AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 226, 17 September 1908, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

THE ROYAL PICTURES. TO-NIGHT. All arrangements for the first exhibition of the Royal Pictures in New Plymouth have been completed, and tonight should sec a crowded house in the Theatre Royal. The Pictures come with a big reputation built up in Wellington during the .past nine months. ICleclNcilv will he used for the lighting, and the latest I'a.the machine will be used for projecting the pictures. The programme for this i veiling includes scenes of worldwide interest, thrilling and fascinating subjects, novel and interesting views, amazing ami startling pictorial subjects, humorous, pathetic, ami dramatic pictures. Miss Beatrice Butler, a soprauo singer of merit, has been specially engaged, and will contribute several selected items during the evening. The Royal Pictures will appear at regular intervals in New l'lymouth. The box plan is at the Dresden.

i I RUNE AINSLEY CONCKIiT. We are assured that a great voeal treat is in store for us when the above now famous New Zealand contralto gives her concert in the Theatre Koyal on Tuesdav next, the 22nd instant, h. will be remembered that this gifted young musician left Auckland four yea's ago to s tudy in Kuropc. and whilst there was heard by Madame Melba, who became so enraptured with the beauty of her voice that she has since supervised the whole of Miss Ainsley's studies, imparting to her even the secrets of her own wonderful production. It is nowsome eighteen mouths since Aliss Aiusley's memorable debut concert in the Bechstein Hall, London, when their Koyal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were present, and the young contralto was accorded a most extraordinarily enthusiastic reception by the greatest critics of the day. Since that concert Miss Ainsley's career has been a most brilliant one. Miss Ainsley has won the most eulogistic praise everywhere she has sung, and we shaii not wonder if the Theatre Royal i.s ail too small to accommodate the mulieni-e for the young artist's concert in this town on' Tuesday night. Miss Ainsley has brought a strong concert company with her, including Mr. Hamilton Hodges, the favorite Mew Zealand baritone, so that a musical I real of considerable importance awaits us in tins concert. Prices, 4s reserved seats,"2s (Id and Is unreserved. Plan will be open at the Dresden to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.