ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 622, 27 September 1909, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

] > OPERA HOUSE. -K : ■-' •Maurice's Vaudeville Company gave a mati-. nee at the Opera Houso.on Saturday, and another performance in the evening. Both performances were well attended. The new features "on. the ''programme are very bright, and the.artists, especially Mr. George ;Sorlie, the clerer . coon delineator,, and Mme. Blanche Gotelli, the charming soprano vocalist," were well received. The last three nights of the season are announced. - THEATRE ROYAL. ; A large audience, witnessed tho magntficent picture entertainment presented by tho Fuller Proprietary on Saturday evening, when a complete change of films took place. "The Tsar at Cowes" showed the splendid-naval review in the Solent, presenting the complete •pageant. The approach of the escort of British : battleships was shown, and the Russian Royal yacht, Standart, easily distinguishable,. 'meeting the Victoria: and.. Albert,' and coining to an anchorage, with the Imperial armoured • cruisers ■ Admiral Makharoff. and Rurik immediately astern. '.The series was considered to bo one of the most remarkable ever . displayed in Wellington.: Another splendid picture was entitled "The Biseras," showing, a i team of girls clinging-on. to suspended poles'," the object of tho game being to dislodge each other until each contestant is compelled-to-put her feet to tho-ground. The final struggle lietween the last two competitors caused no end of.amusement,-and ,the ultimate winner in tho, picture t was ■ loudly applauded. One of the finest pictures'- Patbe Freres have over produced is entitled. "Sister' Angela.- The characters are perfectly portrayed, and never once is there a weakness in the interest. A novel and appropriate Jeaturo introduced into this picture was the singing of "Avo Maria," sun| by Caruso per. tho latest and most perfect singing apparatus. Indeed for power and purity of tone, it was difficult- to imagine that tho great' tenor .was' .not. present in., person. The :T?athephonc," as it is,-called, .was. imported; by .Mr;. Ben'.'Fuller, noyi, ".Manyother magnificent.-pictures of : drama" and comedy were presented' with the. utmost,, BUpcosS'and to the general delight of all present. With such a- programme the Theatre Royal should bo well patronised for the coming week, ' . 5.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. /, / . ; The Royal , Pictures were exhibited at. a matinee on Saturday afternoon, and again at the regular evening entertainment, the audiences on being largo-and enthusiastic. ...

I "A RACHELOR'S HONEYMOON."'. : i Box' plans "for Mr. Hugh Ward's Wellington season - are —announced to •be opened ■ a£ the Dresden to-morrow (Tuesday) morning at 9 o'clock, when reserved scats for. the;.first six nights will'be available to the k 'theatre-gbing : public This' new. farcical. comedy, which has met with remarkable-success, will serve to reintroduce to Wellington playgoers-, such old, favourites as Mr. Hugh Ward, Miss Grace Palotta, Miss ; Celia Ghiloni, Miss Rose Musgrove,' and several other well-known, per-; formers. A Melbourno contemporary 6ays:— "Mr. Hugh Ward has got together a band of comedians who are well equipped to deal with tho ,airy, but highly amusing, nonsense which stands for the comedy of the moment. That it served to delight and amuse on Saturday night was abundantly proved by the continuous laughter, which at times rose to shrieks." The comedy, or farce by John Stapletonis in' three acts, and is punctuated throughout by telling vocal items. These are crisp ,and catchy to - a degree. _, The evening's diversion 'begins when Benjamin Bachelor' brings homoabride— Juno Joyce, actress, "pink, pert, and pretty." He has a strojg mbtivo for' posing a 9 ' a bachelor, in estate as well' as in name, as a fortune, comes to/him should ho ,please a maiden sister by his marriage." fi. prior matrimonial .alliance left 1 grown twin daughters on his'hahds, and as the spinster sister despises the r stage and all that theroon is, he is compelled from his family the knowledge of his- wife, and from- his wife the knowledge of !■ his.-family.. It is through this dissembling that lovers hover around Mrs. Bacholbr and the fun comes about. The ensuing mix-tip does the constructive powers of the author a-great deal of credit. It means much confusion and much consequent hilarity. The climax is reached when Mrs.. Bachelor—ostensibly" Miss Arbnckle, the twins' paid governess—insists, despite the .stern,_ unrelenting espionage of Miss Minerva, in appearing in a daring Greek costume, which she naively excuses with a plea that it is no more shocking than some bathing dresses. The embarrassed Bachelor hurries her behind a screen, and there, entranced by her beauty, rapturously joins her: i* a "can-can." Altogether,- a very amusing series of "situations" is built up. ' f

j BENGOtTGH. ■ Bengongh, the Canadian cartoonist and humorist, is now touring the West Coast with great success. Be returns to Wellington for a farewell season at tho Town Hall on October' 4, : 6Vand'6.' This idll ! be.the last'opportunity of hearing Bengongh,' as he sails for-America at' the end ; of October. His assisting' artists will be'the; samp as on his previous appearance'here. '' , •' ■ ;. ".; ; : -'A ■.'■ ORGAN. RECITAL. ' Mr.' Maugban Barnctt' gave another of his delightful organ recitals at the Town Hall on Saturday evening.; Tho programme, which was -varied.; judiciously, included Wclv's everpopular "Storm Fantasia," and'an adaptation of airs from Bizet's opera "Carmen." Jupp's Band will give a performance in the Town Hall to-night.