ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 4 October 1909, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

■;■ ' - 'THEATRE ROYAL. . \ Another crowded house greeted tho week's change of piotures at tho Theatre ''Royal on Saturday night. Tho principal picture in a programme which is quito equal to niiy that lias preceded it was "Cattle Kaising and Harvesting in British Columbia." Tho industries are shown to be carried out on a. much more oxtensive Male than in New Zealand, and modern harvesters aro wen at work. A glimpse ;is given in another section of tho cocoa industry in Trinidad, West Indies, where all the manual labour connected, with the numerous interesting processes is done , by blocks'. "The Dog ,Cemetery'' is a film which wae.taken at a ,'dog's funeral, ttnd gives. one an idea of the affection which' some of the French have- for their poodles and'lap-dogs. A row of elaborate monuments appears over the gravesof deceased pete. As a mirth creator, "The Long Arm of ■the Law" could, not wellbo eurpassed. It is :one of. those films which, can only bo obtained :by, the careful planning of a number of little , "scenes." Tho policeman of tho picture has a rightarm whioh can stretch apparently fifty or sixty yards, but which, when out. 6f action, ■is capablo;of telescoping \ into dimensions. Another humorous picture, "The Man and His Bees" gives warning; of the consequences which may follow the. handling of a llivo by one who.is ignorant of the wa.xs of the honey-bee. Considerable, interest, attaches to the. now pictures, "The' Little Tyrant," "Ruses," "Teaching a Husband a Lesson," A Street Wcif," and "The Dash for Help." These pictures will be shqwji during the week. ■

. ■. . -HIS .MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ■ This. week's programme it ; Hie "Majesty's.' .Theatre . includes < some fine piotnrcs, and is drawing good audiences. A niatineo performance and the usual evening inhibition on Saturday were well; attended. A ohange of programme will bo hiado on Wednesday. : • '.■■'. i..'. STAR PICTURES. '■•! .' ; . A' new picture ontortainment is to be'estab•lished at St. Thomas's-Hall, -Newtown, and the,management announce that, by arrangement .with' Mr. ; HenryHayward, fresh films' 'will be supplied weekly. Patrons may, rely-on tho. best, pictures obtainable, produced :in.tho nios't up-to-date stylo.,- .. - ".•■■,• '. ■ ; ; .;:. :; 'PKOI!'ESSIdNAL , ORCHfiSTRA.; • : ■ Gennino'..app'reoiation of. the efforts-.of the iWellington' Professional Orchestra was' shown last Evening at .the coniiirt in the.Town Hall. The big hall was crowded, a'lld all of the items ireceived duo;recognition. ,-Tho advent of.'Miss Beatrice Mcfcer, , a Sydney contralto : had, boen looked; for,with, interest, and.she made a dis/tinotly favourable-impression. Sho-sang.three ,6ongs, "There Is a Green Hill" (Gounod), "My ■ Ain Folk" (Lemen), and-"otd "Folks 'at' Home;" allsof \fhioh wefe cordially acknowledged by ! -the-audience.,'"Mr; : LYnV King played a cornet 1 solo,- \ T iolets" (Wright),.'.with orbhestral 'aciicompannnent, and the orchestra, under the batonof'Mr. 1\ J.-Oakes, was heard in-. March, ,|f« ,^,°n nd «<I. Friend" (Myjlloco'ri); overture, ' ' i 4 ,™" l i Holow )i morceau du'Salon, strings only, ''Traanvbild" (Yon Blou); chorus, "And .''K.Glory-.of-'the 'Lord,": "from : : "Messiah" (Handel);_m.otete, "Ave Verurri?' (Mozart); and march, -."The No* Colonial" (Hall): - -. ■ '""

, WONbEIILANb:'' THE SEASON OPENED.' 1.-. Wpnderlarid af Mirnmar is one of the chief .amusement, groutteis.' of Wellingtbil, and, during the; past two Reasons, it has bee»; liberally :patronised;by both residents arid visitors. Parents found that AVondorland was just the place ■M which.to spend ;tt-fine afternoon with their families; .The 6ipcnsowas nPt-great; and therewas'a great.variety-of diversion. The grounds •were brilliantly, lighted in th 6, evenings/ .when ;large numbore.of uity peoplo would : spend two 'Or three'pleasant hours among the novel sidc:shows.'/.;-'.-. i;.'"'.'-.;■• . k :,'.■•.-•: :■ ~: v :::.:■'■■■■.:: : -'1 he coming, .season promises to be as success■ful as.either of it« predecessors..--'On Saturday ijprnoon, Wonderland was ottlcialf/ oponed'fpr tho 1009-10 season,,And,--at the invitation of the wanagement, a couple of.'hundred people attended.- Most oftho showß-woro open, and all ..went merrily. • The youngsters,found groat deMight on. the holtor-skel.ter,'. and the charms of■ rapid! flight ■•down'.■■■the /water-chuto' and of ; splashing into thopoml wpro found to bo as .great M,evor before. : The: toboggans, also, :found .many, patrons, and -.'the'' feriie'ry' was visited by'all who have learnott to appreciate ;the: .beauties • of.. N6w Zealand . ferns. Tho i 'Pike,. : witlv its'6lot ; mabuines of an approved '.. typo,;- was .; again; popularly, -.treated, ■ and: 'the ilkghing .6'iitbursts: ;of ■motnment( •'The. liKtzonjamnicr..castle■ .was again explored:by many daring once, who discovered - thftt. its poouliaf "fiensatiPns". and' dark;.; winding, passages',;had'.as imuoh, dread novelty in tKoin as ,tbo 'most' greedy, could wish :ior.--..',-Thq tea-rooms were-a common resort,) Whore aU might compare..their impressions, recover : from,- snook, /and : express • their apprecia'tioh pf ..the-sUrronndings.,."-; ■•••' ■••, -~■ ■ ... -i ~ Ono or ;tjr6-":'of tho side-shoW.Were riot an .working.' order,' but these will;, be. in 'full :Bwing,when vWPiiderlandiis again thrown open ■to/the;general.public'' . : '•_ ~'/ '..■■■■•..• .".*■■■•:

-; ";-■';■-■;', ORGAN REtltTAt. '"' '- 1 ; \ : /;,';; " Before fi -fair : attendance of .the ; publio; Mr. Maughatt Barnett (City Organist) gave a most pnjoyable. recital-'on the grand'-prgan at the Town' Hall■; on In a - programme' of fivo items, tho organist .covered^a wide rang*; of style,- admirably, portraying in hisy interpretations■; the''characteristics -of "•'his , coiriposors. ..The .opening- ntfniber' was ; tho Bach "Prelude; axOi -.Fugue 1 in DjMinor,"a transcription from, the • last .movement of -the ■composers Sonata , imG.-'Minor, for the violin; A bracket of Guilmant's followed—"Pastorale in A,"'"Adagio;irt'D Flat," and "March in E"' —tho sories .offering, an'instrnctivo representation of- the .characteristics. of the ; celebrated Ironch. cplntioser. .Tvvp charming.-itoms were the , Wolstenuolme"Volkslied,"and Wagner's iVTraume/'tho latter, being one of α-sot of:fiv'o songs, originally, written 1 as: a study for "Trlstran' and:lsolde." The- recital, concluded, with .Mendelssohn's celebrated "Wedding March." Tno;programme; for-.next;'Saturday ovening's: .recital include- •-works/by Rh'einberger, j.'BacK,' anil Mendelssohn, and a Fantaisio, on Goiinod'e "Faust.",. : . :"'•'•' •■■'-. ■"■'•-. • :