ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 178, 22 April 1908, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

• i TIIE OPERA HOUSE. ; The", fairy pantomime drew. ■ another .crowded ;audience- to. the Opera 1 House last evfcning, Tylien. the whimsical ex- ' travaganza ran with'great smoothness.. It is a' kaleidoscopic production, lightsome and l : gay.'. Mr.-. John F; Sheridan (Cinderella's' stepmother): Avas' 'in'. capital'form, and his > irresistible .comicalities' delighted- the audi-: 1 once, which enthusiastically testified' to its ■ enjoyment 'of .'the-', numerous laughable' situa- ! tions created by him. Miss' Helen Barlow made a .charming 'Cinderella; and the' rest' of.' tlio company ably supported; the; efforts • of the. principals.' This afternoon a'matinea i performance* will be given, and ;the.. panto piime v/ill- be repeated in the evening. . HIS MAJESTY'S;THEATRE. - Another crowded house greeted tho-splen« di 1 series, of .. kiheniatographic' films which arc, being shown nightly'.during the current week by "the Royal Pictures, Syndicate ,at His Majesty's Theatre. . The management aro'to bo , congratulated" on the"continuous . success which has attended their, enterprise .in ;pri> } viding an entertainment of suchan interest- > ilia and an educative kind, and also, oh tho'policy of submitting frequent changes and ; star features .in their programmes.,, , There will bo a change of series this evening; THEATRE ROYAL. Messrs.', Fullers' "E:st Ever" programme ' would seom, to judge by the excellence of the faro provided, to justifyMts description, for among the, nuiijerous items 'presented to crowded houses at tho Theatre .Royal aro somo of quite a novel and sensational char actor. Los Reggisirdo (Antonio and Kitty) are Sword Swaliowcrs, and though they do not actually eat these . somowhat ' unusual acticles of "diet, they certainly succeed in accomplishing the swallowing part of the business. They, are also jugglers, and very good jugglers at that. The presence of these two. -clcver entertainers alono. should draw a crowd anywhere. But there aro other performers, of equal merit in thqir own particular department of vaudeville. . Tom Burrows, champion club-swinger, of tho world, whirls his clubs, in :a manner': which must:. , cause local champions to go green- with. envy. Dr. li,owe, the Vantells. Harry Salmon ani i Miss Ida Chester, and . others contribute *. a most excellent assortment of items. ' DOMINION BAZAAR.. There was a. good attendance: at the Dominion bazaar again last night,. and all the stall-holders did a satisfactory trade. .- Tho fortune-tellers Were kept busy throughout tho evening, and the' various dances wore . performed to the entire satisfaction of tho ' spectators.. . . "■ ' A concert by Mr. H. Percival Clarke and his pupils will b'o held 'at the Town Hall' (Concert Chamber) ' this evening', when an interesting, programme by juvenile violin pupils, from 6J years of age and upwards, will be submitted. The \ intermezzo ' front "Cavalloria' Riisticana " (Mascagni)'. will bo played by thirty pupils. There will also bo air arranged for the- children, in ..which they will imitate Haydn's "Farewell Symphony." ■' :