AMUSEMENTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11686, 1 May 1916, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

paui, t>ufault to-night. ' j Tho first concert of <ho Paul Duiau't : sra.son mil be ;•: tin- Theatre Renal to-night. Judging by the v-vy i heavy advance booking, tim poped;, r tenor will receive :'. roya! wHooave. Mr D-ufault comes hor>> riircrt from Dmv edin. whore ill? iinal cnueert of hi-; season i-liore was »-iveii on Siaiurday night to an audieno.. which not only filled the auditorium but.- overflowed o.: to the stage, whioli was orowekd w ii.l; admirers, and yot hundreds of would-bo hoovers wore turned from -cho door-;. This was the fourth, concert jtnv;. j . Punedin daring the week, and ;;t each one His Majesty's Theatre was i:"er!y' unable to accommodate the crow'--. wanting to hear the fa-man I'Yov.e':- ; Canadian. Accordiiij' xi Pre s reports. : .Mr Dufault- is in mapuilieoi;: voice, li.ii] programme for io-nivht enee--;. :.imost every variety oi emotion. I;: add'.Lm . . to a mnnh'r <•' new st.tv.;;-. Mr Hula;:.: will repeat i-" 11 of tha <zreat-.-t favour-j ites oi his last i-oar. '• How : s .My !\\v:" ' and •'Aii Pa vs." the delightful French j I march so:;e. -Mi-; Pauline Rindley wii"i ' siwz an aria from " Emaiii," a j I of English ballads, and wilt join with j I Mr ThTfau'tt in the duet "The Adhni." j I Mis* Florence Soapims principal v.oli'n! , number will be Laio's ••Spanish Syr.i- i I niionv.'' Mr Harold Whittle will pre-! >;de at tho oiflno. The bos plan is at! The Pri-dol and day sales arc at the Toy i Cave. j GRAND THEATRE. I At- tho Grand Tiiratt'e to-day" anoH-.s:; "'"'llctro "' produetion entitled •"Tho High Road" will be screened tor the ; first time. In this picture The exquisite star. Mdnm Yalli-Valii. will !:„•>■ seen in the parr, ni' a iac;n-,y , girl, who is .subiectcd lo all the. ; temptations of a hux city, in ndd.i- , t-ion to "Tho Hi?li Jfoad." ano:ner ; chapter of "The RktoU Box will b>; shown. I QFEEN'S THKATRK. j ■• \ Gentleman from ALii-d-sipp;." a : I live-act W. A. Rrady rratuiv urama. j.s , I the principal liim in the new programme ; j to be shown at the Qv.vi-n - lbe:>tre U>- ; ,i :IV . Thomas A- Wise. t!ie well-known : ! Vmerican " ch.;rarter " a«-:«»r. taiios tile - ' nafne part, and he i< •.uppoiied i\v a ; -siront entnpany. Several other excelbut film- are ai-o ~n the pregranime. ; .IT/;* WIbLAIUJ-IGUNSON FIGHT .' 1-Tb.Af. Tiie .lohn-on-W'iliar.l film will he ! slimvn at ihe Km-'> Theatre next j Tinn-Mlay, Friday and -Saturday. 'lke; season is for three ni ; ;hts only. TJ:e- i iiuhtinLC tcenes. el:viir-. d to' b° s<)liW' o! ; the best ev<--r brought to Australasia, i Contain tv, euiv-six mosi exciu'iij; i rounds. In add.ition the training <iu::rters of both ec.e.vestanu ;ire depleted, j and the bvtesi and most up-to-date methods for preparing for a world's ! championship are shown. Wiilard, who j is a magnificent specimen of manhood. : pjves an cxhilutfou of pliysi<'n-l eul- i tore, and the system used by him is said to bo different, from any other yet seen. Johnson is also seen preparing for the great contest- The box pi,in i? j at The Bristol. !