ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1159, 21 June 1911, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"LUCKY DURHAM." Another fine performance, of "I.uokj . Durham" was enjoyed by a large audience at the Opera House last night. Mr, H. K. Roberts as John Durham, Mr. e Kenneth Brampton as Reggie SStcißiiton s and Miss Beatrice Day as Lady Mountfallon all perform their parts with credit '• and tho support lent by the remainder ol t the company is excellent. The play will P be produced again to-night. "Right i; • Might" is announced as the next change Tho latest drania from the pen of _ out - of tho most popular of American writers 3 of to-day, it has been a great sucMM 1 throughout tho Htutcs, presenting as il - docs two entirely different phases ol s American life—business life, and life on 5 a ranch, among the'cowboys. "Right i." a Might" takes tho boards on Fridaj -■ night. 1 1 , THEATRE ROYAL. » In last night's programme at tlu . Theatre Royal, Miss Ettie Williams made i n welcome reappearance, and her singing of "Hey for Wellington" took excep--3 tionally well with tho audience. The t reappearance of Mr. Geo. Jones was also t popular, and this artist had to give, three , songs in the first part. An original , sketch by Messrs. Jones and Williams ■ drew much applause in the second half 5 of the programme. Other artists that were well received were Messrs. E. U. \ Martin, Jos. Mullaney, Little Willie, . Miss Lucy Lavinia, and Miss Nellie . Power. To-night's programme will in- ( elude Messrs. Harris and Vernon, the : famous American dancers, i 1 KING'S THEATRE. It is no exaggeration to state that the . selection of moving pictures being scrceu- [ eel at the King's Theatre this week nro • as good, if not better, than any yet presented there. When two pictures, such , as Charles Dickens's story of tho French revolution, "A Tale of Two . Cities," and.: Shakespeare's historical ' drama, "Henry the \ III," are included ' in the one performance, it cannot fail to attract good attendances. Other items worthy of mention include "Glimpses of Burmese Life" (scenic), "Longleg's Mis- ' fortune" (comic), and "The Pathc Gn- ' kW (topical). ' HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. In the programme now being presented • at His Majesty's Theatre, pride of place i must bo given to a kinematographic re- ( production of Dickens's famous story, "A i Talo of Two Cities." Many of the lead- ■ in» incidents of this well-known story, : to say nothing of glimpses of Paris dur- ■ ing the days of the Revolution, are > splendidly portrayed. Other pictures of interest include a fine scenic study, show, i ing the famous leaning tower of Pisa, and a representation of that well-known . comedy, "Charley's Aunt." Last night , was a' special footballers' night, a per- . centage of the proceeds'being handed over I to the Tramways Football Club. i i THE NEW THEATRE, That the proprietors of The New j Theatro wpro fully justified iu again 1 screening that historic drama, "A Royal Divorce," was borne out by numbers who ' frequented this popular picture theatre ; yesterday. This study is n magnificent reproduction of some of the main, inci- ' dents in the l'fe of the first Nnnblcon, and is well acted and staged by the Vita--1 graph Company. Napoleon Bonaparte, : tho obscuro Corsican subaltern, who by 1 force of genius rose through tho ranks ! of the French Army and finally placed ' tho crown of France on his own head, is 1 certainly ono of the most interesting • characters in historv, whilo tho name of his first wife, Josephine Beauharnais, the . handsome Creole girl, who was told by a fortune-teller, while she was yet a young girl.living.in the We.st Indies, that she would attain a rank higher than that of a*,qucen, but yet outlive her-dignity, • wilh'nhvays«' , be." l 'associati'd": with* all'' the 'romance and stir that still gather round , the nanic of Napoleon. 'Around tho love of Napoleon for Josephine and the subsequent divorce is "woven the plot of'this drama. Tho incidents featured in the film ■■ are the-first meeting of Napoleon and Josephine. -Napoleon crowned Emperor of the French, tho divorce of Napoleon and Josephine/ his abdication and period at Elba and subsequent escape, and last of all—St. Helena. "The Lonedale Operator" is a tale of n grcnt American railroad system, and relates how the daughter of nn operator defended a lonely railway station against two Tobbcrs until help arrived. "The Redman's Wrath" is a typical story of life in tho Wild West and of an Indian's vengeance. As "The Royal Divorce" was screened for the'last time last evening several new subjects will bo included in to-day's, programme, among them beinrr "Clothes Make tho Man," comedy; "Midnight Disturbances," comedy; "Early Settlers." dramatic; "A Bachelor's Old Maid," comedy. WELLINGTON LIEDERTAFEL. The 'Weliington Liedertafel gave the first of this season's concerts in the Town Hall Concert Chamber last night. The Liedertafel were in good strength, and sang with less tonal restraint than is their' wont. ! Among the many numbers, "Olaf Trygnason (Griog), an old favourite, stood out as a composition of the highest merit, and one vivid with that almost eerie, atmosphere peculiar to the Norwegian master. Other port songs happilv treated were "The Happiest Land' 5 (Hation) ant ) «q r the ■ March" (Becker). Schubert, one feels certain, never intended his beautiful "Serenade" .to be sung in choral form. However delicate th-> treatment it may receive, the whole spirit of tho serenade is ngainst tho idea, and a rudo disturbance of .its reclusive poetry. "Sunrise" (Rietz) is an attractive choral, very nicely intoned. Kucken's "Good-night" and Scharwenka's "When Shadows Flee Away" wcro also uung. The Liedertafel needs two or three robust tenors to preserve the balance with its good bas3 section. Ono of the surprises of the evening was the singing of Mist Eileen Driscoll (sister of the contralto, Miss May Driscoll), who has a joyous, sunny little soprano voice, full oi music and warm in quality. She sang "Bredon Hill" quite charmingly, and did fair justice to "Mother o' Mino" (Tours). Tho latter number -was rather sombre in colour for the voice, which is adapted best to songs of the bright and merry order. Miss Arline Thackeray, who has been absent too long from the platform, made her violin _ sing pleasantly to Franz Ries's "Adagio in G," and gave bright and toneful interpretations of Ambrosio's "Canzonette" and Felix Knot's "Toccata." 'Mr. Hugh. Wright sang "From Oberon in Fairyland" spiritedlv. and the Rev. A. W. H. Compton sang*the patriotic madrigal, "Here's a Health Unto His Majesty" (with chorus). To mark the joyful season the National Anthem was sung before and after the concert programme. Mr. Robert Parker conducted, with the assistance- of Mr. F. V. Waters. SKATING RINK. A most popular form of amusement today is roller-skating, and a visit -to Fuller's Olympia Rink will show that it is a pastimo indulged in and enjoyed by old arid'young of botl. sexes. The large number of onlookers who attend the evening sessions is very marked, and much amusement is contributed by the movements of tho skaters as they glide along in a never-ceasing, ever-changing nrocession. To-night the hockey match, Jlutt v. Olympia, will take place, and an exciting game is promised.