AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 161, 9 July 1910, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.' ■ Messrs. McMahon Bros, showed their excellent selection of animated pictures at His Majesty's Theatre last night before a crowded audience. The graphic narrative of the adventures of that band of outlaws known as the Kelly Gang was again most realistically told, and the audience was I held by absorbing interest for the whole I time that it was being screened. I The other pictures made up a fine programme, varied in character, and they also were hlgnly appreciated. A special matinee is being shown this afternoon, and in the evening the same programme will be shown again. During the present seaj son the Messrs. McMahon have arranged to ' show again the picture, "The Term of his Natural Life." A flashlight photograph Of the audience was taken during the interval last night, when the theatre was full to its utmost capacity.

OPERA HOUSE.

The prolamine that has attracted such -mrge the Opera" tlouse during the past week- was shown : for the last time last night. To-night.a new series of films will be shown, but the picture of the last scenes of the Klng'e funeral at Windsor will be screened again to-night. Among the pictures in the new programme are: "Winter in the Far North," "Lieut. Rose and the Foreign Spy," "Halley's Comet," "From Marseilles -to Sunny Algiers," "The Heart of an Outlaw," "Beraese Oberland," "Sensational Logging," "The Irish Boy," "Calino's Dinner Party," etc. Burkes orchestra will play overture to "Semlramide" and "Crown Diamonds," an Irish selection, and grand selections from "Madam Butterfly."

WEST'S PICTURES.

To-night at the Royal Albert Hall the usual- weekly change of programme will eventuate. Among the special attractions announced are: "Fishing in the South Seas," "From Gipsy Hands" (an exciting boy scout subject), "The First Aeroplane Flight in Australasia," "The Mountain Inn" (a beautifully coloured film by Pathe), "A Sister's Devotion." The comic items include : "The Misfortunes of Betty," "The Headless Man," "The Tec's. Dream," and "Scroggins Sees Halley's Comet." Appropriate music will bo rendered by an efficient" ladies' orchestra.

TIVOLI THEATRE.

The selection of pictures comprising last week's programme was shown for the last time last night, and to-day an entire change of programme is promised. Among the new pictures will be a 'fine' coloured film by Pa,the Fxeres, entitled "The Golden Spider.". The series descriptive of the King's funeral will be, shown this afternooa and this eyenlng only.

PRINCE'S RINK.

There were crowds of people at the Prince's Rink at every session yesterday. To-day the rink band will play at bott ! afternoon and evening sessions. Next Wed- , nesday the mask and fancy dress carnival 1 1 will "be repeated. Consolation prizes will ' be awarded, and two new items will be i added to the' programme. , ' THE GLIDEAWAY. The very fine riaK floor at the Glldeaway is sufficient to ensure the popularity oi ■ the hall as a place of resort for roller skaters. Yesterday, as usual, the demanc , for skates was keen, at all the sessions ' during the day. On several evenings weeklj <■ there are arranged competitions for novicei , and .experts, which, rurnisii. a. special at . traction for skaters and. onlookers alike ■THE GIRL FROM RECTOR'S." ' Mr: • Hugh J. ena His company o: ' comedians, singers, and dancers, will in augurate a season of farcical comedy at Hi Majesty's Theatre on Monday, July 18, th< opening bill being "The"Girl from Rector's , by Pa.pl M. Potter, author of "Trilby." Th. caste, .will be exactly the same as tha which, played at the .Princess Theatre, MeJ bourne, and includes no less than fou artiste who may be ranked as "stars"Mr. Hugh. X Ward, Miss Grace Palotta - Miss Cecilia GhHoni, and Miss Maud Chet ' wynd. "The Girl from Rector's" Is sai< s to provide scope for fine character actin; « on the part of all members of the company Although most of the fun centres round th - doings of Loute (Miss Grace Palotta) an< - Professor Mahoon (Hugh J. Ward), all tli j other people are important to the story > The girl who gives the play its title answer at least for part of the time to Lout * Sedane. Hers is a dual' personality; ij , reality the wife of an American judge o : Shanghai, and known throughout two contl , nents for her icy reserve—her husbani suffers from a severe chill after one at tempt to kiss her —she appears in Not '- York as absolutely the gayest of a partieu i larly gay and light-hearted set. Much o , the. fun of the piece is. made up of th. daring contrast which the author thus fur ■ i nishes between the two women who are on. 11 and the same. Now, the special qualitj of a farce is that nothing in it' is to b' 5 taken seriously except the intention o making the house laugh and laugh , again • The morals, the sentiments, the actions, th 7 phrases are all to be taken as belonging no - to the every-day world, but to som . imagined land of laughter where eeriou , I consequences are unknown. For people, wh ■• are willing to make this proviso, "The Git 1 from Rector's" has been specially written E i The play will be staged In the usual lavlsl , i manner of Sir. Hugh J. 'Ward's ■productions I The plans open at Wildman and Arey'e oi Thursday, next for six. .performances.