Entertainments.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 2, 27 September 1907, Page 6

Entertainments.

THEATRE ROYAL. The entertainment' submitted .by fuller's Vaudeville Company can ..Iways be depended upon to,attract a 'irgo and appreciative audience. It .-as not surprising, t'hereforc, that on i holiday occasion like last night tho 'heatre Royal should bo well filled, t'hose who wero present had no causo 0 regret tho fact. An admirable pro-, .•'.-amine was submitted, bright, spark:ng, and judiciously varied, and every ?nm went with a swing that roused 'he enthusiasm of the audience. Tho star" of tho evening was Mr. Post Jason, a popular American singer, ,-ho was making his first appearance icre. lie' sang pleasing ballads, such s "Harbour of Home Sweet nomo" >.;id "Aren't You Coming Back to Old Mew Hampshire,' Molly?" in a way hat won tho hearts of tho audience, •id made them ask for more. Jarviß iitl Mnrtyn, fresh from Sydney, pcrmried diverting!}- as comedy jugglers, ,ul Hiss Maie Marlowe, another new.lmer,' sang soubrctte songs sueces6ally. Salmon and Chester, Irish comeians, gave tho audience some smart ■alter and laughing songs, and other terns, that were well received were snblittcd by Salt Bush Bill, Miss Maud' lorenoe, J. W. Kilner, and Stirling, lowart, and Dur.bnr. Some new and itertaiuing biograph pictures wore Vjoivn.

"MOTHER GOOSE." ' There was another packed audience it the Opera House last cvomn.fr to vitness that marry pantomime "Mother "ioosa," which lias so successfully '•ui-jlit the public fancy. An innovaioii in last evening's programme was ;hc introduction of n scena having •.Terence to the establishment of the dominion. A liny herald, who was io.mcvhat nervous at the new study hrust upon her, came forward and urounced with a fanfare of trumpets lint the spirit of Empire was approachMis. This was represented by a muslin'hid lassie, who preceded another little laid in Maori costume, representing Zealandia, whom she congratulated on '.icr elevation to Dominionhood. This '.vas followed by a patriotic song, en>;tled "The. llominion of lieauty," composed for the occasion by Mr. icorge. Hall to words written by Air. Ulwrt Goldie. It was snug ■in fine itvla by Miss Olive Godwin, supported by a strong chorus. At its conclusion ilie back curtain was raised, revealing the limelit figure of Britannia enthroned (flanked by heralds and a ■ample-of soldiers), in the act of handing to Zealandia a green fern leaf, sym. ,'olieal of the new honour. At the conclusion of the song there verc insistent calls for Sir Joseph .Varil, who occupied a seat in the >ess circle. In response to the calls -'■ir Joseph rose and said that the perirmancu was much too good to bo '■ctained by him. The composer of'tho nig deserved to be • complimented ipplause),- but the young lady who i.id sung it deserved to be complicated even more. (Laughter.) -The aag, with its surroundings, had ' .roved a very great success," and it >onld enhance the memories he would vivo of Hie first Dominion night spent .a New Zealand. ■ A matinee of, " Mother Goose" will commence at 1.15 p.m. to-morrow