ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 129, 24 February 1908, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

K.:;;^ v f - M r i j J ' • il»ieailS>l?rico;" mystified: another large.,-, audi-.'Vv-'V r llb\i!se : night;'- ; feats' 'iigKtl^.aWagtthpi'Wes#nfeiweclc. : ':tiiidV-af.mat:.-. ■ ' -.'tace exhibition- of ;Mi?3 .'Price's4alenWforladies ;' *nly, : "will be. given ftt 2.50 -p.m. on . Wednesday. a { THEATItE EOYiL. jrft?!'as usual, a. large and contented. • : the Th&atro Royal, on- Saturday - ; evening,' ■ when- Messrs.'. Fuller and ■ .Sons j pre-. • seiittd-S're'ally ifirst-class--- progrommo.i ■ On ahu ■' occasioh' ;! i i - very., ifine r. pictures- 01. scenes -6b tho South African - gold fields was ghbwn : ' D-'Cropp,-.whoJias>bocomo ex-r tremely■ popular, was recalled:for his singing.: ■of ' "Tho ■ Yeoman's Weddinjf , Song" , and , " Father O'l'lvnn.". Miss Brightie Smith (re-cently-with the-Bland " Holt Co.) is a -smgor of more '.than;'average«• ability, and her - -merit* !■" were-dulvcappreciatediw Buby: and Will Franki (in-dcoplyflinterested'the, large;gathering-.with' their - clover.- mixt-Tire.V.'^Myj. Girl's Queen.',. : rhey:,were ,followed-.. by..Mr, Will. James, wno ; ■:/ ras /.loudly..applauded -for, his.. rendering of teveral banjo items. .Bonetta and . Williamß, : ;omedy ' sketch patterns, - ;, provoked " hilarious . laughter wthropgnout.-irtheir". sketch, . entitled * Tno--Housemaid's - Troubles." ,A; . feature, of. ■3ie programme -was >tho daring, homontal- bar. , ■ 'performance by -.. ..Salmon- and .'•.'! Jhester; American entertainers, were very suc- : 1 iessful; and :.Mis? : Lillian .Montgomery, who has' a .fnll, • noh • sopraho 'voice, was 'criiphati- . cally encotedi'for -.her-frcndering -of " Gondola Dreams "v> and.! "lEoses.'' 'tiNoi moro : popular . • comedfin, than Cepip. Carney, lias ever.- appeared, under^-thojAuspicesiof -Me-ssrs.- ■: Sons.. , j^Undre^v 1 . 'dtuicwiV I -received' a ; most" cordial '/r^ccption.';,'Th^,;last ; item' on .thc'prbgTamrae.was a : series'of: comedy acrobatic-.knockabout. acts ■ bv.„ tho Banvards. The programme -will'be, repeated this evening. ( , ri " HIS' JIAJESTT'S THEATER

The Royal.Pictures'at-His Majesty's' Theatre arerbccomwg.jar.permanent institution. ,' On Saturday,i-fveniag -the-'Courtenay,,Place theatre ■.-. was/.well--; filled,-'. and; tho programme \of • am-: :*!jmatcd;.Tie'Kß,-|from,grave 'to -gav,. found plenty of ..hearty. appreciation. ,Of the pictures preGentetl, tno njost popnlar en.'med>to be " Cnrni- • about'-'-a;■ under ' .'exciting'/'conditions s" .views of-the'Oku 'RiTar-m-'Japan;.which seemed -,to boiaidraim-out'irater chnto! "'Aladdinrand ■■■-thesiWftnderfulMLamp;"!:': the . Magnetic Man,<* '.-•i '••Toboß#nmng,''.«%TheT/.DrnnkenMattress"' t^o.Devil; Drives.".; A feature of thfl. , sh'pp',,iS!.tho:dialogue, and, effects, tjiat .are a .matinee on? Saturday: afternoon,'- when pre-. -.-.' ; cents: will'bo. presented 1 to oacli child 'attending/ WONDERLAND. 1 - ».'. ; ' ( i Th'e'i^o^lar'.; ; amusenient> park:, at- Jfira'mar T was, OMgi.pn^iiturd^i-affer, noon/,aiid evening.'' .■.Thei.dflyJs.iTamusefflentS;..closed:- with. .a -. fine _ pyrotechnic* display , b;?. .Mr. Bickerton. mchid- .; kv of.the.fiaval contest at Port: Arthur.- Wonder- .. - land .will-bo open ■again to-night.' :.vt»vr MISS PULSrOBD'S CONCERT

TH.ef»6ncer^whicli ? ijiveiwri .the Town! Ha^l: t Cbffcerfc"?Chamber:'.n.eit 'Thursday night as afa'rcwell' to- MissMenore Pulsford pro-' mis'ps to bo a .great' success.' 'The-programme will be. on 1 popular lines. -Amongst tho vcon-': J;ributors % will/-be.-MiEses...Pnlsford, Phoebe Parsons, '.Montagite, .Simpson,'/atfd Moloney; Messrs] "B. J. Hill; Parkes, Alfred-Hill;' Horaco 'HuntC; J- Hill,-,^UDonald,. and, Johnson. The price of tickets,2?.. Kud.ls. Seats ir.ay.be reserved / at;tb^.Dttsdcn.;:.;;.:i-i'!.,?■ili ; ;.i' ■'■ '0 : i : . CLARA nUTT-RUIirORD - To-morrow, morning .the box 'pljns • open 1 at : the "Dresden "for' the 'two "farewell:concerts l ' to' Madame Clara Butt ' and '- Mr. • Kennerleyj.' Rupf ord on !r Mat eh' > 3:: and' '5, • and' there 13j sto.tedv.to -.bo-every indication .of. record the,:.innumerable ,; n .,. :</quirie^being..niade,.regarding..-the, booking ar"'rang.ementir S&tg :;«^.; : :bevr«jerTed;. St'\ half- ,. a-guiriea: (the'guinea 'seats .'being., limited'"'to the centre of tho balcony)/and also at 7s. 6d. : however, ,be obtainableVimtil -^Vednesday' morning.' '.Mr. Tait siStesp*tnat'''; : the-' i New.:-Zcaland' tour' h'aß ." been .irenlai-kabry 'iwcctesful-,' and .-has:'ibroken: all reeqrdsriiir.concM-fc-gmng' m- the^Dommion|'WHtTH BEOSCIRCUS . MMsrsJ^iSli'^rewer's' greatest show,', on : aarth,".-waieh .isVbinig'Jobkfcd.lforwai&'to'with' ...great: interest, • will "amva-'iin.' Wellington- : 'by special' steamer oa Sunday,. MarA 1,- and,,will open-' in' AdelaiHe'i'R6ad.\oh,- 'the/'lats /tramway" ■ eheds ■ site,,on* Monday/ 1 -March 2/f or a short ; eeason.-';-WittH-Bros.i'iirs'' this'', year celebrating :. thef' tweritjr-'sDventh .anniv'ersaiy.'of':'their, cir;cns>''propnßtary,"iandi.'in.:,cbnnection..therewith'l ;theyr,'hayc.'..reorganised.;£heir ?shows ion .a /com-, pletely;' »p-.to-date,.,basiSi.. m r.which ■ American. Jircus.jjdeas.-^ave'^.beeii. followed;. ..Thej.main points, pre,.'.tho. addition. 9f a .number, of new ...featureSr: ! .'arid'.ythe'. classification•'. of ; .the' wholo! BhowriHntir/'distinct' departments.-..The' 'princi-pal-.addition'is Hagenbeck's thrilling wild ami 1 mal -act;' ; in : '"which-'six,lions,'' a/numbor'-'of -leopurds .and :beaf6,' ,: and!-.a couple l of boarhounds : pf'i'lonmundcr. the command of flerr S. Hatty. : lMi;.V;show . .also includes..the. " society , circus!"- : . (nrjiifffn!!. .milSPUifi .Qf;,freaks, ivaude'ville, hi[.pii'.vmii",. huKQiC'leiihiuit lienl. and "the grand- ■ ri : l ! I 'tl.'.'of y the; .Delhi.pf. ( Durbari",,;.. Wirtli. -hnve rpsfrveil. for Wellington*a° iium- ■ Vri •jf/.'iii'w-; a'rtis('B';>Vh'p;'irere.'recently engaged J-tySi'/a.broad:'"; I '.' '' ;■ 1 'i' Tii? balloon ascent bv ■ Professor Harnes, 'sh[cK' was 11 to liiive'! taken ! nlaec at' '.Day's' Bay ,ot - Siihirdny, was ''-abandoned. 'owirig'"tc( . the'' Beayyihaze caused by tjit; bush fires.- "