ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1053, 16 February 1911, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

1 , "A MESSAGE FROM MARS." "Lovers' Lane" wits played by tho Plimuicr-Dennistoii Company yesterday afternoon mid evening beforo cutliusiastio audiences. At the matinee wero many inmates of tho Homo fov tho Aged Needy nnd tho Oliiro Home, who thoroughly 011ioyed tho attractive performance of this excellent company. The company will conclude its season in Wellington and its. tour of Now /ealiuid this evening, when Rolwrt Gnnthony's fantastical and thoroughly cutertuining comedy, "A Message from Mars, will bo produced, with Mr. Harry Plimmer as tho selfish cad, Hornco Parker, Mr. Reynolds Deuiiiston as tho grim Messenger, and Miss Llxette Parkcs as Mmhie. Many had to bo refused admission when the comedy was playcd^n , Monday evening, so that a largo audienco and a hearty farewell aro ■pretty well assured the company this evening.

•THEATRE-ROYAL. Applauso was freouent at the Theatre Royal last evening ns tho capital vaudeville programmo submitted ran its course. Tho entertainment was enjoyable in every particular. Fred Graham and Nellie Dent provoked much laughter (it tho comicalities of their amusing sketch, VTlio Power of tho Idol." Tho performance of Herr Theodore, who was ably nssisted by his laughter-moving clown, was nnothor popular item. Farrell and Gatfney, although they, boast only three legs between them, aro an entertaining pair of dancers, and the cordiality'with which thoy nro on all occasions received by the public shows no signs of wavering. Jack Knowles is a burnt-cork comedian, of ability, and to hear him is -to. laugh. Scott-Gibson, Victor MyoreMho Anderson Trio, Clias. Heath, Miss-Ruby'Watson, and Miss Cecile Stephens were each successful in .their several contributions, to tho programme, which will bo repeated this "evening. ■

■•:' 'HIS MAJESTY'S PICTURES., > Every English mail brings a now programme' of pictures to His Majesty s Theatre. After a successful run ot three nights the',chang* programme, which arrived by the Sydney-Auckland-Main Trunk maiMast Monday afternoon, was shown for the last time. By the Sydney boat, which 'arrived yesterday, cKme nil excellent collection of tho latest features in kinomatography, and these will be shown for.the first time to-night. The- special features of tho new series include a fine dramatic .study.entitled "The Way of Life."- Two teachers of music, Mason.and Bent,'fell in love with the same girl. Mason is successful and marries her. She turns out a shrew and they part.".. Hβ begins .to love'one of his pupils,' and.after getting a divorce from his wife goes in search of the pupil, and then happily married to his friend Bent. Another star item, is "The Wolf of Fresh Water."' The picture opens' with a view of a camp, showinsr preparations for. maskinorge fishinj. Excellent views aro also shown of the method in which the Hvo bait is attached to the trolling line. Those sections devoted to tho actual catching of'th.6 fish-cause tho liveliest interest. Other items'arc': "Tho Waterfalls of Bohemia," V'The Artist's Ruse," "Day,. of Storms,". "Pleasures of tho Sea." and "Poetry of the-Lake."

; V : ■■" KING'S THEATRE. ' .VPfttroHS of the.King'sTheatro this week have no reason to complain.of the quality, of the picture programme which is being presented by, tho The films aro of a high order'of artistic merit, and tho programme is well arranged, excellent comedy and scenery studies supplying an appropriate, contrast to tho dramatio films, which are of distinct cal subjects," av for example, t iho._reniar,k;. able incidents' which-.wifro. observed : in connection with. the Houndsditch murder, case,'are in ; good demand. The programme will be repeated this evening. -. STAR PICTURES. ...'+'" U. i A large number of people assembled in St. .Thoniasla Hall, Nowtq\vn(;-dnst even(iupt 'tbrvinn-f-tlio varied picture lirOßramme submitted by-the Star Pictures Propric-; tary. •. Every, item was.received with ap-proval;;:,Tho-sarno pictured will be screened, this evening/ .•;■.. .-i.- *...■ -->.• •.-;