AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 157, 28 July 1909, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

WEST (IND SCHOOL CONCERT. A final reminder is given of the West End School entertainment, which takes place in the Theatre Royal this evening, 'ihe programme includes a variety 01 items which should satisfy the tastes of all. liicre arc two hundred and eighty children taking part, and special auentwii nas been given to their training, so that they ale just about perfect in every item. A perusal of the programme sho.vs that many of the items are uiiiijue, and the entertainment, because 01 its merit, as well as the deserving object of its promotion, should be witnessed by a bumper house.

T-VYLOR-CARRINGCON pictures, j The ever-increasing popularity of the above attraction is creating quite an unusual amount of interest in the moving picture world, and tie advent of the show is always awaited with pleasure by a large section of the community. To-morrow evening, at the Theatre Royal, the third aeries of 'humanised pictures will be presented to a local audience, and a glance at the programme shows that a number of cine autograph gems of exceptional interes. are included. The star film is entitle 1 -"GQJX/ and is ii! , rative of- the thrilling drama th-it was enacted on the ooten off the American coast last Janr. aiy, when some hundreds of human U»ei were saved through' the heroic action of the wireless telegraph operator, John Bums, who during the collision of the steamers Republic and Florida, stuck to lus post on the sinking ship, and by wireless signals brought the s.s. Baltic to the rescue. The box .plan is now open at the Collier and Colonial Pia-ao Company's, and patrons are reminded that this is the last opportunity of seeing the Taylor-Carrragton pictures, the managers intending to resume dram-atic-work.

At,LAN HAMILTON'S COMPANY. Mr. Allan Hamilton's fine dramatic , company is to krrivc h New Plymouthqn Friday, pioneered by the well-known! touring manager, Mr. Claude Whaite.l The initial production will be " A Mes-j sage from Mars." Though this piece bos beeii staged is New Zealand before, ' it is always sure of a hearty reception whenever it is revived. Mr. Hamilton has secured'a strong company, which is headed by Mr. George Cross and Miss I > Ada Guildford, both of whom are well known "throughout the Dominion. 4 3 gifted young New Zeulander i - also with •i the company in the person of Miss Rosemary Bees, Vlaughtcr "of Mr. ;W. L. ■ Rees, the well-known barrister at Gis•lirne. About eight years ago Miss , . Rees Went to London with letters of introduction from the Brought, and she I 7 made her debut there under Miss Fanny|j Brough. The company ranks as one

of the strongest that has ever toured the Dominion, numbering as it floes some SO metropolitan artists. The season of three weeks in Wellington and thirteen nights in Auckland proved most successful. ' It is promised that the mounting and staging of each play will be on an elaborate scale, and, to use Allan Hamilton's own words, "Whatever reputation I may have as a theatrical manager, I will stake it all 011 my statement that nothing bettor has ever liecn seen on the New Zealand stage.' Mr. IJ. Whaite, who was responsible for most of the late Robert Brough's productions, was specially engaged to painfthe scenery, of which the company carry over 200 tons. The box plan is now open at the Collier and Colonial Piano Company's.