ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 668, 19 November 1909, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

..; .ANDERSON DRAMATIC COMPANY. ' The;last 'performance- of "A Life's Rovengb" was given, by tho William Anderson Dramatic Company' at- tho Opera Houso last evening. To-night:.arid to-movrow night tho company will , produce Mr. William Bourne's Adelphi success '"Man to ! Mail.' , " This nielodramd' wns' .chosen.to-dperi Mr.■•'Anderson's new pl&yhonso' irr-Melb'ourne(tho King's).lt had a groat reception, froni the overcrowded house, which included' tho Prinio'.Ministor.of the Comm'on-' wealth, the State -Premier, and representatives' of ..both .Hpuses of Parliament.. : ; "Man- to Man" than: careered aloiig successfully for a number -of. 'weoks,: -when, it was sent on tour. Patrons in Wellington will -see. o replica' of tho Molbqurne. production, asv "appurtenances, means, to-boot" are on the spot to provide for a perfect'production. ; .The storyis:humari, tho' situations reasonable,' and tho comedy, legitimately; funny..,; Mr..'Vivian: Edwards (who has' made quite, a name hero) will'.play James Gordon; -Mr. ■Linden, . Richard, Ellorton j, Mr. ; Frank; Reis;: Mr. Plurritree; and ' Mr. ■ Edwin: Campbell will couple, the: stage directorship with,tho playing of Bill Berkley, Mr..George Rignold's greai-part. Miss Kate Gair, will-bo seen as Mrs.:.Gordoh,, Miss. May .Granville as the gipsy, and 'Miss Barry/J.ane as the prim old maid, Ldvinia Dove, while Miss Dufcie. Hall, will-'bo. ablo-to ;show,:her.versatility, in' Ned Doyle, a young delinquent -who forge's a cheque and is sent:to Portland. ';•"; ■'* •■'•.'.-■ Vl ■•'■ .: .

:, , ..'; , ' : ;.'.:--:> i THEATBE c -lip.YAL i f ; • ;' ..; \".■ ■; Messrs," .Fuller'a. interestitig,'programme of: moving pictures.: was ' shown : again at -'.the': Theatre Royal last night to a pleased aiidionco;; "Tho Death of Mozart" is a buti there; are; many pthqrs of 'scarcely, less in-' terest; The- programme will : .bo.'lfop'eatc'd to- ; night for tho last time, ard there wilt'boa complete change :to-mdrrbw. .'-.'' '■'. : ':■'';. ■■-■■;:' :v/i: ; -niS- -;''.'s^>':':. ■'•>-... ...,-Godd.business is f.iill,the order of the'"evenang .at .His Maje-s-ty's .'Theatre.. The' new .pro-' -gramme presented- 'oni Wednesday , evening- for ■■■the\ : first time is d; dfotinctly "good one, full. 6f. variety, feyea'.in quality.. •.The,,programme .will, be repeated .this evening arid to-morrow the usual 'matinee and evening 'diEJilays will bo : eivcn.-- : .' ; .'. , '.v'v., ; '.: ! , ■-.': ■ ~r < :'-\: _■ '.' .'..:.;.-' ;;'-..:-;-;^-:/:'! : y.// v '- ■ -,A'.-new. programme of.;pictures ■ was presented to patrons of/the Star, Pictures at St. Thomas's Halllast.ovSning.-.ThofOjWas; a good-attendance: of .the, publid,.arid, the-pictures wore, very, well received.- The Vprogramme: , -- included:' /'The Wandoring: :Bby;'':. "Brothors-in-Arms," ,"How They--Maile-a .Man of Billy ißrown.';."Scenes ■ in rMtxicd;"-":'-Scenes'- in-. Borneo,-' '■■VMeiry Microbes','.' and. Burglar." -To-' night -a-.fresh '•'prograriinio.. will -be'■ submitted. ; The usual: matiuee. -ahd'.evcning performances .aro:announced-for'.to-mdrrow. ■• '.■■■■ ; .:.< ; ■•

v'" :■..;' EipcpTidNAEY' Recital.;;; ':;:Jj iXJndor '.the'auspices of tho Lyric' School of Elocution -(Mr; l\..'-.S:rl'ecS)iya;\very-successful recital 1 was given at.thp .Masouio'Hall last pyta.ihg> ;bef6re a ,Yqfy :gpbd* attendance.-:. Mrs.' B. , Ayres; '. A.T.C.L., ...contributed ■ tho - opening ~; i n .A'.l'iat";' (ScKubor.t). < An„introductory,, address'.,by,VMr.-..'K. -,?S;'.Pees, •followed/ ' Mr; .:Pees also.-; recited'.. "Tho .Last. .Shot" (J.'l).ltcitl), : ;"i'he:TruoStory of louug, ■LachinTar'.'..;(by."ij6.We-AHer.' -Scptt");-- ;and .Longfellow's.:,'.'iCing-.Eobo'rt, of .Sicily."::: Mrs- .- Ballinser's;-.item'.was, "Curfew, must not; Ring. ;'iV-Night''j,.JU:iss ! Lily Kecble, :"iflo.'s .Letter"; 'Miss.U.'X'ook, "Grandpapa's Spectacles" j'-Miss G. M. Pees, rThP Bells* (Edgar Allan Poo); Miss Bv.'Masters,- a" selected item., from ■ the works:of. Frank ■■ Castles;! Miss B. 'Willis, "Not Ono to Sparc"; Miss B. Pollock, ,'?\Vhat Jerry Caught"; .."Guilty or. Not , Gtiifty" j: Miss Mathers, "Indignant Nellie" j Miss Poppy Jacobsen, "Pappa's Letter"; Master ; Jack. Robiuspn ) ""lf / ,l'Knew';;. Mr. J.Eiddill; "Lpcliinvar". (Scott). A humorous dialogiio was was. contributed ; by Mr/.Goldnnch and .others, whib: the' Lilliputian's' also' coiitributod .a dialogue. >. Shakespearo.. was not "noglectod,' ono of the star'itoms being a solectipn from "As Toil Like.lt" (Act I, part .of -Scenes'.'ll:.Bnd,;lll);': by Messrs. -K.'S.: Pees, !W; Taylor) and Miss G:-M.;Pec?.--:, ; i: .■.;.-::■;;■■ ;^,^>;'; i .; .--.c

•V; , 7:the■ 'jf.at.its;kNiGHT; ;se '; ■■ .■ "■■lf l»mething;qf .3,phenomenal advancoboobing is any: criterion,-the ; Julius .Knight'season should' be an:'assured.- sufccoss... Evidently :fclie tTieatretgoihg • public .are -t>n:tho' : tip-too, of. expectation. The, Breed of .'the, Treshaius" has ,sb"omvia'ble a. notoriety''as a fine.sample• of a play , out..of.' the: oommoni.and'-Mr. .'Jtiliii9 Knight comes' heraMed' by the unanimous good generality, oV critics of , Australia and Now Zealand; , in tho .part of Eeresbv tho that- it-.would be, Iittlo?. short of strange if :tho:publid:' piilso bad ■; nob•- been stirred to a. inoro than common degree. It is a hew.'play, '.with a; favowitc.. octc-r in . ft new. part and a capable company, and a co-star' in tho person of :so.-''excellent an 'artist as' Mies', Beatrice' Day.. Seven plays, in lG.'niglvts—three of whioh ': will be seen for the.' first' tinib here* should: consolidate.a series of attractions that . should.ensuro ~'ti- successful. season; , The : . his plans,for, ,the : wholo per io'd are now open af the , Dresden.- ~-.•"' '■'V, - • /-' ■■ '"."■■■■'-. .' v, " ■'' ■'■ ('■■