ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 548, 1 July 1909, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND." There can bo littlo question that "Miss Hook of Holland" has captivated the.publio of Wellington. Tho comedy has certainly much to commend it/ Tho staging is (excel; lout, the musio bright and catchy, and the well up to its work. Essentially Dutch ill its presentation, tho effccts aro quaintly pretty, tho oomical situations ludi- . orous. "Slinks" and Papa Hook aro diverting persons, whose responsibilities as characters of mirth-provoking sayings and doings aro carried out as to the manner born. Tho farewell five nights of "Miss Hook of Holland" • is announced, deapite the fact "that tho theatre is nightly crowded. ■"> A matineo will ber givcn on Saturday next. On Wednes-day-next the famous operatic pantomime "Cinderella" will be presented for tho first' time in Wellington,:and' the cast will includo besides the loading principals of the present company, Miss Meredith Meredro, principal boy from the Drury Lane Theatre, London, who will make her first appearance in , Wellington as Prince' Casimir. xhere wero no fewer tlan 130 consecutive performances ' at tho Melbourne .Theatre Royal:" In consequence'of tho, brevity of the season, : ".Cinderella" can be : presented for . four nights;only and a matinee. The plans for • "Cinderella" will open - to-morrow - (Friday) morning at the Dresden. THEATRE ROYAL. The' piotures showing this week at tho Theatre Royal-are of the acceptable standard which the Messrs. Fuller are accustomed to present. ,Somo of; tho most remarkable pictures are: "A Voice from the Dead," "Dissolving Parliament," and "If Those ,-Lips Could' Only Speak.',' These pictures will bo shown for two more evenings. THE ROYAL PICTURES. . A packed house greeted the weekly change of programme at His Majesty's Theatre last evening, not oveii standing room being available at .8 o'clock. S The piece do resistance la*t evening wag an extraordinarily .long lilm representing some of.the chief, incidents, in. :the life of Napoleon. In this case-the great. Emperor is enacted by M. Charly, of the Antoino Theatre, Paris,' whose;/acting ris wonderfully vivid, if, to our way of thinking, over theatrical. The pictures begin at the siego. of Toulon (17i)3), and take in j Arcolo tho Egyptian Campaign (17.9899), crossing tho Alps (1799),' a summer fete at Malmaison (1800), Napoleon's coronation (1804)| Austcrhtz (1805), Ratisboa (1809), Moscow (1812), the retreat from Russia; the, interview with the Pope (1813), the abdication (1814), Waterloo, and finally St: Helena. Another picture represented a bear-hunt.'in Russia. The sleighs are , seen leaving the village, with .heavily-furred. , hunters; the beater's got to work and locate a magnificent bear, which attacks, and seriously, wounds one of them, v Finally the bear .is driven 'towards the guns, and is shot and then worried , to death hy tho dogs. . Tho whole action occurs snow-covered, oountry amidst a dis- • mal forest ,pf snowraaden firs. . "Tho Children of the' Plains" is a itirring. tale of the/Wild: West, in; which a caravan party' treking westwards aro killed'bv .the UndiansV with the oxcoptioh of two littlo girls, one of whom isvcapjnircd by the red, men and the other li rescued by tho North-West Police. Ten years later the latter young lady is also captured by . Indians and taken away to their camp, / where sho is imprisoned in a tent, While thore she finds that i the chief's wife wears the. same amulet aa herself,' and ,by : ' . this means, ( recognises her long-lost sister, vrho aids in hor escape. '.'Conch,ita, .the Spanish Belle," is another picture,,whiich tells -how the love:of two brothers triumphs over the perfidy of a woman. There Were several exceedingly funny films, including ,a combirn-: tion of,tho "Foolshead" series. Thero will bo a matinee on Saturdays afternoon. WEST'S PICTURES. i Considorablo interest is being aroused in the oommg presentation of M. Zola's celc--1 brate<l' work "Dnnk" by West's Pictures next Saturday in the T6wn Hall, This class of : subject.-, adapts, itself; to Jvinomatographic purposes,- as: the mahy interesting characterjistios in, such stones appeal to tho .public mind, as well as pneouraging" the natural instinct ;in avoiding • the harmful effccts of giving way, to anynumah passion., The, story surrounding eventful life of "Ooilpeau" is full of object-lessons to both young and old, and .is doscribed, in such'a manner that the interest is never allowed to flag. Tho actuality of.thcoo incidents is considerably enhanced in effect by the aid of the kipematfr; graph, as many , details of importance can be shown whichj under ordinary ciroumstances,, Would be impossible to produce oil tho stage, 89 the vista.of both mtenor,and exterior jsottmgs can be ■ enlarged at will by the aid of the:lens:of a camera, thereby enabling any . drima or story .to bo • reproduced, with ' lifelike roalism.i Many such:instances arq miscd_-'in: the art studj; fiDrinki". and its' pictorial reproduction is described ,as being much moro impressive than when it was staged.,a few years ago by the late Charles .Warner, whose name has, ever been coupled with this famous work, . In to this snhjcct, Mr. West promises to submit many other instructive and interesting pictures with suitable musical accompaniments by . Da Croon's Vicc-Regal Orchestra. WEST'S PICTURES NO. 2 COMPANY: An interesting programme of pictures was !; pros(titcd last evening at the Lower Hutt to a dehghted audience, who freely expressed their appreciation of ths varied, collection of ■ subjects submitted. This company will visit, Petone this evening. ' NAVY LEAGUE CONCERT.' . The full programmo of tho Navy League Demonstration, :to be held at the Town Hall 1 to-night, appears in another, column., Thero 1 is to be 110 cbargo for ! members of the 1 jcaguo, but ia small ' charge ia. ,being made , in the case of noil-members. ■ It is requested 1, that school Membors r . not singing in thrf ' chorus, shpuld eater at, the Victoria Street ■ entrance. ' The' chorusos .have been well 're- ■ hearsed, , under Mr. Oakes,'fi baton, and tho league is mdobtcd to the lattor gehtleman| ■ /and to Mr.: Konny, tho organist, for the > large, amount ,nf time given ,/m training- • chorus; At tho final, rehearsal yesterday | afternoon ■ the /children sang with great 1 spirit, and a very. successful entertainment f is promised. ; Tho whole of tho arrange- • ments havo beon carried, out by the hon. i; secretary. • • .'• ; \ ■ 1. ' .. OLYJIPLV SKATING RINK. The Olympia .Rink is proving a popular r place of enjoyment just now. Those whA - do not can, always' rely on seeing an 1. exhibition.,' of - skill, whether ■ it. be in the t nature of, an athlotic contest, or fancy skating. The push-ball part of, the proceedings , has proved a popu^r' fancy, and, to give the children ,an - opportunity of. seeing : it, it will be put on at the rink on. Saturday morning, for tho . matineo. To-night the ; Lower Hutt and Wellington Ladies' Hcckey Teams will meet.' Both teams are exponents' . of the art, and both -coqfidcnt !of winningi' so- that a, close-contest may,be expected. The Olympia Band enlivens' tho jprocecdings J every c-vemng. Patrons are busv preparing : their costumes for the Black 'and White • Carnival on-Wednesday July 14.