AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16851, 3 June 1920, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

: THEATRE ROYAL. The liighly successful tnin' " season was brought to a conclusion last night, when there was another good attendance at the Theatre Royal. Messrs .Tolin 1). O'Hara and the rest of the company were accorded n big l ovation, and each had to take several curtain calls at the conclusion cf the performance. The company will leave en route for Australia to-day. OPERA HOTlfsE. Mr Walter George's "Sunshine Players" in "The King l of Dunnowhereski" proved as popular as over at the Opera House last night. The vaudeville turns' of Louis London, the- Nine Wonders, McNmuara and Clinton, Gcodhu© and Oliver, Vinoe and Eva, Courtney, and Jennings and Gerald were all appreciated br a bis audience. To-night the same bill will be presented. A special feature of next week's programme will be a new musical comedy by the Sunshine Players entitled "Tho Cruiso of the CVmbeline." Aw added, attraction will. bo supplied by Abdy's cats, pigeons, cockatoos, and dogs, who are said to present a.n exceptionally interesting: animal performance. The special attention; of patrons, is callcd to the fact that the plani for reset Monday is at The Bristol Piano Company's warehouse, wlicro it will remain for the future. "POSSUM PADDOCK." Tt is rarely that the box plans for am Australian production umourrt' to anything out of ths ordinary, and a, big booking: prior to tho open in g of th® season, invariably indicates a. lor? and successful run. The booking for "Possum Paddock" before its opening at tho Theatre Roval, Sydney, established a. record for that theatre. On tho opening jvight every seat in the hquso was booked, and this eta.-to 'cf affairs prevailed rig Jit up t<> the third week. In spite of the tremendous opposition in Sydney in big oounter-attroctioriS' at the other theatres, "Possum Paddock" more than he 1 *! its own. The ChiistcliTiTcli season is limited on account of the Theatre Royal being booked. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "The Career of Katherine Bush" and the various other nic Lures at Everybody's Theatre were witnessed by good attendances «t 'each soanion yeaterdr.y. • To-day tha eunie films will be shown. | CRYSTAL PALACE. "Ont of Luck." "The Dazzling Miss Davison," and the opening episode of the big serial, "Ihe Grev Seal," are f.uree attractions at Crystal Paiaoc this week. There is 'a. wcll-bnlanced supporting programme. The earoe pictures will be screened at to-day's sessions. LIBERTY THEATRE. "The Story of -Ginger Mick" continues to be a source of unfailing delicrht to Jarsrc audiences daily at the Liberty Theatre. "With its several supports it will to screened again to-day. QUEEN'S THEATRE. "The Gray Horizon," featuring Sessile Hayakav.a, is proving a-'money-s-etter at the Queen's Theatre this week. The i-upport-iug films are all of a high standard. Today the programme will bo lopeated. STB,AND THEATRE. Zane Grey's big novel, "Eiders of the Purple Sage" in picture form is wcJL- worth, seeing at the Strand Theatre. William Farmini is seen in the role nf the "Mormon" hunter, Lassiter. The rest of tho proptainme is also of a high standard. All the pictures will bo ecreened again at today's sessions. GRAND THEATRE. The fine Annette Kellernwn picture, "The Daughter of the Gods." was repeated to largo sessions n£ the Grand Theatre yesterday. The BDeciallv prepared musical scorc I as interpreted T>y Mr A. L. Sutton's big orchestra v.'a" much appreciated by natrons of the evening session. The big picture, with its many supporting films, will be shown again to-day. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. The Chrbfchurch Orchcrtral Society'* first contort of the 1020 will l:e held at the Choral Hull on Wednesday evening next. A fine programme cf full orchestral items has been arranged. Madnme Gov,-or Burns will be the soloist of the evening.