ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 110, 1 February 1908, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

. -OI'KRA II.QUSE., Tlic season or the ■i'nllnnl Juvenile. Opera Company is to be brought In a. close this .eveniuf; with "The Isle of IJonp; lion;;." A matinee 'pertonuanco will-' lie jjiven' this afternoon, commonciiiK at-2 o'cluck.,' The management announce, their intention of presenting every.. pal ronoi. both afternoon ami evening periornianecs • with'-a- -.souvenir of the Company. • ■ ■ .• .• •• • " UKK\VSTEU\S' MILLIONS.." Tho box Ijlans for the. seven pei-formanors by Mr. J. (J. Williamson's now comedy company of "Brewster's Millions," '.commencing at the Opera Jlouse:bh, .T!iui\-i(hiy evening next, will, bo opened "at the Dresden on Monday morning at 9 o'clock. There will-doubtless' be: a big booking. in 'view of the widespread interest apparently beins taken amongst playgoers in die production. Tho Now Zealand record of "Brewster's -Millions."'which lias been presented in Duhedin, Christchiirch. and Auckland lo ciowded houses, is worthy of note, -having been one of remarkable and colli inuous .success. Diirinj? tho recent. Auckland .season, que critic wrote:—"The popular novel does not. always make, the successful play, but, in adapting Air. George Bnrr M'Cutcheon's wellknown story, - 'Brewster's Millions,' for "the stage, Messrs. Winchcll Smith and .Byron Ongfoy havo achieved a result which has added much to the gaiety of nations. Comedy, with a tendency towards farce was the method, of treatment which they decided to follow, and in working along those lines' they have built up a joyous, riotous plav, full of humour and fun of' the wholesome order.. -<Altogether the comedy will .be remembered as one' of the best produced' in Auckland." . . THEATRE KOYAL. ■/■Tho'varied- and attractive programme, which has been runnirig at the Theatre Royal this week, was repeated for the last time\ yesterday evening. A number 1 of changes ■ will : be made in the bill '.to bo put forward to-night. ' WONDERLAND:. A good number of pleasure-seekers journeyed to Wonderland yesterday evening and enjoyed the'attractions which surround the visitor on every hand. A number of special attractions will* be provided to-night,'when all tho sideshows will be open. . HIS 'MAJESTY'S; THEATRE. The Royal were reproduced at (His Majesty's Theatre last night. A matineo'performance is to he held tin's afternoon,., and a new programme will be put forward,this evening, when one of the attractions . .will be" a series of special, slides illustrating, the" finishes at the ethletic' championships meeting, and tho Y.M.C.A-. swimming carnival. PERRY'S HIORAMA; ■ The Opora House .will,be .'opened onjfonday ; for.- a season of;. three' .nights .of Perry's Blcctric' Biorama lectures.. The company, 'coining as it does, -on ' a wave of: success from all the principal,southern towns of. the-Dominion,: should: attract big-.hotises. . All the- films, are reported" to, bo new, 1 -and.'of', -the :latost, and most-interesting; subject.s;:one very .fine specimen being/.Miss Annette ICelleniian's endeavour 'to swihv'^lfe "English-Channel.. All-the ' pictures will be-projected by. the latest inven-. lion in kinematography/and'Mr.' Perry has 'Jiad a iicav 'electrical.plant;installcrt,Kv. Messrs. ,'LV C. Knigh;t v . of'. Wellington,-especially for this occasion. A'g'ood' vaudeville prog-' .ramnic wijl begone-through.; Litfle Leah, with: her quaint and idainty"songs and dances,, is sure- to be a 'big. attraction. Seats may .be reserved; at obtained from, Cjiristeson's.'" 'A -sjiccial mitihee will; be . given on';Wednesday-' afternoon,..-'ait:2.3ol'