ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1204, 12 August 1911, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

'NICOLA. Nicola continues to add to his pro. gramme by accepting for each night a challenge from local aspirants who feci confident that they will defeat him, hut ■ as yet no one has been ablo to fatten him so that he could not escape. Last m'Klit. the tailoring iirm of George Davics securely sewed and tied, him in a sack of- - Uieir own make, the knots being scaled, .' yet in a very few minutes Nicola immergod ' ' from the cabinet with tho sack in his hand, and to all appearances intact. To- , ' night Nicola is to l» locked in a strong . trunk, with a heavy canvas cover securely jnceil about the trunk. In this feat, aa in all others, Nicola promises to escape without breaking the seals or tampering with the fastenings. A special matineo x -

is announced for this afternoon, when a programme for the ladies and children wifl bo presented.. Nicola announces for tho last three nights of his engagement, commencing Monday night, a. change of' programme, THEATRE ROYAL. Another large and enthusiastic audionca, : thoroughly enjoyed tho present excellent programme at the. Theatre, "Royal last; night. All tho items were well received', and heartily applauded. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Views of work on the Panama Canal-, are being screened in the current programme of moving pictures at His* Majesty's Theatre. Tho film gives • an.) excellent idea of this huge engineering undertaking, which is to be completed in! 1915. In addition, the hill includes tome capita] comic and dramatic items, and the crowd which filled the house la.sti night seemed to be well pleased with tho' entertainment. -Tluv programme will bo} repealed for tho last time 10-night, while' the usual matinee will bo given this* afternoon, r ■ICING'S THEATRE. , ; "Life in the British Navy," a scrieai of pictures showing the inner life of thai -sailorman. on a modern British -warship, • is a subject that is proving interesting to patrons of tho'JCings Theatre during Ihol present, week. Another, phase of naval. 1 : life is .shown in tho Coronation Review of the, Navy at Spithead. Tho programme! ■ also includes dramatic and comic itenift' and sidelights- on modern- industries.,* Music is supplied by the King's Lyrio\ Orchestra. There will bo a matineo per-; .formancu this afternoon,. and, this ovenriug, tho present hill will bo repeated-Tor' tho last time. ■ ~ . ' NEW THEATRE. ; V' ; : Visitors to-, the New Theatre yesterdayand last evening were treated to an cn-v tirely new programme, which gave satis-! faction to tho continuous stream of.paU,' rons. Life in flic "Wild "West is capitally depicted in the-breezy picture, "Dan, tho Arizona Scout." Dan'.s fate turns upon;, discovering in tho distance a young In-,' dian girl being pushed over a bank by. an Indian. He rides to the scene, and,, finding tho girl badly hurt, places heron his horso and conveys her to her nativo village, where she relates.her adventure. Later, when strolling with Don, (hey arc at lacked'by a band of niarauding Indians. Dan is knocked on tho head,, and the girl is carried oil'. After coming., round Dan tracks the party, and comesupon them in the night, chokes tho one on guard, and rides -off with tho girl.. They arc. hotly pursued, but make tho village in safety, and have the salifflic-:, tion of seeing the enemy routed. The/ boot industry at Northampton is an ih-' :: reresting picture of an industrial character. Other good pictures shown are; "TimRepublic, of San Marino," a trip from' Montreal to Hong Kong, "Her Brother'sChum," "Lucky Bill," and "The Queen of Spade*." This programmo will be repeated to-day.

JACK AXI) THE BEANSTALK,,.-...' Mr. Jack Cannot, one of -the, best "Dames" in English pantomime.. pear as Dame Trot iii.:y«ek niicLWio.BeAu-.i,, stalk," Mr. J. C. Williamson's fifth" annual pantomime on Thursday next at tho Opoya House. As a pantomime comedian Mr. Cannot has -a wide and varied experience, aniongst his most important engagement* being three Drury Lane successes. Ho possesses a well-trained high-baritone voice, but what has brought him to tho front rank-of his profession is his rare I urn of humour. MissMabcllo Morgan is already favourably known to Dominion audiences as a popular, pantomime principal boy. She h.is the gift of iwrtraying the spirit of a Ixiy to the 'life. _ Associated with her as principal girl will be Miss Dorothy Firnriu. In addition to a voice rarely heard in pantomime, Miss Firmin is said to bo a charming actress and iino dancer. The second "Boy and Girl" aro tho Doherty Sisters,- known -throughout America as'"The Ginger' Girls." - Tliciocome with a fine reputation as high-cla'sß ; vaudeville arfisls. Last; but by no means least of the imported •principals, are Mr. Willie Pantzer, aud his famous 'company of acrobats. Their performance is described e.s clean, iinick, and clever. It is, this specially that has created such a marked impression on the other side. It is said that "Jack and the Beanstalk.' the lilll pantomime, is a great success,' both in (he matter of spectacle and brilliance of interpretation. The box plans at tho Dresden will be opened on Monday , next al 9 o'clock for the first six. nights ' and first lv;j matinees, • • •

I MUNICIPAL OKGAX RIXI.TAI,. The programme for tho municipal organ . recital to bo given in tlio Town Hall (o-\' night at 8 o'clock by.. Mr. Manghim )tor- ; iictt, city organist, is as good, a one as ever lias been given in his present series. ]Jv request lie will play the- popular wellknown imitate, "l:'uust" 'Gounod), a, transcription for tlic organ «V Mewlvils- . Milin's "Spinning Song," or "Bee's Wed-» ding," ns it is sometimes called. No.pro-,.. gramme of popular music would lie com- ■ plcte without: Wagner's overture, /Tanii- " Imuscr," net 1, scotio 3, and with 11. Smart's "liYslive March," Hubciistcin's;' ''JFelmlv in F," and Uneh's "Preliide and', jMiguc in 0." A delightful evening's re- • oital is made iin.