ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

. THEATRE ROYAL. The entertainment provided-by Fullers' Vaudeville Company at the.Theatre Royal was freshened up considerably, last evening by a now first,part/in which the;performers disported themselves at the sea-.' side in picnic attire.' Though the last howl of a departing winter obtruded on the ear from outside on occasion, ■ the scene gave promise of a happier season to come, and the ."Spring Time" chorus sounded the proper note. Miss Beattie M'Donald, who is an. established favourite, sang. "Little Girl," and was encored ■as usual, and the.Gibson Girls gave much satisfaction in their'gay'turn "In Switzerland." Ernie. Gladding, the boy'soprano, sang tunefully "A Message from Home,"' and- ■: little : M'Cormick sang. "Tlie Sailor Man" and "Harrigan" with quaint humour. :. The. M'Cormack Sisters appeared for the first time professionally. Scott Gibson, of the Harry-Lauder cult, sang 'I've Loved Since .a-'Baby," in which the lutnour was somewhat obscured, but livened up .better in: "Killicrankie-."; Other humourous songs - were contributed by Jack Knowles, and .GecandLesScottJ The attraction .of' the' second half, was Nat' Clifford, , the. strenuous ; EnglisK: cornedian'" and sketcV artist. :, Mr.: Clif-I ford is an excellent comedian.' .with '"'oi fine vein of originality in his-fooling,' an 4 is better appreciated in his comic work than in'the'ultra-draraatic/sketches.which he effects. ■:• At:times he selects subjects' for his sketches which , would' be -better; left alone. One of .these is "'The Im-' becile," in ; which he acts thei idiot"'with ; a vivid reality; that, is/; almost '• painful to 1 watch.. .Whiledt exhibits, the 'artist , as an', actor 6f r intense •( emotionalism,' no ;other. ; purpose' , is served. On 'tlie . other, hand, in his '.'Grand l Hotel," "The' Tore-; ador," and hisnew coster song, '"ELoves' 'Er," ho was quite admirable,'except.here , and'there, where: the ; humour broadens quite, unnecessarily;" ■Madame Blanche Carelli sung' a : . conple. of ■ballads.- nicely.i the..Scott '.Bros.' pattered : the Gibson; Girls .danced, neatly in the duo ! .'Won't; you ; Be:, My-.Beau." j ■'; -The , pro-; gramme concluded witt-some;new: bier 1 graph pictures. ..•',..• ; . ; .-..-V;-;■.'.'.■.....■'>..■. Uvi

•'••' MAJESTXfS;; THEATRE;'' 4''g , Messrs. ; Fuller- repeated. .their; popular programme last • night to. an appreciative audience..: -The .fine; picture, Convict" 796, evoked interest;: , and among: the/numerous excellent items on..the programme may be :noted.-; i :tie".- always .-interesting '.'Tathe Gazette." : . '\K_, :.i~:i : . -,- ::W'->y V' ,, "■■■■'■:'■•.,-.■ :'■•■-"-■'-:

// V .-'.: Hyi ;/KING'S; THEATRE.-.;;.' : .:.'- ,'• l-C. '■ ' V, The /present excellent programme' of 'pictures .at ■ the .King's Theatre. -was , thoroughly; '.appreciated, by /the audience last night. I :Eyery item..wa« applause was hearty and-freiiuent.':■-;:. ■