AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10081, 31 August 1910, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES.

At the Foresters' Hal! latt night the current programme was presented for th; second time. The fine picture of "Estfier," "Mdlle's Lilian and Annetta'a" thrilling performance "A Roman's Awakening," Honore Balzac's "Sons of the Soil,'' and "As it is in Life" met with an enthusiastic reception. The comic elements sup-, plied by "A Narrow Escape," "Police Women," "Table d'note Acquaintances," "Foolshead'a Distractions," and several other films. This series will be presented for the last time tonight.

TOWN HALL PICTURES.

: An enthusiastic audience attended the Town Hall Pictures last . night, and were highly delighted at the programme of interesting films. On account of the Hall being., 0,-t her wise ! engaged to-night, the pictures will not be shown, but, wi 1 appear again on Thursday evening with a complete change of programme. The Beauty Competition, wnich closes on Saturday evening, is causing a great deal of interest. The following''are the votes, over twenty, recorded to date: —No. 34, 85 votes; No. 4, 76 votes; No. 22, 65 votes; No. 51, 52 votes; No,. 32 3 votes; Nbs. 18 and 33,<32 ,votes; No. 23, 27 votes: No,. 54, 26 votes; No. 48, 23 votes.

"ALADDIN." ''At the Town Hall this evening, the curtain will rise at 7.50 on the first and only production of J. C. son's enornfously successful :pahtomime extravaganza "Aladdin." Year after year the resources of our leadding theatrical entrepreneurs, the skill and ingenuity of scenic artists, costumieres, and mechanicians, are taxed to the utmost to provide novel and brilliant spectacular effects for introduction in the annual Christmas i extravaganzas. In . this respect no firm has been more lavish than that headed by J. C. Williamson, who, not content - with utilising " the services of a small army of. skilled workmen in Australia, sends an emissary all over Europe and America, from time to time, in Order to • secure for Australasia's -pleasure-lov-ing community the privilege of seeing the very latest "specialities. Messrs Price and Revost fairly astounded playgoers of Sydney and Melbourne by their amazingly sensational comedy acrobatic turn, and Mr Williaom Hassan, by Ins unique representation of a donkey, was proclaimed in those cities, as the nnest animal impersonator ever seen in Australia. Mr Harry Phydora of "Mother Goose" fame, will make his reappearance in the role of the Widow Twankey. Mr J. M. Campbell's re-appearance will also be welcomed, whilst others in the cast who have already appeared here very successfully are Messrs Victor Loydall, Kupert Darroll, Bert Watson, Clyde Cook, and Edward Sutton. Much interest will be taken m the debut of Miss Eva Moore, sister of Carrie Moore, and in the reappearance of the charming young Australian vocalist Miss Marie Eaton. Other ladies who will find on their entrance that their performances in other pantomimes have not been forgotten are Misses Stella Selbourne, Nance Maher and Lena Ericson, whilst Miss Winnie Harbour will meet with the usual first arrival's reception, llie whole of the production is staged under the direction of Mr Gerald Coventry, Mr J. C. Whitford is stage manager, and Mr Fred Quintrel , musical director. The curtain will vise at 7.50 punctually, and the performance will terminate before leven ' o'clock. The plans are at Miss Rives where day sales can be purchased. The Company'will arrive by special train, reaching here at about, one o'clock. Positively only the one performance can be given as to-morrow the Company proceed to Wellington.