ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143550, 15 July 1911, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

M. OSSIPOFF. In tho Theatre Royal last night M. Eugene Ossipoff, the brilliant Russian baritone singer, gave his last concert in New Plymouth. The audience was not nearly as large as the high quality of the concert merited. Al. Ossipoff was in brilliant form, and again and again charmed and thrilled his hearers with his magnetic and emotional interpretations of vocal beauties. The audience could not have enough of his wonderful singing, and encore followed en, core., As usual, his accompaniments were played with rare sympathy and skill by Aliss Renee Lees, who also gave a charming duet with AI. Ossipoff. Misses AVarren and Leatham gave a piaqoforte duet, Beethoven’s “Emperor Concerto,” with marked success, as well as some finely played pianoforte solos. Both ladies are true artists with great capacity fof sympathetic interpretation, and possessed of brilliant technique. Tho’concert was indeed delightful, and the audience parted from Al. Ossipoff and his charming accompanist with great regret. ROYAL PICTURES. The grand historical film, to be screened by the Royal Pictures to-night and on Alonday next, is of more than passing interest. It. is a story of tho great French Revolution, “A Tale of Two Cities,” from the celebrated novel of that name, by Charles Dickens. In three acts and 50 tableaux, it ’is a “Vitagraph” life portrayal film, and six hundred people wore engaged in its production. The great struggle whicn took place in the eighteenth century among the French people against the tyrannical despotism of the governing classes led to the terrible scries of events which shocked the world. This great movement has been vividly depicted in the powerful romance of love and adventure by the great novelist, and its principal episodes are reproduced in this remarkable cinematograph portrayal. In addition to the above picture a host of other interesting films will be shown for the first time including “Singapore,” “French Troops,” Pathe’s Australian Gazette, “The Cattleman’s Daughter,” “The New Gendarme,” etc. SKATING. The Glide-away Roller Skating Rink will be open a,» heretofore this evening, when the prizes won at tho recent carnival will be presented,. In the absence of his Worship the Alayor, Air. F. O. J. Bellringer lias kindly consented to present them at 9 o'clock. AVheu in Auckland recently Mr. Lints arranged with Professor George Irving, tho marvellous trick skater from America, to give an exhibition. As the poultry show will occupy the Drill Hall next week it is probable that Professor Irving will bo in New Plymouth the Thursday following. Speaking of him, the Alelbourno Age, in a recent issue, said; “What can ho done by the adept roller skater was illustrated at Wirth’s rink last evening by Professor Irving, ‘the American champion, who performed tho most difficult feats with the case and assurance that make them appear simple. His performance was a revelation even to the best of the local talent present.” Air. Lints, who saw tho professor perform to an £BO house, can testify, to the wonderful qualities of Professor Irving, and confidently expects a bumper house when ho performs here.