ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 10, 6 July 1911, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

NEW PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT. ROYAL PICTURES. A change of pictures will be presented at the Thwtre Royal by the Royal Pictures to-night. This'series contains lour highly interesting films, foremost of which is a beautifully colored film by the flathe Frercs, entitled "The Temples of Xikko." Some of the scenes in this interesting production include "The Highways of Cyptomerias," which are all several centuries old, the avenue to the Temples, the Mi Hashi bridge on the Daiya, Gawa river, holy water basin, golden dragons, tomb of Shogun leyasu (who massacred the Christians and closed Japan to foreigners in the sixteenth century): These temples are considered tile architectural wonders of Japan. l'athe's latest London Gazette includes all the latest Continental happenings, including arrival of the German Emperor at Port Victoria, a miner's demonstration in Trafalgar Square, field gun practice by the Royal Naval Volunteers in Hyde Park, the Royal procession, the great German motor cycle race for the gouien wheel, Paris fashions, and the reception of President Fallieres at Brussels. A scenic picture of the Island of St. Kildo, in the Hebrides of Scotland, which is isolated from the rest of the world, should prove very interesting, owing to the fact that the inhabitants live on the products that nature furnishes them with, "Gathering and Preparing Cocoanuts in the Philippines." a beautifully colored film embracing the coeoanut industry, is also amongst the new subjects, .ilie dramas of the programme arc, "Betrayed by a Perfume," "Outwitted," "The Perils of the Plains," "The Mystery of Lonely Gulch," and "The Ranchman s Bride," whilst (he comics include "The Story of his Battles," "Caricatures" and "How Rastus Got his Turkey." The great selection of films will be screened for one night only, owing to the theatre being otherwise engaged to-morrow evening, and the fact that another complete change of pictures will be presented at the matinee on Saturday afternoon. The box plans for both tonight's and Saturday's programmes are now open at Hoffmanns.

FRED STEPHENS' BENEFIT. We give the following press report of "The Girl from Chicago" and " 'Arry and 'Arriet," which the Taylor Carrington Musical Comedy Company arc producing at the Theatre Royal to-morrow night:—Standing room only was to be obtained last evening when the popular Taylor-Carrington Company submitted a double bill to a holiday audience Guuging aright the preference of the public for something to amuse them, the P u t °n two laughable comedies, The Girl from Chicago," a typical American sketch, and "'Arry and 'Arriet," a study in character. The firstnamed delineated the old story of the course of true love which, in this ease was not over smooth at first, but eventually came right. As Judge Brims, whose plans went agley, 'Mr. Taylor was excellent, whjle McTavish, the father from the land o' cakes,, was a splendid representation. How the old judge and the father were outwitted in their designs for the future of Virgie, the daughter (Mills CaTrington) makes too lone a atory, but the method and manner wera entirely in accord with the wishes of the ""Arry and 'Arriet" was simpTy pie tale of mistress and maid ana master and man changing places te discover the real motives of a baronet s impending marriage with an heiress. Miss Carrmgton has seldom done better work than in the study of the mistress, while Mr. Taylor, as the psuedo baronet was inimitable. The other parts wem played m excellent taste. The interpolated songs were a feature of the production, walls being insisted upon, not)n , £ anagan," "The Golden Daffodil, and Arriet." The company is to be congratulated upon its change to comedy work. °