ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1623, 14 December 1912, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL. The current programme at the Tlieal.ro Royal will te repeated for Iho last Inno this evening. BUlsm's Crinifon liamb.ei's, who have been doligiitins patrons of (lie Koyal for the last six wcuks, will eompielo their sM'nn on Saturday niaht next. 'J Ins talented little company is very popular, and is really worth hearing. Mifs Bessio ' Slaughter, tiva. poyscsssir cl a strong contralto voice, continues to c!cli|;ht Her audier.ces. Otiior meinlrers of the company coiitiibu'o t'vlr rcsnectivo itoms in an ann-f-i 1 .! ,, :-- , " lannc-r A complete change is b-. ; -.'■.'••-■«'.' J.-'. , M-ondny iiiirht, when a •■;■■ \i tivaos of a-3rob!\!.s styled as iho Live Olr.W, will niako their first appear-j an-co. TIIS .NEW THEATRE. Satisfactory attendances wo recorded yesterday cfternoon and evening at tho New Theatre continuous pictures when the current programme was repeated. Tho detective drama "Tho Iran Hand" is a sensational story with a feasible- plot. "An Kxile of Erin" is a favourite themo capablv portrayed by tho Kaleni Company. A modern drama with an attractive plot is "The Tangled Web." The other subjects are of an entertaining naturo also. Tho series will bo shown for tho last time to-day and to-night. A new programme will be submitted on Monday. THE KING'S THEATRE. "A Woman's Ambition" is tho title of the "star" picture of tho current programme at tno King's Theatre. "Wanted a Grandmother" is a Vitagraph photoplay, featuring Maurice Costello. Tho usual children's matinee is announced for this afternoon, and tho programme will bo repeated this evening. "Tho Golden Cage" is .the title of a very fine picture to be shown on Monday evening. SHORTTS' THEATRE. The programme presonted by Shortts' Picture Company is drawing large houses. The new films seem to suit tho taste of lovers of tho moving picturo form of entortainment. Tho Dandies Club depicts thrilling scenes in tho lifo of society sharpers, and this is but one cf a fine series. Tho management's note adds:— Plenty of opportunities aro given to the man who has a spare half hour for enjoyment, as tho pictures aro running from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Willis Street theatro.

"GET-RICK-QUICK WALLINGFORD." On Boxing Night the J. C. Williamson, Ltd., management will present Ueorge M. Cohan's great comedy, "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford." Tito management Btato that this- play was the rage of Now, York for three seasons, and it is still bein" presented with success in.' tho United States. It enjoyed a run of 14 weeks in Sydney, and it is'just terminating its successful career in Melbourne iu order to make room for Mr. Oscar Asche's production of "Antony and Cleopatra," "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford" will introduce some of America's popular comedians, including such comedy artists as Mr. Fred Niblo, who tas appeared at the leading London and New York theatres, and Mr. Harry Carson Clarke,' the original Jones in "What Happened to Jones." The box plan will be opened at the Dresden on' Monday, December 23. EMPRESS THEATRE. One of the best programmes the management of tho Empress Theatre has as yot put on was screened for the first time to-day. "The Aisles of the Wild" is the feature item. It is a fine love story-of two brothers,. trappers, at' work.' m the North Woods. The film is by the wellknown A.„B. Company.- "The . White Man's Burden" is the next,best drama on tho programme. It is well acted and well sustained with minor' climaxes and is withal distinctly humorous in parts; The hero is a member of the Canadian Western Police and is concerning himself with the smuggling of liquor to the Indians. After - a series of reverses he eventually:, manages to catch the offender red-handed. "A Visit to- Lively Town" is an amusing fake, and shows the adventures of two "hayseeds" in ■ New Atlanta City. Tho rustics find the town life a littlo too fast for them. The' picture isi of course, exaggerated, showing -how.it appeared to the men from way-back better used to following a plough. "Williams's Weekly" is full of interesting doings of the Commonwealth and includes some excellent, views of Australia's cadets. "Tho Butterfly Net," is a pretty little drama of tho romantic class and has the merit of being unusually well photographed. Henceforth tho management announces, there will be an entire change of programme every Monday and Thursday, instead of on Tuesdays and Fridays. The first "masterpiece" attraction announced for next week will be the Nordislc "feature" drama "His Lost Memory" which will be introduced on Monday. On the following Thursday the main attraction will bo a noted success "The Unwritten Law." STUDENTS' CONCERT. On Wednesday next; at the Town Hall Concert Chamber, 'Madame Mueller's pupils will appear in choruses, quartets, trios, duets, .and solos. Alfred Hill's magnificent song "Waiata Maori," with its lovely haunting melodies interwoven with the licry and warlike passions of the old Maori, will form a feature of the concert programme. This number, carries with it an invisible chorus. TO-NIGHT'S ORGAN RECITAL. Mr. Maughan Barnett has prepared iih excellent programme of music for his organ recital to-night in-the Town Hall. Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, considered to be the greatest of his organ works, is the "star" number, and will be well supported by . Lemare's "Spring Song" ("From , the South"),,and the Gavotte ("Mignon") by Thomas. Mr. John Prouse is the vocalist of the evening, and. will sing "0, Star of Eve" (Wagner) and "Nazareth" (Gounod). TUG-OF-WAR. Attention is drawn to an announcement elsewhere respecting the big tug-of-war carnival to be held in the Town Hall, commencing on Boxing Night and continuing thoughout the succeeding week, splendid entries have been received, - including teams from Halcombe, Nanier, and Christchurch. and some capital sport should. result. The management' is offering ,£IOO and gold medals for the winners of each of the threo events—allcomers and internationals, under 12st. average, and football teams—with a tfold medal for each of the winning captains, and already there is said to be great rivalrv amongst the teams now in training in Wellington and elsewhere. An added attraction is to be provided in the form of an exhibition (if the latest moving pictures between the different pulls. Both to local residents and visitors to Wellington for the' festive season the carnival should prove a distinct attraction. ICELBURNE SCOUT CONCERT. ■ The progranTinn for the Scout concert, which'appears'iu I>ur advertising columns, should provide an excellent evening's enjoyment. This" troop has held the Crawford Cup for two years, and have not yet been challenged for it this year. In the New Zealand Competitions last year they succeeded in winning tho first-aid competition. thus holding the Dresden Shield won in 1911. The lack of a club-room greatly handicaps the boys who hope, with the proceeds of this concert to have sufficient funds to warrant building a room. . Parents are frequently ■ expressing appreciation to the scout-musters in regard to the scout training. Tho boj'S are taught to be handy at *-homo or on tho hills while the out-door exercise broadens and strengthens body and mind. Swimming, first aid,- care of the sick, cooling, etc., are included in the curriculum of scout life.