AMUSEMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2401, 16 January 1909, Page 10 (Supplement)

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S. LOCAL FIXTURES. January IS, 19, 20. —J .C. Williamson’s Opera Company. January 23, 25, 20. —Edward Branscombo (The Cherniavskis). January Q 7. 28, 29:—J. C. Williamson (“Tlio Thief” Coy.) February 1 and 2—Cooper’s Biograph. February. 8 to 0, Florence Baines. Miss Lancashire Ltd., Coy. February 10, 11, 12, 13.—Anderson’s Dramatic Coy. February 22 to 27.—West’s Pictures. By to-morrow’s boat tho J. C. ’Williamson opera company arrives from Auckland, opening their Gisborne season the following night Avith the quaint Dutch opera •’The Red Mill.” A second' performance ivili be given on Tuesday evening and on Wednesday evening the tuneful “Prince of Pi ken” will bo staged. The operas will be put on in the style which is always associated Avitfi. tho Williamson. productions, .and there will doubtless be crowded houses for the season. Pollard’s Opera Co. will open its New Zealand season at Wellington next month with “The Tea Gilt’.” The Burns-Johnson pictures Avert* shown for the first time in New Zealand by Messrs. John Fuller and Sons on January 7th. Van. Anderson recently made Jack Johnson an offer to play Uncle Tern iff “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” At the time the champion wac unable to accept it, but it impossible he will be seen in the part before long. Wcynell and Gunn’s “Little Breadwinner” Company is being reorganised for a tour of Victoria, New Sou th Wales, and Ncav Zealand, Avith a repertoire of fresh nieces, including “Two Little Sailor Boys." “A Miners Trusts,” and “'A Eight for a Million.” AL PadereAvski has put on the finishing-touches to his symphony, which has been Avritten for the Boston .Symphony Orchestra, and Avill be produced, by that sulendid organisation at Boston early in February. The composer is proceeding to America at the- end of January in order to be present at the first performancesHe Aviil also take part as pianist in that concert, and at seven more functions with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other cities. Mr Harold Carr, after a sucee- -;u! tour of New Zealand with.the “Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” Company, has returned to Sydney. TinAmerican members sailed by the ms. Novtia, and open in Frisco early in Fehruriry. “They describe Australia as ‘a pleasure territory,’ New /mo--1 aid ‘a picture territory.’ ” said Mr Carr. Australians they consider hustling and free; New ZeaUuidors complacent. >aml conservative. One tiny -New Zealand Avill .have a real GoA'emment. One and all of the Cabbage Patehers say the kind treatment they have received in. Ausvru--1 >sia will*spoil them for a long tune to come, and they are determined to

On January 27. 28. and 29 Gisborne will bo visited by the J. C. William-- j son Star Dramatic Combination-—the principals of Avhieh are Miss Ola HnJlink rev, G. S. Titheradge, and Henry Kolker — which will Way Gordon Lcnimx’s verson of that clever French ;eav. “The* Thief.” It is the very dramatic story of a society Avoman who indulges iu expensive clothes so that she may look pretty in a Wo-ue-vqted husband’s eyes. In fact- tier passion for dress makes her a thief. The misplaced heroism of a love-sick youth saves Ala rise Voy.sin from being branded as a common criminal, but it does not save her from having to acknowledge her guilt to her husband.

The three Cherniavski boys, # Russian musicians, have been luiAing a> splendid season in South. 1 heir ages are given as 17, .1.3, and 11: the a play respectively violin, piano, and ’cello. It is not merel.y that they play marvellously for their age: one speedily tires of being asked to listen to *a phenomena of that -species. Each of the bov.s plays far better than the most painstaking and assiduous student- can hope to do after years ol systematic training—unless ho oe among those chosen tew avlio are destined to become the bright particular stars of the musical firmament. Ne one Avould assert that Leo plays the violin better than Kubelik, or Jan tho piano better than, say. Carreno. On the other hand, fe*v Avould deny that Leo is better worth hearing than nine out of ten violinists avlio have played here, or that Jan can pretty avc! hold his OAvn eveii in the distinguished company of pianists avlio haA r e latojv visited our shores. Misehel has not vet the po-AVorfnl tone of Jeari Gerardy, but such, tone as he has is oi quite remarkable quality—lull and [-fell, and -round; -and Ids technique is simply beyond ’ all cavil. Three concerts will be given in Gisborne, the dates being January 23, 25, and 2b. The Cherniavskis’ are .«• very gifted trio and should xeceKo a full pleasure of support from the music-loving public.