AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 249, 26 November 1909, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

"CHISELLING." The local amateurs gave two vevy good performance of this piece in the gymnasium at the Central School last night to appreciative audiences. The piece is screamingly funny and goes with, a good ewing. It deals with a young sculptor who makes his man-servant up as a statue (his niaterpiece) so as to hoodwink a short-sighted old doctor whose niece the sculptor wishes *o marry. The acting was very good and free from the usual stillness noticeable with amateurs. Mr. Easther as Mu sculptor acted with ease and showed himself to be an actor of experience. Mr. I'enton, as the man-servant, was most amusing, and did his work wi'/aout. the slightest effort, making all his points clearly and well without "forcing;'' He had a very quick change from ordinary clothes to those of the statue, and quick as the change was he ditl it w*ll and looked wonderfully statue-like on his pedestal. Mr. V. Fitzhcrbcrt, us ''Stonecrop, the old Guardian,'' also acttcd with plenty of life and was assisted by a good make-up, whicn also might be said of Mias Doris Fitzherberl, as

funny old landlady. Miss J. Fitzherbort, ie Stonecrop's niece, did not have as much to do as the others, but she did it nietiy, a little love scene between her wd La'-kfif ur being a good piece of comedy work. Those who want forty minutes' good fun should not miss "Chiselling," when it is being done again on Saturday. Pretty music was rendered by Miss Olive Mackay. COOPER AND BROOKS' CINEMATOGRAPH. The cinematograph entertainment giv.n last night at the Theatre Royal in aid of the hospital funds by Messrs Cooper and Brooks was well atteirlsd. The programme was happily interspersed with vocal and instrumental numbers In- local amateurs. The pictures themselves were a splendid scries, brilliantly iliiimii'ated. THE AMATEURS. The production of "Our Boys" by tilt above cicv r people at the Theatre Royal promises to beat all their former per foni.iinoc-. The piece is a capital One that his i'Jt lost any of its brightness through tune and is as fresh to-day as it was when first -produced in Lon.lor tovarls tin- end of "last century._ Thi cist is a good one, anil should give in ewdVnt showing in the different parrs Xew scenery is being done by Mr. F St»\ons and" the orchestra will be nnde: the direction of Mr. Will Perry. Tin box plan opens at Collier's this morning Particulars are given in our advertismj j columns.