ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 649, 28 October 1909, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

/ , OPEEA HOUSE.; A successful vaudeville season will be concluded'.by Eickairds's Company at the- Opera Hoii'so..this evening. ■-. The ■ -wonderful little dogs from Mexico continue to provide a most attractive, item, and the rest of the. programme 'is contributed'to by artists of'recognised ability. :,'..:. ;.'/'theatreroyal: / ; ;.; The feast ,of. pictures •which;- is heing provided by the Fuller Proprietary at the.Theatre Eoyal this week has been carefully selected, and the reward'of the proprietary is visible in the. houses, which have-been attracted.-, -The | film depicting Dr. Cook, at Copenhagen is,one. of the "star items,'but the other pictures are j all veryjood, m6re especially "Joan of Arc," I "Oliver' Twist," "Interior of Mexico," "School .in New ; Guinea," and "'The Troubles of a iPretty Milliner/' .:.' v ....,.' .' : : j -THE" ROTAI/ PICTURES.-;. ; :■; The. drama in animated pictures has reached so fine's point-of perfection that dialogue,has ceased to,be.a factor .as far, as, the .understanding's concerned. ,; The kinemat6graph".has're- ! '.rived .'the ancient .art.;of "pantomime "in its, true sense, so that tho actors in the '. pictures pbrtr'ay .even the 'finest subtleties', and not. a point-is missed in the telling of the story. This ' was admirably' demonstrated: ,at;,''"'His Theatre last evening in! the enactingof Dickens's finis, old story',, "The Cricket on the. Hearth." All. the essentials in tho tale are preserved,'.and. the .'acting'..of artists, concerned is; above reproaoh in' every .lar.' .'Another'^pital^dramkrpiqturi',from' thj) Patho'"studio .is',entitled' "A, Hotel Thief,".'.'.a" "graphic story that could)'.only ,be..manufactured 'in Prance. .A .young man's suit to?"a. ;.very'"beautiful girl has been' rejected;by .her 'father on the score, of his lack-''of - sufficient means: , Utterly cast 'to .he enters. : 'a res-' taurant,' and- there meets'with an' adventuress; 'who tempts him to become a hotel "thief. \ They; take'an apartment in'a hotel, and through a hole which they bore in,a, wall watch a lady guest placing her jewels in ~a case. ' . In the middle of Hie night they creep into her apart-; ment, stupefy the guest, with ohloroform, and annex' the ' jewels. Early.' next morning the young man is 6eized', with remorse. He'replaces .'the'jewelsv and leaves his adventures friend still asleep. ■ The sequel comes' in his inamorata's illness—a 'decline brought 'on by, disappointment in love; The.'stern parent is informed' by the medical man that ' his daughters trouble' is'one 6f the' heart,- so burying, 'Kis pride-he-calls, on the young man, brings the 'young people together,, arid alt ends "happily. Another'good'picture, deals with tho principal events in the life of George Washington. • A 'fine' specimen, of- natural colour kinematography is presented. in some beautiful sftonic Views-of Bombay.- Among the humoroils pictures none induces more, to -laughter ■than ■ "An Interrupted Kehdezvpus"—a '.'Continuation of. the'foolshead Series; 'Other p'ic.tures of 'note "are:: "The DrunknrdV Son," "Mrs.-Jones's Burglar," "Calcutta," and "How Jack Helped His Sister."'" . .;-/\- . STAE PICTURES. . , .'.''' . St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown, was well'filled last night by an appreciative and enthusiastic 'audience, and judging by the -spontaneous ap ; ' plausa everyone was well.' pleased with ■' the .Star Pictures. Every picture was well screened; . there being a complete absence of "flicker." There is no doubt, judging by.the increasing attendances'," that the Star Pictures' are becoming very popular. They are quite as good as any yet shotfn'to.the nublic. visit of the American Fleet to 'Frisco alone is worth seeing. ,The '."Battle, of Flowers,"' with ■the 1 gaily:decorated motor-cars, and never-ending '--proc.es-: sion. "of i troops, gives onesome idea of the lavish scale on which the Americans celebrate'any oc■casion of interest. 'Among the scenic views are ; some charming glimpses of Savoy, and the view of Venice, .as taken from a gondola, is a picture of exquisite beauty.' ' A matinee will be given on Saturday, afternoon,-'-, '"''"',.

.NAVY LEAGUE ENTERTAINMENT. The hon. secretary, of'the local branch of the ■ Navy League has circularised the headmasters of the eighteen city ' arid ' suburban school branches of the leaguo as to details of to-mor-row nighf s function a't the Town Hall. No ohaige for admission is to be made those juvenile members who toot part in the recent naval history competitions. Non-competitors ~ and' their parents are to be, charged.sixpence; whilst 1 thelcnarge for the general public is to be one shilling. : The headmasters are being supplied with' the words of the new patnotio song, "What wo have We'll Hold," so' that boys and girls may learn the chorus—a swinging march refrain.- The league prize 'books to-be distributed are to be on view at the premises of the iileotric Light Supply Company, next the Commercial Hotel. -The-league is now busily engaged in aUottwg the prizes. • ■ .

'. ..-■' :■■■:' 'AN OPEKETTA. To-night, at St.'Peter's Schoolroom, the pupils of the Te Aro School Till repeat the performance of the operetta "The Sleeping Beauty," which was performed so successfully on Tuesday evening last. '■' The operetta was really well staged, and credit is dne to Mr. W. H. Gould, first assistant master at To Aro School, for. the admirable work which has been done by the senior-scholars whom he trained for the performance.'" V ' • -" ■ • CtfoiE CONCERT. , ■ ' A'very successful concert was that given'by St. Andrew's (Presbjterian) Choir at ,St.. Andrew's Hall lost" owning. With the assistance of a number, of friends; a very excellent little programme, was tendered to the'audierioe.- The first part of the prcgrammo consisted; of the cantata, "Hero l and Lcandor,'' which was very creditably performed, the solo parts being taken by Mrs. B,3l.Wilson and Mr. J; Mackay. Mrs, E. C. Caohemaille was at-tho piano, l Mr. J, H. Smith at the organ, and Mr. F. .W. Eowley conducted. The second part consisted of part songs and solos. The concerted items included Mendelssohn's "On the, Sea".and . very sweetly, rendered. Miss'N.' Lambert contributed 'TioaUtif ul Land of' Nod" (with violin 1 obbligato); Mrs. B. M.. Wilsonsang ."To Phyl'.lida" (Del Ric'go); and Mr! J. Mnckay gave a iplcasing rendering of Handel's-' "Droop Not, Young Lever." ' A vocal duot,;"Tell Her I Love Her was sung by Messrs.'J, K; Edio and >J. D. Smith, while Mrs. C. E. Cachemaille and Mr. Eowley contributed a piano.and organ'duet, "Marcus Triouiphale" (Guilmaut) ■•