AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 246, 23 November 1909, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

" CHISELLING." ' The local amateurs, in addition M "Our Boys,' have a very act farce, -Chiselling," in rehearsal, which they produce in the Cincval School gymnasium oil Thursday an.l SaturdaV -in connection with the sclw >1 fete. Six performances of this scitiiui ing farce arc arranged for. On Thursday a matinee will be held ui -1 h'cloca and two evening performances, One at 7.45 and one at 8.43. On Saturday the matinee will be at 3 o'clock, anil t*u evening performances at the aime time as those 011 Thursday. The piece tells an amusing story of a young sculptor and of life ingenuity in winning a rich and handsome wife. The parts are bjing taken by Mr. Easther as the sculptor; Mr. E, I'. Fen ton as his amusing servant ; Mr V. Fitzherbert as tile shortsighted silly old guardian of the giii (Miss J. Fi'tzliorbert), whilst Miss Doris Fitzherbert essays Mrs-. Piper, a lodginghouse keeper who bewails tlie fact that she has lodgers 'who only use the doormat to throw at the cat." No one should miss seeing this piece, the prices for which are Is for adults and Od for children.

HOSPITAL BENEFIT. The chairman and secretary of tho Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board 'haw accepted an offer b,v Messrs Brooks and Cooper, late of West's Pictures, who have purchased one of the most modern picture machines to conduct business on their own behalf, and have arranged for a reguur supply of the latest and best productions of the cinematographic artist, 'o give a benefit for the New Plymouth Hospital at the Theatre I{<ivml 011 Thursday next. A varied programme of instructive, scenic, dramatic and comic films lias been selected for this special performance and the assistance of some of New Plymouth's vocalists i= also being obtained. The thoughtful generosity of the new proprietary and the fiict that the entertainment is to be a benefit to the local hospital should ensure a large house. The box plan is now open at Colliers.