ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 513, 21 May 1909, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

CINQUEVAELI. "A first-class entertainment," is' tli6 verdict bestofred.on tlid programme prcseritdd by the ftickards Vaitde'villc Co., dt tho Opera Houso this irtek.- : 'With it "star" of the, Cihcjue'valli descfiptiorij that equilibrist's feats alone would prove an irrestible attraction, but tho Richards vaudeville firmament is; in- a manner of spcak- . irtg,generously'illuminated., Ciriuudvalli needs no introduction, no "puffing";:he has, in every sense of the .word, ''arrived." His feats are amazing,.-thrilling,, mystifying, and,.'counting in .his 'comical assistant, laughable. The remainder of the company are of no mean reputation, and siifficierit lids beSc-n said in Our first notice concerning thcirj«Jc6iitfibutions to the programme to show, (alt that rdputa ; tidn has not been expresses in exaggerated terms. The Latdnas—Frank and Jen—with their mnsico-comedy turn, with which are'in-corporated-some-versatile side lines, are distinctly good; while iTiss Fanny Powers, a dainty soubrette, Lawson and Namon, in ballpunching and: trick cycling, Quest and Newlyn, patter comedians, the Scottish Meisters, Tom Dawson, Miss Nellie Mnuhsell, and Mr. Arthur Harris, each sustain; in his or Hef own peculiar and characteristic way, the'honours of tho entertainment. Tho performance will ha repe'afed this' evferiing,. aiid oil Satufflay after, noon a rhatiheo' tfill be given.- '■,;.,.: THBATKB iIOTAL. ; :: -~~-'- iSeveral of the mbv'inp; picture's that are.delighting audiences at,tho Theatre Royal this week--possess ( a topical.interest; which adds to their, attractiveness. The. excellent Views of hunting, wild animals in African wiids. gain considerably by the interest which 1 is taken in. cx-Pfesident Eoo'sevelt's. present ddtfe'htu'rcs of that nature, and the picture's 6f Niagara Falls in winter make, a very tiihe'ly appeardrifcej follewihg.,cable ine'siage's, which report the freezing, of . The Eerisatlorialy comic; and other fiiuis are as usual well chosdfl; The programme- will be repeated for the' last time to-night. - ' . ..-.:. THE EOYAL .PICTURES, Tho. new of,. pictures' at His Majesty's.Theatre is a well selected one; and quite merited the full house last night, to watch ils unfoldingon the screen. In The Gamekeeper's Sons,",the; managomont has ah dicey 1 ' MohaHy find subject, aiid the unfolding 6f,ttie splerfdidlj- intefpfetdd story wjas fdllotfed with thd dld'sest interest, the final pathdtic' scene, revising the audience' tb hearty .figpfeeiatioii of -the clever acting; •* - "Tlid/ •Samekccper's Sous'' should prove a drate in itself.: .Ni6k Carter is again 'seen in ah exciting episode, in which, of course, he emerges covered, with glory; The programme' is rich in scenic .and, industrial subjects, whilst the laughter'-rilaKihg' pictures' are excellent. A matinee will be given ''■ to-ihorrbw' afternoon.' :'■■ ; • webbe-spoonereEcitals. Tils' evening, at tkd Town Hall Conddri Chatiiberj the Misses Maddleine'Webbe and Gertrude Spoo'iief afd to give the., first of two to; ditals already announced in • diir Ooltim'ns. These young New Zealand virtuosi are to open .their programme with Tschaikowshy's great concerto in B Flat Minor, Miss Webbe taking the :solo and Miss Spooner tho orchestral accompaniment on second piano. l Miss. Spooner's solo' will bo "Carnival," a suite of characteristic pieces rarely played, except hy thfe great .virtuosi. ... ':■. ,' •;' --;■;-,•■ ■'_-.-' ' , ' .;! /:.' ;'qEGAN:EECITAL.' ,' To-morrow ,evening Mr. Maughan .Bdrnott. will give his ; weekly organ recital-.on the.Town Hall organ, when ho will, include in ■his'..programme Fantasia, oh- "Faust;" by. Goiiiod,,by re'c(nest of the audience/whlehAttended last week's recital, and a gdod gathering to tho entertainment iB looked for. Tlid prices are sixpence and-ono shilling. ' ■;;'. ;JtPP'S BAND. ' Jiipti's Band played an a'tiractivb programme in ,the Basin Reserve last evening; There was a largo hhd.apprcdiativo'attendance;