ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

• -■, : opera HOUSE. YY- '.-.." . Belasco's western' drama," "The Girl of th« Golden, West," staged by the Wil- '■• hamson Company at the Opera House last evening,' 'the'-rarfoftnance being a very suecessful. one. '-This 'evening will- be the-' last opportunity..of..seemgl.Miss. Tittell' Brune in : the character, of thoi.)icToine of a Colorado, mining canip,. withe's usual complement'■ of - honest diggers,"'ah".occasional, desperado,;* saloon, and so fo'rtES^To-morrow<there .will be■ staged,a new toma'fltic comedy, by Cicely Hamilton,^entitled:''lh"dha. : 'pf -Dobsons.",lt is as;;.beingjdi§tinctly. juaint arid novel,, for the; ou'thqr 'has.takena shopgirl ; as the;heroine. IThis' will be' followed by re-" : .viviils:. of ..'Thomas';' RabeWard's-: "'delightful drama; ''Sunday i , ''Yans''pßm"eoVa /Y; ; ;'Yi ■' ■'WOK&ERi^|i.YY Ji Yf V ''Wonderland", was op^rio^esterdayY after. v noon arid evening,'and'.atfracte'd a go'od'i'rim-V----oer-r of .holiday-makers, .side-shows-: yerß'well'::patronised-,'.i.the'i!wateMh'utei'V.:'aod-' ..tob^iggan-gaining; if s u '* i•■ faTonr - '■ !& i^L<i " erenjug; a' special attraction' in the'way <of illuiiinatiori '-wai'-; provided. -Thespian,-as-'that for '!Wonderland": tionj. flare-lights' .being- üßed.THyajrious'.. coi N ours; of ■. these - made > .the .''groiindfeta - - verj pretty sight, and rendered.;the "ssene- 'almost as .bright as day..,'3?hß,iViumination : ■vriuji bo. repeated for " -

.... ..-j, -~-;■ -. , : ... ■;.-.. , ;■ '.' \; ;| BIIRNS-JOHNSON PiCTßrp;s;Y-:: ''Jihill House!" was the'cry^aif^ie'theatre Eoyiil last .evening,;, when Toamyt ; Barns:.and :: Jack Johnson were; .kinematdgrat)fiieall'y'.'' : re-'' presented;in. their great':eb'ntest^pr , 'the world's, boxing champion'sliip^ u ;>;,theY?filinß, clear'and. oellent.", view': .of 'the , .sfagl?'., #.■ thf: fight; was ; obtained ;.b'y, .;tho"i atf^jeritie/^which. 'showed its appreciation .in (inv Unmistakable fashion.' ,The''pictures this...evening.'; A /special; Y riounced; for to-morrpw'•'(Ahriiver^ry';,Day) v . Y y-y-.; Y Y '' : ■: i Last evening'the Royal PicturefrSyndi&ti"; completed 12 .-.monthsipf.V. unintefriipt'dd ;; suo'--: cess iri.'kineinktograph' eritertainment'. i ''Night , ;- affer night, 'week:.after; week,' ah'3 r m6ntlr. : .after menth His ; Majeaty's; Theatfe]"' : ?Conr£ tenay Place,-, has,never ; failed to' draw a good audience,' '.a;.- habpy r oircuinstarice which is.''ei-;. tirely..;due to .the enterprise, of-the manage-. merit, which'early in'its.career.deoided;,upon;..a,.policy_' ; of:.haying.good pictures,' jects, 'gpod variety, and.always,': Week by-,wcek'.i' Bomething entirely-new'.' In a- word,'tiie-YBpyal. Piqtures 'shew' is npwVan; established -.place off amusement.;■; Coincident .'■ with, tbe .birthdayf: ef .the. enterprise'.was.-.the. weekly -change; of >• programme. last night—a birthday.'prograiime.-: -fulj" of; good..things', and; a pleasant;augury} for.' the/enterprise, of' the' . coming, Comedy,: pathps; tragedy, .'melodrama,';.travel,v every aspect of human doings - up. -and (downV. the -worrdj- in l fact, r .were..' represented, v'.aiid:.. Yrith6ut,:;,singling ,out. any •-particular...;series,.the; verdict on .the, whole: is; ; ".very':'good";iil-, : .. deed,";,as.',the a'udience unmistakabiy demon-; strated..,,,Lady::visitdrs.to.;the show.were.pre-' sonted.,with; attractive little -souvenirs,'.of: thej; occasiori;;,. Tp.-m'orrow.;:,Anniversary.Day,.;.'.» special -"children's",gift";;.matineeY;;wßl- : .be.' given,; and;amoiig,.,the good 'things .-tb- be'; thrown'.on .the -screen,is:,the.;children's".fav-r. eurite;."Aliißaba. and, the : Forty.Thieves;";: 'v.

:' Therp. are a- certain .number (if peopled who. '■-. are,entitled'.to. old age, (pension's: under;, tile;'' new ■ Act; but :who" .lqok- with.', dark ;disirvist. upon: those: who try .to "cpiivinbe; theni".df; : their', good. fortrae. : --"Lond6n v^vening'..Post-.? 1 ; ;;.,- : .: This' year ■■ great bustards' have ..been" ; breeding; in.the-south-west of' England. like: to;know:who is -the;ipnblic-'spirited-ha-i "turalisftwhoi-has Jeintrbduced:.this grand'bird s to the: haunts- where■ it once was "/common.—'■;''Co\MryVside-"{ v : ? 'V i;^", | V>i : il-vvV-'^"-'"-':*'