ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 691, 16 December 1909, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

'v'% the Scarlet;troubadours. V. ; The lights at '.the .Opera House have beer turned • to.', a . dazzling. red. This :is a novel 'means of announcing that, the '.Scarlet Troubadours are :on the boards with their, well-re-merabore'd entertainment.' -Tne quaintly-attired Troubadours have- had. a' warm welcome 6c their return 'visit to Wellington;" and theii brie'AJeason. has so far been .attended with upiriistakable 'success. . . The ■ new, programme submitted, on- Tuesday, evening Has come ur. to :tlie. highest expectations!, and mil be repeated to-night. Fresh wings ,and morei hilarity 'are: prbmifed , for Friday ; and Saturday, the Inst :ta nights of the season. .;.;' '(■■:.}'/:■ ,'.)■ THEATRE.ROYAL.,. '/.'.:" -Tliisis'Hho last night upon "wbjch tbi.kirie : matograpli iJill entertain at..'.; the' Theatre Royal. ';:'■' To-morrow the whirling pictures will give -place .to vaudeville,' and . a number ol .specially attractive ..items are included,in the initialiprdgrammoi. - Members.of the .cpinpanj arrivediJfi'oni'.Sydney yesterday.'..■'"... ' ':'.'■' ■%I '■■■ ..' ' VROYAL PICTURES.' ";'''.'■ ■'■ •/ t,"Othello" ;in ten minutes: was,the.most-im pre-isive 'ainoug a-splbndi'd lot of new- picture: ilhiiwn at His' Majesty's 'ibpati'e- last, evening ;l'ho -uamj <parl,is .played, by. M,; Gnravaglia Who 'gives -a. hue, forcible ; reading Of, the .'par fromVfl'-.kinomatograph point of view. He:i: by,, 'smiling, indulgent,; proud, and .gencr oris,'' arid ,the change 'wrought 'treachery;-'inaccusing Cassio. of' dalliance wit] Desdemona, was.:powerfully suggested.. Doubt conviction ..;and' jealous, frenzy being", admir ably-pourtrayed by. the artist. ' His; method o disposing'of.:Desdemoha arid 'himself [sire some ivlint original.-,:Uoth Dcsdeniona,,- -arid ' .lag< wore- capably .-■ acted,-..-the lady being"especiall; sweet and .graceful. •-'Those .who would gain i snap-shot 'impression of;. all- the . action tha inessential in the' tragedy could: not do bette than: see/ithis splendidly, mounted and actoi picture.. Another good picture/ dealt with, ai historic interviewibetween. Napoleon and Prin cess' llntziidd';.'.-'•Logging : ih' Italy,".is a mos grnpllie industrial picture. 'The ■ logs ,are' seei piled, up in the 'river, bod. to a considcrabl height,-and under, the, influence of tho swilt running current'- are-;s<ieiv ; gradually workini .thomselviM away'frorh the pile; -.-until'•; fiunll; :callght '.by"the !swirl ,of- the'., river they nr" hurled.along at ai'u'ribiis rate.'- Men are showi elarriping, iron spikes : to .their'boots to"' pre Vont,them slipping on the.'logs. With long hooked •poles,-[they garnet tho pride, of,, th mountain forests, ibblt: tho'ilogs'togetlier. ,iht rafts,, arid manoeuvre ..thorn down -tho river ;wilh the'aid,'of hnge 'sweeps, .rigged fore am aft.';'. After'' ah exciting :run,' ; the' mills an reached,-'and : ,a log: is shown.being sawn inb a-. ; dbzon-.'boards,; or: i'itches, by one ''process Tho' scenery of- far-away lands: is-: always fas cipating.'.-,.,Thprq''',is n and, .a .times,: exciting .'representation of a climb : u] Mbht 'lllarici: arid another film ■ shows"thi> dif ferent-'points. 'pict.ures;.;cbmic, "sentimental, •'and - ' romantic fc by'-a'Novice," "Waiitei ft,; Child,", fl'ibrella, -tho Bandit's ■ Daughter' (coloured).-■ -"Thi. :--Lucky- Number,"-V: "Th Strong: Arrii; of.the-'l.aw,' arid-''The' Mahara jahV _•-,:'■:.,''•'"■■•' .•;-;: 00 -v,:M;STAR^riCTDRES.; : \ '"•''"• : 'i : .^ a ' : k :tl £^JP°t- . 'programme r showini nightly, the Star. Pictuf os' at St.. Thomas's Hal are^beingwell -ipatrbnised .by : the,'public thi: week,' .The.'pictures;will, not show, to-night but. wilr continue on Friday arid- fiiri nightly Therb will be.a,-matinee on Saturday; ;'' ."■; '■■■'000-:^9^^^Voooyp . Despite, the gusty northerly which prevaile< yesterday,- Wonderland had its usual patron ago'from the public during the! afternoon am evening.-. All- the 'side shows were free, a privi doge,'which.was takeh,thc fullest advantage of -At-'night the grounds Vere brilliantly illumin ated.- \, .;"■;''; ■:,''• •;'';-.;.;...;;;," ;*.,;.",-. ~.■■-;'■• .-.-.,„ \JO [.FILLER'S ; NEW: VAUDEVILLE. -V::. \ TheSartists comprising Fuller's, new' vaude ville;company,-who''are to coinmence'.a-.seasoi at/ the i Thaatro; Royal,to 7 morrow night, arrivei Irpm Sydney by-the Warrimob yesterday.. The include .therTpssing.Tcstrbs, hat-throwing equi >hbrists; : the National' Dubjrjuvenilo prodigies ;Delino..a great-tight-wire artist;' Scott Brothers ;a : pair'bf ecceritrio cohiediansj Miss Ethel' Pros ,tenj : soubrette; : ,.the„.threo: Starrs;,.a, trio . o dancers; Mr. Joo-.P-osj comiesinger; Miss Niri, .Qpnzales,serio;'Miss',Meryl Lawrence,'sop'ran ■vocalist;'.' Messrs, Heath arid Lamb, tenor am ■batitpne,;respectively, who;.iii addition to sol. '.work, 'appear, in..duets' in ' miners' attire; am •Mr-'-'Tom ;Armstrbug..and Miss ..Priscilla Verne ivhb ; .wei l e sb..popular here two 1 years ago .'unde : tlio samo',management.- .Tho box b ;seeii.at the Theatre Eoyil or the Dresden. Mr have charge of the orc-hcE trt), -'and: Mr. ,'Bcri '■;Fuller- wi 11 look after' th o-iirnfort"of-the.audience..jh the. front of : th hpusp. : .> ; j,;: ; .- '-v. : ': : : : ;::':•':■, .':''■■.' ;:■:; - :;.-.,.'. ; 00:^PROMENADE ; CONCERTi : ,->;',;.: .- Although ; tho.'weather:'was ,not .too. invltini last,evening'a large crowd journeyed to' Day' Bayiby. the. .-Duchess,'which left town-at 7.4. :p,m., An:, excellent entertainment was providei in the pavilion,''and the outing appeared to b much -enjoyed by the . exbursioni6&.: ■'■•