ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 940, 6 October 1910, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MISS NELLIE' STEWART. Miss Stewart' and the members of her dramatic company arrived from the north yesterday afternoon. The production of "When Knighthood was in Mower" which Mr.' Williamson has selected as the opening piece at the Opera House to-night is an elaborate undertaking, the stage mounting being extremely magnificent. The play is founded upon the tales of Mary Tudor's love for a captain in the Royal Guards, and of how her marriage with him was at first made impossible by the disapproval pf 'King Hal,, and. the intrigues of courtiers, who were more loyal ,to King Louis of France than to their own sovereign..' Paul Kester is credited by Australian and Auckland' critics with having made an' excellent drama. • Most of the hard work of the play falls to Miss Stewart'who impersonates, the wil-. t'ul, charming, but,luckless Mdry'Tudor,, and, adds . to. her long list-of' brilliant successes by a performance which is reported as being of a very-high artistic ; standard,' thrilling with jvomanly 'emotions, and. rippling with merriment. Mr. Harcourt' Beatty is said to 'have a part • admirably. l 'suited'- to his special;abilities '. in' the ■ roll, .'of Captain.. Brandon. Mr. Gaston Mcrvale as the great'Wolsley,'.Mr., J:' B;.'Atholwood' as ; the Duke" of' 'Buckingham,, Mr... Yardley' Turner/,as : Bluff. ;,King ;Hal,; and. other members 'of' -\the company are credited; with .fine artistic, work '.and character dancing; -J. M. Barrio's famous comedy '"What.'; Every Woman Knows" will be the' second produc-tion-of .the, season 'and will..tfe' followed by revivals of "Trilby" and-"Sweet Nell of Old Drury."

, ;. THEATRE'ROYAL.; ;; ' A. most appreciative'; audience{witnessed tho 1 present excellent programme of. Fuller's Vaudeville' Company at the' Theatre Royal' last night; Mr;' Nat .Clifford,'-Miss.: Blanohe-'Carellij Mr; Scott Gibson,* Mr.' Jack Knowles, the Gibson Girls,, and the Scott .. brothers' all,. contributed,/enjoyable items,, and the; applause was /frequent' and hearty.

WEST'S AND ROYAL PICTURES. "A , remarkably Vftne programme", was' the ..general' "verdict, 1 of those:'"present -at ' the,. King's . last, evening. '' Every picture was, ~of .a •' • high .ordor, and .in '.several' 1 instances the'rfefwas 'a fine .degree,/of artistic merit' exhiliTSpd -in the character and composition of.tko pictures,. 'It .is a .long .time ;since-picture-lovers have been , .treated to such an .. admirable set of scenic views as- those' depicting, the nor-., thernmost fiords jof.Norway. '.:The .atmosphere, of the cold clear- e,ir of ■" snb-Arctica was. beautifully 'suggested- in-them 'all— the 'smooth: deep-water, the desolate hills, the screeching; gulls,' and the solitary huts of the northern; fishing' Tallages, all shown 1 in ; t'he,, golden-'greeii, northern flight, were convincingly''intert»ting. : "In : ahoth'er vein /.'The ..Tragedy!'of the,. Duke ; of.vA.quitane" might ;be~a;;page torn from'a.,medieval romance.- .The: Dukelias ; bei'o'mo,.-enam-oured ■ ; of-Va. beiutiful -■ country,; girl, ..'the knowledge of ;which; reaches the. ears of his' wife. ' - She ;.a - ' couple, .of" : ruffians to. seiri, the: girl, .convey, her to a dungeon, 1 and' there do away'.with her. | Tho-'Duchess's'-'orders' are being obeyedwhen the news'of his wife's. wicked/action-, reaches the, Duke's ears. He . descends to the dungeon to save,the-gfrl, bnt.is too late, .whereupon he resolves., to "'die-, with her.'and does: so. ; ;"The,!Girl from Arizona" is "the first product- we have had in. Wellington. from . Pathe's/.. American studio. Bob, the rejected' cowboyV'suitb'r of ;a" beautiful girl,- drivei:;m'ad;-by .'jeal- : ousyi. resolves to .rid himself {■ of his successful/. rival Charlie, ' and . in' orders to do;: so; casually shoots down, an : Indian! : and -'iliforms ' the : tribe : ; that Charlie did the deed.' Charlie is captured, bound' to; the j. stake, and; is to, pay,' the last penalty, wheii the girl, who has tracked ,ner -captured lover, arrives, plays ' havoc with".■ her. six-shooter,}'and'; releases: .■ her. sweetheart. : The" traitor is captured, and is about to bo sevprely handled ; by. "the; boys" when he falls over a' cliff■' and; dies;: "Florence :'■ Nightingale'S: 'Funeiral"::iis a: simple impressive event, that ; marlcs vthe' end ,:o'f. a", noble;. career; ■ "Pathe's .mated Gazette" is, -as -iisual,'/Tf'ell : packed, with intereMing. events',,and':functionsl;.;,lt : includes pictures of theirailway : disaster; at :Sauion, the Eaiser, i ,' , .inspecinp; l '.'the 'Royal Uhlans 'at .Hanover, an. airship flight, and a.'miner's demonstration ac Durham. . Among the' "comics"''one of the 'funniest seen: for a long time-is "The:. :in ' which;" a; clever 'acrobat'. is ■ tjeized ..with the s idea Vof< win-:', -irig. /walking a tight-rope"; over:' the. Niagara Falls. ■ Ho. 'practises''oh-, everything' - getting' .V.ihto ; endless :...'dif- ; Acuities.'.'Other.- -picturesv:worthy, , seauig.are: "The- New/vMinister,"'' : "The■ ■Bur.-' glar's Misfortune," "Brbu6se"' n .(Turkey), "The Bridal-.Dress,"Faith- ' Lost ■Won',"-, and "The ■' Boat 'on .WhwlSv'jJE Jr Miss ■ Nellie . Stewart,:'!, the.Wpopwatf.-' actress,' was amongst thei'audience. (S'.h;

HIS MAJESTY'S PICTURES. , /'Packed to the doors' is';, the ; oommon complaint of. late-comers to' His ! , Majesty's/ Theatre. ■ There were no seats ' tor; sjare, -last'.; evening,, when an entirely new .'programme ...was; presented and thoroughly, enjoyed, by . all.: present.' InS "The/Low of Chrysanthemum"."we. have a charming,, love; tragedy,- in a Japanese setting. Chrysanthemum .is; a "charming. Japa,nesej girl who •is forced into a loveless, marriage.-. Cupid arrives in -the forin : ofi a. handsome '&eriMn,' l; wh6; at oncey.pro-'" ceeds to make. Fifth Averiuo love' to'/tho .he-art-weary -floweret:'i; She' responds -elecV trically, : and . the' .'romance develops - as romances, do, .:uritil.,. one • day.;.' a party of hustling American :. tourists' infest ' the scene,. among them the, handsome Yankee's old lover. ,Old scenes surge' 1 up',;: and he. forgets: the. little Jap. "girl., She;. waiti for ...him pathetically at . the comes not, so she'goes forth,.to seek'fiim'.' ■A meeting .takes place.; .he is callous;} and" breaks with'her; to follow the .American; girl. Poor. little Chrysanthemum' - returns home with a. breaking 1 heart, and hari-' karis in the paling: light of fading day. The acting is;good,'and the setting,really . splendid ,in this'notable picture.'. "Scenes in Devoh" : carry,! one , back to ! Old World villages, beautiful hotne6, and pretty coastal scenes, round ■ about:. Lyn'mouth.' "The, I. Amateur Grocer's : Assistant "-. introduces to . notice: a 'marvellous acrobat, whose' astonishing ! falls: include a breath-catcMng. jump ; from ''a.Parisian: bridge into' .the, Seine,' ■ ;An ../excellent comic, picture is that", whichdescribes "Levi's.: Dilemma," -the day's .'work,,in'; a pawnshop. After.many amusing incidents J.«vi learns from the paper that;'burglars are, at work in the ghetto, • and- to 'secUre . his hoard' of, bank notes he. hides theni, in , the pocket of one of' his. stock' coats/. ,Oi£returning he' learns that ; his j jassistdht has sold the coat in > question,;;Md,;;dff, his head: with :anxiety,. he . attacks; several. people in 1 the. street, in endeavouring;','to locate the. "lucky ■ purchaser.; ''Getting, a very bad time in return, he returns to his shop in time to meet the man, Vwho has returned",to complain -that,the coat, is too small.' He is downed by Levi at once, the bank , notes are -rescued; -and Levi rejoices- esiatically; ' These are, but a few; of the pictures, shown,- which- in-' cludeV'"The"..Principality, 1 of ''Monaco," "The , Secret of the Glaciers," "Cloud and Sunshine," "A ""Wireless 'Romance," ~the Pathe Gazette, "The Funeral of /Florence, Nightingale," and "The Wonders of the' Geomatograph;" an extraordinarily ingenious drawing machine.', - : , ;

STAR PICTTJRES. ' There , was another good' house at . St. Thomas's Hall.-Newtown,'last night,'when the programme of . moving pictures sub-, ruitted by the Stoir'Pictures m'anagement. was again , well received. The same'series will be. repeated this evening, and until the end of tho week. . ; , AFTERNOON RECITAL. . The Wellington Piano Company gave an invitatioii recital at their pleasant rooms on Lambton Quay yesterday afternoon. It was music for the musical, and the guests were in thorough accord with the tone of the little function, which was 1 of tho happiest character. The pianists-were Mr. Ei'io Waters (who played, Raff's "Rigaudon" with artistic freedom),-. Miss Kathloen Anderson (who played Liszt's "Licbestraum"), Miss Benee Queree (who contributed the Mendelssohn-Liszt "Wedding March and Elfin's. Dance" in- brilliant style), and Miss B. Harte (who .played Chopin's ever-delightful "Ballade' in A Flat"). Interposed between the pianoforte numbers were a few nicely-selected songs. Mr. F. V. Waters, one of Wellington's most • cultured singers; revived Sullivan's dainty ballad, "O Mistress Mine," which is beginning to acquire an odour of lavender and old lace. Mrs. B. . Wilson sang brackotod- and

"She Never Told Her Love," and Mr. W. S. Inman exhibited a pleasant light tenor voice in Carden's ballad, "Birds in the High/Wall," and Arthur Somervell's "Go Not, Happy Day." The.fine sonorous tone of the Chalien semi-grand piano used was much admired by those present.

WANGANUI GARRISON. BAND CONCERT.

On tie last occasion that tie Wanganui Band appeared in Wellington, wlien returning from the Timaru contest, the Theatre -Royal filled in about five minutes. .True, it was a Sunday concert, but still hundreds of people'were;disappointed. However, at the To>vn Hall, and at the noniinal prices of 2s. and Is., the attendance shouldbe numerous., The programme is published in our advertising columns.' \ The local. bands, it is. stated; have made arrangements to escort the visitors from tlieir hotel to the Town Hall.v The concert will comemnce at 8 p.m. sharp. The programme will be furtxier.strengthened'by the inclusion of Mr. J. G. Swan; who is one of the 1 best elocutionists in the Dominion. Mr. Swan will recite "Snorkins," by the.late Mel. B. Spurr, and "Me and Bill." ■ Just before. the Wanganni Band concert concluded at Palmers ton yesterday evening' Mr. . Maurice Cohen made a speech eulogistic .of .the.' band's playing, making . particular mention of the/'yalkyrie,'. . which, he described as magnificent. ,The .audience insisted; upon;. Mr. Wade making, a; speech, and the concert concluded' with hearty cheers for the band. .

"Hanco," the "handcuff king" as .ho is termed in the' playbills, arrived from Sydney by the' TJlimaroa under engagement to 'Messrs. John 'Puller and Sons. He is to commence.his engagement in' Wellington. ;•' ;