Monckton’s “Country Girl," selection, selections from “Our Miss'Gibbs,” "The Earl and the Girl,” etc.