ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1643, 9 January 1913, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

. - ■ ■ ■ - --»■ —— ■ theatre royal. ~ This week's, vaudeville programme at tho Iheatro Coynl',\inclucles some really good jtems. Irahcis'B., Currau, tho oneiegged acrobat, gives-' a-remarkable performance. Iho feat of; jumping over a succession of chairs 'aria tables, performed by the .acrobat, with two legs,, appears somewhat. hard to- do;/but • Curran does exactly the same thiiig cn his; solo lei? xnthoijt tho slightest assistance. Ifis item is very popular. .The "Bunny Hug" donee, is danced adipitably -b#* Phillips • ftl }d Merritt/who ar<J - now '•firm favourites wiilr Koya! patrons.*" Other members of the companj*'supply their respective items creditabl)\ Xho American' vaudeville' ce» lebrity in the person-of Miss Martha Uolden who opens at tho Theatre Royal on Mondav next is said to.be not'only a clever actress and', a charming personality, but also a skilled pianist, and her pianoJnango . number,- which • forms but a small portion of her act, is'stated to be' very clever. - - - ■' - ? • ; THE NEW THEATRE. '' The final urosentation of ''A Marriage of Convenience' attracted excellent attendances throughout yesterday at the .^. e " -,i e '?, re -.,,. /''? drummer Girl of \ lcksburg will -be. photo-play, ?C ™ s ■% a PP ?ar V ,r o' to-night. A. jouug Southern girl' takes the placo of her dead toothep-a drummer boy, in . tho C'onfodcrdate army. Sho is recognised by an, old friend; who agrees to keep her secret. During a battle <the drummer girl gels lymfoded after spiking ono of tho enemy's'guns. She. is taken prisoner l)y tho Kortherners, but an exchange of prisoners.. brings ; about her 1 Wv ™ supported AjP la^ r ?'4-'?«akiin War Series HIS.MAJESTY'S TIIEATRE. '- _ w Queen Bess/; with . Madame ' Sarah iicnihprdt in the- title, role, is continuing to attract largo numbers; of patrons to I His Majesty's Theatre. The picture purports to depict what the bill calls "tho ■love story of- Queen', Elizabeth." Supporting items aro all'good subjects, and wero.much, appreciated;by the large number of patrons 'present last evening. .. A' change is duo- thife''evoriihg. • • ?., • THE KING'S THEATRE: . " Tho current programme' £V the King's Theatre is starred by a dramatic study entitled "Tho Child Stealers." : A detective story of interest is one entitled "The : Adventures of an Italian Model." Other good pictures are: "The Irony of Fate" (dramn), "The.Whisky Runners" (drama), and both tho Patho Foreign and Anrtrailian Gazettes.', The!, programme will bs • repeated this"'evening; ~ SHOK'm PICTURES.. . Shortfs' Cohtinuousv Picture Theatre .was very well patronised throughout all sessions yesterday: -'A capital selection of pictures forming the first programme for ■the .present week was screened for tho last' time. A complete change, is due for. to-day, when the 6tnr'item will be a dramatic subject' entitled "The Road of Yesterday." ' .THE EMPRESS TITEATRE. A. complete change of,, programme, will ; figure, to-day'-'and tonight at the Empress ! Theatre-continuous pictufes. The chief • photo-play - fill'-'fe- 'the ' A,B. exclusive ;drama, "Heredity,"-a'story of - a white trader who ni'arries an Indian maiden, and livts to rue. h'is mistake'.' Their half-bred child is totally -dissimilavi to the father; ■ and: a terrible encounter with revengeful ' Indians ends tragically for,<the whito man. A romance' of'a valuable ruby .found among ancient Egyptian ruins constitutes [the .theme ; of ' "The -Trail of .the Fatal Eli by." Many interesting recent happen- ; ings 'in- Europe are displayed in i The Warwick Chronicle." , There .is an atmosphere of excitement about tjie Kelies exclusive Western .drama,V'Sherifl: . Prp Teln."- A hijarious A.B. exclusive comedy, /'His|lAutq's Jjlaiden Trip," is.to h«ad- the ; comic"section.,. There 'will be other acoi'. . J PALACE.: '/' '■■Since its inceptiou the People's Picture exceedingly patron- 1 ■ised: daily, and, the excellent programmes: 'of photo-plays, etc.,' has made ; this picture house very popular. •'To-day. being "change day,", a complete new set of the latest kineraatpgraph,productions will bo 'screened.-.' : -.:■ / WIRTHS' CIRCUS. ., v , A Melbourne papor, referring to Wirths' Circus, which: i will visit. Wellington on Monday* January 13, states'/Hillary Long certainly is tho most extraordinary specimen., of topsy-turvydom, imaginable.. He'does'everything''ilpsido down.' Placed wrong end up on, a - trapeze, he, proceeds to walk .the,air' with- out-stretched' feet. The most fearsome feat this artist de£s is to walk - downstairs, literally on his napper. In the. Same, way'as a,lad travels on 0110 leg.in a ganio of hop-scotch,, Hillary. Long tj-ayels from step to but he is on his head all the. time,, and receives no. assistance. Whatever, from .his hands. Finally, tho, humorous Hillary of solemn visage- tupenny', on the , top of/a, piano'wiro',,'and slides some' 20 yards on. his : head,'vwhile! his legs and arms ilick out. like r'a' bristling • failwaj ; sehlaphofe." ' Ndthin| like.'Hillary, performance hasVeve'r.,been.'seen,;liere.fo lore." ' Thoso who.^figure' on the programme include:—TbieVßastien Family of act-obats, nine ,in number i a group of performing' Polar, tears,;, Signorita.Dofinda from-, Madridj':;' v tlie Bros.; , Miss Cooke':and'Miss..Mniinic;' the''' Brothers Cooke, and'mpny others. The concluding part '.-'ofthe ehterta.i.mnent' comprises 'exhibitions of trick a lid fancy, riding ; and fancy lassooing and-: rough riding' by a band of. rowboys.,. Tlie menagerie is Still one of the most interesting features of the combination, and will bo opon from 4 to 5 p.ni. There will, be, matinees on. Wednesdays and Saturday.; The box ; plan-is 'now'open at.;tho, Dresden., .'