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ENTERTAINMENTS

THEATRE ROYAL. Paul Pedrini, whose magic feet enable him to perform all sorts «>f tricks little short of miraculous, continues to attract large audiences to the Theatre Royal. He is assisted by Tony, a clever and remarkably comical baboon, whose antics evoke delighted applause. Among the other artists appearing are Jules Garrison and his two Roman maids, Victor the Great, Maud Fanning, Arthur Elliott, and the Fontenoys. The programme will be repeated to-night. Slavin and Thompson, comedy sketch artists, will appear to-morrow evening. THE NEW THEATRE. A complete change of programme of the New Theatre continuous pictures is announced for to-day and to-night. The main “feature” will be a realistic military drama, ‘,‘The Torch of War.” The film depicts many exciting and realistic scenes., representing the outbreak of war and the consequent military activity. Helga, an adjutant’s daughter, is in love with a foreign officer, who, on the commencement of hostilities, finds himself confronted with the task of choosing between love and duty. Other pictures will include “The Ranch Girl’s Trial” (Western drama), “The Drummer” (Lubin comedy), and “A Ramble Round Luchou” (scenic). THE EMPRESS THEATRE. The customary complete change of programme of the Empress Theatre continuous pictures to-day and to-night will bring forward a Selig “feature” drama, “The Shuttle of late- Ihe interest centres round an Alaskan miner,, who, while returning to San Francisco by’ steamer, becomes attached to the tiny daughter of fellowpassengers. A collision with another vessel causes their steamer to sink. The rough miner in the hour of peril seeks the little child and saves her life, although her parents perish xn the disaster. The remaining subjects comprise “A 'Tragic Flirtation” (drama), “The Dance at Silver Gulch (Western drama), “Warwick Chronicle,” “The Luck of the Red Lion (comedy), “Pimple Gets a Quid (comedy), and “A Fight for a Flirt. the follies. The amusement loving public are good judges of merit, and that is the reason why the Follies, now showing at the Town Hall, are accorded such liberal patronage and such generous praise. The company is numerous, versatile, and clever, and the show is as bright and entertaining as oould be wished. The concert chamber was packed again last evening and encores were numerous. The company will appear again to-night. RICKARDS TIVOLI COMPANY. The above company opens in Weljlington on Thursday next for a brief (season, box plans for which will be lon view at the Dresden from Monday ■next. Care has been exercised in selecting the approaching company, with the result that only “star” artists are (said to he on the programme. Arnold De Biere, an illusionist, with a (company of twenty members, is claimed to be a whole entertainment in himself, and his many clever acts axe described as being as original as they are marvellous. Miss Nella Webb, an American singer of talking songs, achieved success in Australia recently. Miss Webb, in addition to her singing art, is said to possess a most costly wardrobe. Taylor and Arnold, rag-, time monolognists, provide clever musical numbers. Signor Alberto Marini, I late principal tenor of the Quinlan i Opera Company, will be heard in the (latest lyrics as well as excerpts from (opera. Chinko, the boy juggler, is set down as one of the world’s best (exponents of the balancing art. Miss Minnie Kaufmann is another leading ‘feature. This young lady performs some daring tricks on bicycles. PEOPLE’S PICTURE PALACE. Good audiences have patronised the People’s Picture Palace at all sessions throughout the week. The old programme was screened for the last time to a crowded and enthusiastic house last evening. To-day, a new series of pictures will go on. The feature film is a realistic human drama entitled “Tho Dream.” The story is splendidly conceived, set and acted, and a noble pathos that underlies the whole thing lends to it an impressive beauty and .appealing sympathy not often met ■with. Some of the scenes are remarkably fine, and, all through, the picture is one of the best, and well worth star position on any programme. The rest of the films will be well up to the high standard characteristic of the People’s Picture Palace.

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8359, 20 February 1913, Page 10

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ENTERTAINMENTS New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8359, 20 February 1913, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8359, 20 February 1913, Page 10

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