ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 991, 5 December 1910, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

—4 THEATRE ROYAL. " On Saturday tic usual large week-end audience was in attendance at the Theatro Royal. The present bill has had a most popular run, muiuuing as it does many well-known favourites, it is an unfailing draw. All the items wero given most successfully, encores beinc called for in almost every case. Miss Daphno Leslio, the Kelly Sisters, and Miss Neilio Searle aro stroii;; favourites, and their , respectivo numbers wero accorded unstinted applause. Tho acrobatic workand singing of "Eliza Jane," by Mr. Ted Pearson, was another sourco of delight to tho audience. Other entertaining items wero thoso by Tom Vivian, Beattie M'Donald, and Jos. lUullaney. Miss Glory Fernandez, with her siuging of "Rocked in tho Cradlo of tho Deep," received a storm of wellmerited applause. Mr. Harry Sadler, as usual, created much laughter by his humorous jongs. M'Grath and Pago, the ban joists, aro. already high favourites, their banjo items being excep-i tionally good. Mis 3 Mahel Lynne's "Pam, Pam, Pam," was another clever number, and well received. "Tho jmM of the world with You," rendered by Miss Beryl Oilman, was ono of the "star" items of tho evening. r.liss Gilman's iino soprano voice commanded prolonged applause. Other good turns wore given by Mr. Georgo Dean and tho Juggling Gazzes. Eeveral changes will bo made in tho programme. Mr. Jack Martin, baritone, lato' of tho Fisk Jubilee Singers, and Mr. Godfrey Hunslcy, and Miss Neilio Florence, who ivero so well received in Thursday night in their dramatic episode, "A Father's Love," will appear. FULLERS' PICTURES. Another largo audience filled His Majesty's Theatro on' Saturday night, when tho fine series of pictures that proved so popular during the week screened again for the last time. Messrs. Fuller and . Sons announce, owing to the large increase in their importations, that in future tho programme will bo changed twice weekly, every Monday and Thursday being tho chango nights. The new programme tunight is said to be ono of unusual variety and excellence. Tho star picture is entitled "A Mohawk's Way." Indefatigablo in- tho extreme was the Mohawk, excessivo in his expression of gratitude, ho is equally determined in his quest for vengeanco—justice, however, being his incentive. Highly emotional, ho possesses tli'o power of dissembling to sxieh au extent as to appear stoical. _ Tho doublo nature is clearjy shown in the biograph subject. Other pictures are: "Birding in Pharo Island," a / splendid scenic subject; "Lieut. Rose and the Chinese Pirates, ' "Lost in tho Soudan," "Sweet-mak-ing," an interesting industrial subject, "Man to beat Jack Johnson," and others. This programme will be shown for three nights only, and a complete change is announced for Thursday. . THE KING'S THEATRE. "Standing room only" was the managerial announcement at West's and Royal Pictures on Saturday evening, when "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was shown for the last time. To-night the. management announce a complete change of programme. A new assortment of kinematograpliic films, of an unvarying standard of excellonoo and of absorbing interest from start to finish, has been chosen. Tho it-ems . aro representative of every department of kmematograpky—travel, adventure, pathos, humour, industry, and tragedy—making one of the best displays of animated pictures which has yet been exhibited at this popular, theatre. Tho West's ,/md., Royal Pictures "Lyric" Orchestra will-again render now selections* and accompaniments. ' STAR pictures: Largo audiences witnessed the Star Pictures on Saturday. At tho afternoon matinee a largo crowd attended, ' and in the evening tho hall was again well filled. To-night a now programme will bo put on the screen. A great variety of subjects is included ill tho new bill, the scenic subjects being a special feature. Dramatic and comic films will also bo presented. SUNDAY CONCERT. Associated with tho members of tho Norman-Blitz Concert Company, . tho Wellington Professional Orchestra gave a very fine concert in tho Town Hall last evening, before an immenso audience, numbers being unablo to gain admittance. The programme of items was of a high standard of artistic. excellence, and the performers did ample justicc to it. Miss Amy Murphy selected as her contribution to 'the programme the splendid aria "Hear Ye, Israel," from Mendelssohn's "Elijah," and gave a dramatic interpretation of this celebrated exhortation. Mr. Walter Whyte, whoso admirable tenor singing has already been the subject of favourable comment, sang the well-known Mendelssohn aria, "If With All Your Hearts'_'(also from "Elijah"), this item being ono of tho notablo features of tho concert. . Miss Nellie Black, who was to liavo contributed a violin solo, substituted a vocal instead, her instrument having been accidentally injured just previously. Tho item was very much appreciated. Another good number, sung tastefully and expressively, was Miss Mabel Fowler's rendition of Handel's "Angels, Ever Bright and Fair." The orchestral numbers, of which there were four, were distinctly good, the most notablo of the'series being the fiery and tempestuous "Ride of tho Valkyries" (Wagner), and Grieg's dramatic Peer Gynt Suite (No. 1). Tho other items were the "Raymond" overture (Thomas), and Rubinstein's delightful "Trot, do Cavallcrie." Mr. Herbert Bloy conducted. There is, generally speaking, a marked improvement in tlie work of tho orchestra, and Mr. Bloy is to be complimented ' upon the fact. His Excellency tho Governor gave an audionco to Mr. Hugo Gorlitz on Friday, and, as chief patron and president of Dr. Harriss's British Empire Musical Festivals of tho' Dominion, consented to .presido at tho next meeting of the Wellington General Committee) and fixed the dato for Friday, January. 6, 1911. His Excellency 'is very, much in sympathy with this great enterprise. 1