OPERA HOUSE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15040, 7 August 1914, Page 6

OPERA HOUSE.

There was a. large he Opera House last night, and the'vaaHe.vfllo , programme was much enjoyed. Davis and 'Gledhill,' sensational novelty cyclists, iirve 'Hayman and Csompany, sketch. artists,- Crotten and Kremka, Roman.athletes,.'and poseurs, arid other, members of the,company were very successful in, their items. To-night the .programme will 'be" repeated, and 'tomorrow ia special.matinee be given. Sfpecial attractions are;announcea for Grandi National r . week/ , ;JTise - 'Daisy ■Jerbme'jopens-herr season on 'August 34th.

' GRAND THEATRE. ;1 , . An excellent, series of dims depicting ilifo in , the King's Army u'ad-iNavy, w.as ■presented .it the; Grand Tbeatre yesterday, wh'icV sHows very grapnicany 'Jack's life afloat, and Tommy . Atktas cthore.- -T-he'-uaval part- of the-picture ii: a very; thrilling • onej and the. scenes whore the huge Dfeadnoitg.#j are iol-I-iwhit; each other.in battle ai ; ray, and -the-firing. of the big guns, are most 'inspiring. Some very: good views of 'hK'Majesty King George V. are shown inspecting his Elect. Other scenes'shown and saluting the Colours, Ihvirie'. service, physical drill, .;H..M.S. vduiierb, and Super-Dreadnoughts •' following in tho wake of the flagship, werking the heavy feuns, preparing for tattle practice, firing, the big guns, nianning the , lifeboat, and the fleet ehi tei ing .Harbour. Army manoeuvres aro I ai«) jshown. including soldiers swimBiing river 3, .and 'cavalry charges. The j eerwon showing types of the .British i Navy from itsinepptionto the present day was moei interesting, Sir Francis Drake aud Lord Nelson coming-in for ! great. receptions. During the various great enthusiasm was shown, especially when, lantern elides of the King_and Queen; and Lords Kitchener I and Roberts were shown on the screen. I Appropriate music was , piayed at all sesI skins,:the patriotic items being.a epo--I cialifeatuce. Ottier pictures shown were : The God of Girzah," a very or 2000ft*i - vVhitew;afihing" .(comic), "and "The Morocco Leather lnenstry' (educational). The earao pro- l--gjamme will be repeated wnile during -the -day sessions extra pictures will be, screened.