ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 489, 23 April 1909, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE DAIRYMAIDS." r Public interest and enjoyment in tho ■ bright and tuneful '"Merry Widow" contrnuos. To-night; the'"Widow" will mako ; her final bow to tho Wellington public! &« ) second production of the Royal Comic Opera s Company's season will bo presented to-rnor- . row hight. "Tho Dairymaids" comes to us 5 wth a record (so far as English-speaking ~ t countries, are concerned), almost equal to' - that of the "Merry Widow." When Mr. Williamson's Company first produced "The k Dairymaids" in Melbourne. The "Austra--3 lasian" said :" . . . The best thing which they have done for sorao tunc, and tho nlav- , going, public were quick to acknowledge it ' ? Iho freshness -of tho, English country scenes , the novelty of the great gymnasium soono . m the second act, the catchiness of the ly- } rics, the strong comedy contingent ■ that j keeps laughter between simmer and boil, tho ' t completeness of the,' mounting, the • picturesque ; costuming, 'and. tho: finish which 5 always goes with a performance by tho Royal - Company. They have a polish aU their own, and it shines to tho fullest effect in 'Tho Dairymaids.'" : ' THE ROYAL PICTURES. 3 _• It takes more than'a wot night to keep the public away from His Majesty's - Iheatro, where tho latest' excursions in kineb matography hold their sway against aJI- - comers. Tho present programme is crammed 1 with' interest. Onoof tho most fascinating i industrial pictures yet shown is that depicting tho forging of cannon. for tho Dread- » nought class of battleships. Other good i pictures are "Valeria of Issogno,!' "Tho r AU ?i} J ale , Y°Jtery Works/ "Satan's ) Smithy," and "For Honour's Sake." The . tfaual matinee will bo given, to-morrow - afternoon. 7 -':■ —■ /- 5 , v THEATRE ROYAL, ■'";"' 0 Tho Edwin Geach Dramatic Company will a play "Lurod to London" for tho last time 3 at tho Theatre Royal this evening., On Satj urday evening tho company will appear in a 9 new melodrama, entitled • "Tho Broken f Home," said to be a play of great human £ interest.' Popular prices are being oharged. --'.;. '",■'. WEST'S PICTURES. 3 : -The night was dark and stormy, but it did not prevent West's putting on one of 3 the finest programmes of animated pictures i that havo yet boon exhibited at tho Town Hall. / Interest in'... matters topical was ' 3 capitally sustained by a kinematographip--3 view of tho i Barry-Towns sculling race for 1 the championship of England, rowed on the 3 Thaincs_last year,and in a series of pictures ; descriptive of arctio hunting. "Living j Flowers'' was a very; beautiful, and • artistio i trick film, and the views of Lake Cotno gave'a t pleasing impression of that beautiful sheet - of water, reflecting' tho picturesque tofrhs ; and chateaux that fringe the lake. Kino- , matography has advanced so far at Homo . that: playlets are written especially forth* i machine by well-known writers. The first of , these was presented last evening, in a play [ entitled "Lady Lotmoro'S l Jewels,", by Goo. i R. Sims, the writer of the "'■ '.'Dagonet , Ballads." The plot is quite ■ interesting, i Lady Ravonhurst has shown a- string of t boautiful pearls to her friend' Lady Lotmore.v , j whose cupidity is aroused to-so groat an . extent that she steals them, A few nights later the hitter's boudoir is burgled, 1 and the ! pearls are stolen. She discovers her loss as . the thieves are boating a hasty' retreat, , summons her husband, who; seizes a rifle and \ .fires at tho flying figures,! wounding on© of tho two as they, disappear into the brushwood. . Simultaneously, with the- above incidents, ' Spenco Gray, Lord Lotmero's solicitor, has \ been pursuing anything but a straight oourso. He has squandered £10,000 belonging to a widowed 'client.-' Sho' calls on hun to , mako restitution, and he promises to do.so in throe days. Recognising his case as hope- ' less,'ho resolves to commit suicide, and'ropairs to r a'wood to do so, when ; ho. catches sight of the burglars burying the treasurer stolen from Lady Letmero. 'As soon as they depart,• ho got6-the.f.'swag," notes its worth; and returns to his office. Lord Lbtmere, who has refrained from informing the police of his wife's loss owing to her' confession that amongst tho jewels is a. necklaco sho hod stolon, resolves to confide in his solicitor. Gray hears the Btory amazed, then, gathering his wits together, states' that he/knows someone who could restore the jewels if paid £10,000. Letmero agrees to tho price, and in dueoonrse Gray restores the jewels, receives tho big cheque, and hastens to relieve tho widow who is'boing harassed.by.bailiffs, thus happily restoring everyone to an easier frame of mind.' Other capital pictures displayed N are:_ "Tlie, Dowry Hunters;" "Motor-boat Racing at Trouville," "Tho Animal Hospital,' 7 "An Honest Thief," and "The Sheop6tealers." ■..■<: .. ..',.■...,. • :,• ■*. : MR. RICJEARDS'S COMPANrES.*: -v M. Marcus,, managerfor Mr. Harry Richards, passed' through Wellington 'yesterday ?n his way to Auckland.-'The'company r lr ,-, Marcus is piloting'through New Zealand is headed by Paul Cinquovalh; and will commono© the Wellington season on Wednesday. May 19 ■ A second vaudeville company, under Mr. Rjckards's management will shortly visit the Dominion.,-Tho great attraction' of' this will be Chung Ling. Soo,'. a prommont • Chinese oonjurer, who has met with ~ great success in Australia. :...,. - : MADAME MELBA. ■'..•:; Madame Melba will arrive hero on Sunday morning next, and will give two concerts in tho Town Hall—one on Tuesday; April 27, and the other on tho following Thursday. At these concerts Melba will sing the gems of her I repertoire, and will bo assisted by a strong company, consisting of Mr. F. Ranalow, tho famous young Irish baritono; Miss' Una Bourse,_ solo pianist; Mr. John Lommouc. solo flutist; and Mr. Harold Whittle, accomi pamst. Tho half-guinea seats for the two concerts aro now being reserved at tho Dresden-. ".-..''■ > A C^?J ouuroh ty* BS Association telegranistates:—The first Melba concert was given to-' night at His Majesty's before a fufl houso.' She was accorded a great reception. ,: •To-night,' at 8 • o'clock, • the Rov. Dr. Gibb will give a'lecture entitled "A Dip into Lgypt," in tho Y.M.C.A. Literary and Debating Club's Rooms. - An invitation is extended to all lady friends..