ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 463, 23 March 1909, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

l THE POLLARDS IN VAUDEVILLE. » Shelving comic opera and musical company J for the nonce, the Pollard Opera Company j I essayed entertaining the puhlio last evening j 3 by means of a vaudeville performance, and 5 in the conrso of nearly three hours presented j an attractive if rather lengthy programme. ( The first part "discovered" the juveniles in a rosy light attired in the dresses convon- 1 tionally associated with tho vaudeville stage. , 3 Under the guidance of Air. Charles Albert, 3 arrayed in white,-the juveniles (for most of them aro of a tender age) displayed their talents as variety artists —talents which aro many and various. As usual, Mr. Albert, the f happy and clever comedian, undertook tho a burden of the performance, which, truth to tell, rested lightly enough on him. lln a couple of comic songs, "Satisfied With Life" and "Nothing Now," he proved that he was just as at home in variety as in other lines, ° and received a full mcasuro of tho public's ,r approbation. In the second part ho was asi' sociatcd with Miss Miunio Topping in an amusing sketch entitled "A Mock Drama," introducing the catchy duet and danec "Lucy Linda" as a finale. He was also lugubriously funny in "Poor Old Man," a doleful J" ditty in a minor key, and received the usual i; storm of encores. Miss Minnie Topping sang te "The Land of Nod" refrain from "His Highness tho Bey," and "My Illinois," from "The Isle of , Bong Bong," in which numbers she was, assisted by a particurt larlv spritely ballet and chorus.. Master is- Bert- Nicholson spoke his piccp in ' t g a Cockney effusion, and .in "I've Struck a Chorus." Ho was also associated ■ with Mr. Jock .•Willis .in a laughable, if ludicrous, : sketch, mis[jj named "Chaos." Any other titlo would 2 d have suited, equally as well. Mr. Willis rens turned to his old-time self in "Tho Pilgrims ll ; of the Night-," and "Fou' the Noo"—after ?s Harry Lauder, in imitation of whom ho is u-> said to bo excellent.' The serviceable conds tralto of Miss Cissie O'Keefe was heard in "Orange Blossom Land," and "Down in ne the Deep/' but by far the best effort, in ed vocal lines was the contribution of Miss Ethel Hems', tho possessor of a full-toned ,m contralto of siu'guarly pure and even quality, ly Her phrasing was good, and tho treatment iu of her sons (not programmed) showed inh™ telligence. "Lover Land," the pretty ballad ng written by Mr. Alfred Hill in the opera, " A , ud Moorish Maid," was nicely sung by Miss ys Clarice Buckman, who possesses minor faults ■. in a slight vibrato arid an affected intonation, the correction of which should be taken g C . in hand at once. Miss Gertie Edmonds ex>rj hibited a sweet but timid soprano in Denza's ls '. "May Morning," Miss Trixie' Ireland, a dot M ' of tender years, sang "Vanity Fair" and in- performed' contprtionistically- rather clever; on Miss Ivv Aldous contributed the song and y0 dance "Waratah," and her smaller sister subrts jected tho "Cosy Corner" ballad to similar treatment. Tosether these littlo girls submitted a Dutch duet and dance. Mr. Ernest Schatz scored in a, comic variation of "Three Blind Mice," and had to produce LTO an encore song. The programme concluded ™ with the pretty Persian ballet from "His l's, Highness the Bey." Tho management ano! nounce that there will be a complete change d . a ' of programme on Thursday evening. . su- 1 ~ ' ess THEATRE ROYAL, en- . . ing For some years people have visited tni?rs mated picture shows, and admired and the wondered at them, but with all their adtoirann- tion and wonder they have felt that there in- was something lacking. It hardly seemfed ! . r r s- natural for persons to act in most animated nu- fashion or to tak(> part in laughable comedies the or terrible tragedies pres6rving all tile time an absolute and almost uncanny silence, jhe With tho advent of the cincphoue this want lied has been at length supplied to a great exi'n. tent. Now tho audience may cnioy not only , B '" tho actions of the peoplo in'the film but also |„o their words.tile The programme whioli introduces Messrs. of Fullers' cinephone to tho public of Wellingin j ton, is well suited to show the capabilities of ncr tho new machine. "Christmas Eve in the and Barracks" presents a scene in soldier life, ' it! { and tho word colour for tho picture is in the °l nature of hand music, singing, laughing, mid 'ios, talking. "My Littlo Eva" is an illustrated by song, enlivened by a quartet of ballet . ! . n dancers. There are other cinephone pictures and C°od quality, and also a selection of uiiielove matograpli pictures without tho phonograph iris- accompaniment. Chief among the Uinematoth"' graph "films is a tabloid drama, setting forth ; the. chief incidents in Rider Haggard's novel, tied, "She." Tho programmo will bo repeated an- to-night. the md, 1 t0 ROYAL PICTURES. . s re- This week's programmo of moving pictures th ? at His Majesty's Theatre includes such films °°of as "Moorish Cavalry," "Ma-in-Law's Luck," oon; "Alpino Climbers," etc., and it eontiiuies to izC(1 > attract largo audiences. To-night it will bo repeated for tho last time, a change taking i," place tomorrow.