ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 601, 1 September 1909, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

x.,"'.:- r-- ,THEATRE ROYAL.. v. ■.'■■''\\ The Fuller Proprietary again-'gave -a" sucj, .'•.'. cessful display.last:iiight of a fine:'series of "-■'.-'.;. moving pictures. -Tho scenes'"from- ihe fighting-top of /t a..-,battlesliip ;during:-n;r big-r gunpractice't'.wpfo;-interesting.,and realistic'. ..- The.cine'pho'no'recdfds,' which included-''Come 'into.the Garden, Maud," as surigiby'Mr. ' Edward Lloyd,'went'well. ■.',- .'■:.'■ .''■' •' _HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The varied and popular programme of ' . moving pictures' which has hold tho stage'for' a-week at His_ Majcsty's..Thcatro.,was shown'- ■■' ■; Kir'the last time yeeterd&y-.'#e^ihg.^'i')Thel Eoyal'.Pictures Syiidicato:promises now and ..', particularly good programme ..for to-night. .'-•'■•; The .star..:picturcs' will be of";A'rc," .'"-,■ "Naval Pageant on-'the Thainei,'^and "The ' Sleeper.". , ; ■.:■'■s. .■' '&'.&■-.$ '"■'■y-^ ■""•'!"' -, ; '.!'■■•• V--" 'V;. ■''\."'S.iobe!'!'. : :':. •'.,.■''.;;■:,; • V The second'performahco 'of .the Paulton three-act comedy, . was given -i at. the Opera"; Housb last night. As was natur- ! ally to bo;expected,:thepjayers were more at home than on the dpening night, and moved .' through the piece with-freer action. Miss' : •; | Mabel Hardinge-Maltby, as Niobo, .and.Mr;-'- \ P. B. Sharp, as Peter Amos Dunn, are, the .'.;" central figures of iho production, afidJai" ■"; sisted by; c a carefully-trained cast' give', to •.'•'■;' the. performance a;?freshneß3 which is'rthe '■ ) more creditable from-the.. fact that, with 'the I exception",:of two, all 'are ramateurs. The' '.•..' amusing curtain-raiser,V'The.Suffragettes," was also repeated, 'with a distinct improvement in its .performance';" The final perform- - ance will be given to-night.' ■.-.'•... " "'JACK'AND JILL."

Mr. J. .C. .Williamson's promior na'ntp-. mime extravaganza; which . commences - its ..Wdlirigton : .soasoiU-. to-morrow evening, has; tho' reputation of being. a record mirth provoker. ' Thero bava been a few ; changes since the'initial prckbictiori in Mel-: bourne,' but tho cempany-.opening to-morrow-will be. identical with.'.that which delighted Sydney play-goers for-Articles and weeks.. The great attraction of tlje;;'cntertainmeni : -is"'said: to.be its unceasing: movement and vivacity; The old nursery rhyme'is used as-a thread upon which to hang', pi succession of pleasing, novel, and entertaining features. These are not necessarily felov'aht, the producer's char.ter being that they.,\must be either bright, merry, or tunoful, ;,or all three combined. Thus he has contrived and invented a number of scenic aids and surprises. Tho chief eccentric persons in "Jack and Jill" are Mr. J. M. Campbell as Widow Cobble, and :Mr. Fred Leslie as Baron Bounce. Miss Stella Gastollo.is tho widow's son "Jack," and Miss Betty Ohls is "Jill," the :runaway, princess. There are, however, many other charming .and genuinely funny characters in ithp strong cast. 'Matinees will bo given every Wednesday and Saturday afternoons at which everything wjll bo the same in ovory detail as at tho evening performances.

&i;}/: : - THE SKATING. RINK... ft '-"':..' : at tho OlympVj". ■Vivian/Street [;...'... Is'still ono of the standing indoor recreation's Jv;vV~vjust now, .and although tho end of tbo. skatf .'..... nig. season is in sight, there appears to be % >':'■"' no diminution in th'o/throng of cntrons;who £ : j.' ; .:- : /- : '- : ."- '-/'"nielitly whirl ' round the big hall on tho r;>< V; rollers. ' _' ' '" ■ ..: