ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 157, 15 October 1912, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL,

Vaudeville, as-presented by the Bren-ain-Fnller management at the Theatre Royal last evening mado a good entertainment. The usual change of programme' took place and there was a large audience. Several • new ..people made- a first appearance, and .there were also some reappearances which .were apparently welcome, Among the latter were Miss Elsie Bates and' Mr. Arthur Morley. The formal sang two songs. Mr. Money, who has a strong resonant bass voic9 was heard to. advantage in "The Mighty Deep," and as an encore gave "Sleep, Sailor; Sleep." Miss Bates and Mr. Morley wero also seen in a song scene entitled '/The Old Veteran." In this - they were assisted by littla Miss Netta Morley. Mr. George Collins, -\vho comes direct from London, made his first .'appearance/ He is a comedian, v and his female impersonations ware good.as also, were isome of his songs.' ,Mr. Royr.Kene; Hebrew impersonator, has become a. fir.m favourite, and once ho is on the stage he is. kept thisr£. Last evsiiinj: he received many encores and was compelled to" redeliver His-humorous original sketell,i "How, I Fought Jack , Johnson." 'Another new .' arrival was Miss Grace Compton a lady with a ; pleasing voice who gave eatchy chorus songs. Mr. Leonard:' Nelson is.'undoubtedly one. of tha olarerest comedians .seen iiv vandefills' in Wellington, for 'Some ,time..past. , His turn tfg&ti&rked by cleaii, wholesome humour. 'it splendid.voice.irfiicli he' uses to"fld"varitage, and while.ho,occupies tha boai'ds"the fun. runs fast.VLSst'eyeu;', Snjt .in ."The. Morning After'; tha SSgfct*' Before,"' and also' in a'' very ' oitchy. .song. ..entitled "He, Walked .Right in and^&irhsi"Around "and/tyalked Right Out ijdecided pil- ' cor# hSiafi'i.a?in'edl(>|:-';of".his;b.\v'n; Cliffs da'shijig l 'younir.. .la-' dies, did-.sfirte .clevsrydtfiobatio' feats, management''nSriounce>that. a prize consiliuig-of a gold'modftl,- valued at three guineas, 'will 'ba given" to "the amateni;-giving, the best .original .rendition fit&ne'v&i-sa nnd.'chorns.of.Mr.'.LfiAfl--erd Song "Mi;. Boo'ze."' .The.com-, petitiofi 'will be held oh Friday 'evening •next and, entries, close, on Thursday eyen-. ing. -" 7 ' "•

•F&LERS' PICTURES,

AmOng_ the new pictures _ now.beiilS EhoTO at' Fullers- Statifig Rink;in Yivian' Street; is.'ia''ye'ry dramatic strike film. "Byes; that Seo Not"' is,-its title. '. The chief ;figure is\'a.millownor,, whose .men have sfrnek'Joiv better. wages.;.' The millowner refuses, not'only'to -accede, to'the demand of the men, : but. also,', to their requests for arbitration. .Starvation, stares tho workers: in. the face'../They march in. ■a body to tho residence', of the .'manager,, and send in. this noto.:r-"We aro waiting to know;irhcn, we.go.back.to work.'at cent wiMs."' From his .balcony tho maiisi-. gar addresses the'incn."': He makes it', clear that he has no intention.of enter- - taining their demands;'"and he "rips up their note and throws the pieces at them. A while later the mill is blown up. With the working community in a still more advanced stage of starvation,' the women deputationisa the.,manager.. He . ejects them without listening,' A' leading worker, half 'demented, enterj-the house, and goes to the balcony-where the manager's >ife is whiling' away time. The distracted fcnanpleadsanabecomes"violent by turns, rand in, .one. of ■ his -violent m'omontsat-. tempts to'lay,hands on the woman, but in stepping. backwards falls' from tho balcony.- closely re-lated-to a miracle he is not Killed.- The manager and. his,.wife- visit the injured man, and the scene of squalor and suffering touches the woman's heart,:and, the day for the workers is won. , One of the best of the com.ics is "Apple Pies," and another- mirth-provoking number is ''Billy and the Better." Other pictures on the, programme are: "Artistic; Glass works," ■The Hand'of Fate,".-"Ndlie,-the Liontamor," "In the Ossan Valley," "Honour Thy. Father,"- "FunicussV Appointtaent.",

" ' NEWTHEATRE. ' '■ "The Sins of.'the Father;""' an'; Eclair drama,'attracted large houses at allscs"elons at the film will be '.'repeatedM^&tn 1 tb.-day» ..whs'n several,'new supporting pictures will also be screened. v'.'The. Sins of the' Father", treats /dfv.,anVhereditais;.'taint, iji ;,a'„ spn. caused by of .his/ father.; Ho is : harassed' with delusions. While, under--the.--spell of-one of these,, he attempts to kill,.his wifo. Ho is ar-.; rested-, in consequence, and charged with i attempted murder.- -The Court scene is. an especially effective; piece of . acting, ! with a touch of pathos in it. '-To make it I even more realistic, Mr. Charles Archer, the well-known elocutionist, recites : the. ' speeoh of the counsel for the defence. .Before the issue, can,go to the, jury, how- . ever, the unfortunate man expires in the ' dock. \ This'forms-the climax of one of the most effective efforts of the Eclair , Company. New films to be screened today, include "Itomanco of the Icefields" (Edison drama), "The Passing Shadow" (Essanay), "When Gold is Dross" (Barker), and "Seeing .'the Sights," a comedy by the Cines-Company, . ■

THE KING'S THEATRE. A very entertaining change programme was screened at tho icing's Theatre last Digit. The chief .;of. 'the' pictures was "i'he Governor's Daughter,", a most engaging drama, sot in Eastern' Europe. The Governor's 'daughter' (who is impersonated by one of the prettiest girls in pieturedom) ■is in love with,a Russian lieutenant, but her parents wish her to marry a - certain prince. . She . refures. Tho prince sends the lieutenant away on orderly duty .by a road, which .takes him near the Tartar ;eafflp'. The enemy capture him, and whon they open his' dispatch i they .find that the prince has addressed! it to. their leader, whom' he requests; Jto detain the . lieutenant awhile. I'he prince .ados, in the nofcei that' the lieutenant is troublesome to. him, meaning that, while the lieutenant is an presence, the prince eaiWot'win the. girl. In a. rage the lieutenant, begins t .to doff his uniform, when,the Tartar chief suggests: "Why not join our army?'' The.lieu-: tenant, does .so. . The pretty girl Tides to the Tartar camp to;' entreat, for-the man' she loves, but renounces , him whf>ii she finds that.he.has gone.' over, to .the enemy. TimS rolls on'; slie'is the wife' of the. prince. Their little boy is lost in the forest, and falls-into • the hands, of. tho Tartars,. At that time, the prince has a score of' Tartars • imprisoned, 'and. he has their' death-Yra'rrant-;-'.' A" note comes;fro~rirthe Tartar's.to the effect that if any •of :thoir: brethren - awliiirt,-' the prince s'son- will bo'-'Killed'■ immediately. But the note is-too : '-lat6>- ; the "score :of Tartars have to death- The Tartar chief receives this hews in due course. 'asks; the' lieutenant - if. he will do away 'with the 'child.' "Ye?," says the officer, ~'lyn^'h«—mra-ns- "No." After a. horinc. escapade, i.p which ho ties the sentry and o'litwi't's 'liis -pursuers, lie delivers'-thcf child safely, to its mother. This offiet pietoes nil'the programme are "The' Extension TciV.o'! (dramatic), "-The Tronbltsohie fiatightera",' (comic), /'Ore the PnjpTT of':His Eve" (dramatic), ''An "Unwilling Sister v ' (comic)/ .'.'lvuala Lumper" (scenic),' ""The- ,' New .:Milk . Buy" (comic). " ... \ .

SHORTT'S. THEATRE

The paramount picture at'-Shortt's Continuous Picture- 'Theatre at present is a medieval drama centred on a csftain periocL in the history of Eome-and-the lite of Caesar Borgia, brother o£ the equally notorious Lucretiu Borgia. The fact that this picture is coloured gives the desired .effect in, displaying the .beauty of the dresses worn- in the period which the firm affects to portray. The stage effects are beautiful, and the acting is excellent. "From Fireman to Engineer" is the title of a. little affaire d'ainour. ..A youthful fireman.of an engine is refused permission to marry the lady, of .-his choice until, he becomes an. engineer. One day, .whilst showing the railway company's superintendent's .little daughter ho\y to start and stop an engine, -he is called away for a minute, and while away the child starts the engine. The' young fireman, seeing tie girl's predicament, jumps'into another engine and effects, after a long chasa, a laafcy rescue.-The railway superintendent prom6tes him to a engines, and ariaod v/ith. this; the young ' engineer swnres the- desired consent. ."Swift "Wind's ■ He'roism" is a dramatic tale of the cowboy's life out West. The oomic part of the • programme is' headed by "Bunaiag Aw'ar From a Fortune.'" ' The programme will he repeated until further notice. .. " '■'.; ■ '

THE' EIfPEESS' THEATRE, .. . The Adelphi Theatre already bears evidence oi the changes arranged for its rev

opening next Friday evening as the Empress Theatre—a continuous picture palace under tho direction of Air. J. D. Williams (of tho Greater J. D. Williams Amusement Company, Ltd.). Tho original name of the theatre has been. removed from tho main entrance, and the word "Empress" has l»en substituted. »A large ■staff of attendants has been engaged, and by this week's Sydney boat will arrive an expert commissionaire, W. I'arrie, de-scribed-as "'the little man with the big voice," who up till recently occupied a similar position at tho Sydney Empress Theatre. A first-class orohestra has been engaged, under ilia conductorship of Mr. R. C. Hollow. Thero will be a brilliant scheme of electric lighting in the entrance' I of the thsatre,'and several novelties aro to be introduced. Lady ushers in a neat uniform will direct patrons to their seats.. | Mr. J. D. Williams -states that he has received many communications commending his intention of adopting popular prices, namely—Stalls, 3d.; dress circle, 6(1.; dress circle reserve, Is. THE ART SHOW. The New Zealand Academy of Pine Arts' show attracted a good number yesterday to the quaint little gallery in Whitmore Street. The general taisenius ot opinion is that tho standard of tho work of local artists is rather higher than in former years, and there is much which could be labelled as "promising." The" gift pictures of Mr. John Duthie, to the National Gallery, nnd "The Silent Sea," loaned by Mrs. Riddiford, claimed a stood deal of the attention of those present. \ THE COMPETITIONS. ' The second festival of the Now Zealand CompMitions Society promises to be a great success. A thousand competitors will come into Wellington from outside. Tho 'Railway-Department has encouraged them by making liberal concessions. It means that at least a couple of thousand people of kindred tastes.will have a fortnight in which to make each other's acquaintance, and as that fortnight will be spent in .Wellington at the'best time of the year,tho hojiday is one that will be likely to linger gratefully in the memory.