ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1371, 23 February 1912, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HUUSE.. • To-night is the last night on which that sparkling Irish drama "Sweet County Kerry," which .is-being produced at the Opera House by Allen Doone- and Co., will ba played. To-morrow night tho musical play "A Romance in Ireland" will bo staged for lour nights only. Regarding the piece, a Sydney paper said: "Mr. Allen Doom? gave genuine pleasure to a large audience, when he presented for the lirst time in Sydney a romantic play written by hiiiiself, entitled 'A Romance in Ireland.' Although Mr. Doone has written the piece entirely around the fortunes of Larry O'Daly, a gay gossoon, played by himself, there was not a dull moment throughout the evening. That Mr. Doone has the true artist's understanding for dramatic effect was evidenced by the skilful manner in which the situations wove handled. As Larry O'Daly, Mr. Doone kept the audience either moved in sympathy or aroused uproarious laughter throughout the performance." Only four performances of this production will he given. The box plan is du view at the Dresden.

THEATRE ROYAL. ' The Theatre Royal, where the Ivinomacolour pictures are being screened, is being well patronised. "The Master of Millions" is (he title of a very powerful drama by the Tannhauser Company. The lcincmocoiour is seen at its be.st in "Picturesque Holland," "High-jumping," and "Bouquets of Flowers." 'The programme ' trill be repeated to-night.

FULLERS" PICTURES. A- change of programme was screened at the Skating Rink, .Manners Street, last evening. A picture of a most unusual kind is "The Leopard Queen.". An old man and his daughter are cast away (from a wreck) on the East Coast of Africa. They adapt themselves to the country, and live somehow. Five years later the old-man is stricken with fever, and he dies. Left alone Essie makes strange companions; a leopard and its cubs are her chums. Nearer civilisation, Gates and; another, who procure animals for a big show in Paris, are seen preparing for a hunt.' They move off, and iu due time are in the thick of their trapping work. One day Gates finds Essie in a jungle. The girl is delighted on seeing a human "being again. She falls in love with Gates, returns with them, and a few months later "The.Leopard Queen" is billed as the star attraction at the Hippodrome-. The performance to which tho 'bousands flock is shown, this completing eningenious picture. "Putting Back the Bands pf "Time"-is humorous in the extreme,'-,■ "A.", pompous, fussy scientist discovers the powder of youth. He finds that anything or anyone: he shoots this oowder at becomes "young".on the instant. He' goes out to experiment with the hen; toy, A bustling motor-car driver aggravates him and he fires, and upon the instant the modern motor turns into an out-of-date donkey cart. A yokel leading ft lumbering Hereford cow annoys him, and'the scientist fires again, with the result that the yokel's animal dwindles to a calf. He rejuvenates a woman well nn,in years; but tries again, and reduces tier to a child. He turns the gun on himtelf, and he, also, hecomes a child. Other items are "The Rubber Industry," "Under a Veil," "Bewildered Baker," "Spezia," "Sheriff's Mistake," "The Largest Abbey in the W T orld," "The Golden Tulip," "Master of Millions." "Ingenious Domestics," and the Australian Gazette.

■■,:.. NEW THEATRE. There were, large attendances yesterday and lost night looking at Messrs. MacMahon and Donnelly's change of ' programme hi the New Theatre. ''The Discovery of America"-was .starred as'the chief itcta, :; and if we may judge by its reception it camo up to expectations. The story of Columbus and Queen Isabella is too well known to repeat in ; words when it may be seen depicted in colours. '''"Kitty and the Cow-boys" is the comic item of tho programme. Kitty is becoming a well-known character to picture-seors, and he looses neither his merriment nor. proportions'as' a cowboy. Anofne'f''Sfnf "teWtlic 'stoft'E'cf 3 an evening's entertainment'in 'which the host 'manages, to have dinner with two ladies .without ,'eitHer of them knowing of the 'other;'f until" the' onethat ho manages t6-get.'home first returns for a lost bag, just in time to find "Bob," her recent, host,'leaving tho hotel with the second lady. Explanations are in vain, the ladte's retire in anger, and Bob' collapses. To : day and to-night there will be another change at the New Theatre, .when "Little Dore's Romance," "Comedy of Understanding," "Tho City of Olosques," "The Old Sergeant," and "Arms end the Man" will be screened. The "Discovery of America" will be retained, »nd addcd.to .the list of new items. "

. '■ " 'THE KING'S'' THEATRE. ' The new'programme of pictures screened at the King's Theatre last evening drew a, full house. A. beautiful scenic, "A Trip' to Mount Blanc," opened the programme. A drama excellent in itself, and excellently enacted, is entitled "The Golden Tulips." The story, runs that a Continental peasant family bring up from her childhood a girl whose parentage they do not know. When she is a young woman the head of the household receives a visit from a military officer, who bears a note stating that the girl is the burgomaster's daughter. There is much weeping, particularly at the parting of the girl and the peasant's son.' At night the «on steals past a neglectful sentry, and goes "into the grounds surrounding the edifice which holds his fiancee. The soldiery about the premises here take a hand, and trouble for the young man follows, despite the girl's intercession. However, while he broods and walks moodily by a stream, a fairy appears and lays before him the plan of victory. The old man has a garden of. tulips which he'is passionately fond of. These the fairy turns to stones, and the burgomaster.offers his-daughter as a.reward to anyone. who'will restore him his garden. The fairy makes the restoration,- and barter? his deed for the happiness of the young couple,- who, without further ado reeeivo'the burgomaster's, blessing.. As a comedy, "Her RiTal".is brimming with fun, but the same fun could be just as well centred round'otber situations. The ausband, the wife, and the note form the motif in this film. A scene in a cafe . 'orms the climax. And in' this the wife appears rather strikingly iu a good dramatic scene. Other pictures are "Scenes ■»t, : Sandringham House," "Legend of the Horseshoe"- (comic), "Cruise on the Geranger Fjords," "The Inner Mind" (dramatic), and "Mike's Hero" (comic).

'■'SHORTT'S THEATRE. Shortt's Theatre continues to attract (ho picture-going public. The programme f'sterday was well screened, and without :ception the films,were dear and steady. The Bride of the Haunted Castle" is an-exhibition of fine photography. The .''dry is rather gruesome, but then that is. what a ghost should he. The best picture from the artistic point of view is undoubtedly "Springtime Flowers," the colouring of tho dowers is 'as near perfect as one can v.ish to see. "Tho Drummer Boy" is a fine battle rtorv, while, among the comic items. "When Tfifey Holds tho Purse-strings," was conspicuous. There were also numerous scenic items. ORG AX HECITAL. At his organ recital to be given in the Town Hall to-morrow evening, the cily •ir»anist (Mr. J. M. Harnett) win pinjlollins's "Grand Choeur and Intermezzo," Lemmens's "Sonata I'ontificale," Costa's "March of the Israelites," and an nffertoirc bv St. Clair. Air. Horace Hunt has been engaged as the vocalist of the evening. He will sing ischubert s "The Wanderer," and Aylwiird's "Helrtved, it W Morn. 1 ' IK A TIUXCE. A remarkable spectacle was witnessed last evening, when at 0 o'clock a man wa* placed in a hypnotic trance, and was lowered into a six-foot grave, securely sw\lml up, It is visible tn anyone at anv minute, day or night, during lite continuance, of the tr.iiire.nt Schullz'* \\V.der-;vorkers Mi™. nf« to Uuke of Edinburgh Hotel, Willis street.