ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 688, 13 December 1909, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

••■■■■'.■■■■ ■ ——; 0— -■'/•■■; ■"'■■". the scarlet troubadours. : ; ; : Sensitive and artistic people, to wlwm ordinary vaudcnlle is, anathema, must. - .welcome the refined- merry-making of. the Scariut Tiw badours. Quip and crank and swig succeed one another in their eutertainmcflrt, which preserves a happy , level of .humorous ditty, clever nonsense, serious'eong and glee.' Tho singing of the company is uniformly Rood,' and their humour is fraught with a delightful ■svhiiniricality and air of spontaneity. Ono gets the impression o£ a pleasant little coterie of cultivated and clever people, who vie in mirthful ballads and bon mots because they are■ in good spirits and especially pleased with ono another. The opening programmo was repeated at the Opera House on.Saturday night before a crowded house, which could not hear }oo much of it. It is a programme whicli compares well with the beet ot those given by the. Troubadours, during their previous season. Tonight it will bo given again, and for to-morrow night a complete change of song and incident is promised. . ~:.;' : ' THEATRE ROYAL. ; Interest in North Polar expeditions, though not so warm as it was when Dr. Cook ".nailed the Pole," and Peary nailed Cook, J still lives, and, therefore, it is not ' surprising that ■ one'of the most popular pictures on Messrs. Fullers Saturday night's programmo for the Thoatro Royal was "A Dash, for,tho Pole. . The film was produced from phbtographs taken during the Zeigler expedition of some years back, and it gave an idea of the nature of the stupendous- barriers that have to be encountered. The shipping of dogs, ponies, and reindeer at the port of departure was shown in realistic manner,-and also the conditions of life at the depot from which the dash was made. A film of greater interest at the present time, however, was one depicting the nero exhibition .at .Rheims. Views were." shown of all aeroplanes -that have, become famous. There was the ""glit Bros.' machine at rest and in flight, and the Blcnot, Latham, and numerous other machines. All people, however, do not find their chief interest in science, and the battles to overcome the air, or gain the North Pole, : and for- such as hare the romantic bias there was a.capital film, "The Mended Lute," this being the love-story of an Indian maid, Rising Aloon. Rising Moon's true love is rejected by lier father in favour of a richer suitor; but the maid runs from this man, although' he is her husband by right 6! purchase. She flees to her true' Jove, and together, they are pursued ior miles, and eventually overtaken l'he rich suitor, however, when he has the unhappy couple.in his power, rivals Shakeepeare s quality of mercy" in an 1 unexpected manner, and a .somewhat melodramatic'denouement follows. Amc.;g other-pictures on. the programme was a coloured one ■. showing ■ the feats of skill and strength of the Colibris Midgets, and "Picturesque Holland" and "Historic Oxford were two scenic films deeidedlv Rood. Instructions by Corresoondence, , ' "The Dramatist's DreW," and '-'k iuifMaver'e Busy Vay, lent the necessary touch/of; comedy to the programme. .- .. : . ■ . •;:■ ,;-,- v™;-., ../".,'■ ''. his majesty's/' 1 ;:'"';: v' r That picture which describes • tho fall 'of Home is, perhaps, the'.: most,. interesting of three shown in. the current , 'programme at His Majestys Theatre. Another..entert»ini n(! film is entitled, "In Old Kentucky," hut the programme, taken all through.> > Verv varied one, and the theatre is crowded liightly. , ' ''■■■''.... -STAR PICTURES^VIV\'.V^V--Both matinee and evening exhibition of the '»' Pictures on Saturday 'were largely-at r^ '-Newtown people having- apparent!, satisfied thmselves that the kinomatog?aph pic .tures shown at St. Thomas's, HalWre well M, or i - se l mg - "^ cr tllis "ening 'atcdmpletc change.. of r programme : is -announced.-- -'•• FULLER'S NEW VAUDEVILLE COMPANY '■[•At the. Theatre R OiTa l,next; Friday: ni ß hi Messrs John. Fuller and.Sons, wjll .re.commenc vaudeviUe with 'a well-selected comb nation o talented headed: by ;. Armstron K .Artc Veme, two clover;fun-makers,.-who have jus' fW«l E f . rom Au T'% "Wing.aPPrared at al the FsUlass vaudeville. theatres'.therq...], f ,Thi Tossing Tcstros; are marvellous hat spinners am equilibrists. Tha,National Duo aro petit art JSte. whoso singing,.; droll-sayings, aid aero *)satlc--feats have created; miiclt~enthuiiacm a all_ places yet visited by them. Belino is eai( to be quito exceptional on the" tight wire, whih with such .good comedians as th'e: Sc6tt' Bro thers, Joe Box, and clever sonbrettes and danc ers as Mhel Preston, Three Starrs, Nina Gor tolcs,, and. Ihss -Meryl ,Lawrenco, theiventei prove.i.exceedingly..attractiv to the patrons of the Theatre Royal from nei rnaaj. night, onwards.. ...:..•■ .■:■:;,.; ..;,., i ; ,; . '.. RINKING AT DAY'S, bK V " : ; ■.The conclusion of tho skating season at th Day_s Bay Pavilion was signalised by a fane costume carnival last Saturday ' nirfit. Th' event' proved very popular, about 300 skater enjoying themselves thoroughly. Musio wa provided by the Wellington . Private - Band Prizes were awarded as follows i-Ladios', fane costume, Miss Tot' Smith ("Poppy*); -gentle nl .nn f, fancy costume, Mr. ,T. Mackonrio ("Iris! i..oV ! -Tm costutne] Mr. Maurice Bake ("Suffragette"). ....:•; I ; .; ::, . .. , ;";■ .ORGAN RECITAL. U' V V V ' The City Organise (Mr. J.'Maughan Barnett gave another of his popular organ recitals a tho Town Hall.on Saturday evening before i fairly numorous audience. As is usual with Mr Barnptt, the programme was: discreetly varied t,ach, the monarch of composers for the organ was Represented by his prelude, and fugue ii K Minor, aud tho picturesque AVidor wn heard through tho agency of "Mi '.'Allogr Canjabile" movement from the "Fifth , , Syin phony. ■■■ The maj'ostic conceptions of Wagnc were.made manifest in music of. the great seen from "Das Rheingold," which pictures tho en try of the gods into Walhalla. .The. annota tion gives a glimpso of the mighty imagining ■ «n .M 01, " 11 " 1 master. The annotation redds — Darkness and gloom envelop the "stage Donnor, the god of thunder, mounts a hig] rock'by the precipice , , and then swings hi hammer and calls to the mists which gatho around him.' He disappears in .-an over-thick ening and darkening thunder cloud. His ham liier strokes fall heavily on tho rocks. A vivi: Hash of lightning darls through tho cloud," ana violent clap, of thunder follows. Sudden) the clouds disperse Donner, and Troh beconi visible, nndsfrom their feet stretches a , beauti ful bridge over the valley to-the castle. Late on is heard tho cry of the Rhino maiden bewailing their lost treasure. While tho god aro.crbssing the bridge, the curtain , falls.". !. lhe lighter'numbers on tho programme, con sisted of two , of Mendelssohn's ."Songs withou Words," "A to o cara" from Bellini's oper I Pnritani," and Wely's "Offertoire in F." There, will be another recital;next Saturda evening. On Christmas. Day (next Satufda' week) them will be an organ recital at o'clock, in tho afternoon, and an organ am carol recital.in tho evening. .; ; '.... . MR.,LEO. BCCKERIDGE'S PUPILS. Tlic concert to be. given this, evening in Si Andrew's-Hall, the Terrace, by; Mr. Bucl eridge's pupils is creating a good deal of ii: terest in musical. circles.- The, names of th performers are: Mosdaines iieniiie and Let Buckeridge, Miss Nora Natusch; Messrs. Got aid Uoggard, W. Shapcott, C. H. Blunddl, 'I E. Y. Scddon, J, C." Barnett; J. B. Bowman Eric Lawson. Stanley, Nntusch,. '.• and J.' VI Carr. The air, "The Harbour Bay": (from J V. Barnett's "Ancient Mariner") is to bosun by tho son of the composer, Mr. J. C;-Bai iictt.- ; -,■:-. . ;:,, • . ; ■'. ■;■■.'■.'■.';• ■:■-'' ■' KINDERGARTEN JTESTIVAV :'"'- On Wednesday next at 3 p.m. there,will b formally owned at .the Skating Rink- th Methodist Kindergarten festival: (Tory.Strccl Aro. Street, and Taranaki Street kindergartens) in which about 22(1 childron.will'take part. Th programme will include action ' songs, kindci gartoir games, and marches by .-children fror two to six.years of age. '•'?''■-. ■'-...•, !