ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1553, 24 September 1912, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

FULLERS' PICTURES. The Skating Rink in Vivian Street was well patronised last evcuing. when a new set ot the latest photo-plays was screened. The star picture is a' dramatic story bv the Edis.on Company entitled "The Convict's Parole." Another good pic ; hire is one bv the A,B. Co., entitled "The Lu.it for Gold." A prospector is shot down by a claim jumper, and his daughter and son are lelt to avenge his death. The sou happens to meet tht murderer one day in a state of starrnlion. He gives him water, and carries him to his home, and before the man did' he leaves with the son a plan of a certain spot where gold is plentiful. After the evil-doer's di/ath the brother and sister decide to locate the spot, but, whil» thev are preparing for their departure, an 'old Mexican servant, succeeds in getting a glimpse of the plan. He makes off, and, arriving on (he claim, secures some of the gold, and then hides. A little later the brother and sister arrive in their wagon, and are delighted with their goo* fortune. Whilst they are busilv engaged in exploring, the Mexican places his gold in the wagon and makes cff. The two return to find their wagon gone, and shortlv after they are attacked bv Indians. The Mexican, when at a safe distance, dismounts from the wagon with the intention of hiding his gold, and returning for more, but the horses bolt while ho' is so engaged. The wagon draws up near tho brother and sister, just as the Indians are about to make their final attack, and the closing scene sses the girl and boy quite safe once more. Other good pictures ore "The Erlip--e of the Sun" (comic), "One Round O'Brien (A.B. comedy). "The Coiners" (drama), and "Passing Shadows." THE KING'S THEATRE. "Black Blood," a dramatic photo-play in three acts, was the star picture screened at the King's Theatre last evening. It is a story of the love of an Indian doctor under circumstances moro dramatic than edifying. Leo Grange, a bank manager, and"his wife are depicted returning from their honeymoon, and the husband tells his wife of a time which he spent in India with a native doctor named Amru Khan. Some days later this doctor arrives in the town in "which the manager lives, for the purpose of continuing his studies in medicine. He presently falls in lovo with the voting wife, and plots to' separate her from her husband. The manager—so the story runs—has some vnluobU securities in his -possession, which he has to deliver next dav. While ho is in the act ot locking 'them in a cupboard; the doctor comes' into the room, and learns where thev are hidden; Later in the evening, whilst the manager and doctor are drinking, the latter choscs an opportune time, and administers a drug. This has instant effect, and the doctor thereupon gets possession of the securities, and hides them. The manager leaves in the morning unite confident that tho valuables are intact, but when their loss Iwcomes known the manager is arrested, and ho telegraphs his wife to come to his assistance. The doctor oilers to tako the wife to her husband, but acts with perfidy. The manager, however, is released on bail, and a secret note from his wife gives him a clue as to her whereabouts. He immediately secures the services of the police, and the final scenes depict the dramatic arrest of the doctor, and the finding of the securities. This picture, which is supported by a number of other interesting items, will be repjated until further notice.

THE NEW THEATRE. All sessions' at th« New Theatre continuous pictures in Manners Street, were crowded yesterday aftsrncon and evening, when a realistic picture-drama, "From the. Bottom of the Son," was shown for the. first time. A submarine boat, was shown alongside a jetty, cruising in the bay, sinking and rising, every view being at close range. In the interior of the submarine a number of interesting features were displayed, including the "dentil gangs." This instrument told at what depth beneath the surface the vessel was submerged. The broad features of the plot are as follow:—A United States naval ensign is in love with his lieutenant's daughter, but the girl's father withholds his consent to marriage until the junior officer gains promotion. He has a rival in the person of a foreign military attache, and with the object of petting the young officer out of the way, tho attache tampers with the -mechanism of the submarine, in which his rival is about to put to sea. The lieutenant and ensign start out ou a practice cruise, but, before proceeding very- far, the boat begins to sink. In a few minutes the, depth gauge registers flO feet below the surface, and the only hope for saving the crew is for someone to bo shot up lo the surface through the torpedo tnfce. The young ensign volunteers, reaches the surface, swims to the naval yard. Jells his news, and nri emergency launch, hurries to the locality. The procedure of raising the crippled submarine _ was then depicted. The young ensign goin c his promotion and his bride, and nil ends bannily. "From Ihe Bottom of th» Sea" will be repented to-day and to-night. A new supporting nrocrrnnwie will h? "Man's Lust for Gold" (A.B. drama); ""Warwick Chronicle", (topical); "One Hound O'Brien" (A.B. op-ncdy); "A Peasant Girl's Bevngc" (Hepwix dre.ma); "Charcoal Burning," "Rivals in B'laek and "White" (comedy). "THE" DANDIES." "The Dandies".gave another of their clever performances at the Town Hall Concert Chamber last night. It was a great success, the songs, dances, sketches, and concerted numbers being greatly appreciated, the audience showing its satisfaction by hearty applause. VIOLIN RECITAL. A very enjoyable violin • recital, wa; given in Begg's Hall, Manners Street, last evening by Mr. Charles Schilsky (examiner in music for the Trinity College local centre examinations), who was assisted bv Miss lna (low (at the piano), and Mr. Charles 11. Stephens (tenor). The recital was a private one, by invitation oidy, and the little hall was quite full. Mr. Schilsky's fine technique and interpretative skill were afforded ample scope for display in Beethoven's celebrated "Kreutzer" Sonata' (for - violin and piano), and in Mendelssohn's magnificent Concerto for the. violin. The Andante and finale of the latter number were particularly impressive. Mr. Schilsky was also heard in lighter vein, in an "Introduction . and Rondo Capriccioso," from Saint-Saens, in an aria from ,7. S. Bach (v;hich was quite delightful), and_ in Sarnsate's brilliant "Zigouucrweisen." Mr. (',. H. Stephens, whose forte is, as is well known, the artistic interpretation of French and German sones (in the language), wa" most enjoyable throughout. His items included two brackets of three, the first sung in the German and the second in French. The German bracket included "To Thine Eyes" ("Aus Deinen Allien"), from the album' of F. Bies, "A Dream in the Twilight" • (Traum (lurch die Dammernng). from I?. Strauss, and Brahms's "Der" Schmied" (The Blacksmith). His, French bnrkr-t contained' Franck's "Marrinie of the Bases" ("T.e Mamas? ries Roses"), "There was a Little Bird" ("II etait un p'tit oi.-eau"). from Grovlez, and the oM Froneli air "I.a Chormante Marguerite" ("Tn-> Cham ing Marsucrito"). Both Mr. Schilsky's playins and Mr. Stephens's singing were enhanced bv the ernceful accompaniments which were played by Miss lna Gow. .