AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 237, 12 November 1909, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

A l'i-a;ji.i.\t..\i i'.-\u-.iuAi.\.Uji.\±. there lb llu gainsaying the. ]'ili;L UliU niiicmaiugi-aphy is, besides tilling a, niche Hi tuc uicauical world peculiarly as o\\iij rapiuiy suppiaiunig tne om--e pupulur vai.cty ciitci uiiiuiiciu if not ar.un.i iiseli. Tile muring picture show is essentially a liiiiiily eulci-uinuicnl iu 111Viiriiiuly fawny prices, is undoubtedly Luc reason lor its i'i-iiL rogue. Aov i'lymoutn las recently been well catered lor in i.li.; matin- of these entcrlaiuin-.-,- ts, but rone lias previously bad the enterprise 11 embark on a pcriuaneuiiy located cslyoiislinient. l-'roni abo"L the. end o' this mouth, however, a wellkuowu manager, Mr. Hewitt, will enter into peinianeul occupation of. tbe 'iuuiitn: Kuyal— except iiijj dates, ui course,'Yctriureil by travelling and oilier eoiniianies, and be lias just completed a contract with the Theatre Company for the use of the theatre ou all vacant dates. Complete changes' of programme are to be made at least twice a week, and the firm will ibe in receipt uf a regular supply of entirely new lilms for that purpose. The undertaking is certainly an ambitious one for Mew Plymouth and it is to be hoped Air. Hewitt's enterprise will be fully justified by tbe bux oll'ice receipts. AMATEUIt E.\TEHTAL\AJE_\TS. Not one of the least interesting forms of entertainment that take place at the Central School fete on the -jolli, ait.li, and liTth of this moulli. will be tiie per formance of tbe one act farce "Chiselling" dime In local amateurs. The piece, which -hows how a novcrtv slicken K-nlplor can turn his liiaii-scrvant into a Gallic si) as to will tin- hand of a weallliy girl, is one long roof raising, side splitting laugh from beginning to end. Six performances are promised; matinees on Thursday and Saturday afternoons, and two performances each evening of these days. The actus should he up t" Hie society's usual good ipialilv, the caste including Mr. .r. Kasthcr, Air. V. Fitzhcrbcrl. Mr. K. V. Kenton, and the Misses J. and 1,. f-'itz-herbert. The, local amateurs arc putting in a lot of work at rehearsals just now for their performance, the evergreen and amusing comedy "Our Boys," which they produce on December Ist in the Theatre linyal. The company is a good one as has been shown by their past performances, and so those who visit the theatre may look forward to getting a really good evening's entertainment, for not only is the piece full of fun nnd humour, but the characters have all been very well drawn by tlic author, If. .1. llrowa.