ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1656, 24 January 1913, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

■THE THEATRE KOYAk. - >■ .The" the-'iheAtre,E6yal is apparently popular. Miss ;Bessio Slaughter; English "contralto Singer, contributes three good/songs.' 'A capital,- /'turn'^:is supplied; by.'.-Miss Mudgc, who is described, as the' "Electric Spark.: Artist.',' Her-act a number of lightning 'changes -into! numer-' bus'characters, and she contributes ;a;sotig; which'siiTts'each character. Other mem-;'' bers of the company contribute .in' an appreciative manner; ' The programme. Will bo repeated-this evening. ■",. y ■ ;.■ :>THE FOLLIES.";";, :-\:) : i\ ■'.'"The. Follies,-' -comedy concert entertainers, were in excellent form, and voice last evening-at' the Opera' House. The theatre, win .full., The last jerform&nce ■is announced'.'for this "evening.'' ' The management announce that- "all/new" items will,bo; contributed this, .evening^

; , "THE GIRL IN.THE TEAIN:" : "•''".;. ; The interest that is displayed in• "The Qirljh.tho Train" is. showuby-the excellent advance;booking, that ':was indulged in, at the ; DresdenVyesterday.'i.whcre the ■plans for! the thirteen; niglits','season' were .opened. The season-will commence to-morrow evening.-' This ;hvusicaT ; play has-achieved; a-.great, .European ' ; and American success, and : has.,,also''had a great vogue.'-in Australia. /';The/curfain> will rise at 8 p.m. The 'authors,'! Messrs- . Leon .and Adrian Boss -have'com-; piled a story whichjs said .to be replete with humour to an unusual degree. The cast will be identical with \ that 'of - the Jin .'Sydney// 'Miss Sybil Arundale will appear, as" Gonda ■ Van der Loo, the; title rolo whioh.gives her many fine..opportunities -Vocally. Miss Dorothy: Bruriton will • triko, the part' of Jana Van Burcn, the divorced wife, and another important first appearance will bo that. of' Mr, Talleur 'Andrews, a tenor singer of-especial-brilliancy. It is said that as the president of the divorce court, Mr. W.' S. Percy has a-rollicking.', part that entirely suits his' style of humour. Included in, what 'is - a' niore than an ordinarily fine cast is'Mr.'Hes--inald.Eoberts, Mr,'Edmund,SherraS; Mr. Fred .YWinn, Mr.' Victor Prince, Mr. Charles Albert. A feature of the company is the- -uncommon excellence of ■its orchestra, conducted by . Mr. Fritz Hart. The stage management is in the capable hands of Mr., Hege Carey.; An: other. important 'first appearance.' is .that of Miss Vivian Talleur. the famous Continental danseuse.' . "The Girl in. the Train" will be given for four nights, and will.be followed by "Nightbirds" •..' on Thursday next. . ■'