ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 183, 28 April 1908, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

DOMINION CARNIVAL. ' • '.There .was,';a . good attendance .at the Dominion Carnival in the Town Hall again last ,night,.-and,, brisk,-business was done. ~T T lie takings to date 1 aiholint to -J!850. ;A fine programme'of. fancy dancing, .marches,, and, tableaux were .gone, through; under Signor Bor.zoni, bysome'lso* performers, the dressing and maze''marching and .various colourings .being: extremely effective.: / The Dominion march .is' growing - always meets,with rounds,of .applause. A 1 very pretty pas-seiil; gavotte is" charmingly dancedby Miss.Maggie-'Murphy,' .-Another item which calls for - special is., the; Hungririan'.dance, it. being,- oiiS .or (he most: attractivis on.' the''programme. New '/novelties'are./being; ap ranged for. the'".remaining ;'nights : of.' the ■ carnival: The bazaar;,will be brought to. a close on Saturday i\ight'next, when the Art,/ Union will be drawn. ,• •" ' / ; OPERA nOUSE.- s 1 ' Crowded house's mark'the .progress of the run' of "Cinderella".\at tho,-Qpora House, where 'Mr. J. F; Sheridan and ( his merrymakers sue-, ceed in chasing away # any gloomy thoughts that playgoers . may be seized of: The company has a ..revival of the .'musical. comedy . Earl and:the'Girl" in 1 ' ' ROYAL' PICTURES. ' The splendid, series of pictures riow ; being projected- on to. the.-soreen ,at His' Majesty's Theatre is attracting' large audiences nightly.- 1 Tonight will be the liist night of tho present' collection; a new lot of films being duo from Syd-. ney to-morrow. ... - • \ '_ ' : . ! THEATRE ROYAL. . Tho Los'lieggardios and Tom ■ Hi|rrm\-g the champion ,club'.-swinger, ; ,still occupy the-lead-ing, plnccs 'on. Royal, bill, where, an entertaining • programme is beiiig provided nightly. A public - meeting is,to be held at 5, p.m. to-day, to make arrangements for Mr. Burrows's assault on his own club-swinging record of 61 hours 46 minutes, to start, on Thursday. Mr. Burrows, who. is in splendid form, is confident that ne can beat his own record. , SAILORS''REST.. . The-.concert 'at 'the Sailors' 'feest last night, organised ; 'by Mrs.' G. ;Andersoii, was attended by : a very largo number'-of sailors, tho hall being ,crowded with a most' enthusiastic' audio'nee.' s Items:''were given by the Mesdames Anderson (who also accompanied), Reynolds, and ICelly, j Misses Mona • Mooro and Fieldhouse, Messrs'. Kerr, Fonton, Hobman, Paul, Webb, Dompseyj and Anderson.'. Each item von "the long programme was thoroughly enjoyed by'the' sailors. At' the 'close, a hearty vote-of; thinks was accorded the performers.' 'WELLINGTON DRAMATIC SOCIETY, ". Rehearsals of the comedy " Tragedy," which the Wellington Dramatic Society-is to producc at the Town Hall, Masterton, on June 3 nest (Prince of Wales's vßirthday) are well -'under, way.' Madame Nita Skell has'been engaged to stage-manage, and under her'capable,direction the performance should be a finished one. Thi*' play, when produced at the Royalty Theatre*' London, created quite a furore, Albert "I.Chevalier and the late "Willie Edouin being iricluded in tho cast. Jlasfotor .will see' the first'production of the.comedy in.New.Zealand. It'wil) be'produced at the Opera House, Wellington at a later date. '■ '