ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 725, 26 January 1910, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

FULLERS' VAUDEVILLE COMPANY. Fullers' Vaudeville:Company,..was-; fur-, tlier freshened, last evening by tho accession of t«x now "artists ot good-calibre. Professor.. Godfrey . presents 'an act-in which .half-a-dozen' trained cockatoos and a monkey take part. It- is. 6imply astounding to note the antics which the cockatoos are capablo of performing a 9 tho .result of . patient tuition. .■ They waltz, turn somersaults, stand on their heads, ring bells and tambourines, and generally display an intelligence of a high order. Ono "cocky" is given' the task of pushing a ■ little cart, along.': Such' were his exertioris- last evening that he rari into the monkey (who had applauded every, act up to . that. poirit), and in a moment of mental aberration at,,being so grossly, humiliated' he seized poor, innocent, cocky,": and. made . the feathers' fly-uritil iho was beaten'off by his master. ', After he had wreaked 'his vengeance on, the.: cockatoo he .' clapped his hands by wiiy of applause in the most comical, manner. -But .this monkey is. a born comedian. Besides turriing somersaults, walking the rolling ball,, etc;, hd. approached a miniature hall ; sta'nd, took down and donned his hat, seized his walk-ing-stick, arid walked off. The final aot was reserved for tho . cockatoos. Four of them ( were accommodated with seats .in a tiny merry-go-round,worked-by one . of 1 , tho .family,.' to the', traditional, organ.'music playeu' byV ariother. : Another :now_ artist is Miss : May NarelleV' ivhp' exhibited a floxiblo soprano voice in the familiar vocal waltz "EI Bacio" ("Tho. Kiss"), for. which she was encored. • -

ROYAL PICTURES.

"How' Muggins Won the ;; V.C. and "Tho Diver's Remorse" were shown for, tho last: tindo at His Majesty's last'evening, ; and; attracted a crowded house. To-' night a now -list of -special subjects will be, screened,' included in which are "The 1 Millionaire ; ;Cowboy," , - dealing: with '- life " "out 'West" , with- ;aUv--tho realism of, "a . cowboy's", adventurous ;lif». The ''several pictures- show life .oil • aranch with bucking bronchos, . tiitching mustangs, and: brie, of. the '■ great ..feats depicted is a' fight with 'a, bucking steer. Other: dramatic .pictures are: "The' Restoration" .and "The Attempt .to Smash tho Bank." The .new. programme is. well supplied with coinics and such , items as "The Widow," 'relating the!: experiences of Mr. and-Mrs. Robbins over, their .only rival, "The Widow," a racehorse,..' Foolsbead's Visits," and "The Theatre Pass: ;Tho Tale of a Deadhead," are bound to please. Somo very:line sceriics will also be shown, included in which-for special mention arc "The Dunlop Road Race from Warrnanibool to Melbourne ana "The Falls of tho Rhine." ; . v.',:

STAB PICTURES.

■ The.. largb': audiences ; that assemble nightly, at' St; Thbnias's.'Hall,'-Newtown, is proof that tho Star - Pictures'-, .have, gained a- permanent' place'; in. the ..affections. of; Wellington' South people.. This week's programme- is .quite' "up :to. the. standard. .S ;• '

, "THE KING OP CADONIA." .:: The box' plans ; for' the nirieteen-nights 6eason of J. C. Wiliamson's .Comic Opera Company 'fill Ik; opened at . 9 o'clock'at: the Dresden this,.-morning. Apart from being .the first; performance'on Saturday*, night of "The' King of ,Cadonia" in.this city by, the" above organisation; the occa' sion has abqut it moro' than ordinary personal intercst/ for the reasoii that tho charming'"light - opera', will - serve 'to' introduce- a .number -of- find-, artists who' were, 'fiocuredi recently in London by Miv J. C; Williamson ,for : this production;-.Promin-' ent amongst.' th'e , newcomer's _ .are . Miss Dorothy Court, n cultured smger ■ from tho; Savoy,'.' and Miss,- liottio'. Sargent, _ the comedionne -from 1 the : London'' ■ Gaiety. Miss Dorothy Court; it is said, makes her principal'singing effect in "Prince Charming,' 'a; beautiful; Boni; specially composed for tho. opera by/ilauame Liza ;Lehmaiin.: Miss-Sargent: makes her pronounced , bit,"Sho Had a: Lot of -Things - When ./She < Came'- Back.'fo"There is ; -a- ©ng.'inj-the. Land - Mr. vHerbert Clayto- bis V greatopportunity, ■■■ whilst. - -Mr. Frank. Groene. is -, Heard, to .- fine - advantage in-.the imdct:ieroici?'rKidnapping ; Scena.., Tho singingvby Mr.; Bert;. Gilbert of ■. Do .not Hesitate'-td Shoof 'is 'said to bo a revelation' in tllo art of: coiriic minstrelsy. Incidental 'to''the 'second• act-''_and m'-the. humorous duet; ."Disguises,'-i-'llr.v Gilbert arid 'Miss. -Sargent, will, ' introduce miich-talked-of "Dapso des - Apaches.. .In ■the'language-of the' old showman, it is said, tho Apache ,'dance imust be -soen ; to bo appreciated.:-' Miss Ivy- Scott, - as Stephanis;' iind Miss Ada Stirling, I. Duchess; of' Aliisia,'; also .bavo important parts;'-: j : : V-' ''