ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1780, 19 June 1913, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

1 OPEIU HOUSE. There was a large attendance at the Opera House last night, when Allen Doono appeared again in the Irish comedydnuna "In Old Donegal." -Mr. Doone takes tho <lunl iiarts o£ Larry Donovan and Shaliu, anil is, of course, the feature of tho piece. During the courso ot the plav ho sings many attractive Irish folk songs that greatly help to make I the entertainment a good one. Mil Old Donegal" will be staged again to-night. TUB DADDIES. Tho new Dandies are steadily pleasing large audiences at the Concert Chamber. The entertainment offered is so bright and diversified as to please the most exacting. Mr. Ford Waltham is always welcome, and his numbers are among the iu°'>t popular on the programme. Mr. A t hoi Tier is a clever eccentric dancer, and on eccentric comedian of the broad burlesque type. Mr. George Edwards is smart and up-to-date ill his songs and business, and Mr. Joseph Brennan is ail entertainer of distinct ability. Misses Lily and Rita Fitzgerald and Miss Peggy Ross and Mr. Agnew aro also valued performers vocall), both in solo and concerted numbers. THEATRE ROYAL. Under the management of Messrs. Brennan and Fuller, an entertaining programme is being staged at the Theatre Royal this week. The Musical Avolos, a quartet of xylophonists, and the Quealys sketches, are both good items at the head of the programme. Miss Gertie Johns is a dainty eoubrettc, who sings general catchy songs that seldom fail to humour tho audience. Tho Crimson Hammers <ue very funny, and their turn is always appreciated. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. "Theodora," the feature item on the programme at present being screened at &is Majesty's Theatre, was well[received by tho spectators last night. Historical pictures of this nature aro rapidly imr favour in Wellington. .No doubt many people are getting tired of perpetual Western dramas of tho sensational order. The supporting items make up an excellent programme.

THE KING'S THEATRE. Anyone interested in modern engineerin" on a large scale should avail themsefves of the opportunity of seeing "The Making of tho Panama Canal at tho King's Theatre. The photography is very good, and regard has been taken in the selection of the various scenes which make up th© tilin —a littlo of all that is niteresting, and not too much of anything. This picture, togotlier with a list of supporting items, will bo rescrcencd to-night.

SHORTTS' THEATRE. "The Coquette," a lively romance of love and hate, was screened as the premier item at Shortts' Theatre yesterday, loday a new programme is advertised. Ihe leading picture is entitled "The Human Target." It is a circus drama, and is said to be very exciting. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. An entirely new programme will be> furnished to-day and to-night at the Empress Theatre continuous pictures. I'rido of place will be occupied by tho A.B. Company's latest dramatic success "Ike Misunderstood Boy." The principal is a youth who, thougn unruly and wayward, eventually proves his worth and brings happiness to his home. The Vitagraph Company's Western drama "When the Desert Was Kind" is said to be a stirring story of the land of the cowboy and Indian, with an exciting climax. The supplementary numbers include "Angkor —the Ruined City of tho East," ''The Cure" (A.B. comedy), "Buttercups (Vita drama), "A Shower of Slippers" (Edison comedy), and others.