ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 412, 22 January 1909, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"DIANA OF DOBSON'S." ' : - The Tittoll Bruno Company appeared in "The Girl of tho Golden Wost" tor the last time last ovoniug, before a.largo audience. Tho-first change of programme will be made this evening, when tho remarkable London success, "Diana of Dobson's," will receive its initial presentation before a Wellington audience. . This play has created a great impression in Sydney and each of th'e • New Zealand centres. Miss Bruno appears as Diana, and all her admirers freely assert it is one of her most successful characters. It i will doubtless be a pleasant announcement to learn that Mrs. Robert Brough will make j her first appearance this season m this play, | and, as lira; Cantelupe, his clever and I popular actress is particularly well suited! Only three performances can be , given of this production, as the programme arranged for this limited season calls for two more productions—namely,. "Sunday , , , and "Borneo and Juliet." , The former will be played three nights, commencing on Tuesday, next, and the latter for the two farewell nights of the season, commencing on- Friday, January 29. The box plans to-day (Friday) will be,on view at Christesen's, on account of the, Dresden being closed. . . .. ; / .•, , ■■-. : .'•'. ■'■■-.■.:.-THEATRE KOYAL. '"/"■: v The exhibition of the Burns-Johnson kinematograph pictures attracted another large audience to the Theatre Royal last evening. There will be a special matinee: this afternoon, and another performance.will be given in the evening. '... . .. . ' HIS N MAJESTY'S THEATRE. .At His Majesty's Theatre iast. night the second exhibition of the present programme of, the llbyal Pictures was received . with hearty The pathetic films drew, forth sympathy, .'the travel and 'instruction pictures exacted a willing tribute of interest, and the.scenes-of comedy were.hailed with .laughter. .This afternoon there will be a special matinee, when ,the children will ..be specially catered for with a kinematog'raphic representation of "Ali Babaaridthe Forty Thieves." The usual exhibition will be given in the evening. , ; . ' /. •../•■ •'.'• : ■■~ CLEMENT L.' WKAGGE. ■'. / The'desire to know, how to forecast the weather and to learn something of /• the science of the atmosphere should induce many to be present at the Town HaU this evening, when Mr. Clement/L. Wragge'will givehis second entertainment. entitled "The /Romance of the Atmosphere." Probably few men are' better qualified to offer, instruction to the public on weather prophecy than Mr. Wragge, he being full of enthusiasm, for/the science, -and; equipped with facts and figures, ■arid an. abundance of the latest astronomical pictures.and photographs from the grea^observatories. Reserved.seats are.on sale at the Dresden.; :. ■."..-. ■:• .... '.■•■■■ . ;; ':• THE MALLINSONS-- . ;■ V : ;: Mr. and ; Mrs.: A,. Mallinson, whoso 'song recitals have g'iven so "much . pleasure to. music-lovers in .Wellington- arid_elsewhere, are .leaving/Hastings to-day, and will give re-' citals/m Wellington, Christchurch, Duuedin, arid most probably on the West Coast. Their Wellington recitals will be given in the Town Hall Concert Chamber on January 29 and February 2.'.v..{- .':.-:' ■ 7 ..:/.;■; ■ ■/,:'' '•■///SIINDAY BAuiiij'uOJNUJiJKTS. '/.]-. , An'excellent.programme is being prepared .for*the'/sacred concert to be given, by. the Wellington Professional Orchestra in. . the Town Hall next Sunday evening. , Among the artists who will assist' is Mr) Nelson lllingwprth,' : ,who is here on a visit .from, •Sydney^"' David Kenny, the 4 organist, will contribute the "8.8. and C.F," (Ord/'Hume)' and. Lemare's "Andantino." . Mrs. Reg. D'Athj a mezzo-soprano,-has also been engaged; and will sing "Nearer my- God'to' •Thee," accompanied by the organ and piano. A•. silver soin collection in aid of the music library' will •be ■ taken ; at the v door.. ' .--.• . •'..-'• . At. the .Opera House next/Sunday evening, there will be presented a series of pictorial gems by :tho. Globe Picture Conipanyi 'Among the items to be given will be "The Wonders of Cascade,"', "Going.. to "Switzerland," "Northern Venice" and "Beautiful Smyrna." On this occasion, the -vocalists will be the boy soprano, Master Fred 'Byron,'and Mr. W. ■■A. Robyns, the basso. -~. ,:■ ,■'■'■ .■'■■■. V,