ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1469, 18 June 1912, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

TJTKATHE IiOYAL. The most pleasing items in (he Theatre Royal's new programme, which was presented last night, were Miss Vera Jliiicourt's hvo solos. Mi-s .rlamiiiiT's rendering of "Absent" was particularly delightful. Among the vaudeville turns wore some very clever performances. The Delinus did senna sensational wire-walk-ing. One of the pail- walked the rope, went across it" on hoops juggled, and wound up by riding a bicycle back ami forward ulons (he wire.' ' Datas. "tlio human encyclopaedia," invited the audience to «»k him questions on historical dates. .Many and varied were the queries, and all were answered, except a few, such as: "What is Ihe dale on tlio back of iny watch!'" "What was the date of yiiiir birth:-" someone asked the artist.

"That's not an historical'dale," interjected another member of the audience, and so the fun ran on. The questioners seemed bent on inquiring about shipwrecks, and of these dalas had ample particularsdales, dimensions of thy vessels, captain, crew, etc. "Mr. (:." reappeared to sing, and to rattle oil' his stories in his quick American way. He was interrupted. "Look here," ho said, "I guess you interrupted me last week. I will give .£5 to the hospital if anyone will point, that man out to me, and bet you «£."> he won't interrupt again." Subsequently Mr. (.'. requested the interrupter to "come up on to the stage." The interrupter did.not, and "Mr. ('." rattled away on his string of tales .The acrobatic feats of the lirooklyus were clever in the extreme. Some of the cleverest tumbling and turning yet seen was siiown by theni, and tlio farcical side of their "turn'' was mirth-provoking indeed. Other performers were: Stan Cornish, comedian; Vera Murray, serin and toe-dancer; Harry Elliott, comedian; Daniel Llewelyn, AVclsh tenor; Kitty Oiiin, serio and dancer; Elsie M'Guire, balladUt: "Warwick Liiniley. comedian; Elsie Hates, soubrette; Arthur Mnrley, has-; Tom Te Vuhi. Maori comedian; Ethel Preston, serio and contortionist; Koya and liojan, dancers; Maud Courtney, vocalist; and Morley and Bates, sketch artists.

FULLERS* FICTtJEES. There was a large attendance at tlio Vivian Street Eink last night, when a sories of new items were screened for the first time. "The Diamond Ear-rings" 'is a somewhat amusing comic, but tho theme leaves something to he desired. A certain man buys a pair of diamond ear-rings for his friend's wife, but, when ho presents them, she is doubtful as to how sho will explain them to her husband. He, however, hits upon an idea and proceeds to carry it out. 110 writes to his friend, stating that ha has taken a couple rf lottery tickets for him, one .of the piisies b?ing diamond car-rings, which, he suggests, will make a lino present for his wife if he wins.. Soon afterwards he writes another note infoiiniughis friend that he has been .lucky enough;lb win the earrings.- Later, he presents thft' ear-rings; aiid :dcparls,. conlident that tho'.husband will'give them (0 his wife, wlio./o.f course, knows who is the real giver. The Tusbnud.' however, does not even show his wife the diamonds, but. writes n note: io his friend asking .him not to tell his-wife about the car-rings, as 1 , ho intends giving them to'a friend! "Her Last Shot" is a. tragic story of the back-blocks when the Indians were still wild and bent on the extermination of the white man. A woodsman p,oes out for the day, leaving his wifo and child at home. Tho Indians attack tho hut, which the woman gallantly defends. At last, however, she is reduced to hue cartridge, and the Indians are about io make a rush. Shu cannot bear the thought of her baby failing into their hands, r.ud so, covering the child with a cloth, she shoots it just as tho Indians hsgin battering down tho door. The husband .has heard the firing,..has managed to secure help, and arrives in time to save his wife. Then lie is told tho awful truth about lha child—shot by the mother, Hut, luckily, that, shot went wide, and the baby was saved and the mother and father happy oiico more. ''Outwitting Father," a comic love story, is not without merit, and t.h° Kdison comic, "The Delicatessen Store," is also good. "Tho Studies.in fish Life" are instructive and interesting, as is Hho scenic item, "Glimpses of Canada." Other pictures on tho programme are: "T 1 Struggle," "Those Eyes," "Tim and .Tim." besides others. The programme will be repeated.

THE KING'S THEATJtE. An entertaining change of programme was screened last evening at the. King's Theatre. Tim star item, which, excepting the short "comic" at tho end of the programme, takes up the whole, of the second part, is entitled "The Pride of tho Circus." Tho "Pride" is a tight-rope walker, who performs rather wonderful feats and contrives to wheel a cannon along a stretched rope. In the course ol tho tour the circus conies to a certain town where there resides a pretty magistrate's (laughter. She and the rope-walker fall in love. While tho circus is in progress the magistrate's house catches lire, and tho girl is cut off by tho (lames at the top of tho house, llopo of saving her is abandoned by the iiremen and populace, but just then a brilliant idea strikes the rcpe-walker. 110 goes to a corresponding top story of the opposite house, throws a rope across to the girl, who makes it fast, and then, as if performing one of his nightly turns, lie walks across tho rope and rescues the girl. Tho magistrate, however, will not hear of a marriige between his daughter and a poor man. Nothing daunted, however, the circus man sets out to make money. He undertakes nil amazing feat of equilibrium, and a great crowd assembles to watch. Amongst the troupo there is a srnike charmer, Lola by name, who is also in lovo with the rope-walker, and she schemes how «he can prevent him from marrying. With this end in viow she lets her pet snake .oose on the dav of the great performance. It crawls "up the building and along the rope upon which tho man is wheeling a cannon. Tha crowd is horrified, but tho magistrate's daughter risks her life, captures tho snake, tho feat is nccomplisiied, and tho money and the girl won. Jn tho nrst part of the programme, ' In the June ot the Druids" is a finely-coloured picture, and other good items an.".—"liirds and Animals of Brazil," "A Cure ior Pakontis," and "Under ftoyal Protection, an amusing farce, the plot of which is rather novel. The landlord of a boardmgliouse objects to animals, and refuses to allow one of his lady boarders to keep canaries •V male boarder conies to her help, and nccepts charge of the birds, tho landlord and a few select friends go, to tho man s room and demand the canaries. lirst they run foul of a monkey, which gives them on animated time until the supply of crockery runs put The Sf" tle '»™ te . "» them that they had , better take the canaries, and pulls aside a curtain, and tho horrified landlord sees tho-cage hung up between two lions. Then the cnase begins, and tliero is J!«» I, '" lct l , " n ; arte, to tho delight of the whole "house.

THE NEW THEATRE. A comnlete change of programme is to be introduced to-day and io-mght at JlacMahon. and Donnelly s continuous pictures at the New Theatre, Maimers Street. Prominent among tho now series is what the management .describe as a "ina=terpiece" drama by the American Rio"raph Company. The plot deals with the fortunes of a fruitgrowers pretty daii'diter, who is loved by tlio landowner s son. The girl's sweetheart, l.ucian, resents the unwelcome interference, ot Ilia landowner's son, and strikes the, latter. Tho foil renorts the occurrence to his father who'is so charmed with the girl that he himself weds her. The jealousy of the fattier leads to u tragic incident, which may be left to the picture-story to relate. A very attractive travel item, "Excursion to the Desert Isles," will plea=e all tastes. The Eclair drama, "There were Three Grenadiers." is a delightful storv of the escapades of three French soldiers, who are quartered in a hostile country, and who, in trying- to obtain supplies, experience a strange adventure after breaking into a -wine cellar. Among the remaining items are "A Mother's Sacrifice" (Majestic drama), "There's Mam- a- Slin" (S. and A.'comedy). "A Violin and a Pipe" (Eclair drama), and "Diamond Earrings" (Ambrosio comeilv). The new nrogi-nmme will be shown from 11 a.m. lill 11 o'clock tonight. "A Hoval Divnm" is lulvoili-cd to be revived next Thursday, for one day and night only.

TUF, AUEI.PITT. There wv>« a l.in.T allendniii'i' at ll.iAilrlphi Picture Theatre b-t I'veuing. when n new series of films «as serccntd. A feature of (he new programme is ;-n Hahoriilelv an'anccd rcproducl-ion of I he famous charge of the LieM Brizwle m the BattlQ of-Balaclava, in iho Crimean

AVar, by the.'ivclUknowii ViJitgrap'lj ttoia])i\uy. The. iiiciueiits" b.f: -the- pr.od.ii'eticn oreVMiciateiliSy/ili'v »■ Mtii|>lts. romance. A roiilliful oflif.viViiiiy-i cuilrt jo t.h> i!;U!gl!tcr nf his eo'loiu'li a'lftl is-'.tola by the l'at,> tcr tlmt lit-.Ji'iiKtOiifct " ; >V:U> .Ji'fs, .-iif.il!-.-'.'" which ho dc-ie's'ty: ;u. sisjiuff iitti. ,0.1. vrtloiir at Balaclava.' 'Tin-■cblpnel. .'is- in eh'iir.go'. of thD Lif!ht: jt»'f. W* <li>«?! 1J Icr. Hiiknoicii..'|6;.- , li'i'inC..l)i'tloiji('-»1oiji('-» i«...i.i.u'rse under Miss i>ibrieiicc.: :r.iie iji, eidcnls of tlii-' i'K'siiolis.tiiafso-arc (.leiiiclcjl. —Ilu- jii-riviilnofct.ii&.st'iilT' Otli.cX'i- v'i.t l -). 'Mis* order to charge; ilio. J.ight Uriga'de' Ayllcp> ing out into tHe. : :p 1 ai!ii ; ixivd- tlip- fi'ofee .conflict in the The foloncrwliiii«iit'<-i:''£'»>« WfeVwiiolethuvj from « di-iaii'c'i\ jiYkl wi'tiies'vesUl:*' :ye,sc.iio' of lier fat her-bv :: .lief ibvei:. .jvJm wiiis'tisiV.C. for his. yalour.: 'rtlti-'final soi-ne shows the liTiTioftibii- of Hie rejiinarit of the Six Hiiinlroi'by \w: Majesty .S!"^ 1 Victtn-ia. aiii'l',. i!i't"'ii.rV:«;!tt'a't'ipii ; Vi'' *"'- V.C. to the Tbuiig d'tHcer. 'Plus 'filw-jvi's heartily applaudhi.'' ;Vij«.t]tef JWfellent stmlv is "TI;o iWSllWflb- 'M"olii:W> : !'S<> turcsqiic reiul«.f-.iii:ytiOii «-: : Uw !iiaimr.r.s and' customs .ij'f Hie great Inkjuois. tr.i.lv;:., ivitii an i!itei;esfihg story.to 'sii.staiii.Uio interest, (iter ■fiblable i'fpiiK :ari.. '"I'.hn ■CrVgSl.vi'.. "Thfi' TWyit's Grotto" (a grotesque Sor'ios »i'cley.of .i.iiii'sions). "A (a' ty?ucnl Amcric'an.'.wfroiiliet; story}; -awl' *!" amusing comedy, "A Kctin-e oil '■■ice.tptalr ism" (with. - ; :Mbiis. "prince., the cele'tenled. frosr.iirt- roino<ii"a'iiv : ag:;tlir;; lhi-yjirfj-); ■' il-hft series will bo/reiiietftcdvtltte eyesiiyg,

TH|:MASi)Ii!S, A neir aiuL: : presented liy : ; JfrV iCilward /Bvifiis-ctjinlip'.'s clever comi'faiiSV "TJiei-iDaii'dicsi"; ; 'iiv'4)i'ij. Concert Chniiiljer oWliti ToWiiiHiill'llast. evening. Of.;their''(!iyerit!ngKpei:forn!aiic.ei the most iiot'abliii-Vitcms'/iriciliiiledi* "S\p., George Mprgn;i;s ,' cjeyer ''scarecrjbw': dance (by 'special: ivheiiehi'^he I performer, :.attir.e'clv.iij. a glioulisli-lookingAfiKiiiici-'nlniiceiV ;.a; 'ijveint measure, iii-ivliicli.:he.;.assume(l,ia.t .inter./vals tho gaiuit:ipose=£oKtliie 'qpn'.ve.liitia.Tiill; |\scare-cro\i-s:?ot"!.fafiiicrsv. , ifiL i l'(}s. l .;,4\f.v> , .'sfp"!: 1 gan was recallei"'for : /a.;WP?titi6ii;. Mr:. Claude Daiiipipr. yya's; iftsi: Aisual, .cjiiite; -jlfrlightful, ahdrtbptlviiivhis asfociatioiirwith Miss. Trene^M'ciSifc^^P'l^fe' songs (in costume):' aiVcWiiiipiie'-otjliis prigjinal eliaraci'(>i;;.caHc'atiire's,.;"^li , g;'P6eti"*lis. scored heavily-./^^ii;: : Mr. suit of dirigyi-fcack,i;iiisk'!il^ie,ap^an^ : ''w;itli: long skiiiipyr!Mki.ng.'.v:locks. ;lianginj. ; p.ysr the collar ing wav hei"!r.ca , ds\oiife , :€xM i cts'.':from ili'.is. : ' It saying that',--fficfrj^" maiulc!, nnii>igivm'i:y , .M.i¥s , ..lrenjS. ,i (sVr?i','iji lier chic lit.tle'syay.v-Piitertain'ed' lier .'aiiilir once with isp'ections ■.front. pertoiro. company ]piitV'-'H>eirrJ3'?sistaii.c>''Vjii->'lli'%ir. respective .the, <pei;fonnances tliat spoilt aneity.:Rf,;;eff6rt : and iiieut. banjo titled "I/Gye(y;3n!n,'''aaii(l:;'a; /TKarjiiing' .Tapanese ■ }''!'''■■'■ PS'' ; formnncc ivi 11:fljfe..roiSpiijLvlL;tKis. o.yoh.iJ'l 5;.-'■■.:-