AMUSEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14282, 3 August 1908, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

PRINCESS THEATRE. A very large audionco witnessed the exhibition of the Wide-World Pictures at tho Princess Theatre on Saturday evening The pictures this week aTo exceptionally good, and are well worth seoing. BASKET~SOCIAL. A most enjoyable basket social was held in the St. Mark's Hall, Green Island, on Friday evening' by a number of the momberw of Court Prido of Green Island, A.0.F., and their friends. The hall was comfortably filled with young people for dancing, which was kept up till tho small hours of tho morning. During tho evonillg songs wore given by several ladies said 1 gentlemen, and an abundant supply of light refreshments were handed round. Excel- ' lent music was supplied by Messrs John M'Lcan (piano) and John Marshall (violin). 1 Messrs A. Love awl G. Gardiner aetcd as ' M.C.'s, and kept tlie affair going - merrily | .until the break up. ' CHARLES SAUNDERS' RECITAL. Mr Saunders passed through Dunedin ! c » , route for Invercargill, on Saturday's mail train. He was met at the station.by a number of musical enthusiasts, and, in ' 'he courso of a short chat, the tenor cx- ' pressed his pleasuro at the magnificent re--1 ceplion the party received in Ohristohuxch. > "hey have been engaged for a return visit 3 early in September. one of • Mr baunders'e recent appearances,' 3 can- • temporary says:-"Wo venture to assert • that Handel 9 ' Sound an alarm' has never ' been sung with more imposing effect s than.by Mr Charles Saunders. The singer , has every qualification for such an, inspirit--1 ing aria. His voice, a pure tenor, uvuaical - cultored, and wide ranged, has a volume f that.is truly superb. The injunction 'Sound 1 Ml alarm' rang out liko a trumpet call, ! as clear-toned as a clarion. In the highly i effective imacoompanied passages, tho voioo, - of tlie singer seemed to pemtdo tho build--1 ing with a flood of sound, whilst tho 'last' t word' of the invocation was a tour de 1 force. A really magnificent, climax had' > seemed to be reached, when tho voice un.l cxpectedly swelled out into a cresoendo f that was astonishing. The audience fairly • - cheered Mr Saunders, who, smiling and | 1 speaking in the most, dulcet of tenor voices ; that oa-me in such amusinjr contrast to his 1 singing voice, promised that ho would' 3 sing again presently. This ho did, choos-, 1 ing 'In native worth' (from Haydn's t 1 Creation'), an ail' to which he imparted i all requisite dignity and all requisite s tenderness, for, in dealing with the advent 3 in Eden of the gentle Eve, Mr Saunders j showed that ho cum murmur in mellow . tonus of love as artistically as he can call 1 to battle." Seats may be" booked for the. 1 looal recitals at tho Dresden. 3 ' KIR LOVE AGAINST THE WORLD." s Mr Alec. Verne, representing • Meynell and Gunn's Harcourt Beatty-Maidge' J M'lntosh Company, arrived in Dunedin > 1 yesterday by the Wimmera to make i arrangements for the company's season, 1 which will commence at. His Majesty's' . Theatre on Saturday, August 15. The com- • li bination, which is at present in Wellington, o has hatl a most successful tour of the > 0 Dominion. The opening attraction in Dunh edin will bo the military drama " Her Lovo 9 Against the World," which is described as j a play of "The Prisoner of Zenda" type, a '