ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 967, 7 November 1910, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. After a most successful season in Wellington, the Pjimmer-Denniston Dramatic Company gavo their final performance at tho Opera House on Saturday evening. Clyde Fitch's charming comedy, "Lovers' Lane," was played beforo a largo audience.

THEATRE ROYAL. A good audience assembled at tho Theatre Royal on Saturday evening, tho final night of tho popular programme presented throughout the week. Tho now musical comedy of Gray and Graham, who combine saxaphones and other musical instruments with clover acting and singing, is an unfailing mirth-pro-ducer, which leaves the audience unsatisfied until a recall has been re-1 sponded to. Mr. J. M. West, the clever equilibrist, was seen to advantage in his skill-and-strongth-requiring feats. Scott. Gibson, tho Scottish vocalist, sang several characteristic songs with distinct success, and received hearty approval. Fred Rieks, Olive Sayers, tho Two Rosebuds, and Miss Beryl Oilman wore tho contributors of other good items. To-night thoro will bo an entire change of programme, several old favourites being again on the bill. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Kinematography as produced at His Majesty's Theatre has reached a very high, place in tho estimation of that portion of the general pu&ic which visits tho theatre nightly. Saturday's "house" was no exception to the ran of good houses which the current week's programme is attracting. A picture of great beauty and intorcst is a dramatic film entitled "Mazeppa." This, shows some exciting scenes m which aTartar chief and a beautiful, Polish'! maid play the principal parts, as per.: Byron's famous conception. Incidentally the breaking-in of a wild Tartar? j horse and a fierce conflict between Poles and Tartars is also produced. The comics have a flavour of freshness about-; them this week,' and never fail to ex--i cite considerable merriment. Notabl&t among these are "The Expected Bur-: glar" and "A Thief Well Received."' Of tho scenic pictures specialmention should be made of "The Italian Switzerland." This is a film of high pictorial art, and takes the observer through some magnificent mountain scenery. The programme will be repeated to-night, and to-morrow evening will be tho last occasion on which this excellent "budget" of splendid pictures can be seen. * KING'S THEATRE. "A remarkably fine programme" appeared to bo the general verdict of tho crowded house at tho King's Theatre on Saturday evening. Some of the pictures are gems of photographic art, especially the Arnst v. Barry sculling race for the championship of the world on tho Zambesi River, onlookers being enabled to follow the contestants throughout. To-night a special attraction will be the screening of a picture lof "Tho Melbourne- Cup, WW," run on Tuesday last at Flemiugton. This picture was taken by Messrs. "Wost's operators specially for tho King's | Theatre, and constitutes a record in Jfew Zealand for quick : development. To-morrow evening tht drawing of the art union in aid of tho Campbell Bene--1 fit Fund will take place, in connection with which a special Boy Scout night will be held. For this performance another of Messrs. Wiesfs special pictures has been taken, entitled "A Bay with- tho Boy Scouts of New South Wales." A parade of th& local "scouts" will be held on this occasion. STAR PICTURES. On Saturday night St, Thomas's Hall, Newtown, was well filled, when the week's programmo'was screened for the last time. All the films drew heartv applause. To-night an entirely new bill will bo put on. The management state that it includes numerous excellent scenic and dramatic pictures, whilo the comic side has not been forgotten. /'THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS." Under, tho conductorship of Mr. J. Maughau Barnett, the Wellington phoral Society will give a performanceof Elgar's admirable musical work, "The Dream of Gerontius," in the Town Hall, on Friday evening next, November 11. The performance will commence at 8' o'clock, and the box plan is at .the Dresden.. ORGAN RECITAL. Following the custom which . has proved so acceptable to his patrons in the past, Mr. Maughan Barnett (City Organist), selected for his weekly organ recital on Saturday evening a "special request" programme, composed of items specially recommended by the members of his audiences at previous recitals. It was an excellent programme, very representative in character, and conspicuous in its leading features. The recital opened with Bach's Prelude and Fugue in B Flat, this brilliant and imposing number being succeeded by Chopin's celebrated ; "Noctune.m E Flat," and a charming serenade Widor's picturesque Marche Pontifisale," and Schubert's "Military March in D," were imposing numbers, appropriately representative of ceremonial pomp and circumstance. Two beautiful numhers wore a "Prieslied" in Wagner's "Die Meistersinger," and, from the same composer, Wolfraur's song ("Tannhauser"), "0 Star of Eve." Bendil's charming "Dornroschen" was also included in .the selection, whsh proved to bo a very popular one.