ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 28, 3 February 1913, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

NEW COMIC OPERA COMPANY. "The Nightbirds," which will bo staged for the laefc time this evening, delighted a crowded audience at the Opera House on Saturday night. Enthusiasm reached its height wlien Mr. Talleur Andrews and Mr. W. S. Percy gave their milsical-farcical duet, "Tho Blue Danube," which was encored again and again. The never-dying charm of this old waits, beautifully vocalised by Mr. Andrews, reinforced by the comedian's odditieo, fairly captured tho house. The performance all round was excellent. "THE CINGALEE." To-morrow night "The Cingalee" will bo to Wellington. Wheu first staged here, now quite a number of years ago, it won much appreciation, aim this time a new factor of interest is added, in that Nanoya will be played by Miss Sybil Arundale, who created the part in the original London production. Pretty lyrics, smart dialogue, and beautiful atage pictures, should combine to make "The Cingalee" ac popular as it was on its first appearance. "Dorothy" will bo staged on tbe two concluding .nights of the season. THEATRE ROYAL. Thie evening a completely new programme will be presented at the Theatre Royal. The management announce the first appearance of Hedley and Bartlett, "The Musical Mokes." Maud Fanning, Arthur' Elliott, and the Elliott Sisters will make their reappearance after a long absence. The whole bill for this evening 16 a bright one. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. A large number of people saw the last of "Oliver Twist" and other fine films at His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday night. x\lr. John Fuller delighted all With his two sOngs, and was ' heartily applauded. The new attraction for this evening is "The Adventures of Ulysses." The film is a beautiful one. "The Beauty. Spots of Italy" is a Bcenic,and will speak for itself. The other films— "The Accidental Millionaire," "The Assisted Elopeipent," < "Water Rats," "Modern Agriculture," "The Pony Express Girl," and "Won by Snapshots" have all been specially selected, and as a whole will provide a programme of excellence. KING'S THEATRE. A numerous attendance at The King's Theatre on Saturday evening witnessed the final screening of last week's programme. To-night a complete change Of subjects will be made, which will include one or two releases of more than passing interest. The drama is entitled "The Gipsy's Hate," and the title implies a sljory delineating the extravagant passions of this vagrant race. The dancer Saharet, who stars in this picture, is an accomplished "film actress." For those whose tastes do not run wholly to the drama, the screening of a series, of motioh-pictures depicting the "Autumn ManoeVures of the British Army" should be welcome. In these days of "war and rumours of war" things military loom largely in the public eye, and these pictures of our ovvn Army at work are timely. The new bill promises to be quite up to— if not above— the high standard of ("picture entertainment provided by this house. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. Selig's spectacular drama "The" Count of Monte- Cristo 11 is the premier attraction included in to-day's new programme of continuous pictures at the Empress Theatre. .This* j£ undoubtedly an' el-cel-lent example of high-class spectacular moving picture production: the scenes and mountings are in keeping with the piece, and the dressing us on a magnificent scale. Art army of performers is engaged in the piece, in som.e instances as* many as three hundred persons appear. The drama occupies oyer threequarters of an hour, and the interest is' well sustained throughout. The film is. an adaptation of Dumas's romance. Edmund Dante 3 and Danglars are supercargoes on a vessel, the captain of which dies, but who, during his last moments entrusts Dantes with the charge of the ship, and with a secret message for Napoleon, exiled on Elba. Dantes delivers the message' and is given a reply by Napoleon. Danglars become violently jealous of Dantes, and with the aid of a suitor who is endeavouring to win Dantes' sweetheart, manages to trump up charges, which result in the hero's arrest. From a fellow prisoner ) Dantes learns of a great treasure hidden on the little island of Monte Cristo. Dantes makes a surprising escape from prison, and finds the treasure. He then proceeds to live among the Arabs in princely style. Dantes rescues Captain Albert, a young French office^, from the Arabs, and at the officers's invitation he goes, disguised, to Paris under the title of the Count of Monte Oristo. There he discovers that' his former sweetheart has married Fernand, one of his enemies, who is tho young French officer's father. In the final scene Dantes kills Fernand in a duel. The subsidiary items are "The Divorcee" (A.B. comedy-drama), "Gaumont Graphic," "For Love and Life" (drama), and "A New Aladdin." The series will be repeated tq-night and throughout to-morrow. SHORTT'S THEATRE. An excellent and comprehensive programme, including films by all the leading picture makeTe, is being screened today and this evening at Shortt's Con-, tinuous Picture Theatre. The' principal picture, a delightful drama, entitled "The Blacksmith," is well thought out and convincingly acted. The story is also staged in, a manner worthy of the subject. Supporting films are: "The Substitute Model," "The Serpent's Hole," "She Cried," "When The Tap Went Dry," "Tho Valley of Norland," ajid the "Australian Gazette, No. 109." A very large inumber of voting papers in connection with the management's voting competition have been handed in.'proving conclusively that the venture has been a popular one. This competition closed on Saturday evening, and all voting papers must be 6en * mto *' he lhana " ger on or before W«dneeday. STAR THEATRE. To-night's new programme at the Star Theatre, Newtown, will include all the latest variety of subjects. "A Gipsy's Hate" ia a drama with Satahet, a famous Continental actress, in the title role. "With the Colours" is a military spectacle said to be unsUroassed for its remarkable showing of the British Army. "Why Jim Reformed' 5 and "The Thunderbolt" are two of the popular kind of dramatic stories. Plenty of comedy is provided in "The Maid, Man, and Moustache,'' "The Winking Parson," and "Mammoth Life-savers." t The latest topical gazette is included in the programme. ST. THOMAS'S HALL. Messrs. John Fuller and Sons .will present "Oliver Twist," at St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown, this evening. As the picture is thrown on the screen the story will be told by Mr. Alfred Boothman. "Oliver Twist" has been kinematographically portrayed by the Hepwkk Company, and is a specimen ot" tho highest standard of modern motion photography. The programme will be supported by new productions arriving tcfday,.