ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 395, 2 January 1909, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

WEST'S PICTURES. A special matineo in connection \Htli v West's Pictures will'bo held in .-the Town Hall at 2.30t0-day, and the usual pel formanco will bo given to-night/. /. Oonccsßion coupons aro inserted in to-day's issue. Some of tho best pictures to be shown, this filing are:—"-The Disappearing .Pickpocket. "Motoring in Savoy," ' 1 'Boulevards : df.Pans,,- .1 and "The Silver King.",■, '' Mr. Lewis do Groen, a uoll-known. musical ( conductor and organisor, of Sydney, 'will ar- j rive in Wellington next Wednesday. Mr. do Green is.the organiser, of, tlio rVicc-Rcga! Orchestra, now ■ appearing with West's Pic- < tures at tlio Town and'on the : eveningof his arrival he will take , tho - chair and : oonduct throughout;tho performance. As 0 . conductor, . Mr. do Gtoen is considered to . rank among thd; most notable in* Australia; having under. his' charge a number of bands of all descriptions, including his famous Vice- -; Regal Military Band of 65 performers, who havo repeatedly drawn over 6000 people-to their recitals in the Sydney Town Hall. Besides : being the Grand Conductor of Music ■ for the Masonic Lodge 1 of New.-South "V\.ales_; " Mr. do Groen is the official conductor ; and provider of music for all State, functions in New: South : Wales, and at- all functions at which liis Excellency the Governor-General, is officially present.. - ■ POLLER'S CINEMA PATHE. . A series of views of Sioily, including-. Messina, the scene of the terrible earthquake, will s :be the main feature of tho ■ new. picturo-'pro- : gramme to be presented this :evening:_at:,.the . • .Theatre Royal.. Tho Messrs...'Fuller; Jmporfc weekly the latest; films obtainable, .arid-are : .fortunate, in .finding amongst'their extensive..; collection ! a film showing .all the principal townß and places of interest, as they.appe»red before the recent appalling catastrophe. -The , other film 3 to ho shown for the first .time ; this' evening have/just arrived from Messrs. Fuller and Son's London; agents; so'that tending patrons should have a very interest-, ing evening's.onteHainment. Theatre Royal .was crowded^o:capacity,'and' another holiday: is.;'. Expected ;*,t'o.night. w v.;"■ ■' HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE "Standing Room-Only" ;.s»'s ,«asjr.' de'nce at-. His • Majesty's and. latecomers failed ito:^obtein'V'evetfi";tnjA.; Inside the theatro the;usual : appreciation of; the Royal > Pictures was .shown:Everyfilmwas heartily applaude.l, 1 and '.the' humorous ones were received with shouts of laughter-! ■When. "A GJever'Thief" was; on: the: sercsn. the, audience entered fully <intovthe ; enjoyment created' by the ■ .foiled' all tho ettorts . of';tho -'policG';to , ''catch'' .him, vanishing- .into thin* air ',just 'when:' he was on the .'point .'of : . being arrested;-'" "WONDERLAND. Beautiful' weather conditions-:-yesterday, tempted v a . large, holiday,.. crowd-:to visit "Wonderland." That tlfey.-fjvefe out'td eh- • joy; themselves was shown-,by the, manner in ' .which" •• they patronised'! "sideshows. Tho toboggan was; perhaps . tho most popular, but liberal favour!,v;as -.also extended to the' watercliutq and the-Jeifer-sKeltw;-loud shrieks announced i'tbat Katzenjammei Castlo was drawing ltsrusual crowd. In the evening bright illuminations; tho grounds. EDWARD REEVES'S RECITALS. ' ■ Mr. Edward Reovos,.the talented Austra- ■ ltan professor of elocution, -,who "Will givo -a : -series of.:,recitals 'in.this, oity; /has for- over■ :20 years held. the --premier, ,place;asYa teacher . and performer in the Australian/.elpcutidttary' world, and is at .present';the.:'insttuctor.T'fo. the. Elder, ponservatorium University' of -Adelaide. Ho,-has .just, recently'given :; a sVfiesof elocutionary recitals -in: Melbourne,:*concluding in, tlio Masonic Hall, wh.ero. : for,tfro hours lie held an audience ■ of-1500 people 'in a manner, which is said- to-recall the; days of." Charles :Clarkd! andjlweb ißichardsoni'TThe; recitals, includesDickens's 'Christmas,Carbli"; and ' 'The' Cricket ; on; the Hearth," Conan Ooyle's "Exploits, of Brigardier ■ Gerard;" and Ralph Connor's ,"Sky .Pilot.!' Tennyson's "Enoch Ardon," and -Kernan-s— "Litera'ry Gent," in all of which tho story >is told-m' the language of'.the. .writer, : withoutv the j Sid-- of notes ,of. .any. description. Tho boxplan is . now on view at tlio Dresden. SACRED CONCERT. *_ The King's Trumpeter, . Mr. William Short, L.R.A.M.. . prmiopal trumpeter: r to His Majesty King Edward Vll;;arrives;fr6nV-soutlji by tho Maori to-morrow to assist t)iC Wellington Professional. Orchestra at their sacred concert in the: Town 'Ha 11 m the evening: Mr .Short ■ will- contributor'sacred"/solos;-on-- the trumpet, and will, by special requcstj' give the: 1 .now celebrated. "Coronation: ScMie',^-'hccohi'7' organ (Mr. D. A. Kenney,* 'organist); , "'The"| orchestra' 3. items will bo- "Pique -Dame;!' I overture; "Gloria,!' from Twelfth Mass (Mozart); Intormozzo from "Catalleria Rus- ; ticana" (Jlascagni);' "The. Gladiatoren" Maroh, . and Gounod's "Serenade-'-' Mr Henry Meschim, the solo clarinettist will I contnbuto an item,"and..Mr:: Ernest --Parkes 1 bariteno, will sing "A-Dream, of-,Paradise," and Alfred Hill's !> My, Fairest Child,',' This ' promises to lie an" excellent- concert) 1 ;pf un-q doubted musical merit. • : .. .