AMUSEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13652, 23 July 1906, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

ALHAMHKA THEATRE. Tho cru:rh at the Alhainura. Theatre on Saturday night was even greater than is usuai, so that Jlr Joiiu I'u.icr, jun., had actually lo turn away money—a. thing to be depiored. Kch.-oji lor the rush was to bo found in the reappearance, after a lor" absence, oi Madame Lydia Yeamens-Titus! This lady is one of those raro and admirable ■performers of whom one cannot see too much, and tho chief charm of her attractive specially consists in tho fact thai it never docs nor cou.d become monotonous. As rii impersonator of young children she is incomparable and unique. Her litt.o girl is moro real than reality, truer than truth, more convincing than conviction; si little gin with a voico and style and manner all her own, infiniicly refreshing and delightsome. The little girl's voice is exquisite, and never could bo imitated. The little girl's stylo is perfect, and never could he counterfeited. The little girl's manner is delicious, and must be seen to be believed. liadiimo Titus does oilier impersonations, but among thorn al! llio child is the towering success. Tho Messrs Fuller are to be congratulated on their enterprise in engaging an artist of so wkk and well-merited reputation. Among other clever people newly, arrived at tho Alliambra are flic Bernards. " Professor" Bernard's performing dogs are tho wisest and cleverest canines yet introduced to ft Bimcdin audience, and if dogs car. by any possible excess of ingenuity and patience be taught more than these dogs know, then'the doubts as to tho reasoning faculty of man's closest friend among the brutes is at once and for ever set at rest. Sid and Eileen Bernard aro two small childre i o: extraordinary musical versatility and aptitude. To hoar Sid play sentimental airs en the trombone is a pleasant relaxation from the cares and business and the clamour of musical theorists. But the children play a great variety of instruments with charming ease and accuracy. , Otherwise, the present Fmler combination is weli up lo standard. The Scott Brothers aro coniico!; Craydou and Hariou are smart; Rosio Bertoto, Ne.lio Lesiie, and Millie Bcrloro do their duty energetically in that sphere to which fate lus cabed them; Mr Sam Wilson and the Rowell Sisters are established favourites; Jlr Aubrey Dougias sings a choice ditty ca.led "Ticklo me, Babe, with such expression and feeling as to make one certain that Babe is much hotter employe.! elsewhere; and Jlr A; L. Cropp is in some sense the most extraordinary basso that over happened in tho Southern Hemisphere. Miss G'.sra Keating still smgs to the satisfaction of all faithful patrons. In short, the Messrs Fuller's entertainment is as good as uMial, and is vastly better than usual, in so far as it is supplemented and glorified by the winsome child of Jfadauio Titus's inimitable, impersonation. And it is necessary to add that Mr Fred J. Titus's pianoforte accompaniments are exceptionally adroit and mnsicirnly. The show is one that no lovsr of the innocently lively and whimsica'ly original can on any account afford to miss. " THE FATAL WEDDING." Messrs Mcynoll and Gumi's Dramatic Company brought a mest successful season to a clcso in His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening with ' Tho Fatal Wedding, which has met with a. most cordial reception at the hands of tho Duncdin public. The characters were all capably filled, and tho audience, which was a fairly numerous one, bestowed frequent marks of approval on the, acting. LESLIE-HAPRIS. The concluding entertainment of the LeslieHarris season was given in tho Garrison Hall on Saturday evening before a large audience, in which were included members of the Dunedin Lietlertafel and the Orphans' Club. Mr Harris delighted his audience with a programme comprising selections which had proved most acceptable at previous concerts, slid his announcement at the conclusion that he hoped to be ab"e to re-visit Dunedin before leaving tho colony was received with applause. " Miss Buckiiiann contributed several solos in,a pleasing manner, earning frequent recalls. The small company leave for Timaru to-day. DALSO THE CHEAT. Considerable interest is being manifested in tho advent of Dalso the Great, who will appear al the Princess Theatre on Saturday next, for a season of six nights. Dalso has just concluded a most successful season in Australia, and brings with him a fresh lot of tricks and illusions, the chief being the great cycle act, in which Madamo Dalso rides a. bicycle in all conceivable positions in midair, Dalso is supposed by Miss Myra Craliatn, a mezzo-soprano, and ilr Alex. Hay. comedian and dancer, together with a competent mechanical staff. Mr Henry Hawkins i 3 also with the company as general manager and musical director. The box plan opens at the Dresden on Wednesday morning. EDISON'S POPULAR PICTURES. Tho management of Edison's Populai Pictures, realising that the public quickly discriminates between good and bad pictures, and that it would be bad business to invest capital in bringing from a distant land a show that will not merit the approval and patronage of the public, claim that they will produce, at His Majesty's Theatre to-morrow evening, "the best obtainable." The tour of the northern portion of tho colony has been a, great, success, crowded bouses being the ruic. A northern contemporary writes: "High expectations had been'raised, but it is safe to say that these were in most cases exceeded. Last night was the first occasion upon which these films were exhibited in New Zealand, and an audience of some 2000 people testified to the great interest awakened by the preliminary announcements of the entertainment to bo given. Greatest interest attached to the presentation of the views of San Francisco. Some of the views were taken while the conflagration was at its height. In the background were vast columns and masses of smoke, while in the front was a conslant stream of panic-stricken fugitives, bearing such household goods as they had b;en ab'.o to rescue, and pressing into their service every imaginable kind of vehicle. Afterwards ample relief was given by the presentation of several comic films, and of others showing the marvellous sights of noted pleasure resorts .of our American cousins. It may be said, entirely without exaggeration, .that no exhibition of moving pictures to equal these in point of general excellence, has ever been seen in Wellington, and that every citizen who goes to see thorn may rely upon being satisfied with his experience." MR SIDNEY WOLF'S CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA. The concert to be given by Mr Sidnev Wolf's choir and orchestra in "tho Garrison Hall on Wednesday evening will be honoured by the presence of his Excellency the Gover. nor. The- choral part of the programme is urawn entirely from ihe works of British .musicians. Sir Edward Elgar, who is reckoned to he one of the greatest of living English composers, will be represented bv his striking ballad, with full chorus anil orchestra, "The banner of St, George," and his noble setting oi "God save the King." ..n? ™ miMnlI, S ''cm is Sir Arthur Sullivan's le Deiiro"—his last finished work, written for performance at St. Paul's Cathedral at the cose of the South African war. The great composer took as his motif BaringOoinds processional hymn "Onward, Christian soldiers," and has woven it into the fabric of this beautiful composition. In addition to the choral numbers, Miss Florence Jiaclean will sing two songs, and Sir E. lr.est will contribute Wagner's romance from ' rannhauser," "O star of eve." Mendelssohn s 'Pianoforte concerto" will be plaved by Miss Ina Gow, with full orchestral accompaniment; and Mr B. Parker is down for a violin solo, " Schnsucht- nach dor Sehweiz."