ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1227, 8 September 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE FIGHT PICTURES. The programme of moving fight pictures is still showing nightly at tho Opera House. The films are of excellent quality, tho chief ones giving a striking representation of the contest between Lnngiord and.Lang (six rounds) and Langford and M'Vea (20 rounds). During the evening other pictures of an interesting nature are shown.

THEATRE ROYAL. A visit to tho Theatre Royal repays one for the turns this week are many and varied. Tho. chief attraction is an act of culture,' grace, and strength by the Piquays. Their balancing feats have the olomont of novelty, and for tho vaudevillo stage that is everything. Karle's performing animals again captured tho audience, and Harry Sadler's gcodhumoured skit on the Territorials was well received. . To-night is the last, occasion on which May Dahlbe-g, Rupert Cuthb«rt, and Essie Jcnningi make their appearances, and to-morrow evening tho Kelly Sisters will fill-tho vacancy. Delavel and Gilbert,-patter comedians, and Lilly Nicokler, motto vocalist, mako.their initial bow to a Wellington audience.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. How many people know tho whence of that pop'nlar'fo'od product, :ti?ioea? It is tho centre portion of. the root of the manioc treo, which grows in the £,i»ai Indies, and a really. fine natural-colour picture exhibited at'.His Majesty's Tlieatre last evening showed.the ..'manufacturing process. The trees are felled with slashers, and the roots dug up, cut into lengths, and capted to a mill, whero they are put through a machino which separates the bark from the pulp-liko centre, which issues from a drum like so much snow. It is then washed by machinery, and run off into a number of vats, where it hardens into a solid mass, is cut up by tho natives, and then tramped by the natives into powder. After further treatment in a refining machine, it is readv for. marketing. "On tho Road to Rochelle," a picturesque drama, would pass for a page torn from the exploits of Alexander Duma's famous musketeers. One of these dashing swashbucklers enters an inn, ai-d after making love to ,t!ie pretty wench in waiting, retires for the night. Thr-?« frequenters of the inn of tho cut-throat order resolve to despoil the soldier of his purse. Tho plot is overheard by the girl, but being detected she is seized, bound, and placed in a cellar. The thieves then adyanco upon the musketeer, and after a struggle truss him up and seize his gold. In the meantime the girl gets free, and feels her way to a well, and shouts for help up tho shaft. Her cries are heard by tho musketeer's friends, who loso no time in zescuing their comrade. "Tho Feud" narrates how y a deadly breach between two old ranch-oimers is healed by Don Cupid, through the son of one falling in love with the daughter of- tho other. The -picture is made interesting by somo fine scenery, and exciting by a lot of gun-play, by which little damage is done. "Alkali Ike's Motor-car" is-a'genuinely comic picture. Other good pictures are "Father's Dress Siiit," "The Derelict Reporter," "Tweedledum went to hi a Hero," "Lost and Won," "Tlvrotnrh Vesterbottom," "Scenes in Madeira," "The Kinematogiaph Mend," and a picture of some .cleverly-trained cockatoos. There will be a matinee per-, formance to-morrow afternoon.

THE NEW THEATRE. ' Capital attendances were- again recorded at the New Theatre throughout yesterday. Tho new programme to-day will bo headed by a powerful dramatic story, "White Man's Money" (tho Indian's curse), by the Kalcm Company. "Suspicion" is a Vitagraph drama. A film which will, no doubt, be particularly popular is "The Police Force of New York City," an instructive series by tho Edison Company, showing the methods and general routine work of the New. York constabulary.- The Bison oxctusivo cowboy drama, "The Broncho Man's Rival" is a thoroughly characteristic Western story. Tho S. and A. comedy drama, "A Fortunate Misfortune," is a narrativo of tho ups and downs of a young club man. ■ Thcro are other fine productions, including a Lux comedy, "Bill Buys a Bottlo of Champagne." The new series will be shown from 11 a.m. till 11 o'clock to-night.

- KING'S THEATRE, A gala performance was given at tho King's Theatre last evening when a complimentary benefit to the Boy's Institute was tendered by the proprietors of West's and tho Royal Pictures. Among tho audience were a number of tho institute boys and supporters, and at half-time Dr. M'Arthur tho platform and pointed out in a few well-chosen words what an excellent institution the Boys' Institute was, and how well it deserved tho whole-souled support, of the public. Ho also thought that pictures such as had been shown at the King's Theatre, wero highly educative and entertaining and served a moral purpose in keeping lads off the street of an evening. The new programme presented included a locally-taken iilm of tho hockey tournament at Day's Bay. All tho teams aro shown in group form, and several very live incidents in the Havkc's Bay-Tnranaki match aro clearly shown. Tho hockey girls aro to be present this evening to view themselves as others see them. Thoso who have not seen tho "Our Navy" series, taken especially under tho direction of Mr. T. J. West should not lose tho few remaining opportunities of doing so. It is ono of the best pictures of lite in tho Navy yet shown in New Zealand. No branch of tho service has been neglected, from play and work on tho training ships and Royal NavaJ Colleges to tho real thing afloat with the "dogs of war" as big-gun and torpedo practice, in a surging sea. Ono of tho pictures shows very graphically a gun of Nelson's days, and how it was worked, and in striking contrast the huge turret tubes of the superDreadnoughts of to-day. It is a remarkable' illustration of tho progress made in armaments in tho last century. Several views ol the old Victory (ono with Nelson's famous signal Hying) and another showing the spot where he fell at Trafalgar, had a stirring sentimental interest; and a number of views'of tho crack yachts sailing off Cowes wero very fine. "Unerring Justico" is a strong drama in picture' form, and "Teddy Adores Music" and "The Professor's Ward" are two laughable comics. Vieivs of Malta show tho pictnresf|ueness of Valotta and its beautiful harbour admirably. A matinee performance will be given to-morrow afternoon.

BARTON BROS.' CIRCUS. Barton's Circus was again accorded large patronage last night. The performing horses and the variety artists provide an entertainment that is deservedly popnlar, and there should bo another good attendance this evening. A second inatiueo is announced for to-morrow afternoon, when children will admitted for sixpence and adults for one shilling. The season concludes to-morrow uiglit.