ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1165, 28 June 1911, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

» OPERA HOUSE. Tho successful American play "Right is Might" was staged for (ho last Hmo at. tho Opera House last evening by Mr. William Anderson's Company before a largo and appreciative audience. To-night <md to-morrow evening the last two nighls of the present season' Mr. Anderson will present Edmund Day's lalest American play, entitled "The Hound Up." The pia.v is said to be one of exciting and thrilling interest, deal- I ing, as it does, with life as it was experienced in the Arizona wilds in bygone days. AVild scenes of duplicity and ■treachery, interminglod with deeds of kindliness and sympathy, are effectively portrayed. Love plays a prominent part in the. story, and . eventually triumphs over all obstacles. The piece will he staged 011 ail elaborate scale of complete'ncis. THEATRE ROYAL. ■ Among the artists who provided an attractive entertainment at t.he Theatre Royal last evening, tho Ridgway Bros., comedy acrobats and hand balancers, figured prominently. . Their sketch entitled "Fun in a Gymnasium" opened the way for a lot of skilful work, and was pleasantly leavened with humorous features. Mr. George .Tones and Miss Ett-io Williams, wlio contributed an amusing sketch' entitled "Tits Taming of tlio Shrew," Miss Lucy Lavinia and other performers engaged wore each successful in their several parts. The progryuiae includes a varied selection of vocal items and a number of biograph pictures were screened. The entertainment will be repeated this evening.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Tho set of pictures, depicting the Coro- J nation celebrations at Wellington,'attract- j, ed krge crowds last evening to His Ma- j jesty's Theatre. The film is an excellent one* and all the incidents are easily fol- i lowed. Another picture depicts life in j Japan; while the various dramatic and , comic series are all splendid. The programme will be repeated this evening. | 1 KING'S THEATRE. j A story of the Franco-German war, entitled "Between Two Fires," is arousing ( interest at (ho King's Theatre. It' is full < of romance and excitement. The Corona- ] tion celebrations in AVellington aro also j thrown on the screen. "Queen for a j Day," "All Through a Rat," "The Broken | Cross," and other pictures arc also shown. The programme will be the samo to-night'. THE NEW THEATRE. ■ . A constant stream of visitors kept the j New Theatre filled all day yesterday, and there is no doubt tkatMcssrs. Macjlahon and Donnelly's continuous picture show is increasing in popularity. Tho new programme included"a variety of inter-, esting subjects, one of the best'of which was "How the Tenderfoot Made Good," a tale of tho West by tho Champion Film Company. Tlio hero of tho story is an only son of wealthy parents, and on account of his weakness for liquor and lato hours ho is banished from homo by his father. After taking leavo of his mother, the son sets out for the West, and secures work as a cowpuncher. 110 falls in lovo with the "boss's" daughter, but, unfortunately, is dismissed from tho ranch for quarrelling with one of the other cowboys, whoso practical jokes were carried a little too tar for the tenderfoot's liking. Just about tho tiino that the latter is to return to New, York tho sheriff of tho district is robbed by outlaws, and in disgust resigns his position. Tho "boss" of the. ranch, by, way of a joke, informs the tenderfoot that if ho can catch the outlaw they will make him sheriff. A happy idea seizes the Now York lad, and he disguises himself as a woman and sets out to meet-tho outlaw, who is eventually decoyed to tho ranch. Result—tho hero is mado sheriff and marries the "boss's" daughter. "Dick Farrell's Prize" (Bison exclusive) is a capital dramatic film portraying numerous exciting incidents, and "The Broken Cross*' is a very fino drama by the A.B. Company. A "Masqucrado Cop" (S. and A. film) is an amusing comedy showing what befell an American citizen/, who'■set! out' dressed as a policeman to attend a fancy dress ball. A closo view of royalty is obtained in a picture entitled "Unveiling the Victoria Memorial by King. George V." Altogether tho programme is well up to the standaird set at this theatre. It will bo repeated to-day. "A TICKET IN TATT'S." Next Saturday evening Messrs. MacMahon and Donnelly will introduce at the Opera House, for a season of only four nights, a new Australian picture drama, "A Ticket in Tatt's." Tho plot deals with tho fortunes of a young mail, John Hare, who, when discharged by his employer, invests the last of his funds in a sweep ticket. Ho draws the ' winning ticket, and then enters upon a life of reckless gambling. Tho hero eventually ) finds himself accused of murder, but eventually proves his innocence, and abandous his riotous living. Tho play is actcd by well-known Australian and English dramatic performers. The scenery and dresses are in keeping with the spirit of the drama. This picture play attracted 20,000 peoplo during a brief season at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney. Tho box plan will open at the Dresden to-day. The season will be restricted to four nights. SKATING RINK. Large numbers of skaters continue to glide round the polished floor at •Fullers' liink every evening, to tho cheerful strains of tho Olympia Band, which is in attendance on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, in addition to the 7.30 session. Waltzing, on roller skates is a pastime ' greatly in favour. Patrons of , the riilk are looking, forward with- lively interest to the fancy dress carnival which is announced for Wednesday, July 12, when over .£3O worth of vainablo prizes will bo awarded. THE SCARLET TROUBADOUKS. Mr. Claude Haigh, who is representing Mr. Edward Branscombe's clever combination, "The Scarlet Troubadours," arrived from the north last evening. Mr. Haigh leaves for' the south to-day, where the principal towns will be visited before the company appears in Wellington. This I is the Troubadours' last appearance in . the Dominion, as their contract with Mr. Branscombe is expiring. Their tour through tho North Island has been even more successful than on the previous i visits. I "THE ARCADIANS." I After remarkably successful runs in England, America, and Australia, "The Areadiaus" is to make its bow before a I Wellington audience at tho Opera House i on Thursday, July 8. According to all reports it. is a very fino musical ) production, and every credit is due to ) the Clarke-Meynell management, for their enterprise. The plot is said to be. a ) fantastic one, the. authors having taken a commonplace caterer, James Smith, and dropped him in Arcadia. To the Arcadians, leading tho simple life, 1 Smith is a spscics they have never seen ) before. Like George Washington, the Arcadians never lie, and when they find Smith telling a "crammer" they dip him ' in tho well of truth, from which he i emerges an Arcadian. The cast is an interesting one oil account of tho whole , company beiii([ new to New Zealand, The - company will include Mossrs. Tom Walls, - Fred Winn, Harold Thorley, Charles i Stone, Wilfrid Hilary, Percy Clifton, - Phil Carlton. Diltton Nicholls. and Mines , Winifred O'Connor, Gertrude Gilliam, i Nellie Cavanaph, Lena Denton, Hilda Ed- , wards, Elhel Forsyth, Constance Lait. , Flossie Dickenson, and Margarita Le - lioy. The box plan will lie opened next , Monday morning at fl o'clock at the Dresi den. aiid free numbered coupons entitling 1 holders to a corresponding priority in ■ choice uf seats will be distributed at the Dresden from 7.30. i i > ■ ,