ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1482, 3 July 1912, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

IvEIiSAND'S MINSTRELS. Kersand's American Minstrel?,-(lie entertaining company which is at pr<.««nt appearing at the Opera House,' niade their apptarimco last: evening, "H i, ? ,? or(^1 . 1 • greeting. Tho ininstrc circle, which occupies the m»t part nl ( lie programme, was quite enjoyable. .Mr, Morgan Prince, tho interocuror, was in bright form, mid helped 111 his characteristic way. Mr. ilJilly Urnwn and Mr. Ed. Tollive'r, two irrepressible comedians, kept the audience in a simmer of amusement. ■ Ware's airship sour, and also , airship, was another popular item, whilo Mr. Hilly Ivers'iiul (who is billed as "tne dandy of them nil"), tho lJahoniiaii Trio, Jlr. ]•". H. ]> o ole (basso), Jlr. Alonzo llnsrui, .Mr. W. Jluniey Spoulor; -y v » -Arthur Maxwell (trick cyclist), and Mr. )\ Moppiu (hoop mnnipiila-ior) also do their pari in (lie supporting items. 1 bo-company will appear again this evening.

' FULLERS' PICTURES. 1 rtc *"' cliajige of programme at tho i Skating Rink comprises a somewhat alluring list; nnd is drawing an appropriate Un? 1 ., 1 The Edison drama— Children. Who Labour"—is (as are most of tho Edison films) founded on fact, and , calculated to instruct as well as to please. Luekly there is not a great deal of child 'oppression in New Zealand as compared i with tho larger American, English, and Continental cities, so that the picture must rest .moro on its dramatic setting and acting than 011 its educational merit as far as local "houses" are concerned. "Their First Kidnapping Case" is an "amusing A.B. film, set out with that firm's usual attention to detail. The Yitagraph comedy is also worthy of mention, and numerous other items, including sccnic and educational films, contribute to the well-proportioned programme. THEATRE ROYAL. Tho audience which filled the Theatre Royal Inst evening, fully appreciated the many and varied turns put on. Hanley, Marguerite, and Hanley aro a trio of exceptionally strong persons, who won pronounced applauso for tlioir very neat turn. At one stage of the turn, Marguerite holds a 1111111 above her head on one arm, whilo a boy swings on the other arm. Miss 15. Collins apjwirod in a clev-erlv-acted tragedy, entitled "The Leaves of Memory." The "Four Chrissips" were much in favour, as was also Lawrence Barclay, a clever comedian. A number of other artists appear, and altogether the company this week is a strong" one. THE KING'S THEATRE. Fire scenes, both in rea.l life and in moving picture?, seldom fail to attract tho interest of a largo section of almost any class of people, nnd the Clarendon Company's film, "Redeemed by Fir®"— now the star item at the King's Theatre— naturally comes in for a largo amount of popularity. Love, of course, plays no small part in the drama, which is ioneluded in a magnificent liro scono where the liero has to decide whether lie will stand by his wifo or a famous opera singer whom ho loves. He decides that it is his duty to stand liy his wife. The actual tiro scene is realistic, and rather make? the beholder wonder what these picture companies will do next. "The Passport" is a quasi-historical story of tho French Revolution, with a lovo interest occurring every now and then. The supporting items are also of a hijjh standard, especially the sccnic cnos. This programme will be rescrecned again tonight. , THE NEW THEATRE. The . proprietors of tho New Theatre, Manners Street, presented a change of programme yesterday, tho now items meeting ■with marked approval by patrons. A remarkably fins picture depicting .1 lion attacking a horse is included in the new subjects. "Scenes iu Tyrol" is a capital scenic study, and some of the views portrayed are exceptionally pretty. A dramatic film of interest is one by tho A.B. Co., entitled "The Female of the Species." The picture relates a very pathetic narrative of the experience of a young wife and two girls, while travelling across a desert. "Help! Help!", is a ratliCT attractive little story by the A.B. Co. A young wifo who lives with her husband in a suburb is much afraid of tramps. On one occasion, whilo hey husband is at work, she happens to etc two tramps pass, and so she locks all the doors. Suddenly the curtain by a window moves, and 4110 at once grows comically apprehensive. In her dilemma, sho rings up her husband, who, after some adventures with motor-cars, arrives at the house. Armed with a- gun, lie advances to tho window, and makes a sudden onslaught—hauling out a very small dog, amid the laughter of the' house. A number of otlior capital pictures aro included in tho programme.

SHORTT'S PICTURES. The now programme of pictures which are leing screened dailv at Shortt's Continuous Picture Theatre in Willis Street contains some capital photo-plavs. "An Innocent Bnrplar' is a very delightful little comedy ljy the Vitagrapli Company. liring-a Patchwork Quilt" (drama). Riga m Ra«<iia" (scenic), "Tho Social secretary" (drama), and Pntile's Australian Gazette, ore among other pictures shown. The programme will he repeated to-day, and a change will take place tomorrow. \ THE ADELPHI. Judging by the attendance at the Adelphi Theatre, this week's programme has struck tho public taste. The principal item is a picture, occupying the greater part of the second half of tho programme, entitled "Tho Carbonari." This tells the story of one Princess Spadda, a beautiful aristocrat, *nd the secret society with which she is connected and successfully betrays, through jealousy. _Ot)i;r fine pictures screened arer—"Justice of the Desert." a tale of Western ; rotributio.i, "Manufacturing Marino Motors," an exceedingly interesting educational subject, "Tlic Great Prayer of the Arabs," dealing with tho service of prayer held after the feast of Ramadan, and many other amusing and instructivo. pictures. On Friday next, "the Adelphi masked male quartet" aro billed to appear, and already a good deal of curiosity has been aroused as to their identity, which is being kept secret. Their opening number will lie that, old favourite ouartot, "Sweet ;md Low." The usual programme will be given on Friday night, with the addition of a special film, added to suit the quartet.

THE DANDIES. Mr. Edward Bran;combe's clever little company, "The Dandies." drew ancther largo audience at tho C'oucert Chamber, Town _ Hall, last evening. Mr. Claude Dumpier contributed ki> character caricature. "The Yokel," and "The Waiter," in addition to other items. The ladies of the company—Miss Ireue Yero flbe vivacious soubrettc), Miss Hilda Lane (soprano), and Mi;'- Evelyn Ward (contralto)—wcro quite enjoyable, whilo Mr. George Morgan (the clever litjht comedian, Mr. Oliver Peacock, and Mr. Gavin Wood also contributed to the success of tho evening. The programme will bo repeated this evening. PJAXOFORTE RECITAL. Under the patronoge of his lixcollency don entertainer. who, with her commnv. Rive a third recilal at. the Concert Chamber on Tuesday, .Ttilv 10. The programme will include t lie famous Moonlight Pom)a," by Fie-ethov?!], and Schumann's nr?at Piano Concerto. Miss Hannah Sweeney will lx' th? vonalM, and Mr. P. 11. Johnstone will Mjain appear as 'cellist. The box plan opens at the Dresden on Monday, July S. MAKG.m.T COOPER. Miss Margaret Cooper, the gifted London onU'rtincr, who. with her company, will appear in Wellington on \Yi'di:i*d'iV. .July 111, has often pluyvd before Ifovaltv, On one occasion when I lie pie-?«t ICiiijwas Prince nf Wales, the company had risen anil adjourned niter hearing Miss Cooper, bill ilu» Prince ashed for more, and for two hours Mi*s Ooppr and played to him alone. The box plans for Iho .short Wellington season are <111ntuneel To open to-morrow morning. TKDnini.r; FATI:. It's a. terrible fate to suffer from serious Lung Trouble. Ward it off with Dr. Shnldott's Noiv Discovery. PriM, Is, lid. ftttd 3h*