ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

j<.. "JACK AND JILL'V j.Eycj-y available seat at the Opera Houso was. oconpied last evening; when Mr. Wiliianisoti's talontcd, company appeared'for tho second timo in the pantomime, "Jack and .fil'.'-' -. )yhat one admires- most .about this pantomime is tho workaianliko manner in which: tho .author and , .producer have- -contrivedrtepack 'it., so full with, those tbeat-, rical-graces, cleverly ..arranged[-to-., "charm.tho eye./unclear.. '■'.. -Id,, "Jack and Jill , ', there, is something doing all the time,.and that something :is' mostly that which', lias, not been seen '.horo, before, and in any case is bright and' Clever enough to stand repetition. Tho ballets are, deftly and elaborately costumed.;; Chief i among thorn' ' are tho Harvest;. Ballet -,and •>, tho..- Butterfly Ballet,' whioh' serve , ,;to : display. tho t lissom graco. of the' solo dancers, Misses Ivy Schilling, and Miss Florrie,- Sutherland. Perhaps the Quaintest-ballet', and that which will amuso tho .children most, is tho Teddy-Boar Ballet, in which, a. dozen .delightful whito bears danced grotesquclyv under, tho'.' lively I leader-' shipof.a gteat brov/n fellow of a very frisky turn of mind and body. -Another, leading oddity .is thp Giant Booster. It is n life-like bit' of poultry; , with a. .beautiful tail of the proudest poise. . .This ..wondrous: rpostor's business is -highly' amusing./ Turning' to ,tho principals.wo :are glad to-welcome back "Miss petty-Ohls: asVJill..- Her song,,. "Splashing in. tho Briny", is a gem, and the,ballot and subsequent kinematograph ; mirage of girls Splashing in. the,; surf is..as .tho Americans sayj:.'{fiue,aiKl dandy,." -Miss Stella Gastelle Is tho smartest littlo principal '"boy", we have seen in pantomime for'a long tirno;.-.. She makes.chums with the audience as soon- as sh.o : ;;entor3,' and 'does , ' riot let .go tho' wholo evening. ■■.The,-,co'medy;. ; is in the hands--of Mr.'.. J. M. Campbell,; whose- humour is- of .'genuinev'qiiality; 'Mr.. Prod loslio, as Baron Bounce,-who is acomedilin of .'lhe. strenuous order,'does, 'nothing-.'by' halves,•,'. His , littlo scene over tho tea-cups with', the '.Widow,- Cobble was ■ one of'", the' f uhniest in'.tho play.V Mr.' Leslie also-gives a patriotic song, entitled % "Just Knock at tho -Door. ! T and..Ask';fpr ;TJs.'.'. ; -.One 'of tho best performances in the paritomimo 'is-that' of Mr. .Clyde Cpoko, ; .as ,"the scarecrow, ■'and Viotor; Loydali potters round, humorously as the Baron's;pagp.;.Miss-Nance ,Maher,:-and ilissfSteel'Selborurnei'aro.'also' good in thoir respective ;psrtfc':'The .'first matinee'vof .'the season ;wjll take plaoci this afternoon. ■ ;.,

V*-Another complete change, of pictures will bo presonted 'by Messrs'. Fuller, this/evening;/at .their;papular',.'th'eatrc.v The arc "The /Bichmond- Horso ShoT/,'. , showinj this .*"pnde'rful : and ; uniiuo exhibition of'England'a ;fa'mbtti) '(blopd'istock,' :','Tho Sailors' , March tlu'ouj;li..London,"; and;. -"The Empire Ercss Coiifercncbv ; Stifrina ' '' ! Naval., .llpview." ■Th'is' , picture, \vhicli/will-to'.shown 'for'the first "time. in Now: Zealand; is said to .be 'the niost;:romarkable- naVal/iPicturo evei" talteniSb'me.pf the■ other 'pictures to bo'shown aro entitled "Tho-Gamblor" (Pathe art)/ "Love Win S : at, Last,, , :' VTho Billikin Griii" (tM latest American : absiirdity)./.';TlVe singingi'picturesarp entitled, "Mary,",sung by/Ernest ■Pilv6j;*and :,;"Tiio,' Bpnnio. Banks . : of. {Juocli Eohio!id,"."/suhg'.by':lladamo Dcering. ,;,Mr'. •EdgorcCollins's' orchestra will: supply bright, ami ■appropriate; music/ /:. >/ ;; ' ;■''- - };//. ;'■ 'I^THe''ROYAL, HGTIIRES. : y; ■■ '.•

.:/The; splendid programnio of pictures .being ; ;presented; at, His, iVlajeaty's: : ' Theatre ' '.this 1 "'Weekris.'roairy/fdnb. to/ ; adrnii;e. Tho/"Joan oT;Aro"..,p i icturcs,-ar6. quitojinspiring, 'the ; "]Munii'ff{£,-anti™act!to ordor! of■.merit.... Owior good; pictures 'are: Sleeper S "Truer ' Love, ,, "Oliver TwistiVv^dnd/ylfeTrouble's/lol^a/Pro^ :will bfl a matiheo. this' a'ftcr- - : :/ ; ii/r-:/"-' I .'/: v. . : ' I k : AVith;./ 6fl(Hri^ , approaching , )|gjif.a'&\'pf; ; th?'Ulyfflpia ,^ink, '4re' : ■ F lft.6Bi^^ha.ir : ' ; floor is , j^\y^d;. :^i;j;aJltsessidnsii/S A'Vepiicipl/ jatwac-* ' '.i&li:an.y; ho^form^of/ _a-. chil'droiL's. 'carnival is boing:arranged.for to : day ivoek./. ■...- £■■■■: ...

, : ;■ Tho:greatV.foijr' holtl.r.in;"the by 'the; !b'a|vatJon';;Ajn^ .animal ..self-denial/ effort,'';was:'.bpenedi ; ;again {ycstcrdajrff.afternoon Jand 1 In the ..evening the .Tr.amways Band wns in.atterid-■arioei'.ahdibpnififiutcd-'several oxcelleiitiinusi- : shown,>■• were, wcry;,beautiful,; and among, them, by special ■Swotds;'V-'Th6/ptfierß : .^er'oj|'The'Marria2o : of. 'Arthur,!! ;';:;''St.:;'-Augustirio" teaching; .the : Saxons,"- •■On;'?- ''Diana or, band of ■'tho;. success; of'those'-tableaux, -which : must Kavo;:cost miicli!.time.'and .thought to ' pre-•pare.'-.'lTha-'. stallhplderß business:all

■:!;■ ;,:•. ;y : : STJNDAY. ; r ,■; •; ;T6-niorrd.Tr : is;_''Ba\idsn!on'_s Sunclßy 1 ,, .tp bo ;pbs6ryed-b'yVopdn : ali';ielectiqri3 atiftovtown •tark.'during the;afternoon by, the'-TramWoye';-Jupp's, ianA/Pipcrs'. Bands,:, assisted .-by., tlio ■Pi3tbno.'Bras3.;Band .and'.tbe.Pctoiio .Citizens''Baijdy■■; .Tno":firstrband will play at a p.m. .;■;•!-'» [ ■ I iipqilAS'S; /' l?,{'Tho entertainment given; , bo, successfully: at 1 St.. Thomas's .Schoolropinyon Thursday'' night ;by;irieiul)or3'-.of-Sfc. :> Thomas's :Yqung;.Mon's ; Club, ( .-we3.V.ripeatbd:; last, night;,'-;; and ■ yave .great';:satisfaction; to' .a 'Vory-: fiodd. audience ;Of iW: varicius'dt'eHiaj.perhaps _■ tip'.one;-:that received >'most , ; .applause'-was ;t'h"o: farce ■ en--;titled.;, , ''Rum : i!'piis;;from;-Ro'ind.?'^ '■>■: ;V; ; / .:'■:.■■: ; .';yiOTORU iHALK' ;';v; ; : . '■! A : Asocial ...was given last night: at: the Vic;, .toria; Hall;: by'.the employees, of.: Messrs;; R] ;Bell'.and.Co.' ; in;.aid .of- <. thd Vunomplpyed. ..There was .a ; ybry.-godcl .attendanco, ; .tno hall '.boingwell Riled, ; ;Puring. tho evening, .'whioh .w^.;m'a;My' , '' , Moupio^v:-.)vith'. , ! daneingj .; eonga; jwere-sung :by7several,'of; the , . guests.... The; imembers.'.qf. tho. cdminiitee who carried .out. . all'- tho ;■ arrangements .-wore '.the:' Misses R. Parham;-.E.-'Arps, V. Monkhouse,- L.' Oak-.-ley f ;' ; and Messrs;': T; : ;>Stptt, :-.and ;F.' .Gooch. Mr.;'GA; Mqldrum was , secretary. .-•'.. '.,'..,. . ■: , : ,[. ''X k {oM; : concert: ■'^v i ;,; [ ! -'The annual. of -Si. Mark's;choir is: to.'be ..held :.on-Thursday;-next; in-;the. schoolroom. .'V,The -programme /contains, some' very gdpditemsiincluding two.drch'estral/Vnumberß, ipar't .songs, ■;'and.''madriEals ) - and.male'pavt V; Miss r Gladys Watkins'and Sir, : : H. 'N; , also;cpntributei-sprigs;'.-'Mr. :-F'rankVvJ6hnatorie, : '-'leadoi , : of ''the' orchestra, will; pla'y^'a.. violin-(solo, '.ahd-Miss .Marjorie - Butler •'will-,-rpeite; ■' iA.■■ feature; of the: even--. ihg will -bo'a' pirf song; "The Snowdrop," b> tho boys of tho choir llr Laurence Watkins, jVlus Bac , will conduct, and Mr. J. H bmith will act as accompanist.