ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 176, 20 April 1908, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ANDERSON AND SHEIttDAN'Sd'ANTO- , MIME COMPAN^. i j' v: '''j i , . •. " CINDERBLIrAit/V : * " Cinderella,"' the iiursery''frii'ry'''thlp:"th*tfavoured vai . presented by. tho Coin- ~ pany. in pajitomimo. form .on Saturday; evcuv ing to an overflowing audicncp'that'lcrbwded ' every ! point' of -vantage in : tho Opera 'House: On' reflection, it seems peculiar that "p'Sri'tx)niimes in ordinary take for..their, fundamental basis tho best of our ohildrcnVlegends, and that in doing so, the story,..instead .of being idealised, is liiade quite subordinate.in the action of the perfor^nance^^''^' , ■'G^lkiel•ella ; ,4 , ■ ' played quite seriously, and.'Jmiltjip'ivithyaj)- ; propriato songs', and choruses, i would. inajio. a. ' delightful play, oven:: to. .thosflt'fOTiirfidfficthS;' pantomime is supposed "especially: to cater?' • antl-there is money in , tho\iilea:'for T tha^ l nia)i- ' ager who could work; up snfcJrUijwtfdjmjnitei.' The mere, suggestion, up; ail.; outrage to tho traditions BritisV. paiito- 1 which is usually.tho.most'iucbiisoqii'eiit. and irresponsible nonsense\that 'can be. era.min.cd'^yjgrtht'yii,, hours, .and as. such, it. is acyep^J^gl^jlly'oci?: •ceptcd,'by a public, apparently atf)i'r|b^f<4i'tlie J : latest iiousensicality'to' whicß. theias^feiiSS''* itself.' Tho managers must . that such product-ions continue:' 'Their "cn>rd is: "'Wo give what the public wants as far as wo l aro rJ)lo to"-judgc,'awl oiir-judgment tells. there, is. So there,is. .But, judgcKlpi^put_• ;its~.cla.Ssi,-., .".Cinderella "- ; does/notvra.id?:;higli,-;: 'illpugli;-; there aro .bright .spots,' ifAablKnifoi! : their,;.rarity, there- was - a careless^slij^shodiniss,about Saturday evening's jrad,\ictyjn yi^t;>V'?3! hardly expected, from a compjaity , : wliicli;-. ljssi been playing tho piece for.•weeks.-;>agt. : ,-?£ne : : stago--' management;- was .fat,;;fi;oni ; ;what H it- ■ shoulfl have ,(>o6l),'.and tho company-see.iiicd short of rehearsals, »as. a -result- of" wli icb - little - ■awkwardnesses. crept.. in-' - tii-o;. smooth' running of -the :picccj.; ; coiivoying;.-;a, kind of nervousness to tlio-.audieue.o'.lfeiejfc . The band, was lacking in ; a)fl', .was far from alert in taking up its numerous cues, which, on occasion,., had..ta . bo* given from tho stage. ■' ' , . The baro bones of the faify tale were preserved; . There .-is' - Cindprolla'.''jtn(l'?liejfVtigly'. sisters; tho Fairy Queen who'nvafte: thWnog-. ,'lectod ono off 'to' tho_ 'ballv-;wdvero i: P.rihce Charming, falls in love witlflica';. there is tho' ; escape from tlio ball, the 'toSt-glasS/slipperi tho finding of 'its owi\er -:iii -the. pe'rsoil nf - Cinderella, and her final.ascent to aristocratic greatness; but- such occurrences,. are- entirely, subsidiary. to. the funny. ' '.the; bibulous Baron hisVfsrcical . dame figure. . • 'V' • 'Mr. John: P. .Sheridan. ■ the. quaintest: old guy ajid 'tp-liis'"' lot fell-the bulk of the. wittieisßiS.-tha£ kept .the andicnco giggling. -His.love-making with .the. Baron (not to omit:.the ..Baron's, cow),' and ;his.'antics' at tlio ball iVcl , funny, '■ more for tho manner ;of J the, .delivery!, than for any 'humorous' clajni'Hho , >lmm ; pb^'' sess.'. -Mr.- Sheridan only lias-Jto.. don>.-& skirt; and'- a. wig to', create' laughfnr, and - -tho' Baroness is merely a;n!oaiis;.tqithD-'sa'mo ; »end as the '.'Widow j.O'Brien . (in:i.i"Fim:ion; Vthc i Bristol")) without the:' intrinsic -wit of.etW latter, record-breaker. : Tlior csmadiaiic only - sings one' soiig, , ."Goo-Goo,'"-:!!! Avhichvlifc wasi i somewhat/'indistinct. ]Wqu yßoundei»-,is.' : 'capitally acted on burlesque:'. ltncs.Sb t u:;3lr.: Thomas Ctirran, /whose make«up.<!W9&''essst'i• lei:t,. and whose bv-play \v.ij,'! good fthrough-r; out.,-. Cindetella. was' played, ~rath,cp.^yelj..by. Miss Hebe Barlow, who had'^pt'aVoreaMwJ. ■ to', do beyond looking, .iw'cttyl ; slx6;' - ■ succeeded admirably, esjppi^lj • room.and/final' scerie-'.pf.".a11.^.1 ■' who on Saturday evening•: production, Bang " Mignonette " ; ';onH'''fairl"y well. Miss Stella Selboume "the I'rincc Charming of tli'c caste, is thfc pdsie'SSttii !6f: a good figure,- a passable sopraha-voicp, -<yrd (v. quietly, attractive .nianiier.ff; aShe' ■ Ypii'll Send a .Smflo,- to : ilc - .and joined IMissV Barloiy :ii4^Hft;djjetj,>.l^gUn f dorland."-.. Miss Mario . 'Ijlftyoj,-, Daiidini (tbo:Priuce's yaloii) i known/as 'daslting.' 'i' Slie ; Blayp3 •- jiiijiiplenty. • •of; assurance/, and her songy;',-,y 11 oil;-il Gum' Tree," woidd have.been\a" : had: the - siiigcr: received. thefjCoVopoVatjon: of. -tho orehestr>a, ; which The ugly,sisters.werq' Jjy r Messrs. Ed-; • niund' l'age and Jack Steeloj botli of .whom were devoid of h_umour. a, soiig, the'.' words "of whieh-tJivfjf fathered from! the; iusidi. of -, a , fan. expectedfrom Mr... Charles Bates, with the Stino-Evans' Company" somql'-yeafSf ago. ~ Ho :was, however, nt.:_sea ci i.n"aimo*sV everything 'lie : did,. and bral(Q~dbwn3.eiffit6ly ! in a.topical song. ;Mr JacMlagM^'^'BnT^'' tons .was: one :.of tlio brighF;%ifturcs.;'of -the- ; caste.', - Ho Was nimblo. ttf .ifii'S'fci'ob'dtio: dß?' grec,.aii(l was droll in his anx'iety.te'fffle^ctj' J moment aiice,.distinctly' meritorious I 'svas ftlib-irephis-. tryoii of Mr. James Huglic's, Ins lines .with fine and raised a' tuneful' baritbile^'6l6b' : ii{'^onif-• 1 Miss Hilda Lane, who playeSl tliCflS.iry'Queeh on, traditional .lines,' hasi in 9:;; company" not strong in. voealieiUK-S' Her aiter-loguer-was ina\idijble' at timff.Siii%Sldo,.shbuld.*, speak ■ out, and. learn : JL'lic Baron , s'.."kp.w.; , f;.a w oiHlQrfully:.intell.i ! animal,' was ! comically ' jplaj'eeliy'.'jSlq'ssi'sVr, Morris and Wilson. , ". v r"''o' •••' Tlio .speciality .'"turns".' wfes£ ' Morris. and Wi|§on do. a Conine' , .'with a sangfroid-that' Avas J 'deh'dfpilS''.tb'%e^ ) ;. and Mr,. Prod Nbri , on tlio roller skates. Master'Tercy' Clark; sang "Tlio Lads of. tlio Men-of f War" in a"-businoss-likn'. manner, and,.ivas ably> backed i by : i\ squad- of-'.J*ivcnild.; , .'.j®^ , Ji: >^'->^^ . through. tho cutlass .drill.n%lid'-spjig;'';p.raf. grossed.. . .. ..7:' . . There : ai'e plenty - but they all pp.led into(Compared;, with the j 'March. In' tjiis intßrludoi!6(;^i6nS:lo'f.';tJip' 1 chorus .'girls-ropreaciit' ■&) porcelaiu^Eierby,.; Boyal .^pfC^stsfK; wood, Dresden, Sevres; otc;,'."at!'d.*'the"'effects., obtainod in tho costumes arc ,"\vbild<srfiill,y;true. to the idea, and the tout cnsettbie 'lV alto'-" gother .. The performance '/ terminatedwi"f!i s a 'gor.geous''transformation scencV.aiid.a rliftrlequiiv.'ado, which could bo "easily di.y)cnsedjiivit.h,vj'n: : ; view of tho fact .'.that tho,:cui"taHt:Hlid.::]t.ot; finally descend until, 11.25;/p.m f ,. 1 j ; . • There.will- 1 ho a matinco of.-;".GinderellaV this/aftbrno'on, and an evcningvperforiiiauco overy night this week. ; «ovAr;.' .Fuller's Vaudeville Coni'panyi'y.putwoni.-'a*; strong programme on. Saturdiv" iught at the Theatre Royal; The tiirnliy YOlll 'Burrows, the champion club-swinger :of.th'o: \@rMS'"<iamo • fillly up 1.0 expectations. Limelight aild tile gay colouring of tlio clubs' iriaclb it: a highly spectacular as well-as au>atUetip;-dis'i3ay;-( His -Manipulation, of four .clubs at oiieo was yci'y striking:. They glided and flashcd.aboijt, tlio inagnificently-deyeloped,figurb-pf tlio like strfiiigo living ' thiu'gß';*.t i •• also gave a blindfold cleinoiisfratid'n':oF.swprd-' swinging,; aiid trilled casiljs. >vitlx/-'a./\ ;^ Olli. .; pair.of eltibs.: It waS jiis- stay in Wellington he/ #'ifl'"mak(&an.!,.attempt'to beat his own •a. pair of-clubs for 61 ' stretch. :Dr. Boive's'feats of canjurin^Vivere.'; very neatly done,. and woro f extrenielv' J fying. Matter seemed to bq'prppiirpd-tp'loge-•nil its properties, and break /all its'iaws.'wheii.' 1 tiudervhis , control./ '-There.'.^"mii^t^honinny:' ' people still piiKiiling over, ,hls:.'acliiovcpionts'--with a set of 'motallic.rings 'as'.big ; 'as''.dinner^', plates. Although thoy appeared to be solid' audi continuous, ho linked 'them .into and detached them again withoii't'thii* least ' •apparent cfiort. The Vanti'llsi'did 'S,OlllO- fe-' ' '.markable feats' oil their thrce"h'oriz6'iifa} : bar'».-': Ernest Vautell threw a 'c6iiiplet6"'..dftiibib' ; somerEiaulfc from one bar, ovcr/tlie'lsccoiiil, 't6* the third, a distance of 18 feet.'.vHo, also performed other scarcely less , ainazing- icats, which were alternated with soriie' doVer'comicai dumb-show by his coiilpauibin'•• w, ''«Thb' ' diamond Fiond " was;a sensational dramatic sketch by Mr. .Harry Salnw]i ,a)ld-;Miss Jdn - bliester.' It:was a' scone bqfc\vpoii-,ij.dptootlyo; , and a fair criminal, a mattoi; of.vsurprises',. ami revolvers, i with an . unoxpqctedyei^jiiini,-" and it was well acted by ■ Frank Mdviii and Miss ,-„\:UiFwwlpy ■' .ffere very much nt-home in a niquant medley of soldiering., wit. and' som». TJioi.yoealists, Sliss- . •Joahnic Johjtstpnc and Mr. End Petorfion wore ' well rccoived, and Mr. Jack Willis gave-

another example of "his' skill in imitating inebriety. The biograph also-made good, as tho Americans say. It. told a . pretty 6tory of a . heroic; little cripple^-and-provided much . amusement with one of its characteristic nar-v rativos about people who run amok and break . things, Tli 'fii-fefciappearance of Les dos, jugglers and sword-swallowers, is billed .: ■foi'to-uighti : • " • ' : ; ROYAL PIOTDRES. ; M .There was a crowded house at .His Majes:ty's; Thbatr'o -oir''Saturday" night, when _ tlio '/-.'•.; . ' former excellent programmp of 'moving views v. . .wasßepeated. An entirely new programmr ,\yill bp shown on Wednesday night. • • ; ■ ' / ,'i. ' ' '