ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 896, 16 August 1910, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE'EOYAL. Fino.weather nnd nn attractive new bill drew n largo attendance .to the 'i'hentre' Royal last evening. Miss Benttie M'Donald is a clever sorio with excellent command of ii tunelnl voice, and she wus enthusiastically applauded. The Royal Sisters are a couple of tiny performers who sing with spirit and zest, and in tlji.tiimbling performance with which their item concluded, they showed a skill that might well be envied by older acrobats. Miss M'Donuld made a great hit with her song, "Only a Penny. Sir," an nppeal on behalf of the Children's Hospital fund.'. Miss Blanche Carolli scored a deserved success by her brilliant rendering of "Espanita," Mr. Garden Wilson nnd Miss Pearl Hellinrioh Were responsible for a bright little comedy sketch. Miss Fanny Halle performs wonderful . feats of balancing on ladders, and other unstable supports, bearing a lighted lamp on her head the while. In burlosquo of the uproarious order, Harry*Sadler is n postmaster, and he was several times recalled. The Gibson Girls are a distinct acquisition on the boards of the Theatre HoyallPrettily garbed and with melodious voices, their song and dance items deserved an even more favourable reception than was accorded them. The four Valdares, a quartet that includes Valdare and Varno, already well known.to Theatre Royal habitues, put up a brilliantly clover display in their trick-cycling performance. The male members of the quartet in particular show, a remarkable degree of skill, but the ladies of the party are. little behind them in dexterity and greatly excel them in grace. The programmo will bo repeated this evening. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE, i . The current programme of moving pictnres at His Majesty's Theatre, Conrtenay Place, has only one more night to run, but the large und appreciative audienco to which-it'was submitted ■. last night did not' seem to be looking lor ■ anything newer or better. There will, be a complete change of bill to-morrow. ' KING'S THEATEE, Them was a full; house at tho new King's- Theatre last night, and the excellent" animated pictures, which have attracted so much favourable notice during tho list,few days/wero again successfully displayed. The usual weekly change of programme is announced for to-mor-row. ■- . . . '- " STAR PICTURES! ' '■': .;•-..' The weekly chango of programme of tho Star Pictures, which are retaining all their popularity, will tnko. place tonight at St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown: Some excellent, films are promised. ■ ' OLYMPIA RINK.., - ■ .' A 9 winter runs its course, roller skating, it anything, gains in- popularity. There is no sign of diminution in the numbers of devotees who nightly glide in a v happy throng around the iloor of tho Olyinpia Rink. Many skaters who frequent tho rink have now acquired a high degree of proficiency in tho nimble art, and to the spectator tho rink is a lesort hardly less attractive than to those who .play .an active part on the floor. . • . " MENDLE'S. MARRIAGE. There was an excollent attendance in St. Thomas's Hall/ Newtown, last evening, when the Wellington Catholic Club, presented tho farcical comedy, "Mbudlo'e Marringo." Tho.various parts wore capably borno by .the amateur, players engaged, and it was the general. verdict that the standard of their work, wns-dis-tinctly bettor than in.previous presentations of the popular comedy. To-'morron. evening the piece will*bn iitngi.'d ill'the, Concert Chamber of the Town* Ball. Proceeds are to be devoted, in aid of the Northlands Catholic School fund, ■ ' . NATIONAL PICTURES. : The' National Piotures open on Thursday night at tho -Opera House with tho ■Harry ■• Louder speciality .through, the Crbno-mogaphone.. - The human - voicoand moving picture fire combined by an* ingeniously-arranged electrical and pneumatio connection ' with'Uie - moving picture. The audience will both seo and hear the great comedian. This, programme ran for forty-nine weeks at-the Lyceum, Sydney, and is at present running at Christchuroh to packed, houses, where it has been shown for over six weeks. , Be- ; sides the Hurry Lander specialities, there will be some operatic items and several first-class moving pictures entirely now to Wellington. • . ■