ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 700, 28 December 1909, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

'.' PULLERS' ,'VAUDEViLLE COMPANY. .'rh,ere was hardly roolii for ono to jtiirn . ': l'Oiind iu" tho Tlieatro Royal at; eight o J clock last' Cvciiiiig. ;•;• Tli6 dress' circio was almost wholly" reserved;, alid people . a', el'C standing in all parts of the holise. Late I 'ari'iViils Ciiuktl ho' little ihcouVeni-- ; once to others iin tho nutlience, by ptisii-. , Ing liltd tiieir Scats' hftfir tins jiorforinilnco' ltiiil toiiimehciitl; Tlfd lirst change of pro- . . i . presehteu' liy' tlifi cbnipiihy ivuS: greeted with .marked.evidences of appreci-; fitidft. ThS-Natibndl Duo; boy and glfl; were, ngiiiii, sdeii in ah original aCfbbitti.c turh,:Delino balanced ttiid performed dilli- : Cult feats tin the slack wire, ahd Arm-, strong ahd V6i'iiti' &piJ6ai''cd ih a liew one- '1 dct. force; "In rt Coufitry Town," AVhicli' -; created a good deal of niirthr . Hat slilii-. 7 iiihg and jiigffllilg drei this of „ the ■. Tossihg i'estros, and tltfl iiiiii'- iVeri)' setiiv liist eyeiiliig' 1# /iiejr. 'ttifekb Otlief f accelitahlb itemS in the week's.programme.'. ivei-e. cohtributod .by Leslie-(SCrlo. s ciiict diipcef,- wild ludde lior first appear- ° (iiice), Nina Goiizriles,-IJ.ther PreStoni the Three- Starts' (soiig; aria, dance.-artists); i Meryl Laurence (who -. sings, illustrated s'oiigS),'. Scott Brothers and Joe lfbx I (comediansj. The .. unicrlaiiiineiil • C6ll- ; chides trjth a Series 6f ciiieiritttograph pic-, tures. The company will appears again' I this fevciiillg.- . •. ; HIS MAJESTY'S. * . Tho. jjreseiit proffrhinme of- aj; •, His, Majesty's 1 Theatre ; attracted a crdttded' house last -."night;:.' Evory - , item ji on the/'Vai/itid. pfogtauinife -tftis. thoroiighly -I: apjtffecidted; and thd applatiSfi iVas hdafty A and frequeiit. ..' \-- - - ( -A ~ : WEST'S PICTURES j •Every-iCat in the Town Hall was oc- 1 dupied. last ' evening . far thef -inaiigiirhl' exuibition of West's Pictures. This 1 iaoptilfiv , picture organisation has estab- . iiSMd .fof. itself ii Very'high ffeptitatibii fdr hfinest', aiid',,artistic,work, and isi'al-tikfi-sHW 61 i %eld6iiie. v : l?or tlie first : lilght, of-the 'seasoh,' ; £l.' i-eaily, excellent . progtaianifl 6f. iteinsi ttas l>fesentcd, and- ,-. frill tie rdj>ehte<l.-higlitly tlhtil; the. fifeii'!. > 'Ing .of • New; iear's. - Day',- when ah ~!eit- < tireiy,' hew serioS •vcill I>e ; presented. I'ive . . of- tliis : ite'riis. fetaiid; 6ut! co'nSpic'hoUsly; JLs ■ Mlistic tHtiiiiphs .of the ' kiiieniiitofjra-' Tliei-e is fil'St : the olevei'ljl- - .Patlie ctiiifiSdy, ,',' A Will.'.6fHer* Okn,' wllereili afe fdftli the aiiihSiiij;. ilthatldHS in which 'a' stfotig-tfilled; young - . lady. fiftdS/hefself ;'iri' her endeavours; to: ; frtisffate h'6r desire, to niafry ji6r.' to the youiig inan;. ''Dottft' the Isar bh a Timbei Raft," ,1s the title of A 'scehid-film .of'striking beauty and;itij tercst. In the detective story, entitled "Thfee-I'ingcred Kate," is slioivn the cleverness and (((iiek'ttittedtiess ef id fe(nale, r jewel thief lh her ihahoeiltfes.to tW6w,tli6..{let«6tiy(j.plf -lief; tfdil; -anti she dtfes .iti'.tdo -:;. : A- -vety..sensh' tlonal and .brilliantly-acted ..drama- is that, efitiflcd, .'.'The : ReilidrSO/'; ;• and sftincM': Whit less, sensational.', but, nevertheless,,, ifitsnsely. draidatlci :is the Patho drama' '-The Lady's Coinpanioni" in which ate associated : ii brilliant compafiy of Frencli . artists. The'draifia'jisi the story of a . schetiiifig villain of • & steward,' a companion, fl Secret marriage, and:. a' ii<vughtv ■ old diichfiss r ,Avhese.'s<in. (hus« . band, of, : :her. Companion), 'is ,accuse(|rofi,' ~ poisoning .. lier; - It.'.Bit - Gilds well,' ;of . . course.' • Other good, films. are the 1 aitius} 1 ifig sketches, "An ideal Servant," "The i Merry Widower," "The Magistrate's Hat," and "I'll fShotf/You How it Ilftp- - pencil";-a .pathetid drahW, "Suffer Little Cliildfert/" 'In .which is graphically portrayed the iniquitous child'labour sysl«.'u of the great American cities; "Obstacle', Drill, bv British Tats/' shewing fucom- • pftfiy of bluejackets. ': Surmounting tre- ; mendoiiS ohstsdcs tfith A 12-i>ouiider field;,, mounted gun; "The tJgly, Girl," a .beautifully coloured piotute of Hindu life;' "Scer.es In ;Sliiingliiii ) ' , . "Tha Four Tomboys," and "The Bunch of Lilacs" : £TAR PICTURES. St; Thomas's. Hall ftt ;'Newtown-'.was '• crammed to tho" doors,lnst: night .witn-.a [•' happy'Crottd'.of. people; AVlifi Afere ; putting, tho.finishingiiiuch'to the holiday by yrlk • nessiug the Siar. Pictures. The programme ■ -a;.new.,one, and■ was fully, np to the, htflh standard which patfoni ot the fjtar Pictures liavd learnt, to 0.1- ; j wits "A' Trip 011 the Ilong-Kontf .Rail-, ' H'ftV/' This was remarkably realistic/ J and seemed to bmlg (me very near to tho ; East.. Ahothuf good scenic film. was.eni' titled "Sporting on/the Riviera.". "Srtvcd; r by Telegraph" deserves honourable menj tidn amdng the; dramatic subjects. This .-. was a story of the attempted rovenge •of ft rejected lover, - The sceno l was. appai'-* ently laid in Australia. , Tho .heroine is iinnoyfil by the rough attentions of a tveoef whose'-; suit she ■ does not.', favour, . arid lie, being forced' to leave the ; lonely eoitage—at .'the muzzle ■ of <v revolver, pi (it.4 with a gang of bush 3 rangers to attack the place. Tho talk <ot l a the 1 conspirators is overheard, and. pre* pirations aro made for deience. It trans, pires that;; the cottage is a ,teleuraph ' olhcc, and asslstancd is telegraphed for. It comes, but.only, jnsfc in time, for the btishrailgcrs have , set fire td the place, r and the : heroine is toeing carried off .by • her rejected suitor, This story 'is told i by the picture nmchirio 111 n'Very spirited i' way; and its strongest' situations trcfc lotidly .'applaaded/, Inst evening. /.Other dramatic films were: "The Burglar's Mistake," "The Voice of the Violin/'and "Gat Comer', Master .'Detective." /The programme was rich in Comic subjects, "The Unlneky • Horseshoe," ;■ anil 1 -' "The '. Caster s, Runaway .•Ba(Tow",;heing, ajn'ohg tho most amusing. The ahdvo were sonlb ■» of the features of a very Interesting pi~gramme, Which will to repeated to-night, i" -'ii';--'; ; <'>Tr7v-V-V ; 'V;'Vv r '-v; ; s i womnnMD, t Numerous picnic parties spent; tha whole of yesterday at \Vonderland, ; aiidI the grounds presented ft bright, > holiday ' ■ appearance,, ilot ivater was supplied gratis,' and no chatge was made at -any of • the sideshdws. The water-chute was kept going all day, add the icreams df ■' passengers as the boats splashed into tho 1,, lako could be heard' in tfte" farthest 'edr-' 0 her of tho grounds :Crowds- iilsp, visited ,s the '.ifernbry,■ the ifatzenjalnmer Castle, 1- the niagiu. swing,".and tno ,Pike, made i-, '.trips oil the to(joggaus,,'and -slid doWn tho', i- hciter-skeltctv la the • oreiiihg, there was n : a brilliant carnival, 'o_very : building in the i' place. being lit up ,witli Coloured; electric : lights. Tho sideshows, it'ei'6 again 'ill full swing,. but many people preforred' to- seat; themselves on tlia side . of v the hill, to ; ii watch"' the; fireworks .display; "' Rockets, ;, Roman candles, Catherine: wheels, and g : , crackers were set OIT by tho score, but j. the chief'faiture was thp display' of ilioro ~ elaborate fireworks; Mr. : BickerAin,. the j; .'well-tndwn ■ ftrevorks espert, ~ was ;in d. : charge,'Bftd he showe.d <1 pigeon house,' with; birds . of, fire • flying, aflj abdnt;. and- ' a shoal-of water.'rats,'which - swaiii about . the lake ,'aiitl .lit up' the-waters. 'There were many other. prepared pieces 'of ;a;- - novel and aimisihtf character, and a large. ! ®. boinb . was. .exploded.'.... The weather was' .perfect, and' tho attendance at Woii'lerc land constituted a Tecdrd. . EXOS BACOS. .' A : large audience assembled, in-tho. Con- ; *. cert Chamber. -Town .Hall,; last .evening,". ?" for 'the'.thircl. of .the' series -of ; recitals- « -being given by Mr. Enos BaCon, the cele- ; brated. Yorkshire ■ elocutionist, monologue. entertainer, aiid male soprano Singer. Mr:; •'. Rr, A. ' Wright,', M.P., . ' Mr,. Bacon's ; items '.veto mist'.'appreciatively ; listened to; -and'demands; for encores were '• .frerinent; .-These, however, the entertainei' ~ was iinable fo accede to, as the length of; thej;programme left ,liini 110. optien/ His- *" recitation hnmbcrs included the amusing; P, stovy of ."The Bishop and the' ; C'atejt'. ' . pili&T.','. (Manners), a,-Yorkshire domcstic- ?" sketch' Entitled ."Interfering"'.^' (Bocdn)," j nnc,;/i humorons Lancashire recital "Cur- „ ;ngK{theu«atics'' (Bacon). There' was also J. .an; cntertaininig lnpnoloffne.'f'The' Last , Test Match',' (Truth and Bacon), and an irresistible imifation of the .poetical style in the item "Ride a Cock Horse" (Sptirr an<t Bacon). Mr. Bacon's; musical nuin--5' bora were the song ''Nearer'My God to r Thee" YBacon), "The Nightingale's Trill," 1" (Gantz), "Memories ol .Homo" (Bacon), . PiccoloTnini's "WhiAper. •' and ~1 Shall S. ..Hear" (in two'voices),' and a new-Song, J "Prettv New Zealand,", the words and ; ® music by the, singer himself. ■ Tha final, recital is to be given -to-night.