ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1000, 15 December 1910, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

,—. 1 . r , OPERA HOUSE. ; Valdares'vand 'Entertainers gave, another..bright;:performa'nce at the Opera; Ho'uso' last ovenihg;.'; 'Jules Garrison is .' good "iii . his . Kipling his 'Maids sing 'and dance attractively. . \Tl}e,v Valdares' i.repeated their;clever. cycling act; and- Reggiardo'. and'his'; .wonderful . dog created; wonder aiid'..amUs6m'ent . in a breath. . ■-■ '■: - .-.' •V. ' ' Aheatbe'. royal. . Quite,^her;leadihg';i ; attraction at' the Theatre' Royal this week is the appearance of/Nat "Clifford, a clever, comedian with many and '■ varied turns. Following him special mention "should be made' of the-Anderson' trio,"a troupe of clever acrobats.' A .special: trial night?is anj noiiriced for ■ to-morrow and on Saturday jetening the Rosebuds make their' reappearance. Patrons at'this favourite place I of amusement will only .have three more j opportunities of seeing.Miss Mabel Lynuo (and Miss .Beattio M'Donald 1 for they ■finish up-,on-Saturday; evening. . ; HIS .'MAJESTY'S THEATEE. i : His Majesty's. Theatre, was again well ■filled in. every,:part on tho occasion of the last, presentation of .'the/first, of this week's changes, of programme. To-night an entirely liew lot of interesting films will be shows,,.-and ; judging by past exhibitions of pictorial art. at this place of>a'musement.;tkis.evening's...programme .-should be josnu' standard.

WEST'S KOYAL PICTUHES. A fine "house" .gfeefed'-tho change of programme presented;"' at," the . King's , Theatre last - evening. ' 1 A 'most interesting jpicturc, from an of view, was' one illustrating tlie'. wonderful Basilica of; St. Mark at YcniceV.... All who have'?read 'Buskin's "Stories will find a wealth of interest-.''in, this glorious edifice, probably-y.-ths. ' finest' example of Byzantine architecture.extant.' A close view is shownofV.the .'great cupolas, the , famous.. ;brjnfSße " ' horses (meitioiied .ii ' "The-'Cloister,'' .and the dearth"), the valuable mosaics, and the statriary..which adorns, one aspect of the structure.- Included in • last " evening's programme was a picturesque. Wild West picture entitled "The White Fawn's Devotion." A ; sottler J with an -Indian wife 1 learns that he . has : - been left ; a ■fortune, aud intimates, his desire to return'to civilisation. Realising how ' impossible her position would be in the haunt'of : the white, man, White Fawn, who dreads- being parted from her husband and'ehild, attempts to take!her life. The child, fancying that her father has murdered "her mother, informs tho latter's tribe, and they make hasto to revenge the deed.' The settler, •' finding' himself in a position difficult' to explain, bolts, and is .chased, by- the. Indians, captured, - and 'biou&ht 'to"the Isacriftcial/sto;io of. the tribe.:' A'-ihuge , stone is suspended by. a .j'.ope-over.his t head,:and d knife is Kaoded to the child to ciit tho "rope (an ' act which will kill her father), when .White :Fawn herself appears and-explains all. ' "liesourceful Robert" is a picture with a toiich' of ;genuino comedy. Eobert loves an-old ;man's -daughter,' suit is ; not.favoured'by-tho father, so he.resolves on-a- strategic, move. '' Ho gets his lover to". tell-Jior. father..that, she -'is- .going .canoeing.'...Then,, gaining, the co-pperation of the.gardeneV.'.'ho lioses the, girl's hat, and . tells. the gardener,'to ..take.it to the old man with , the .story 'that he found it by tho riverside... The artful couple then hose., down each other. . When the distracted ■ father arrives .at tho river's brink, and. sees tho-upturned canoe, the staggers, into view with his beautiful..but. very . wet, burden. The father..is..so .overwhelmed ivith.,gratitude at tho young fellow's brave act in saving his daughter that .he onthusiastically gives his consent to the,marriage, of the young couple. Other good pictures are: "The Sulphur Industry," "The Turn- of tho Balance," "The Glove," "Tho Mascot," ."Fighting, tho Sea," and, "Flossie's .Theft," The usual matinee will take place ■ on. Saturday, afternoon.

STAR HCTL'UES.' . A particularly bright programme is being-presented at St.-Thomas's Hall this week. , The management announces that owing to' the hall being' otherwise engaged there will bo no-performance to-morrow evening. The show will resume on Satur-day'afternoon-and evening. ' WELLINGTON./CHORAL SOCIETY. The most inspired of musical compositions, "The -Messiah,"" is also the most pfipular. More than any other work may it justly be described' as "the'' music of the future," for, after more than a hundred and sixty-years, its, preeminence is still unquestioned.. On-Friday evening in the Town HAII the Choral Society will produce it. . Mr. Maughan Barnett will preside nt the grand organ and 'Mr. Horace Hunt will conduct the performance. An excellent quartet of soloists has been engaged as follows:—Soprano, Madame Wielae'rt, of Auckland; ' Contralto, Miss Brenda'Stock, .of "Dunedin; tenor, Mr. E. -J.-Hill; baritone, Mr. ,John Prouse. The. booking for the performance is stated to be heavy,'so that those who intend reserving seats should visit tho Dresden, where seats on tho ground floor, as well as the gallery ■ can be reserved. . NORMAL SCHOOL OPERETTA. A charming operetta in connectidn with tho breaking-up of the Normal School, Thorndon, was given in the Sydney Street Schoolroom yesterday evening. The programme was entirely 'carried out by the children, who performed their parts most creditably, anu -looked exceedingly- well in their pretty dresses, matte to suit their characters., . There were several: choruses, solos, and dances, ; and the story, "The Prince and'the'Misletoe":(a Norse legend) was very quaint and picturesque. Mr. Eilie'acted as conductor, and had trained tho children-.most 'efficiently . in their work.. There, was:, a very large attendanco present. . 1 . - ' ;.. . .