ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 561, 16 July 1909, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

'/' '■ "TIIE BELLE OF MAYFAIR." Tho.Moyneil ar.d Gnna Company bade fare,well to. Wellington in their • performance of - "The: Belle' of Mayfair" at the. Opera; House last kyening. This • musical comedy has'found much; favour with theatre-goers, and the. con- £ eluding performance was witnessed by. a good house. ■ ■: . .. . THEATRE'ROYAL. : : :• ' . At the . Theatre Royal the excellent pro*, r gramme of. kineiuatograph pictures is diversi-. 3; lied by a . few cinejihone records, which serve' 0 to vary, the proceedings at opportune moments, - pne' a .reproduction,in voice, and appear-' 1 ance.of Mr...Peter.-Dawson, the English bari- ' ,tone,.' singing /' The Btdouin Lovo.Sphg." All M® 'items. .wero thoroughly appreciated by. the There will be a'change of programme ■ . to-morrow'-evening.; .■- ; -. i; , , royal pictures. 1 p a highly romantio character; which ; tell no ■ ordinary tales, comprise the •majtfr;>portion:.' of. this,, week's bill' at 'His' Majesty's' Theatre. They belong to that'class ' which-'aro 'calculated- tothrill and .please: : at ou'ce:'' t The-films which 1 specially deserve a word. ar« "The. Lady and the-.Tiajer," "A Narrow-Escape,'-and. "The Race, for the Farmers' . Cup." . .. '.. . ' . ,- • WEST'S PICTURES. • ; 3Y fi st's ; [Pictures and-.De Groen's - Orchestra Jo. combination, are proving sufficiently ■ attrac- ; .tovdraw large.; audiences to, the capacious T°wn'' Hall. Chief among :'an: excellent variety' . pictures' 'are "La' Tosca ", and ■'a -?■' ■ of Ulysses," both; meritorious pfforts in kmeinatography., " A Royal Divorce" is announced as the-next big- attraction- in pic- ' tures.: •■' ' .'. " LUCKY .DURHAM."' ' y To-night,.: r Messrs. Meynell and Gunn's New; Jinghsn- Conipahy will 'make their. first appear- . ance. in; in Wilson Barrett's last play,., .-Lucky .Durham." ; All theatregoers will welcome. the reappearance of the.' popular favotatg, Mr.. Harcourt .Beatty, who'will present ; ; the part';of John Durham.- ; Referring Jus performance, a leading- contemporary , re-m?Tfe-v" .¥*•; Beatty's pertormance is an admirable/;, display. of restrained acting. • Mr. Beatty. is the shrewd, imperturbable. American, a affairsi/:prompt' !iri -his.-love-niakihg, as ho. is in. his business ;dealings.".' A '-notable ' first. appearance ; is. that of -Miss' Gladys ' Har- ' .vey,-who,impersonates Helen.-Vallerton. . Her leriormaiice is said to -give." intense satisfaction ■ '° audience, a.s.sho -loses-herself 'Completely. ln « v,h®-'pariyinvesting it. with a peculiar - and ' original-charm, Mr. Gaston .Mcrvale will appear as Lord'Mountfallon, Mr. J. W. DevereH ' •SS' ™® /Hon. Reginald, Steighton, 1 Mr. James Ltndsav-at^Mr.;Vallerton, Mr. Frank Randell . . Arthur _Walcombe, Mr. :Tom Cannam as Mr. L. ,G.. Gardiner ,as Mr. Mintborough", Mr. Rutland' Beckett as Tasker, :Mr. .Frank c Phillips ; as.-Little,.,Miss Gladys Harvey;;-.as- Helen- -Vallerton,- -'Miss Edith Deverell-as: the Hoh.-IMargaret Stfiighto'n", j£j 6g |iinily,j!>tzroy as.Lady.-Mouutfallon;;Miiss Hilda Meade.as ■ Mrs./ Durham/ The costumes ; -worn ,fltomg,-the; ; play/are said !to be, particularly. 4°. o '- -"h?.: scenery ;is by.. Mr.'' Phil . Goatchcr.' rhe .firsr act- fakes, place, in' 1 tie Duchess of. HovecoUrt s,/tho second in the>garden-of. James . Vfillorton s house .at Ascot,'and rthe'rremaining ,scenes(in John/Durham's rooms, Mayfair, and ' MountfaUon .Castle. ■ The piece will. be staged under.:the;:.directidn-.ofvMr;. Gastott Mervale.' lie. plans l are,now.: open .at the'Dresden...V" SKATING RINK. i ' -Large,..attendances'; .werei.'again' the' order of the day; atthq.Ska ting Rink^yesterday.. • During -' |. the.'ejening,/session.. ;> t!i6 Olyropia Band enIrlxvened. the .proceedings:/,.A, special -attraction : i : "??-; a . la Aies race,:,which;brought;forth a nuinber, of,,expertS. m - th?,:sport:'of, ; roller skating. Tp-morrow ; . the,: .usiial ' ''-session' 'v will-be.'-•.held.rfrom .10-to-12,. and- after- • : thfe 'Rink 'Orchestral Band iVill be

■ in.:attendance. - In : the evening, the presentation of; tne prizes'.willbe.mad^' ; ; ■; y "SIIACKI.ETON OUXSHACKED" ' -i Out- n which, /given 'it 'tbe; : Con- 'i J»f- t ]M? bcr \to-morroiv-,evening, .'by," the '?ic- l torm College:. Students''." Association, ' promises ; to. result in a substantial-addition being made to r .the.{Mayor s ■■'fund" for'Uhe .relifef of'v'the' ' unemployed.. All the members.of vthe' r Ministry and. tlie'. locdl, Jf.lVs' have given' their 't ■patronage, and : it is anticipated ' that: the • pub- ' lie , will. also show its 1 appreciation of the t OTorfs {being made . .by the. students :to assist l in such. .a - worthy .cause.- attending' in- large * lartists".contributing as 1 VswvMe&s. ? and, A." Newton,'the isuccess'pfthe. concert.should v be!assu'red;'whilst ■the farce. may- confidently, be exp'epted to prove 1 ■as amusing: on; this- occasion" as it did.. when I .played ; ; by, : the students at their recent cap.: •ping; carnival. .The ..full 1 programme 'will 6e published to-morrow morning. 'Th<S iboi plao' •' is.now-open at the, Dresden. °