ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 930, 24 September 1910, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

JOHNSON-KETCHELL PICTURES

At the' Opera House to-night the' public will have an opportunity of foTm'an ."'opinion: as to the merits .of.'Messrs.' ' MacAiahons':.enterprise in,the KetchellJohnson boxing . contest' by . kine'mato,graph.: The' "Otago Da% Times" gives. < the following account of the encounter ' "The pictures: are what they are claimed .to bo—the finest and. clearest of a fight; The contest, as all in touch" with :.-box- : ing ■ are', aware j ■; was j gamely' fought' and. : dramatically ■ finished,.:'., and: -feturday' night's; house saw this memorablejcomb'at" ,as ' plainly as; though in the stadium at Colma (Gal.), . but. under, more pleasing conditions..; Throughout the. .12 rounds Johnson,' as" usual, lets the other; .do all the work, - and when -in holts, ..which J are frequent, hugs .him; like a . bear and makes, him carry his weight. 'So: well'have the pictures-been taken- that..many '• of the negro's ..deft: and lightning left-handers are : to, be followed from, the .first forward twitch, of,:.the triceps to the.,back - sag .of: his, opponent's head.'. The • superb -. boxing : of. Stanley.' Ketchell would, - alone make the" film', interesting,.' and his : manner .of. .standing'• up to 7 Johnsons. battering rams .and/taking: his.'gruePchee'rfully/ causes . the: audience , .to; glory, in his pluck. • .' . . A good -view : : of _ the spectators of the\conte'st<.is also given.. The ' uninteresting : intervals' '.in tho . corners have .all bee ■ cut out, and ■ the pictures. ; are all practically':-; boxing ' • and ;. clinching, from beginning /.to''end.',' ! In addition' to the above, life-like illustrations will be shown. of .the-" more, recent- fight between Jeffries and Johnson. Other pictures iricltidihf*.: the following,' will be ■ displayed': ; "King of the Ring," '.'The Energetic Sweetheart," "Bring mo Some Ice.". .- No extra.charges 1 for book- • ing or early doors. ORGAN RECITAL An organ recital will be given in the. Town ; Hall, this evening, by Mr. Maughari Barnett. The" programme; and further; particulars ican bo seen in an advertisement in this issue. ::■ -.: ■.- STAR PICTURES. i The popularity of the Star /Pictures at St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown, .was again demonstrated last evening.;; . Tho same. programme will bo repeated tonight. A complete change iB an-nounced-for Monday evening. The Military Band will give a: band performance at' tho Newtown Park tomorrow afternoon.