ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 714, 13 January 1910, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

, OJJERA HOUSE. Tho last ; perfcTmanoe :of- "Tl\e Flag i Lieutenant ,> '. was' 'Igiieh ;at ; 'the ' House: • last ; e veiling, lief ore; a :, i well-filled house. This, evening the .pop u 1 ar.d ra in a, "Tho Silver King/'; will be. produced; and .will -hold .the boards until - Saturday night. Chief < interest in -popular' revival- centres in the re-appearance .of ;Mr. G.'- S; .Titheradge.- in ; the .'•role of Wilfred: Denver, of which' Jie -..was ' the ' original exponent -in Australasia. • He first, played;- the. part in Melbourne in 1883' when.-rthb,, drama had been -purchased' for -this: side, of the world 1 ' by Mr. • Ar-. thur Garner,, then a member of the firin of -Williamson,:. •,Garner,and - Musgrove. Manyactors. have appeared :in Australia as Wilfred Denvor since that time, amongst which-may.be mentioned George Bignold, ■ Laurence 1 Cautley, Edward Gass,, Walter Bentley, Scot' Inglis, King HadlCT-,- .Wilson Barrett,'Harry -PlimmCT,; Julius:-Knighfc and Henry tolfcer— a : jist the .mere recital of which is', suf-', ficient .to indicate the romarkablo popuw.ty of •this well-constructed > melo-' drama; ji. Misa: Ethel. • Warnck • 'should i , make a .-yory: attractive Nellie Denver, a part: in. ; which: she has . gained,' - great praise - in;:: Melbourn e; i and/ The cast . is one!- pf . all-roii^dexcellence. ' THE4.TRE ROYAL .Seating.-accommodation was -at awpremium-. the. c -Theatre Royal. . .last nifht, /the, attraction v /.'of being.ijraoh' -that. thei: housewas';'filled before-.the curtain .rose.- „ The present bul is/a- strong one, the principal tirrhs" ■Demgr : those of ■ Armstrong- 'and Veifne; Too Levartot- Miss Meryl Laurence,; The ■Itoee.'Stam, -and/Lerone,- the, tpek,,.oyT ;elißt; A'-Everv; .item • .on,, the. ..programme .'la ;aeceptable, but none- staiidß' higher In popular favour than ; those • above-men-tioned. The progTamme-wiirbo repeated throughout the. week, and an entire change is to be given on Monday evening. HIS MAJESTTS. < 1 , Seating accommodation waa fully taxed &t His Majesty's .Theatre ' laflt even-' rag, ( there being a big audience for the opening mght of : the, nerw series 'of: pic- : . tjtrea. The - now, programme- w a firstclass .selection, and includes several star items. It seems only yesterday that the cables announced the arrival- of FieldMarshal. Lord .Kitchener at- Sydnoy, 'yet modern enterprise invkinematograahy wassuccessful, 'in; .enabling, the- up-to-date management- of the Royal Pictures to a short film depicting tho and official,,reception of ..the famous soldier,at the capital of- New "South Wales. Though but -a ■ glimpse,: as it. .were," -. the picture;-is euccessful in giving a first impresaon of Kitchener as: he. is. Distinctly the ."best-film in:': point 'of interest and entertainment is the very long pietpre story, entitled "TVhy Girls Leavo Home. It as the story of the capitulation/of• tho whole of the \women ; in.>a' clergyman's ? .household—daughter,' inaid, tod. cook—to'the glamour -: of; a theatre dodge, . their clandestine visit to the play,' the scenes that follow alternate between glimpses . of-.;the' stage - and impressions of. the, audience—the daughter and her. fiance in 'the stalls, the maid and her young man, in tho balcony, and the cook: and.-, the gardener in the gallery. The 'whole picture' ■ offers - a really good impression, ofthe lighter side of ■ life, and is ono of. tIK I most entertaining pictures. yet -seen at -Eis' A very fine ecenio film is the Alpine subject; "Cqntjuering the Jungfrau," in, which the various stages of tho perilous ascent by three climbers .to':'tlie summit of thit famous peak are'-reprodnced. . The . terrible, grandeur: of .'the Alps'is' magnificently displayed here. ■ '■The Patriot's Daughter,' • adramatio -study - of exceptional ; shows the adveiitures and tT-a-nc end of-a epy. . Another dramatic study, .'exceedingly well.;acted, is . that entitled "In the Watches -of' the. Night." Other good .films are.'. "The Detective's Bag," 'To - Win . the -Carnegie Prize, 11 "The" Biter Bit,".."l?ather.',Chiistiiias and the Dog," "The Sea" ■(a fine study from nature), and "How &• Sailor,' is Made" (scenes from life:- at .a - Bailors': school).: This': programme, ; will : be ■ presented'»each evening until Tuesday next.' » STAE PICTURES. There was ' a 'large audience - 'at ; ■ St/ Thomas's Hall last night -showing ' that tho Star Pictures are proving : veiy popular at Newtown,-the present programme being of : exceptional merit. ■ ,"Tho False Oath,". "The Dog Detoctive,". and "Captured by Scouts are pictures of great interest. : Tho programme''will continue this: woek. ' ,'' •' CAETER THE MAGICIAN. Charles J.'Carter, tho American magician, who "is.: to; open! shortly for a' bnef Wellington season at; the Opera House, was 'for--'several years ,a. member of the -American Bar. L .He. was admitted in Chicago and practised before: he heard the call of the magic and occult of which ho had been a -student) in': youth, and which he followed industriously for many years.- Mr. Carter's fitness for the , Bar was -tested by a great jurist notal'for his, astuteness in matters technical.'..The magician -. had' • answered every. question in- the - examination perfectly.'-; The -famous judge: was . astonished -at -.the aptness of answer, and,\ in all endeavour-to catch him finally said: "So far. you have done well.'; Now : tell-us i 'quickly what is the responsibility- carrier.'" Mr. Carter pondered for .a moment, shook his head and; finally answered: 'Tou'll have to- excuse : me. I did know, but I have forgotten." '.'Well," commented the justice dolefully, "thht's really- too bad.\ A yonhg;.mto just entering tho .profession -has 'suddenly forgotten what.-every lawyer and jurist -in the world has .been endeavouring to learn for . the past fifty yoars." .