ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1331, 8 January 1912, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"Tltr. CHOCOLATE Hf.il-"i>lKlil"* 'I hat bright siurkliug comic oj.-era, "The Chocolato .Soldier." diew a full hoibo ai tin; Opera lldu-c-oii Saturday evening. The audience showed its- iijijirecintioii of Ihe various song.-, ducts, etc., in an unmistakable maimer, recalls lieing iVequcnt. Miss. Amy Murphy was in excellent voice, and her numbWs were -well received. (In Saturday evening .Miss J iiiphy. teemed to enter into Ihe spirit id the opera, and her acliin with Mr. Leslie Uazc h;js ; a capital elloil. \| r AOel Fleming (tenor) Jiail lo respond to a .number of encores, and the. other principals were well up to form. The opera went with n swing from start to finish. THEATKE KOYAJ,. When the' kinemacolor pictures were first installed at the Thoalrc'Koval manv people who had never seen I hem'were under the impression that thev were merely colorgraphy in u new form, and (hat Ihe'v were no advance on the old pictures which are stencilled to make them look natural and lite-like, with only poor results Seemingly public opinion has altered" to a great extent since then, at least judging by tho patronage that came to witness tho. 6nat screening of last week's programme. For to-night's change, of programme the management are billing another fine, series. The kinemacolor subjects will be. headed bv that' recent majestic spectacle, the Dellii Durbar series. In this kinemacolor has scored a great triumph, .far even the jewels of the Indian princes glisten in the sun. Other kinemacolor items will include "UiiveiiJ"t?i of r tlu ! Q" een Victoria Memorial," Ihe London Zoo," and "By the Side of the Zuyder Zee." Tho black and white items, will be headed by "The Adventures of Ulysses," that remarkable epic written by Homer, who'flourished in the Grecian islands about 500 ii.c. This picture is 3000 feet long, and is full of novclH°"' 5 '..i! t ii ,s r s i I .y t S' bo cven '«tter than the Fall of Troy, a star production bv filename company. The plan is now open at the Dresden." ' ' • FULLERS' PICTUUES. The current programme at the Skating Kink was shown on Saturday night to a largo audience. Principal among the attractions at this house now is the j>ictiire story "Colleen Bawn," acted in tho setting to which' it belongs, the shores of one of the lakes of Killarney. ' ■ THE NEW THEATRE. . . All sessions of Messrs. MacMahon and Donnelly s continuous picture entertainment attracted good houses at the New Ihcatre,- Manners Street, on-Saturday atternoon and evenfng. The American Biqgraph Company's exceptionally interesting dramagraph "The Adventures of Billy deals with the experience 'of a boy who falls into the hands of tramps, mf Bisoll Company's exclusive drama Ihe Return of Company D" supplies exciting incidents which wore'frequent enough in the days of trouble with" the American Indians. There arc several other studies—sceliie, comic, and dramatic, which provide ■ excellent entertainment. ' The programme will bo repeated to-day and to-night. A ciniplere change is'announced for to-morrow.' '

THE RING'S THEATRE. To-night the- West's and Royal Picture Proprietary management will, by special arrangement with Mr. William Anderson, screen, in picture form the well-known .drama "The Christian," the leading characters beiug taken by the popular Australian artists, Miss Eugenie Duggaii and Mr. Hoy Eedgrave. This licture is. SoOOft. long and was kinematograjihed by West's expert, Air. W. Franklyn Barrett. . It has drawn good houses in Australia. Other pictures for special mention are.: "Dad's Girls," a .Selig. niastcrpiece. .full of incident," acting, and horspliiaiisliip'.* • The Pathc Gazette, 'with its usual topical "items, will be found of interest. Othe,r dramatic, scenic, educational, and hum'orous items will be added tp-da,y arid to-night. A complete od to make the programme complete. Tho Lyric Orchestra will render special accompaniments and selections. The West's management Will also screen the special local series fit the Australasian championships hold on tlie Bairn Heserve on December. 27. SHORTT'S THEATRE. Good business was done on Saturday at Shortt's continuous picture theatre in Willis Street. Pictures of the international tennis contests for the Davis Gup, just concluded at Christchurch, were a special. feature of the programme,' and were viewed with a gTeat deal of interest. That the management'secured this picture cO soon after the events with which it deals speaks well for their enterprise., Tho film is in great demand. r.s may be judged from the fact that Shortt's secured it for one day and night only. Tho supporting attractions included', a rich variety- of -'ntcresting. and amusing subjects. Tho -.Ouiiige wograirme Id be. screened to-ui?ht will include amongothers a, magnificent historical picture, entitled "Itobert Bruce."