ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1143, 2 June 1911, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

TFLEATIIK UOYAL Last night's performance at tho Theatre Royal was appreciated !>■/ a largo audience, the turns of Daley and O'Brien and Gardiner and Le .Mai being well received. The latter pair of performers caused much amusement by applying jiu jitsu methods to two members from the audience, who gave bent to their feelings when too much pressure was applied. Mabel Lynnc, the popular comedienne, who has just completed a sea?on of eleven weeks in Wellington, received ii most enthusiaslic reception, and was recalled again and again. To-night Messrs. Fuller and t-nns will introduce the wonderful Staig troupe of cyclists, whose turn recently caused a sensation in all the large Australian cities. KING'S THEATRE. A crowded house greeted the change of programme at the King's Theatre last night. A beautiful serits of coloured pictures showed a coconut plantation in the Philippines, the gathering of the nuts, their transportation to the fibre and copra workers, and the preparation of tho oil. These films are amongst the prettiest that havo been shown for splong time. past. -•> dramatic study, entitled "A Necklaco of the Dead," produced at tho Theatre Royal, Copenhagen, is an unusually attractive series of pictures. It shows how a poor man is tempted to attempt the theft of a valuable necklace from a lady who was supposed to be dead, but who comes to life on the lid of her coffin being removed. Repentance follows on the part of the culprit, and tho person who was supposed to be dead is happily restored to her familj-. "The She Wolf" is another fine dramatic piece. "A Simple Mistake" contains many langhter-provoking situations. The excellent programme will be repeated to-night. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The new programme nt His Majesty's Theatre contains many films of unusual excellence, tho star production being a powerful dramatic piece by the American Biograph, entitled "The Drunkard's Reformation." A father, who has become addicted to drink, accompanies his little child to a theatre, where he witnesses a powerful play, in which t'he head of a family comes to a painful end through giving way to a similar craving to his Own. He is so affected by the stage representation of the drink curse that he goes home and takes tho pledge, which be keeps. The final scene— taken a couple of years aftei —shows him at the head of a happy and prosperous family. "News from Everywhere contains some interesting scenes of present-day events, including football matches and boxing competitions by =omo of the world's champions. These pictures and those ,6f the Crystal Palace were loudly applauded. "A Bzzanhiria Tragedy"; is a fine dramatic study. The comic element was supplied by a. humorous item called "Hank and Lank Make a Mash, and Make Trouble." The local pictures of Wellington and its suburbs proved as acceptable as ever. The pi'Ogranimo will be repeated to-night. NEW THEATRE. To-night, a complete change of : programme is to be presented, to patrons of tho New Theatre m Manners Street. Included in tho new series, to mention the star items of a generous list, are "Lochinvar," an adaptation from Sir Walter Scott's poem; "A Double Elopement (comedy drama); "In the Heart of the Sierras," "Th£ Emnerqr s Message (dramatic), and "Tontolini as a Student" (comic). SKATING RINK. Fullers' Skating Rink still continues to increase in attendance daily. Last night the hockey match proved a special attraction, and much interest was displayed in tho event, which was timed for nine o'clock. Olympia team proved tho victors; the Wellington team put in some excellent work. Another match is ar- • ranged for next , Wednesday. . THE ROYAL HAWAIIA'NS. The Koyal Hawaiian.? open their Wellington season at the Town Hall on Saturday night. By all accounts tho company brings with- them bright music, and tho fongs, which are so redolent of the sunny Pacific Islands, that they create visions of palms, and Louis Becke's "pebble-kiss-ing waves on moan-lit strands" There aro twelve in the organisation, three ladies and nine gentlemen, all of whom are said to Iμ brilliant musicians and singers. The entertainment, by report, is of a distinct novel type, with splendid features in the form of musical specialities. According to reports, there seemi to be an atmosphere of distinction in uie entertainment, and p. careless swing about their surf songs. This effect is added to by selections by the mandolin and guitar band of the company. Among the parly is tho Hawaiian Glee Club, a grout) of eight male sinuers, who marched through America liko Browning's Patuot—it was "Roses, roses all tho way." (The Gleo Club specialise in well-known favourite English ballads, in which part songs such as "Annio Laurie" and "ify Rosary" are starred. They also K'ttrure the newest concert successes, intersporsing them with Hawaiian numbers. Tho plan is at the Dresden, and day sales will be opened'at Christeson's. THE PIERROTS. The gay humour and bright spectacle which the English Pierrots present nightly at the Exhibition is responsible for the large audiences, the songs and witticisms being thoroughly appreciated. Miss Elsa Langle'y scored an immediate success last evening. She appears as a comedienne in a stylo which renders her contributions to the entertainment most acceptable. Mr. Maynard Dakin and Air. W. P. Turner were responsible for excellent musical turns. Jlr. Leslie Austin, Miss Phyllis Philipsou, Mr. Kingsley Chapman, all clever artists, also contributed to tho programme.