ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPEEA HOUSE. Tlie,inspiriting musical play ."Havana" , entortained-a large'audience at the Opera House"last 'evening. 'It :will. ; be repeated' . to-Tiight for'-the last :-time; and to-morrow, night...wll; see.', a revival , of .the. popular comic opera, "A Country,'; Girl."'•' '.Thß'..presentatioh iof. "A -Country. GirlV. givfes'.promise: of ' being;th'o, inost 1 success-,-fiil- revival' 'Mr.' Williamson- has' intro : . duced;- for . some.. ,-time..: to ..Wellingtonthoatregoers., It has, ever "been a .favour-, ite. -in. New Zealand;, and . with the -in-, teresting fact oi being 'present'ed by an, ' almost, entirely ;new, cast including -.Miss; Dorothy: Court-as liajorie' 1 Joy,' ; jriss -Ivy ■ Scott" as.';, Nans. original-character), Mi'fcs,Lottie Sargent as Sophie, Miss. Ada Sterling as. Mrs.. St.- Quenten," and .Miss Olive Godwin as the Prinoess, Mr.'/ Herbert. Clayton : as'Geoffrey Challoner, 1 Mr.- Victor Prince-as'Eajah- of - Bhong; -Mr. Arthur • Lissant as Sir Josenh Verity, Mr. -Roland Hogue ■as Douglas Verity,. and Mr. W. •S. Percy ■as Barry; : Only'four nights are available-for-this renyal '. and;', a" matinee, will -' be hold I ', ■on' / Saturday • 1 afternoon,'- when. • spccial afraii»einents ' can r be- ; made for school children by applying to the management. . ; - FULLERS'- VAUDEVILLE CO. A' new programme embracing, the .first appearances of several artists was staged; by; Fullers' Vaudeville Company' at the" Theatre -Royal;last 'night,' and -was' well received-.by a large audience. t Among the' addition? to- the company'were: "Samson and Juno," who ' gave a' lively "turn," including ;"some' remarkable .feats, of strength. , Miss , Beattie Macdonald-'haS indubitable'talent as,a serio,.and.in.her songs : "Gee;'l WishM Had a Boy," and. "It's Only .Me" (illustrated) she. was sue-'! cessful .in winning; the unmistakably-ex-pressed approbation of' the ,"hd.us£." -.An--other,- new face that was.warmly, welcomed was that of. Miss: Pearl Sniaill, who is/a sprightly soubrette and an accomplished' dancer. - ' Mr.' Frank 'Torke wis. again oiiei' of /the" mainstays of. the programme! . . His song ■'Oysters";: was irresistibly; comical,-• and; his' farce,' "Bike; the : Actor"; capital finish; for - the progTainme; ,5- Other successful-,contributors- .to':the' gaiety ofkst evening's', entertainment",.were: 'Miss. May ; Narelle (soprano and vocalist),. lliss; Bella Perman tseriq and .dancer), thejMSrtin ' and /vocalists),''. Mr: Jack Eussell '(in popular songs) 'arid the Scottßrothers..'. i Some - interesting - biograph.', pictures, were. : shown,] .and good' w-ork . ivas- done by: Mr.' P.; Crowther's or-: chcstra. . ' .'. • . .-" ,- HIS.MAJESTY'S. "i'•; -V ; ' ■ There was; -again a:.]argo attendance; at' His'.'Majesty's'" Theatre' last night, . and' the'current -propamine-of the Eoyal-Pic-tures 1 ; was' heartily,' applauded.- Tho same prograinme -is' billed ;for; to-night,-'but is, to bi) replaced' to-inorrow; by- an entirely. new : one.' - - ' .- -.' - - - STAR PICTURES. .' A .new programme of' pictures ' was screened by the management of tho Star Pictures'-at; St. - Thomas's - Hall .last , evening, and. a .very,-.good series it',p'royed. to: be. The 'hall. W'as crowded, and, frequent, demonstrations of approval testified :to the quality - of. the' programme. The. star film,-- "The * Sword of; tho King," is-' dramatic art of. distinct - irieriti of:absorbing; ■ interesting;', and." thrilling' ■; denoueinent. Another excellent : film is 'that'entitled' '/Small : Game at-- Zoo," ' consisting, of-, a: series'/of; animal" studies,' admirably photOgraphed-i in characteristic' . pose?. "Scenes', in 'a' Modern- Seaport.' ;'(Copen-. hagen)'-' ' is'a .picturesque ' film -of . : scenib, interest.".'.Comiio; pictures i, constitute-'-.a:' geiierqus;. portion, of .the . programme.' Most entertaining is" that l entitled "The; Story, of 'the Caliph," ..whilel.equally as am'us-' ing.;are''":The. Children .Go to the. -Sea-,-side;" "Animated -Cotton,"'; "A'.-. False Lunatic,""and' "A- Brand New Hat." . A beautiful-, coloured, picture .is- the ;fah,-. tasy entitled "Princess; Nicotine;"- while dramatic studies- of exceptional interest are "TheiiVeteran's Story," "The-Legend, of-the Argentine; Lace,-", and '"A- WOman's; Way.".,; Tie programme.-imU -.be; repeated : this, evening. • , "THE COENISH PEXTE!" i diminutive, .morsel ; of ; ihum'anifcr described..as' "The.;Cor'nisb Pixie" is. still, on,'view; at the. premises in,Willis Street. The' Mayor, and Mrs. Newman, the ■ Town Clerk; ;arid .eight or liihe .'city councillors attended'one .of, the yesterday afternoon,, at'-,:' the invitation . . of 1 tlio." management. : WORLD'S WEESTLING CONTEST. - To-morrow evening;, at' the Town Hall, ■ tho. great contest for • the -world's ■ wrest-' ling;,championship, is. to .be decided -between ißobert, J.. Scott, champion'., of Australasia,' and .Hackenschmidt, the/present holder-'of, the' enviable title.. The' services of Mr.- James. Doyle are .being .sought ias judge.; Two • very.. important holds' in the world's wrestlers are the. hammerlock and str'angle-hold, • and, . as -these -have'.,been bhrred,,' some very , exciting .'wrestling, is. -anticipated, it"being generally -conceded by followers' of wrestling that- under'jth'e ' co'nditiphs.: Scott . will make .a. .' very big impression ;by.. his; • -tactics,' ,'long reach,., and wonderful: the control .of-the Wellington -Boxing, Asso'ciatibn;: boxing displays in . the bantam and middle-weight classes willbe given by-Hiiu-, ter' and' Constable,' and'. Murphy; and Tancre.'d.;.in the. order named: Box .'plan's, for reserred-seats,are on view at.-.the Dresden P;,ino.' Company, ~an'd -unreserved', tickets are ■ on. sale ;at' .Speed's, Armifs,, Ross, Alrel's.and Christeson's.' ; , , - FISK'JUBILEE SDfGEES. '' ■ The Fisk Singers have always held a high:-.place. in::public.iestimation.:' Fpom' time, t'o timo during the past thirty, years there,, have been many;, changes in.-the personnel of. the organisation, but a: high standard of . excellence individually and collectively has all along .' been main-: tained. Without ,exception, -on .every, visit to New, Zealand, a most-cofdial welcome has beeii:, extended to them, and. doubtless- ,the• forthcoming . tour,..which■ will b'e : inaugurated at' the Town • Hall on Saturday : next,' , will i again- exemplify: how .firmly, established in favour are their delightful and unique entertainments. The- chidf . attraction of the . company's part., singing . is- .the. whole-h'earted en-, thusiasm :thrown." into, tho. choruses; due',.- perhaps,,to' hereditary, religious. ;fervour..yeti existent,, a ' fervour handed ; down , from: generation to .' generation. ' Although; .these concerted., cairip.' scngs havo become quite, familiar; to New Zealand . audiences they . have, never lost their charm. - '• -, ' ' ■ ; MUSICAL ALL BLACKS. " The All Blacks, who open at.the Opera House on Monday next, provide an 'entertainment .that'-is. popular with all /classes On : 'the.samo lines as the": West and -Brescians, who did such wonderful -business here-some, years ago, the entertainment is spoken of as one-of the best that hns toured. the- Dominion.; Beginning- with their ,celebrated art 'pictures,: which run for thirty njinutcs, arid then tho mnsical programme, which runs for ■ seventy-five minutes,, and - finishing ' again with pictures; which run" for forty-five minutes, the audience gets full value for their money,—: As "a; Melbourne;, paper says"There is not a dull moment' from the rise to-the fall, of the curtain, and tho ; vast audience went- away quito satisfied' that they had received even more than their money's worth" etc. season here is limited to five nights owing to other, bookings. The box plan is at.'thc Dresdeu, where seats can be reserved without extra.chargc. '■....;'