ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 427, 9 February 1909, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

■ ■ VL-'i : ; : ::: . THEATRE EOYAi.; '. ;■ There is!nothing so.thoroughly'diverting'6s V;^;.'d a really, 'amusing: cinematograph:film.;- : r'Pa:;i ? -f;y 'at the;Seaside,";one of -the ! pictures.■Bhown."; v- ; ;: this week at. , the Theatre/Royal, Ai-.-ti por-vi,,, : /'." trayal of ,suridry foolishnesses.on the/part .r0f.f?,,..!' ■■"fatjier,!\;-whp,:breaKs'lMseifrdm- , captivity ; and disports himself among the. : . ■■ ■: ■ side/shows'of -th'e sea/beach./: This film, how-. 'l,^-]i~: "ever, is only ? one; of. /many,; equally as-.attrac-:. •'■■' ':'.■■s. tive; ■:';The; programme "will he. repeated'Uto-' '■:- -:fi; v;-:: ; ;:VHIS:ilAJEOTY i STHEATRB.-;V;W ■■ ■The ■reputatiori^Jwhiclr:the^Eoyal^Pictures v-, ":f0. have: gained --is'-'.largely due to -ithe' clearness;-,. of i\ie films'and the/diversity' of the subjects.V^rfi''; week's 'programmohas'".metwith' generalj;if- ; .v" : ; iind 'i another' : ■'. larg? j: ■watched, thei; series .last' evening., ;•;' '•■;:>'. ; ; j "' .[-^(^tr-: . .'Messrs J:' arid N.V.Tait have brought many,:,". ,f j distinguished musioA].stars,andVcomhination3;•_.;■':;:; 'to :these shores, not/the" jeastj of:which /is I ?'y the'.unique choral \ body, whose-initial Wei-.: .".-:. lington" appearance'will . 'be; made- at : ;the Town' Hall on:. Thnreday -eyening -;next.;. r lt 7;;':; . was due "to their enterprise that, the -1368863 f' : !? : ■«■ o'. th' Barn Band came out and showed what. , ;.: 1was' the '■"acme of '.perfection' , ' in ■ band/ music, '''.'■'■■ '",: ! and now we/have their ''counterpart, iir t-Ke v,'''; Royal Welsh :MalerChoir/': ; Smce they'began.'' ;'.'!; some twenty-threo/years ago,-this choir has . ;.,: experienced a 'wonderful .succession of • tri-;.' ,■■:- umphs on*the British'concert platform. Ori-.;/-';'.-/ girially/ sons. of : roil/:delving?in the coal pits ■ ''•■'■:-:'] of Tfeorchy, .these,' singers .have': thrown off;- ■';:-:,' ;thefetters of their former calling, •fora-'time:'.-'iy at/ least, and'. adopted the"■■more; agreeable}"/':./> avpeatibri,.of .professional. /choristers. , ,The'":/■': programmes ■ are: not^':as;; : \niay/at. firstVba:-:-/- ; thought, entirely.'Welsh, ■ on ■.'■ the./tohtraryj'->", ]!p. the songs of-all .lands, together with. niahy:' •.'.; ■ -."• of the'.';glo'rio\is.old; hymn. : tunes'-are '• given,' ./.• ; ~;j 'and to/such have : they; :'*'./ been brought;by..theirfamouV:conductor,.Mr.'. ,;.;;■: Wm. : Thomas;/that /many/pf their J;/ : : v ' effects *haves been likened; to 'an organ. ,Tho/ ;■;.■«. .box/plans .are now open at the Dresden; arid// /.;..; from :this ; morning /day.; sales (3a. and 25.) are '•:..../.; obtainable.at•''Abel's. 1 : ;: ; :'>: .tf ! }-}.-':-. '■//'- V; 'SS

[:■':■ The box -plans ifo'r s*i'flight's.of ■tlie'.:i,-: , Williamspn;~Musical; Comedy^season'will ; .be>.;/ ' opened.' &tthe- Dresden, -; to-morrow/ at. • .9, '.. ;■ o'clbck^'The:Red/Mill,!?/ an-.eminently,sue?;,-;;," bessfui comedy,] will:be ;pfor : : v ;.' diiced at the Opera -House on Monday: next;";.;-; This'deiiglitf ill- play, 7 the: -success; of -/Iv. th'e:yMrin-'Austral^f-has-\been?dcscribed' ; as;-,:';i: :_tho hesf since'the"Bello' ofNew. York,"/arid/'\ is.said to,he..head;_and.shcßl(3ers above.:; any '.;"•.;; 'jhusicnl-.comedy,,-witli ;;tho""exception-";:"'of the >"; of:Piiseh,".;thafc;has been.produced;, /; i: "for/many, years. : - Nothing- more "amusing or:',, cleverer has been /witnessed,; , it is , said, -than."",-.: the: •wonderhil/danciug;. and?humorous';fooling ';: ;: of •Mγ.'John Ford—a comedian of .high repu- : ;.- ' tatioir-liri America/ specially.:imported by 3. ;i ;-: C., .Williamson'for-the: part.of Fred'. Leslie; the."Kid Connor" of the; play,;.: is/strong!y'associated.with.Mr. Ford;.ancf-thia'.ir,' clover comedian makes.:every : post a :winriihg ;;:■:. postin the Tacp for fun ..-"Also: Jfr. :Charles ;:;-" liOder—one :of America's v niost'■.'prominent..-V.', dialect comedians; -will: appear.."as.:"Wi.llem'' , ..rV;". !.rT» ; -p.utcK'vCha'riict»''partj-th'atihpMs-ißßid.':-:tdV::'j' : ■have::made his'.own ..:!.■ An old:favourife;is,Mr.;' : ::; Percy-Dent'o'nj'Who will also'appear in an'im-,V;'.-:-.poffcant role; assisted:by, ■■ such ncknowledgedv:■;, artists'as :Mr.'iEdward:Sherras,.:;tlie^em)nent'."■'■:; ; baritone ■ .'and"Mr.-./Pat. Bathurst.: S Of-\tli^: : .: : .; ladies',, the; excellence., of the; cast •stands con-;. \ '■■ -. fessed, -'with-,suoh -popular artists as ■' Miss:::;';. Olive Go'dwirij'Miss.lvy Scqtt and Miss Mario '" Eaton, .assisted by/--:an army: , --of /choristers,;: .0 ballet, : {and/auxiliaries. .;:, : . : .:-yy'-' : .\. : -T : V-:-::r--\'r : f

.'-..-■. i; : MGAN/RECITAL ■■'.' -The. last "but three of • the. present; series'of ;/:/ t ..Town Hall organ /recitals will be:'given to-,.' night;:;by/"Mr., Msughan ; . Barnett. ;: 'A .pro-/ . ■ gramme.. of,• .organ ; music/ _and ■ transcriptions': ',■:•' will be/ played, --'and .will^include; works by/-: '. Smart, Dubois, Bach,. StV Clair, 'and Dudley . ■; . I3uck;r ;;■.;';•/ -, ; w: : -/; i r'^'"''- : ;v-?:J";:£;--:H: i- .::■•:' i'-COMERTJOR SEAMEN;;'; : r ;- //.llie. weekly concert:.for:'the: crews'of ves-J- : Beis'-'in port.'.wns:held-in;the ;Sailors'':Rest;c' last evening,, and iabont : 3oo 'seamen ;.at? ; tended. i;Ah: excellent programme;.: was:/con- -. tributed/to; by : Misses E;' Mavow-; and /Frank- ; / lin (piano)'; -and Willia.ns; (harp), '"■'-. ■ Holland, FiMayow, A. H. Robin, Cohen,;;" arid Curran/(songs):."'Captain.. Bonner/ror..//;' turned thanks; . im'.-. behalf of'the /sailors;. to ; / / tliose who assisted in the. various' items. ,: ;■:.;' ■-. / '-,: I V ; ; MOONLIGHT BXCtRSION. The popular:' harbour. mooriliglit excursion .•'.'"• to Day's Bay.wiil take place to-niorrowevcn-.' / ing; and an \eiitertaininont : :will\bo : gi7cn;.iri : .:: the pavilion. The ; : stearaor" /Duchess will , loavo,,tho; Ferry-"Wharf at. 7.45.p.m;; roturn-'. 1 ; irig from:the. bay:at 10, o'clock; / '? '■'•';""■'■ -■,;■: ■'?'•/-'■ "; ■ To-nigiit ; a concert *;given'; in' the;;': - Concert Chamber.of the Town Hall. A first-: ■' class programme;of. musicalj /olocufcionkry,-. ■ - and gynmastio items has boon arranged. Th<»:.'' to be inade/will.boJ.s. arid :2s. V coeds -..'are: in. aid of tlie Y.M.C.A. Cricket'■/; .Club;'"---'..' ';':•.:. /•.-';'''".•:-' : - ■• ■ ; <Z■'■:.