ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 765, 14 March 1910, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

' : , THEATRE. ROYAL. ; On Saturday evening there was s ;rowded audience ■to witness . the ' last ?erformance' of one. of.'the "best prolamine) which have been submitted bj ttessrs. Puller and- Sons. -.Deane's Mankins, which haw amused and delighted ill who. have seen them, danced, sang. md tumbled for; thai last'time, and were iccorded a hearty, send-off. Ward Lear, lomedian, brings, along:the last "comics/ md possesses enough natural humour tc ceep a house laughinK' tho whole tim« ie f is within, view, .and Throsby, uss Maud Hewson, Belle ?erman,:.and,,others."■contributed-- to a irjght programme. \ This< evening 'Hassan, tn Indian , jugglery. whb.'::.is: saiil to ..be mother -Abanazar 'ah' Kis";knowledge 61 ;ta maglcal--my#eries /of.'tHe'-East,-- is to nake>.-his,; first" ■'-Wβ■■perfornance; :'■>. is ; ;-. :d«soribed '•-(■ as': '/.'something [lute out '. of ■- the -.common, , the perbrmcr being a '.direct descendant of, an indent family of wonder-workers. THE EOYAL PICTURES. , Tie Royal Pictures were witnessed oil >atnrday evening, by an audience that iver-ilowed the available seating accommodation at His Theatre. The lopular ipictures;. in:■■ the - ! current - pro:ramme are: 'Un , Little Italy," "Grandathers Story," and "Butter-making in tforniandy." The Eoyal Picture Syndi:ate,.conolndes'\ its tenancy of Hie uajesty's Theatre to-morrow evening,' HIS MAJESTY'S PICTUEES. By the.incoming English mail the prometors of His Majesty's Pictures will ■eceivethe bulk of the film that will go :o mate up what promises to'be a'most acelient programme ■ on Wednesday ught at His Majesty's Theatre. Among Be most interesting will be one series, he. result, of-the.-inyentiye-geiiras of Dr. I. Comandon, the eminent bacteriologist, rno, with a-combination^of the. micrb-the-lrinematograph has sueseded in photographinß- blood corpuscles rom a healthy rat, <and blood from the tame, animal after it has been inoculated mh.the sleeping, sickness germs.' Anlt.'jfr ~f iM series are the Paris Floods, nth" then wealth of incidents, - and ona rtach is sure to be popular is a Wild iVest series,- entitled. "Th'e'pS; of the fig ;itorn -Eanch." The-prices of-ad-aission will remain the/same, and nest >aturaay the usual matinee will be given. WESTS EOTAL PICTTJEES: ; The combination'of Wesfs. Eoyal Pict hic ] J)»e Ws Theatre >n Wednesday next, , , should mark an ih«resnng era in picture entertainments' in New Zealand. The Eoyal Pictures should of, the. King's Theatre some it tire best things in picture production ;ns - ( world . can -, produce.' : As, music bas Jways been a feature of. the Wesfs Pictures, the amalgamated -firms are esabhshing an orchestra, which will rive ipprppriate music nightly.:. The box plan :or the opening, performance is now on new at Abel's, in Manner's.Street' •'•'■ . stae;. pictures/ The Star Pictures hive been nmnine iuccessfully at -St.'Thomas's Hall, ftew: :own,, last week's -prugrainme containino »me particularly ; interesting and,novel lims. A. complete change is announced artlns evening,: and .patrons may rely ipon aiuther capital;entertainment. : 'BESSES 0' TH' BAEN BAND. The. box piansareiassuining sadefactory proportions at the Dresden;-and,.with the past popularity of the "Besses" <as a ;riterion, it is predicted-that the capacity jf the Town Hall will be 'fairly : v eJU tested - during' .the season wnich opens tomorrow, night. Two things especially dis. tinguished the "Besses" on' their . first tour: the .high, decree of. finish chaxacterising ..their;playing, and their courtesy tn.■. helping'.- those.-. colonial:• bands ■ which appealed to them for advice. : ■ ■-. - STINDAT CONGEET, The Wellington Professional, Orchestra's Sunday concerts have become an established diversion in Wellington, providing, as they ■• assuredly do, -an hour's- good music; capably performed. vThe orchestra ..usually strikes the-, happy medium between the classical and what one.might sail the nltra-popular class of music, which'course is admirably calculated to please the taste of its numerous patrons. Last. evening, for instanoe, when >he large Town Hall .was quite . filled, ■ the orchestra played the melodious overture to Rossini's opera, "The Barber.of Seville," with fine spirit and unanimity, an Offenbach "Barcarolle," , and Lβ Thiere's, selec tioii, "Bohemian . Scenes:"' Marches are much favoured by the orchestra, which played "The Bersagleri" (Eilenberg) with plenty of verve : whilst maintaining n good swing.. The "contributions of Mr. Harold, Oaties, trombone soloist, are always welcome,, and his tone and phrasing in Sullivan's song,. "Thou'rt Passing Hence," were alike; praiseworthy. Other selections were the "Traumbild" (Vod Blon) and "Herz. and Here" (Latann). Mr. F. J. Oakes was the conductor. ORGAN RECITAL. Mr. Manghan Barnett gave another oi his edncative organ recitals in the Town Hall pn Saturday ". evening, before .an appreciative audience. The programmt included an interesting transcription at the allegro con groizia movement from Tschaikovski's "Symphonie Pathetiqua,' Schuberf s delightful melody "Am Meer,' Bach's impressive Hugue in E Flat (St Ann's). There were also excerpts frora the works of Rheinberger, Lemmans, anri one of Mr. Barnetfs own scholarly coin. positions. ■ .- ;