ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1084, 24 March 1911, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL. An appreciative audiencc again visit the Theatre Royal last 'evening. M Clin*. .Daly ami .Miss Jvittie O'Hrien, (! Fcribcil as comedy onlerlaintTs ai ''tanglefoot dancers, - ' have become pnp lar artists, and last night hail to rc-spoi m to well-merited encores. Their turn ho n of a kind which hns not been seen (I Wellington before. Mi.ss Mabel Fowlei o splendid soprano voico was heard to a vantage in two songs, and an encoi Miss Elnia Anderson, the Elliott. Sister 0 Little Jluia, Miss Ettie Williams, Mi il Maude .Fanning, and -Mr. Arthur Ellio all contributed to make the programme success. The *amc programme will 1 presented to-night and to-morrow, change takes place 011 Monday, e _ d ' HIS MAJESTY'S TIIEATRE. ' Ni le change of programme at H jilajesty's Theatre last uight, Messrs. Fu !- ler presented in picture form . Shake peare s "Merry Wives of Windsor." Tl ii lilm portrays very clearly the princip; e parts of Sir John FaUtati's career as d Dieted in the comedy. Patrons of tl a theatre found much to amuse them iii tl - uuhappy plights into which the old ma fell through his audacity. His first vis to the house of Mistress Ford, his. in 1 looked-for immersion in the Thames, h f second visit followed by chastisement, ai] his final humiliation after being deeoyc » | n fo the Fairy Glade, are all l'aithfull t told, and occupants of the house viewe . the proceedings with undisguised inte e est and pleasure. Several other interes I ing little comedies are also included i e tho programme. "Red Cross Seal" 1 story of a poor girl's self-sacrifice an 11,01I 1 , 011 * . s ' le received reward therefor, tl; film introducing the National Associatio for the Study and Prevention of Tube: 2 culosis, anil showing the work -which th: l association has in hand. While readin i a newspaper Ellen Williams," a poor bv t ambitions girl, sees in it an advertis< - ment regarding the National Association . school in which pupils are taught n 1 brandies of art. She is moved to inquii - as to the term?, and learns that the fee - payable in advance are quite beyond lie means. "While she is visiting the schoo t Mr. Jordan, son of one of the trustee: a is there, am] after ascertaining the aiir s of the association, he resolves to see fc himself something of slum life in Nc 1 ) ork, and leaves his homo to take up hi - residence in a tenement of one of th ; poorest quarters of the city. There he i • jl.'i 1 .V't' l poverty that abound: > Ellen Williams meantime' sets to work an t wins a prize of one hundred dollars fr | designing a stamp for the American Re ' f'foss seal, and at once decided to sper. ' the money on her education. But*, o t learning that a member of a neighbor ing family is suffering from consumj I lion.and must be removed to more health > surroundings, slie secretly nasses th ' money on the mother of the invalic' Jordan, hearing of her act, not only ai 1 ranges to have her fittingly rewarded, hn also sets to work to spend «nme of hi > income in improving Ihe conditions in th s poorer quarters of the city, thus furthci ■ ing the work of the as-ocic.tinn in the nrr vention of tuberculosis. A film tint i of mnre than interest is "Cin Practice on the Dreadnought." showing a it di"s mimic warfare on the mngnificen warship as she bounds over the chanr; ; i"< seas. Scenic items include ""Dolomit Alps in the Tyrol" and "Droutheim.' Another edition of the "Warwick Clvron 1 iele" was screened, nud included scene in A"""oiatinn football. Waterloo Our etc. The'prngramn l " will 1-e reneated In flight and there will be (lu usual mat ineo to-morrow afternoon. THE KING'S THEATRE. At tho King's Theatre, whero West' and Pioyal Pictures always have some thing new, there is,., at present beinj shown a film which gives a very fine idei of •■what . the much-lalkcd-oi' "haren skirt" is. The picture was taken b; West's Melbourne operator. The dresse of tho two ladies were remarkable fo gorgeonsness, but in themselves they di not exceed the audacity of sonio of th "hobble skirts." Lust night there to seenjea that made the home-tied man Ion; for travel. One of special interest wa that "of the "Dolomite Alps in Tyrol.' The peculiar geological formation cause: the peaks to assume an immense .varieti of shapes, and those the film presents Notwithstanding the number of scenii views present, the dramatic portion of tin programme has not been neglected, i feature in this department being one o: tho Edison make entitled "More thai his Duty"—a story of the Roval North West _ Mounted Police of Canada. 'Phi superintendent has a spendthrift son ant a daughter, who loves one of the police The latter is hated by the son, as tin result of tho son being discovered in r gambling deii by tlio police'officer. Tin son discovers l his sister's love for thf officer, and informs his father, who al once forbids her to hold any communication with the man. Then the son goes or a hunting trip. Two weeks elapse, and news is brought of a big robbery at the post office. The girl's lover is sent to investigate, and ho finds tho robber, but, in the pursuit, tho latter shows fight, and shooting results, the fugitive beins wounded. The policeman discovers thai the robber is the superintendent's son, After thinking out tho situation, he decides on letting the son go, thus preventing disgraco to the superintendent, but losing tho love of the daughter and his own position through failure to find the thief. But the sister finds it all out. Explanations follow, and all ends hapnily. Perhaps the most remarkablo nicture screened last night was that of gun practice 011 a British Dreadnought. This is an exceedingly clover picture, showing the possibilities of those monsters of war. Owing to numerous requests, the management have decided to show the coloured picture of the Buller Gorge and River during tho rest of the week. On Saturday next the usual prize matinee will be given. Tho management have made arrangements to take a picture at 3 p.m. to-day of two ladies, who will walk in 0110 of the windows of tho D.1.C., dressed in harem skirts. The picture will afterwards be shown at the theatre. OSSIPOFF. The first of the Ossipolf rccitals will bo held at the Opera House to-morrow evening, and, if the measure of success achieved at Christehurch recently, is to be taken as any criterion, there ought to be a good house. Reference to the press in the East and Australia shows that Ossipoif thrills and completely captivates his audiences wherever he appears. His declamatory and emotional powers, as well as his convincing and unconventional facial expression, make him the most remarkable figure yet seen 011 the concert platform in tlieso parts. The tone, volume, and extent of his voice, are quite exceptional. His range comprises two and a half octaves of honest performing notes, and his upper register is as silvery as tliat'of a high tenor. A wide selection of items of general interest, including several ■ novelties, has been made for the programme, giving M. Ossipoff scope for the display of his powers. He will have the assistance of Miss Lilian Edmonds (soprano), Miss Ina Gow (solo pianist), and Miss Renee Lees (lyric soprano and accompanist). The booking plan 'is at the Dresden. At the Mission to Seamen's Institute this evening a demonstration of lifesaving, etc., will be given by scouts and seamen. A musical programme will also bo given.