ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 441, 25 February 1909, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. Tho catching airs and lively dialogue and , : situations .of-.' 'The. Prince of : Pile on!! moved •;* -' 1 V ,another large audieiice to continudus'laughter at the Opera Houso last evening. Tlio play : , will be repeated to-night. •' THEATRE ROYAL. Tho current series of pictures at the Theatre' Royal continues to' > attract large -;; audiences. Last night every ; item was greatly / ■■■> appreciated. Tho' programme -■ will be repeated this evening. . . ' V the royal pictures . _A new .series of pictures waspresented "at"''---;!-" His llSjesty's' Theatre last night.! VAs usuali ■ the-; building was .crowded, to the doors.' ?: Tho :■ v, programme opened'with an excenent film de- . ' : : 1 P'cting incidents ,in connection with the Astrakhan fisheries. v^'DiSerentAeroplanes"was tile title of one,of;,the most-interesting; pic-- . 5 tureSi shown; In' addition to views ,o£ several ' Aeroplane manufactories' there were! films ; showing aeroplanes, .'monoplanes', and; gyro- ■ planes, undergoing;trials.Absorbing, interest;!.; •'! .was . taken in tho .jnctures of blind* children >at • lessons and at •! -w-ork. - It seema* marvellous how persons-, who are '. un- . able-;. to see •; can ! perform such in' tncate. work ,so;deftly..'. Another wrtructive-: him. is that.of;'scenes an;, the !Arctio : •regions;.'- - : -!!>'- : J.iio_ pictorial representation; of! tho story of f-' ijucia di .Lammermoor • was undoubtedly on3 l °f finest of y- the . series.'; • Nicfc • Carter.;.;' > ! showed. Ins ability' to unravel mysterious ;:;,; •/! .crimes, in one 'of; the films.- There ..were also - - a couple of other pictures in which smart v detective work : was - demonstrated. -. Of tho -• ■ humorous films none occasioned so much mer- • ; : omenta's one.entitled,;"At'Home:Day." : By - a stroke of ill-luck two -special visitors—a policeman-and .a soldier—call .on the cook at a! gentlemah's -residence on tho same after- ' noon, when-the family are awayfromhome. 'ifi.' The fun which follows-can-only ha described as fast and furious; Regarding .the new proit is safe, to say that it. is one of ,v'•>■•' ! the b.est' thathave-.ever .been; presented! ;'; It : will'be; evening^- , WIRTH'S CIRCUS. Yesterday afternoon Wirth • Bros.' largo* . tent \vas packed for the matineo; perforinapce,. and again., at night it!was thronged.: As. regards/tho/menagerie, .tho giraffos ia.-.' easily the principal attraction; I .' .".of -'its-, lciiia.; -""to .tigers;thrqu*gh .a' : series : .•=£' ' uiienviablo task,-, but .Mens. . Marco is master. v i'° °[ sriimals,' and they; are' obedient' : v : their turn well; '!' lii;the '.acrobatic ;line,\thQ v .-;. ; three Gamon Bros, are adepts, and'two welltrained . does; assist them ih T'er.; ";The brothers. Rodrique. give'a thrilling '- •' exhibition of gymnastics, one of tho star ' ■ being,; frEen! ; ohq!'of--themi stands:'with-^•.!! ; > jjj'"'.;his ;Mead.-on'!a.' Wpez4: ; Other -popular items- on' the programme are" •-. the performing, elephants, tho' bounding 1 "; jockey act, -and the extraordinary -feits' of; ■■stren'gtKr-by::tlie.Vl»a: :Crottbna'.\V s .-Th6'i'|wi-''rr*-- :i :' formaiics. will- bo repeated - this .evening'atof - ■the . menagerie Ayill fe opened;frbmfi!o : till 5.15 every afternoon. v ! .Vr;V:;:-f

EXCURSION '10 DAY'S BAY. A successful moonlight excursion to Day's Bay arranged by the Tramways Band, was held/: last I.evening. 5 over : , in; the..Duchess ; .fcnd-afterwards ; f?u r sectionswere ' rehired ; by, . the"- oaiii •'•U proceeds. of; the ,excursion areVto 'go~to2' :< ■ • ta® : r'-f;-.. y i MADAME NITA STEELE'S RECITAL, Yesterday evening, vin'/tho Victoria, Hall,' ' ■Madame wteJSi^e,'vassis^-..by;;feir«al.':^>?s !: ;' -?® r - pupils,;^§aye-aii*eritertaininen ; bi- i .the gramme consisting of'-dramatic'Lndelocution--"' ary items.. The tat .item/was a lengthy one, .. •' a ~little .comedietta;entitled' - ( l?ansies. / -Tn this . Madame -Nita-Steele took -the -p'athetidpart.of. tho; elder sister with'■ her- customary■'/ - cleverness,; while -Miss AJona 'Alacliay, a - new.pupil of hers; Sympathetically acted th 6' / .- part of the;sister, ten-years' younger-til ansho/-a ;' • -lie, story, not appear, was-effectively told by tHese two, >. • and /.Hiss .-Mackay" played her-mart- with' ra' . brightness -, that .;pleascdl'heri'aiioipnnp : rigVf.;;£/;' '-W r ' live, , and-, every / poi&fa of- the - pretty little-, ' whick-'/^ded ; -ih'B'.:-' ; . ' entertainment,, vvas'very/much enjoyed; ■\-'Ehe' - 'performers .'here•/were.;Miss..Molly. Marshall y:f-;■ : . a both aid /tire.iito'imadame's^'/training; ; Steel©.;herself :. 'difc/rt playing, considerable versatility,/;though;■ she ):V,; has a tendoncy. her Wd too far"; ■ back .and so -rather,'.muffle .her voice; ; -Mr." '• Kenny contributed- three delightfully hurnorw" ous .musical- monologues. ' TOWN HALL ORGAN. ' On Saturday next Mr.' MaiigHan Barnett ' / will give tlio last but one of the.forty organ /recitals; for .which' ho .was " engaged-"/ by: the City Council! A . programme lias /been " se- -.' lectcd from the classical and lighter works .that - have found, most//favour,a witfc- audiences.'.at- previous recitalsi and will'includa --S / AVagner'sv Prelude to Act 3,': '.'Lohengrin" ; 1 ' ? Bendel's. 'fDornroschenj'.'. and the ■'• everi'-^• .popular;OTerture. : to/''ZampaSiA ; ''MU^nir ,,: -v;-/ proftramrao ■ will -be -,' issued, containing a list * ; of the 463..w0rks pkyed byv-Mr. Barnett at these recitals.-• ,