ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 594, 24 August 1909, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

i,'.'',,'/•''.;.'■ .' >;s^BBTNBLi.r,..:'' ; I ■ '.', '■/'■' Sweet■. Nell-' of Old.Drury". -attraoted on-: other, large--audience,to '.. the..Opera t House last evening; Miss'-Nellie Stewart 'lending./Iter, attractive/personality.: to the leading .role; ih amanner that, exercised a subtle charm in every scene'slie. appeared.!.' Her;; potters' of comedy and riiiuiicry,-though'- widely : ; dp--- not , plumb, the .'resources"of' jjor- yarfed art..., Wha- 1 ever ather.chVracters the actress'hiajy-.be called upon' to.'play,'.; her name must]'.ever'be .pleas--antly associated'-'with'-the'"player-lover.'of gay' King- Charles.' Miss ...Stewart .is; fortunate -in. her support. Mr. Claude' King' makes a prepossessing' -monarch'. Mr.' JTrCd. Moves'is a strong impassioned; Judge Jeffreys;. • Mr. ■ Conway Wmgfiold,. a scented, .dandified 'Lord-Lovelace; Mr. Templar Powell,' a bright.stripling bf'the Same temped; rind Mr. A. J.'Patrick, an ardent lover; of commendable fire and sincerity, i Miss Rosslyn Vayne was quite .good, as :the tressed Lady Olivia' Vernon, and. Misses Meredith' and 'Chard as Lady Castlemaine 'and the Duchess of Portsmouth, twb.:exquisite blossoms of:a]veritable', garden, of .•; intrigue, were .'well within, the..frame of the picture.', l Deserved mention should also bo made * of' the placidly humorous.', .sketch'/of the.; out-Tat-elbows''-'actor Perciyal. by ;Mr. Alfred; Tapping,;and of the repulsive creature Lacy as • sketched by that capable actor, Mr.: Harry Ashford. l C "Svieet Noll'.'J >can only be. played 'to-night arid tomorrow night: On Thursday the ■company will venture an • exposition ■'>■ of - Shakespeare's pastoral comedy, "As You Like'-" It,' • with Miss Stewart; as .Rosalind. - ...- -.'*;,-.

'•'.;'.';', THEATRE; ROYAL. '..' Napoleon, and • his historical.'exploits' form the-subject'of'.the-"star." film screened this week at the .Theatre Royal. .Other pictures, instructive and entertaining,.are "Henley, Regatta, 1909," ' "Picturesque Riviera,"' "The Dog and the-Pipe,'' and "The..Children of the Plains.' Some excellent cinephone.'.records scr.ve,.to gi*o; additio'nal .variety : to' the pro-gr'amiho.-v /. >';.■;;■•;-.: ';•;•''"'■•••■ ■/,-;:. ■.- .•■:','"

.-■• ".;.v ; ':'■■.; royal.hctwes.:V './. .To-night will be,tho last opportunity!of witnessing the series of pictures which.have been 'drawing'so well'for'the 'past' week ■'•at His MnjestyVTheatre. .The 1 present bill is ; a strong one, but it w}ll;givew,ay tomorrow evening: to a-complete change, of programme!'''''■.,!'' • ■ -V,; '■■.: ' ; i i^;'"\':- v :'. further..enthusiasm: to ; the.-.skating- pastime,' and/the '\vhirr, of !the.- rollers'.,is , more pronounced'. , than: ever.'. A special': attraction •' is announced,'at the. Olympiad. Rink' night, in'" the 'shape' of.'another ''fancy.' dfe*s poster .carnival, at'which 'a number',6f, .new, poster.. costuhies ,will, figure'. '..'The' prizes, won at'the 'last •carnival'are. to be. presented next [carnival' night..-. " ■',;■■■*."''■ ..■'■.'■.",'.•'. '' : " '■'} '-'"'./: BENQpuGH.'- . .':; Bengough," the' Canadian- cartoonist and : entertainer,; arrives, in '.Wellington; to-morrow.. In' addition- to being a • clever-, cartoonist aud j a-"well-known, entertainer,.Beng'oiigh enjoys !an! almbst equal'.reputation, as a-, writer: ■both.' of ; prose and; verse.'. A;.creation of, his,pen is: ''Caleb Jinkins," a'name' whioh he has ina'de' 'fatuous throughout Canada as,that;6f- a:shrewd; old. citizen '■ of. a country village who writes on : current his' Sydney and' Brisbane-seasons, Bengough cartooned' a large number:of- citizens aud politicians,' and he will start-his Wellington, picture gallery next; Friday'night.'!, Bengough's characteristic 'entertainment consists 'of ■ dialect and character.'sketches, humorous, dramatic and -pathetio, operatic:- travesties -and funny stories: interspersed-, with, cartoons ,of public notabilities, and -humorous'/drawings. Bengough will! be- assisted by Claude Allan, tenor; Borneo! Gardiner,! the unique whistler, and Dora- Carroll, pianiste.' The Bengough sea-' son-will be for three' nights only, 'August 27, 28, and 30, at the Town Hall. The plan is now open at-the Dresden.' !•) ~ ""■•■..' :

•'.''• ■'••,■-,.-BENEFIT. ■' * : : . The-undoubted-merit-of the combined concerto be.lield.in the.Town Hall this evening, under.the auspices. of,the New Zealand Shopkeepers" Association and-' the Wellington Garrison Band, the proceeds of which are being;.. devoted to the funds ,for the unemployed relief works;,' should attract a large audience. The Wellington: Garrison Band' will :open the programme with a naval fantasia entitled " A Sailor s Life." This ' descriptive • piece introduces stfirm effects,! lightning,' thunder, 'and hail, (hornpipes,'sunrisoV at sea, battle effects, etc., and takes some, fifteen minutes -to perform. Mr.'.E.Cohnell will sing: "Go to Sea." (Squires), Miss Randell will- sing ' ''Love's .boho '(Newton) and "Dear Heart (Mattel), Misses Grix and Mr. .Webbe will contribute an instrumental trio ("Loj Here the .'Gentle Lark ), clarinet, flute, and piano, and Miss Lorraine Tansley will sing the aria "Alas, Those Chimes," -with' piano, organ" and bell accompaniment, and'TostiV "Good-Bye;" Mr Frank Morrison (baritone) will contribute "My Dreams" (Tosti), Mr. Kain (oomedian) will be heard in a comic item, and Mr. Chas Read (tenor) will sing "Farewell in the Desert" (Adams).' The'programme Kill'conclude with a musical, skotch by "The Follies," under the direction' oPMr. Thco. Tresize. Tickets can be had at the Dresden..,-.