ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1789, 30 June 1913, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE BUTTERFLIES." Excellent music and amusing comedy work' are agreeably compounded in tho entertainments which <vro presented by Mr. Jack Waller's company, "The Butterflies,", how enjoying a successful run at tho Opera House, and Saturday night's entertainment was ho exception to tho ule. The new programme submitted was ich in diverting songs and clover kobchcs, and the| concerted numbers oitched "h. high standard of musical utility. The Yorkshire dialect songs of li.i 3 Xrmitnge enjoy an evergjeon popuirityi tllid tlifl.other Indies of thf coinany, Miss Gold and Miss Smart, mvanblv contribute acceptable items, the ijnnist, Mr. Donnett, unfailingly delights 11 lnusit-ldverf who have the fortune to ear him. As an accompanist lie is above ejiroach. and in iridividiia work plays ,-ith rare sympathy and skill of est* ion.'. The other male members of the dmpfthy, Including Mr. Wallet himselt, re at their best in cbmedv wotk, in ,-hich thev seem to revel. Mr. Wylie fntsoli is a comedian of quite exceptional bility. His principal assets aro a Clear ud meladioii3 tenor voice and a fund ot raggisli ilr illery which, never Ju un dry,- As a whble the _ Butterflies iresent an entertainment which would be ard t6 brat for all-touM] merit, whether udged/from the music-lover s standpoint r' from the viewpoint of those who imply seek an evening s wholesome tiely. The present season will last for nly three more irifjhts, and. thbso ave not yet. seen and heard tho clever , ittle <ioillpany (it work should unfailingly lake a point of doing so. THEATRE ROYAL. Several new ofti'sts Will make their first ppearance at the Theatre Royal this vening under the Brennan-Fuller mangomerit. Tlio two Franklins come direct i :ohi America and will open tlieir season 1 Wellington rt'ith their latest American i jmedy sketch "The Messenger Boy and 10 Heiress." Demos, tho motor-cycle i emon, will introduced number of darlg feats on a. motor-cycle, and the act i iiSid to be of a sensational demon fidig at the rate of thirty miles an hour, ill loop.tlio loOp dfi a wheel thirty feet i circuniference.. , Carus and Francis, thletes, the Seven Mangeans, the famous rotipe of Continental acrobats, Mons. [etbert. arid his musical, dining table, liss Ojive Sinclair, operatic soprano, Gerlo JohiiS, soubrette, and Bletsos Crimson latriblers will provide an entirely new rdgfamtnf. THE NEW DANDIES. A. brightly attractive programme was tageel by tho New Dandies, at the Con;rt Chamber of the Town Hdll, on Satrday evening, which will enhance the lready high. rejmtatidn they ebjoy with Wellington' entertainment patrons, The 3hgs, mainly of it humorous character, •ere well up to the .standard that the Indies have set, and the tho dmpan/ Were equally good iti individual rtd concerted ritilnbefs. Capital vocal tems were contributed' by Mr. Ford Mr. Robert Agneir, and. other lembers of the company, ahd the dailcrig and drolleries of Mr. Athol Tiei 1 and lie equally amusing wdrk of Mr. Geo. Idwards appeared to be greatly appelated. The ladies of tho company too rere responsible for a. varied selection of lerry ditties, all of Which. were well reeled. The Dandies ate showing continually At the Concert Chamber until furlier notice. ' HIS MAiESTY'ffTHEATRE. . Of the masterhand of Victor ITiigo in dealing with a tragio subject, most aitnirera bf the French novelist—espetiiaily eiders of' "Les Miser&bles" lind such ither of his works as "Toilers of the Well enough aware. That the goncy of the motion picture could enlance his compelling totlch readers of aere literature might reasonably have loubted. If popular taste counts for any* h.ing, fadivever, this latter statement is uerely stating a fact, for, on Saturday veiling, something' like- 'three ' or'four iiindred peopld were turned' aWay from 1 lis 'Majesty's Theatre, ■ and tho -big heatro was as full as it could hold, iome of thoso who were unavoidably unblo to 4x> given seats had purchased ickets, and tho management wish it to be nentiond that all overflow tickets will re available to-night. Tho second series if pictures embodying the long grim plot if "Les Miserables" and the fortunes of lean Valjean—described by the late Mr. j7, T. Stead as "one of the saints of Ictioh"—will be put on: There will also >si other selected • films of a diversified character, including a fine industrial lira, "Sago Growing"; tl most athusing' iomio series, "Babies prohibited," and ;he latest "Pathe Gazette." "THE SIGN OF FOUR." This is the era of pictorial dramatisation >f famous authors 1 works, ahd the latest :o bo had under contribution for biograph jatrons is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ,His »«11-known "Sherlock Holmes" character ffill bo seen at West's Pictures to-night n "The Sign of the- Four," one of the jest of the Sherlock Holmes detective seres, In this photo-play Sherlock Holmes ind hie onfidauie, Dr. Watson, are called ,n by a young lady who is being defrauded jy her cousin of her rights. After an exiting pursuit, tho echemera -afe captured ind his confidant, Dr. Watson, are called ignin. The feature subject will bo sup-. >orted by some good examples of kinenla:ography. including cu local series showing tho university students' cappin- day frolics, and the opening of Parliament by Lord Liverpool. The music—a special feature —is in tho capable hands of Signor Truda. EMPRESS THEATRE. Three special attractions are included in today's chango df programme of the Empress Theatre Continuous Pictures, l'he principal of these Will be "Saved by His Child, which the management describe as a powerful dramatic story, splendidly-staged* and artistically acted. Tho Edison Company's contribution, "Bread on tho Waters, is said to be . a oapablo enactment 'of an interesting story.. "Tho House of Darkness" is a startling adventure by the A.B. Company, in which a former nurso at a mental senatorium is threatened with death by an escaped maniac. By a mero accident the nurse is able tu dissuade.ithe 'lunntii. from his murderous intentions. "A Pilgrimmage to Crimea" (scenic), and ft number of comedies complete the bill, ; HAMILTON PLIMMER SEASON. ! The box plans for the first six nights, of (his.season, which coiumonces at the Ortera House on Thursday next, July i), mil open this morning at the Dresden at nine o'clock, More than ordinary interest is being evinced in tho season of I this company, which now includes j Jfesars. H. It. Roberts, Harry Plimmer, Sjdney Stirling, Winter Hall, Arthur Stvan, Mrs. Robert Brough, and Miss Beatrice Day. ' Tho booking, it is anticipated/' will be. heavy. The company are.making an effort to revivo the best traditions of the Brough-Boucicault regime, and, judging by the success which they have achieved in Australia, they have hit out on a good lino. "A Woman of Impulse" will be the opening production, and will bo staged for three nights. This is its' initial presentation in this country, and in "starring" it, the .management feel confident of its power to grip, hold, and satisfy tho audience. "Dr. Wake's Patient," tho delightful comedy drama, by Mackay and Ord, will follow also for three nizhta. The contrast in construction and style of these plays, also tho difference in phases of character, should make these productions doubly interesting. The feason will also see representations of "The Second Mrs. Tangueray," and "A Messago from Mars." * ORPHANS CLUB CONCERT. An entertainment is to be j?iven by members of the Orphans/ Club in aid of the Senior Cndets* Band in the lartte Town Hall on Wednesday evening. Among tho artist' are Mr. Herbert Bloy, the accomplished violinist, who will bo heard in some of his best pieces; abio Mr. Borneo Gardiner, sifTleur, who will make hi» filial appearance while on his present visit to Wellington. Both are well known to 'the Wellington public and their items should prove very acceptable: Tho prices of admission are 2s. and Is., tickets being obtainable at the Wellington Piano Company and the Dresden. Holders of 2s. tickets may book without further charge at tho Dresden, where tho plan is now open. The entertainment is to bo accorded the patronage of the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, and it will also be attended by the following:—Sir. Robert Stout, Sir Wm. and Lady Hall-Jones. Sir John and La/ly Findlriy, Colonel, tho Hon. Jas. [/nd Mrg, Allen, t]w

Herdman, tho Hon. E. Heaton Rhodes, Colonel E. S. and Sirs. Hpard, Lieut.-Col, M. C. and Mrs. Knox, Major oral Mr?. Pinki.'igton, Major and Mrs. Browne, Major ana Mrs. Hughes, Archbishop O'Shea, and Captain and Mrs. Estcourt.