AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 274, 18 November 1910, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

WESTS PICTUKBB, Another large and delightful audience witnessed the fine series of pictures »+ .the RoyaL Albert.Hall last evening. ;A new picture was presented for. th_.'__it time entitled "The Cowboy's Stratagem" It is a story- with a rich flavour ol'-the Wild West, and was much appreciated. The last of the current programme .will be screened to-night.. To-morrow- afternoon at the matinee a. co__,plete._han<*e will be made. * *• FULLER'S PICTORES. The diverse and attractive pro-ramnie being shown at the Opera House this week by the Fuller's Pictures proprietary will be thrown on the sheet for the last time to-night, the week-end change taking place to-morrow afternoon.

THE TrVOU TH"EATB__

I The entertainment provided.' for 1 patrons of the Tivoli this week is _f" a high order, and is under entirely new management. Last night the reception accorded Levarto and Leon, the famous ; comedy jugglers, signified that the audience was not slow to appreciate tha cleverness of these artists; the former | kept the house amazed with his marvellous manipulation of hats, umbrellas, overcoats, crockery, and even a whole dining-room suite, while the latter caused a perpetual roar o-f laughter through, out their combined turn. A comic singing competition will take place to-night, a____ric__n" •_______._____ ;'".;■ An. appreciative audience witnessed! Benwell's moving pictures at tha American Theatre last night. No perI formance will be. given to-night, as tha ! theatre had heen engaged for this evening previous to the lease being obtained by the -American Theatre Company. An • entire change of programme will he Sub» nutted to-morrow afternoon. THE '".--NKS.. 'I:: Tho usual sessions are being held at the Windsor "Rink to-day. The Glideaway Rink continues tp--ba a centre of interest to a, large -n.mp.bgt of rinking patrons. - •••/•"■" OR_____S____L CONCEHT. Another large audience attended tha repeat concert of the Orchestral Society in the Choral Hall last evening. Very enjoyable performances of the instrumental numbers were secured. Sibelius' "Finlandia" and _ Moes' . "Lebe Wohl"* were so much" liked that' repetitions ■were demanded. A similar, compjiment was paid to Mr. Farrow after his singing of his solos. , " i "' : ''

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: Xhe company of entertainers who' styla themselves the Garrison Band and No. 3 G.A.V. Entertainers gave the first of a series of three "shows in His Majesty*. Theatre last night. The company'were assisted by a. "few professional-, and"alio by Professor Potter'and his "gynmas-ic pupils, but by far the best items" on the programme were the • displays "given""by. the fine team of men and boy athletes under the direction of Mr' Potter. • "For the exhibitions ■ the stage was converted for the time being into a-gymnasium. The first showed the pupils to advantage in work on the. .horizontal bar and -the "Roman rings, and . there was also..a; wrestling match, which looked, very real. The second act, or series of aots,,was done on horizontal bars and paraU.el bar? by Professor Potter and a few of his senior pupils. There was a little neat-somer-saulting, small boys formed a pyramid/ and two clowns did some eccentric acro.batfc work which was by no means as easy as it appeared. - Later a. team .of Maori boys formed a series of tableaux of very cleverly and very effectively .biulfc pyramids. Professor Potter also gave.a i display of. club-swinging with clubs which? ! were at the .same time torches, producing weird, bewildering effects. The rest of . the programme was composed of minstrelsy and such turns as are usually, called vaudeville. In the first part' "which; consisted mainly of a medley of song 9 with choruses and other business by.tha company arranged in a minstrel circle, .there were a few. good songs, some.comic songs, and_a good deal of dancing. It was this last which provided, all the best items in this part of the entertainment. • Little Miss Eva Reid and her liny sister ' gave a Highland dance, Messrs. Dare and. Dare a sailor's hornpipe, Mr. W. T..Chad- ; wick an Irish Jig, and the Chadwicfc troupe of dancers a Reel o' Tulloch."" A , specialty turn of some merit in the second ; part of the programme was that of Mr. : G. C. McMinn, who made,music with a ' variety of strange instruments. All. the items were received by the audience with • applause, and encores were demanded and ) given freely. Other items on the programme were: Song, "Maid of Athens, • Mr. J. F. Robertson; song, '-U-inbow,"* - Mr. Chas. Skinner- song, "Bedouin Lova • Song," very well sang by Mr. T. Mc- : Dowell; comic song, "While You're Sleep- ' ing," Mr. Geo. Tarr; song, "Davy Jones' j Locker," Mr. R. C. Clark; whistling solo, ; Mt. T. Aylet.; song, "From Where the ; Shamrock Grows," Miss Ivy Goodwill; . coon song, "Black Canary," Mr. Arthur i Austin; song, "The Whistling Bowery : Boy," Mr. F. Bishop; song, "Rose of My • Heart," Miss Walker. The Garrison Band - Orchestra played all the accompaniments ' and a few overtures excellently, and I assisted materially to give finish to the per_orma_.ee. Changes are announced for - to-night's prqgramme. • __________—__———•"