ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 744, 17 February 1910, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

•,.-- !.'...■'■ THEATRE' ROYAL. ",;' : , Hale and hearty as of yore, and a host in himself, Mr. Frank lorke. has again settled-down to , business' as atlVentertainer at the. Theatre Royal, and the public appear to appreciate the'facl; The old favourite is. only, one* , of the mail{" attractions'of-the Fuller .Vaudeville Company in ■ the, present week's, bill, other new-comers ; being: Miss.. Beattie ifDonald, "setio comic-singer, and . Miss ]?earl Smaile,'. a . sbubrette and. dancer. . The Martin Sisters, Mr. -Jack Russell,- .and the' other members.of the company .make , up a'strong, combination. . . '. •

•■_■ ; .'; THE;ROYAL PICTURES; --, His Majesty's .Theatre iwas crorded; to its utmost:capacity , laSt night,,when tho Eoyal . Pictures I Proprietary submitted their weekly chan'go of programme. -One "of. the star 'films.'-told- the. romantic and : picturesque story of "Lieut. Rose, or.' the Robbers of,,Fihgal's ..'Cave.". ; ,.The.: first scene opened with a. : ball on board a British cruiser,-,and: the lieutenant, dancing, with Sadie,; the -, beautiful daughter of la. millionaire.: Papa looks:on complacently. After\seeing i the: guests 'rowed .ashore by bluejackets;'and' Sadie and 'her.,father driving, homewards;in , , their carriage, tho audience are,introduced to;.the. interior : ■of the cave where the:robbers are plotting to .carry /off Sadie and. hold' her .for. ransom. f Th'e execution of the, plot quickly follows,, but', a searchlight from ' : tho. ;c'ruiser; reveals the brutal abduction', of .Sadie..'.The lieutenant-hastens to .the rescue, fights, the robbers, is' overpowered by the force of numbers,'and sent tosea" in a smack'with'a hole in.it.,' One'eiciting, incident treads on the heels'of: another, until the final scene: shows the happy, reunion. 7 0f., father, daughter,: , and l lover. .The i-pictures are very; realistic,, and were heartily applauded.by. last evening's . Another/drainaticlnlm, and' one of ;a . more'- unnsual character;, told the story "of :-"The. Leopard Qneen;" ,It included • interesting scenes {in. the forests of' Africa, where .wild .'animals 'were being. caught: for • show purposes, tint its finest incidentsVwere -those- .whicfr showed : the': young'^girls bringing up a family of leopafdsi.,and teaching them:tricks'Which are .afterwards repeated:,-in. a .circus. , ,...A. British;.. election; .campaign:.-was. v-'very brightly: Hit;.off ; .in! another, series. ; .Tho Suffragettes make/ ; matters 'much.- too ■lively.:for.;the uhfbrtnnato.candidate. The programme .includes'a' coiiplo '.'of■'■■good travel.films7-:"The Island:of Capri,"'■;and "Paris' 'from.'.''Eiffel. Tower."—somo irresistible "comics,"' and'-:several' dramatic subjects .'not'-, the' standard 1 of those described, , ,above., ■It.,is 'one" : ,of • tho best; programmes . t yet; submitted' by, 'this pdpnlar'organisation."; , .' ,! ;. : - ■, ■''~.

■•;■ w;-; y;;sTAi^pictures.;,,.;.;-^v 'The.Star:Pictures, which have'become' : nfinly.-established >at :St;- Thomas's Hall, Newtown,.-attracted , ;another.' enthusiastic audience- last .night 1 . , . •The"programme' submitted:was; strong in draniatio;.scenic, .'and , humorous 1 subjects, all of .which werp ; excellently ,■ treated.'- .■:',-■■! ' ;■■.' '■■

/-■;-, THE .CORNISH> PIXIE. 7 .. ; ; .-•■; '■'' That morsel.'of' as the'Cornisli Kxie is still appearing daily in ,his leceptibfl room at'-: the comer.' of -Willis Street and Chew's tane.v It might ■be' thought.■ that. it would'.-.be' wearisome for -him ■' .to ■■ have■•' so' •;many, fresh'fades around ,, him' day • after : day,, but; lie ■ has a , .'smile 'for'all; The'-mystery surrounding ■■ him is still-'being • eagerly' ■■ discussed. His 'visit to' ■Wellington* will -only ; last' -a. few •days'! more. ; ■'■•■■■; ":■,' '■ ;; . ' ■'. ' : ';' '' ■

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.i'.The'eongs.dfth,6.Pisk JubiW Singer,s,. who .will ■.inaugurate■': another: WV land : tourfat.th«'Town-HalLfonVSaturday 'night next; .are; thorouglily;:original. jThey ■ were '.never, "composed" • 'after,tno .manner of i but:■! spiring.'readily from-th€*white'!'heat during a.meeting in. church or;'camp.'-. ..The r.hythni^k'.frequently, eccentric. and;.complicafed in'the. extreme; :in ; fact, , in .many instances there.'is'.an 'almost.'entire, absence' of-, rhythm-; is' usually under stood, and 'yet it is' rendered: with the utmost. "exactness. /■ In. pthers.the -.rhythm'.is-so pointedly' raarKed'; that the'audience can scarcely l refrain ■'■from-beating time with; their'feet;:-Much is written.'in what/is called the. Caledonian .scale,,, th'e fourth seventhvbeih'g/omitted.. •.'Not the ■least.'remarkable'feature, of itheir.music is the power , it- appears ; tq possess!' over audiences" the'most mixed. .'The' cultured musician,,.alike, .withvithe peasant, :aiidieven'.the street-Afab, , each._ is-fascinated .with, their .quaint, and. .delightful melody. . ■■:The', plan .of , , re'served : ,seats is. now' open at the Dresden,- Syhile-day.sales 'are proouiable.' at':.Christeson's: There is 'no vci.tra chargeifpr'b'ppkibg.'':-r ■: : ■:•' •.'■'.

■} ;;: ;;\miisicAl ; iLirßLAcks.-. ■ ■ -jf ' ■;.! ■'! The 'Blaoks Family, who are well knownthroughout iNew Zealand,, assisted by -four. English artists., aiid their "magnificent art pictures, will opeii.'a .season ot" five nights 'at. the;'Opera.House; Since.. their;. ;lasl: tour, of the Dominion '■the- , , company '.vhns'-t appeared , throughout Australia and the 'East, ..doing .wonderful, business, - and their; name ; has , become : praotically:a l -hou6eliold : 'woid .throughout the' States; r;The-■ehtertaininent' ;is. one. tb^fc '"appeals"! to ;all' class'es,'-'as: throughout '•.the [ programme; the. sensational, pathetic, and humbrous •is',.'delight£ully:, blended. Blacks': pictures-are'.worked by-.'lhe : epin-pany^s'own'..lOidOO-cahdle-poWer engine and .'dynaino, and are. spoken of. as' among the. ■btist that:have beoh' ;presinted; 'the-sub-' jects being!,up to date, and selectedTwith" :an'eye.to .suit', the. public, taste. .Popular prices, are. to .be : charged/ and the box plan is.now open, at, the Dresden , , , where seats may' be. booked without:.' extra charge.. 'Day sales.inay.be- had at .Chris-; teson's'. I .;!;',' •■.;•■'.;;'. '•.'■" : .: ■}'. ■•.-.'•,,' ;-'■■'.'*'/ ■