AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13883, 7 November 1910, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

o THE.ATKK ROYAL. In lite presence of a lru-.ro holiday audience. ■Ti iJI>v v " was repeated at the J Theatre Roynl tor the last time l>v I th<! Nellie- .Siswart Dramatic Compnv.V on iSai-.trdpv night. This evenin" j I .M. -'WiKit Even- W.n.nii X hows'" will lift nirvved hy tiie company lor the iim limy in Chrhtc-hnrch. LYTTO.VS .MOVING THEATRE. The ni:c:ii:i'j; of the season of Lvtton's Moving Tiii'aTit'. a canvas strucj W.vp. v.crA the Kind's Theatre tuok i-lr.-e on Saturday night, when' thero j v.-ss :>. lur-i.- audience. The tent is j seated with portable chair", uul has also ?id" tiers, thus affording aeconiinocjation for c. very largo n:imli"r. It is lighted with electric light, and has a large stage oou;>l in ai»<> fn n ny of our the:itre;;. "The Fatal Wedding/ j with which tlio season way inaugurated. lis well known here, and is' of the ordinary, impossibly improbable ela:;s oi iiielodrninn. Miss Hope, who played Cora, the villainies of tile piece, evinced ctinn'derable dran;atic power in the viiriour. Kcenes. The character of Mabel Wibon. the unjustly illtreated heroine, w:>s filled by Miss i Hilda Dorrington with a c:>n.-iderr,b!e amount cf success, her impersonation being noticeable for freedom from exaggeration. Two of the outstanding <.'!i o meters in the niece were Bridget, and Jessio the little mother. Tiio former, whioli was played !>y Mi.ss May Rpiiiio, was a clever piece of character acting throughout. As Jessie, Baby Tyler evinced nn amoii'it of dramatic talent which was remarkable in one so you i<:. the part being interpreted wilh a jn-eat deal of Miece.ss. in the. part oi Hoy. arc! Wilson, .Air Tait was at times exceedingly stilted and prone to j lie unnatural, and Mr Leigh's impersonation of Hubert Curtis, the villain of the play, suffered .somewhat from the same defect. Mr Stewart made heroic efforts to cone wilh the difficult task of one frankly British impersonating n purely French character such .-»<■• Toto, and was to some extent successful, though the introduction of a colloquial English comic song rather dispelled the illusion. In theTin Can JJand scene, Jiaby Tyler and another small person danced -with much deftness and success. The piece was well put on, all the details of the scent's being good. "The Fatal Wedding will bo repeated To-morrow tlio dramatic adaptation of Rolf lioldrewood's novel, "Robbery Under Arms," will be produced. In this the race .scene and the sticking up of the coaih will be given with all the effects. FULLER'S PICTURES. The popular selection of Fuller's Pictures at present being screened .at the Colosseum drew largo audiences on t'-aturday afternoon and evening, and the different films were greatly enjoyed. To-night the same pictures will be shown. WEST'S PICTURES. The matinee and evening exhibitions of the current selection of West's Pictures attracted largo audiences on Saturday, which were highly delighted with the varied and interesting films j screened. To-night the same programme -will be given. CALEDONIAN ENTERTAINERS. A large audience on Saturday night ■was present at the second appearance of Jock Willis's Caledonian Entertainers in the Alexandra Hall. The items given proved very popular, and were well received. To-night the Company will appear again. HAYAVARB-'S PICTURES. Tlio matinee exhibition of Haywar.i's Pictures in the Alexandra Hall on .Saturday afternoon, and the evening exhibition in His Majesty's Theatre in the evening, were very largely attended. The films screened were greatly enjoyed. To-night tho same programme will be repeated. OPERA. HOUSE. Fuller's Minstrel and Vaudeville Company attracted a very large audience to the Onera House on Saturday, and the programme submitted was oiw that appealed strongly to popular tastes. To-night there will bo a completes change of programme, and inducted in the new artists are Hanco, Fred. Gray and Nellie Graham, and Madame Carelli. BENEFIT ENTiRTAINMENT. On Wednesday evening, at- the Scottish Society's Rooms, an entertainment will be given under the auspices of the Society in aid of the -widow of tho late Pipe-Major D. M. Campbell. The items of the programme, -which are appropriately of a national character, will comprise pipe music, Highland dancing, and Scottish songs. One of the pipo solos will bo "The Seddon Lament, composed by the lato PipcrMajor Campbell and played by him at the International Exhibition. GATHERING OF THE CLANS The ninth annual gathering of the clans, under the auspices of the Scottish Society, will take place on Thursday and Friday next. The items on the programme for Thursday night will be given by Mesdamee Emerson and Robb. .Misses Clierrie Young, Inkpen, "Winnie Cakler, Agnes Macdonald, Brown and Murray, Messrs L. Fleming, R. l>. Simpson, Betson, J. Henderson, R. Macdonald, A. McLeod. and J. Reeve, and there will also be a couple of foursome reels. For Friday night nn excellent programme has been arranged, including "Within a M'.le ,, and ''Sound tho Fibrccii," by Miss Florence Hayward. ' ORGAN RECITAL. The popularity amongst music-lovers hero of AVagnerian music was amply proved on the occasion of the organ recital by Dr. Bradaliaw at Bin Majesty's "on Saturday afternoon. Despite ihe very strong counter attraction cf the Now Zealand Cup Day, there wn.s a very excellent attendance, and all the items were thoroughly enjoyed. The selection for the various numbers on the programme was made from '-The Flying Dutchman" and "The Meistersingers." Tho majority of them, if not all, had previously' been p-iven, but this did not prevent them 'being highly appreciated by those present. Dr. Bradshaw played all the pfeces with much artistic success. This wn.s particularly the case with regard to "Senta's Song," "The .Steersman's Song,'" and "The Norwegian Sailors' Chorus' , from "The Flying Dutchman,' and • "Walter's iSo'n'X' f ram "Tlio Meistorsingers,' and also two numbers from "Loliengrin," which were given ns encores. The fine march from "The Meistersingers," which opened the programme, was another item which was admirably played. OLYMPIA RINK. The various sessions at the Olympia Rink ou Saturday wore well attended, and skaters enjoyed the facilities provided. To-day the rink will be opened for tho usual sessions. This week an attempt will bo made to skate continuously for seventy-two hours. NORMAN CONCERT COMPANY. A strong concert combination, including Miss Amy Murphy and Mr Walter Whyte, are to give a series of entertainments at the Chora! Hall, commencing on Wednesday next. Mr E. Towsey. representing the Norman Concert Company, arrived in Christ church on .Saturday to make arrangements for the Christehurch season at The Choral Hull. Early in December the cinematograph record*" of the great Johnson-Jeffries prize fight is to be exhibited at tlio Theatre Royal in this city. Mr Charles MacMahon is r.t present in Christehurch making the necessary arrangements. The film is said to be one of the finest over produced. It will be'exhibited at Wellington about the 17th iust.