ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1816, 31 July 1913, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OVER A HOUSE. Tho last performance of "The Girl Who Took the Wrong Turning" was staged bet'oi'o a well-filled iiousc by the Marlow Dramatic Company evening. Hie acting of tliis company is (juito good and it is to be regretted that they did liot stage pi ays in which' tlio powers ot the various artists might have been better emphasised 1 . THEATRE EOYAL. 'Die educated pig is causing m " c .h amusement at tlio Theatre Royal tins week. There is no doubt that as a vaudeville turn it is not only an aitrnctive one, but aim a good one. The ludgway Bros., hand-balancers and comedians, are popular with the audience and provide a item. • The. rest of the items vary in interest as the temperament of the patron, but altogether it is a programmo worth seeing. JUS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. "Quo Yadisr" at liis Majesty's Theatre continues to attract enough people to -fill the spacious building. Both tlio general theme and the actual picture are good, ami it deserves to be well patronised, "yuo Vndis ?" will be screened till Saturday night after which tlio picture goes south. . "TIIE SMART SET." "The Smart Set" aro doing good business in tho Concert Chamber _ of tho Town Hall. People are comparing them with other companies of like nature, mid taking "The Smart Set" 011 their merits, it wiU be found that they are quite as good as tho others. •Moreover, sinco" they aro inot the first in the field it is harder for them to entertain than it-was tor vaudeville companies who caino along earlier. .Individually they are good, and the best; proof of this is the success ot their concerted items for, in a concerted item, any weakness is at once apparent. TIIE KING'S THEATRE. "Nigger Jim" is the title of tho feature item at the King's Theatre this week. A talc of the racecourse, it will apical especially to those who "follow tho horses and to tho?e who read Mr. Nat Goulds novels. "'Harnessing a Horse' is one of the best comedies that have been screened at this theatre for some time and the "Dances of the Ages," one of the most interesting. So, with these two items included the programme may bo said to be a success.

THE EMPRESS THEATRE. In the now programme of the Empress Thcatro Continuous Picture* to bo introduced to-day and to-night there will ho two "feature" dramas, "David Garrick and n sensational A.B. adventure, ihe Switch Tower." The former is a story of tho regard of a pretty girl for the lflinous actor. The father tries a ruse to cure his daugter of her admiration for Garrick, hut the .scheme fails. Ihe Switch Tov'er" is described by management as a characteristic A.B. thriller" in which the sou of a railway switchman heroically Hives his parents from tho hands of counterfeiters. The Edison Company will be represented by ' Tho High Tide of Misfortune" (drama), and among others there will be a laughablo A.B. farce-comedy "Just Kids/' SHORTTS' PICTURES. A presentation from Shakespeare's immortal "Merchant of Venice," under tho title of "Shylock" has been well patroni<cd at Messrs. Shortts' Theatre. To-dny u completely new j,et of items will bo screened, it is stated that the new feature item is to be "something spscinli" HUTT SKATING lUNK. The Unit Skating Kink lias been well patronised lately, and a crowd is anticipated to-night, when the "Wellington representatives will play the. Hutt team at Hockey. On Saturday ovening there will be a sliding competition for couples. ROYAL CHOEAL SOCIETY.

In the Town Hall to-morrow night llavdn's "The Creation", will be porrormed "by the lloyat. Wellington Choral Society, under tile baton of Mr. Christian llelleinaiui, with a chorus and orchestra of 340 performers. The filial reheatsal will talc*.' place to-night at 7.30, in tho Town Hall. The soloists, engaged arc .Madame Jlary L'oniy, tho distinguished English soprano; Mr. Sidney Butler, tenor; and Mr. John l'rouso, bass. Madame Conly lias already made a high place for herself in the Old' Country. Writing of a concert'given in Dublin in March, the "Irish News" said:—"The artists were Madame Kil'kby Ltinn, Mr, lien Davies, and Madame Conly. Hie crowning success of the evening was undoubtedly achieved by Madame ' Mary Conly, an Australian soprano, who lias been enthusiastically received in London. Her voice possesses a sweetness and purity rarely found 011 the concert stage, and she 'litis also a genuine artistic perception, which made her rendering ol the various airs really beautiful."- The box plan will domain open the Dresden till o'clock to-morrow, and 4s. and 3s. seats can be reserved. The 2s. and Is. tickets are on sale at tho box ollice. also at Uic Town Hall to-morrow evening at. < .15 o'clock, at. which time the doors will ba open. -The oratorio will commence sharp at H, and will conclude at 10 o'clock. Holders of reserved scats are asked to be seated by 7.55.