ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 629, 5 October 1909, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

; ; "A BACHELOR'S HONErMObN."'; !; . "; That, farcicalimusical comedy ."A Bachelor V.. Honeymoon'' attracted; an last '• ing which Jll'ed- evq'rj , scat ;in the .•Opera, Hoiise, /r£o. ~comedy;preten,ss. to.be nothing, more or., less than afuniiy stoty,. illuminated, with smart;. songs and dances, and told by a, company of ■ exceptional •talent. Eveff/.moment ,-Mr. ;. ; ; .ie'lon.ithe stage,is..a'>bright oris;" .One, getsja- I .. ■ glimpse of his- terpsichorean' .tjuality' in '.'HaiS ,'•■'■ ";. rigan," in which he is. assisted Grac'o ' Palotta:, That',.charming., actress-,.,:15...the , ;bacholo.r'e ,;bride,. and;her every movement is" , grace iself. ;■, Miss-fiose-ilUsgrove is, exceed- v ingly funny, as-a housemaid,? who has fallen -. . underthe spell of Sherlock Holmes, and Misa,,,. Celia Ghiloni is .the ogre Minerva;'who.-re--laxes, ion, ;occa'si6ns•• to .sine, lightly;.of;long-. . suffering ;mani, "The'.Bachelor's, Honeymoon". is atonic, prescrjbable for. those'; in-: need of nature's ■;, ,' /-•,■ ..-'■ , : ., -•• . -.^.f ''. . " i ; V V ';■'<■'■ IMUey.s.P'icUres-at.theTheatrVßojal. : thie ; '. r worth, a'.yjsit. .The. series .'oo'tt?.. 'stitutes a replly:,first-lass ttrograinme,' as the . . reception- accorded them when first presented on'..Saturday, .evening testified. ,Th,cy-will' be-' •-.■■' i. repeated this'everiing'./. :.,••'-.' ■■''!, :■.,,■"■;- - • •■

'•i; ■■/'.;;/: :; i His-.MAJESTT'S. ~.'■ - ,'•'.'■■• ■;-■■■■> , : ■ ; To-night; thor'eVwill 'be' screened for ..tjie.iaSt,-, ••,-, time at His Majesty's that : very 'fine series of . tinematograph pictures, which. ha,ro: proved ;'so ■■■ ■■. i popular since' tneir- first presentation on ;Wod-''. nosday lost., For.to-morrow evening*'the usual change of programme 16 announced; ; ; !• \.'■'..■ ';•'.;.■V^; , B?NGti'tJ«H. ::■/;'• ;■,■■;■■;?'■.■;•■ t.y'\- ■ ' the .Cana'diah cartoonist 'and., ra ,-. conteiir, lifted.■. up, ~.the" light of his-genial. i countonarice, and exercised .his facile Hand.before ah audiencie.at the. Concert Hall ■.last .fevetf-. ■ ing,. which; if not as larfje , as hie.bright ehter- : ■.. taintfent desetved, '■• gave compensation. in: some' measure in its enthubihsm. j The nierit',,bf .'lthe .; 'show, is: above ' question. The. Canadian, wjio appeared.in.\WeUingto.h'a ; few.weeks ago, de- ' < :'■...' ■ monstrated.toilarge audiences powers to enter- '' tain .'that are seldom embodied ■■■.in. one percon. His liiie,- liicking'any.'w.eakness, , ' .'■'• i, boasts the.. satae i.r'ofined, hum'ou'r,..'thftt < runs.' ■ ■ throngh-.his, eheerful.patter,: and>when;he'lays V: ; ' : down his.chalk.io give>n..impersonatibn,rsuch.. i .;:. as the, yo'ung.lady;f,rom lhe v Acadomy" of'Dra- ■•'. matio J Art,,yhp .recites '-"Barbara > iVeitchie," :•'■■■' there is always m'atter.in.hanrt'involving.action' ■; ' on* the! part ; of'the rieible faculties.-Last. eyen-. '.■'. • ing Mr. Bongough, introduced his, atidieue'e t t'o v Mr. Dundreary, Puifbail,:.a type,of the chair-■ '■ man—we' "well^who..'whilst"- sajri.ng 1 ■'■ ■ that 'ho doek-'.■not.' intend, to tnnke ■ a•'sp&ich' ■ ' delivers a...half-hour's' oration 1 on' n6thilig>at all. ,He. also; delivered himself of.\an.origirial of"lan\Mdclareii's"DrumtdchKe ■ : chiracte'fs.-'iinth'a.'fifie; fetvour; ian'd .a'/welJ- ■ pronounced grace of diction. s One .of : ,thebest .••■■'■• ' stbries, -.if-not the' tfew&'f,'; was ,'about a..'pas-"' wishing, 'to Buffalb," a\ld ''. •' knowing,his own,■weakness:as far ; as;sli;ep I 'w'aa , - ■'■ concerned; negrp car, attendant,;to: ■" see. Jae , " leaves' ttft train;, at .that statiQn; ■ where the : trainiis. duo-;at : 7; A.m'.-At,B a.m... ■.' . he" wages';" and,'.'finding ■ himself;,still, .on sthei ;. train, ■ looks' 6ut of his .apartment, and- sees .the ■ ■. . coloured person'.doctoring- ; sundry, i'.cuts; and... , '. briiiseSi'/'Hulloi thoroS-why didn't you;put me ■> off the' car ;at : Buffalo," he asks. ■.[ "Good lor, ■- ■ is-dat-you,;'ear," 6&ys the,nitecr,-."was it.you■.•■■''■;■'■■ I was to put'off the : car. at. Buffalo?."• "Yes it- : ■■ was,".' saidi the ..traveller... hotly -indignant. . : "Well, now, I.'wonder who the gem'man was * y ' I did put,off!"! Bengough also:gave his'stir-' v -.'. ring recital of the visit of the American Fleet '■■ to the colonies; with much unction ■'. "Dooley> on the Sultan," and gave his vory\ ,'■ funny burlesque "Signor Pcauutti," or the '.'..'. , metamorphosis of the , tenor. His sketches included one symbolic of Sir Josoph Ward's.return, and one of a Harbour Board official wellknown along the-water-front. ■'■. "■ '•■"'''■.■■■.'■■ Mr. Borneo Qardner, the artistic siffleur, who . .. oreated such a delightful ''impression ,a" few / ' ■.' : weeks ago, whistled artistically Bishop's ballad ' "Bid Me Discourse," and the popular' "Mocking Bird" , number, and a clover medley.■'Mr. ; ■ Claiido Allen, who possesses ■ a , pleasing tenor voice, contributed "The .Tinker's Song",(Wil- 1 son), and "Betty's Vfay" (C'larko), aiid Miss' ; . Dora Carroll played a- couple -uf selections'.and ■ ~ some incidental.mu6io'acceptably. ....' .."■■.•'■'. .. ; '■' . ■'. ~\ >STAR-PlCTUliife. ..''■.'.-. , ...';.'. ."; An entirely new picture show will be openedat St. '..Thomas's Hall, 'Newtown. "The filmo" . ;

will bo'.of a'variod arid interesting c v iracUjr . : '■/■'' ■■'■ SAILOR'S UES'IV The fortnightly concert under.the uuspicci of the Wellington Catholic Seamen's Conforonce was riven last night at the Sailor's Kest before; a , largo ■ attendance ofieamen. , ,Tho following contributed- to a very,successful niuscal programme:—Piano solo, Mr. Scrim-' aeeor; songs .by Miss'-Trcgouning, Mr. F. Cooze, Miss Bowdon, Master Kolleston', Miss O'Connor, l\t.- Seivors, . Miss Jamicsou, Mr. Cressw'ell, Miss Bailey,-and Madam Groon: A special feature wae the! clever impersonations by , Mr. \V. Hutchbn,', whoso efforts were 'reworded, by an enthusiastic encore, to which ho,.had'(o respond several times. Mrs. Ward played tho accompaniments in:her usual efficient manner.