ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 915, 7 September 1910, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

: - : ' "ALADDIN." The glamorous splendour of-the prettt" pantomime,;'.' Aladdin" continues to maghetise.the. great, crowds who Jill the Opera House nightly; As the'season*advances-, ':' the. business shows signs of increasing,: tor nearly 2000 seats have /been',booked-;' ™ r „"- ne las t week of the pantomime in •' Wellington, ,the plans' for which" were opened on Monday "at'the Dresden. The show is the most satisfying of its class. '■ which has .been seen in ■ Wellington—the' ■• music'is bright and tuneful, the ballets '■ are superlatively;:■ beautiful and- mOst'cleverly arranged, particularly the Bird ; Ballet—in which the girls are attired'in '>' feathered costumes :assigned to imitate • the different Australian birds, from the gorgeous' bird of 'paradise, (the premiere ".••■' danseuse; Miss: Sutherland) down to ,the 7. tiny pink-breasted parrots of' Queensland::.' '—an'dthe "Pyjama Girl"-ballet, which is , : stocked with- new ideas. Capital comedy '.■' work is done by Mr. Harry Phydoraaa! the: widow. < .Twanky,,; Missi Marie Eaton ; : mateslavery.riice/Aladdin,'and. Miss Eva /- Moore a sweet ■ Princess .;■ Badroulbadour. ,V Priee.and' Revost' provide,at .once'- the,..': cleverest and most comical, acrobatic: act.! ; . seen, in pantomime in ..Wellington,' and i Mr: .Hassands,...the...faithful:.:donkey, -is : . nicely.in/tune his.gay surroundings...::. ; This afternoon's matinee will.commence:' -'. at 1.45 .p.m.;sharp.. .'-.•■ ■':■'!.;-//7: Vy •:.-'!-v." :■■:'<■■ -■•■' :> ;.';:;-.raEAM:;EbTAt;::\.'^:-x;H^- • For;tHs:week-Pullers'.vaudeville:com- : I Bany has revived the old-time ■minstrel'.'' first part, .much to the; delight' s of- those'who favour :th'atfo'rm of .vaudeville. '-The: vfirst' part programme is '.contributed toY : by Messrs. Les Scott, Jack/Khowles, Al- ' .bert Mather, and: Harry .Saddler, -Misses'-.'■'.' Pearl- Helmrich, /Nellie ! Searle," :Beattie'.'V IPDonald, and the pleasing Gibson Girls, '■" In the .second half i capital turns were'' supplied . by .Carden,Wilson, ;-the -Scott ■'",.- ■■ Bros., :the Kodgers quartet, Harry'.'Sadler,''V and - Madame Blanche •, Carelli, • the enter-' ■ tainment concluding 'with the farce; "IrishJustice." On Friday • evening' '-several'-'-' amateurs will- be "given■; a. trial., '> \y■'■'-. -:. ■"'■ ■■:'•/;'/;!' -^KING'S'.TB^TEE.'-;,;;;;V?V;/][; / ; .There '.was.another v -'.:excellent-vatterid«,i,: ance, at -the. .King's/Theatre/last, evening:-'!; to.witness the;]ast performance-of' thV;/ present: week's; programme'../'/To-night' a /-: big budget / iif; important; and -, oxctusiv*!': / pictures are'-announced, '.which: will' ;in-.-' : ; elude, "The.Punishment,;;;ot.;Ahc, : ; Samu-vv: rai," acted 'by' -Messrs.,'.Udag'arra! ":?■ and:,'s' .Kamamoura,, of the. Imperial Theatre of;.. ;• Tokio!/ It is' a real; Japanese'play;-'this');' .being its; first; presentation 'in''.New'-Zed-'- 1 : ;'■: land:.- -Another "fine /picture, is /"London/, ' .Sights and Seines"—the Towsf-and.TowerT.-' -Bridge nre/shbwh, also;the.'Gener'a-l Pest I/, : Office (with an' interesting interior view),,. ,St!/Paul's,/'and the" Law- Courts. : ':"-Th», '•' theatre .dishiots.'are,al,s6-.ylsited,'' ; a'ndvth«"- : ,--. public -monuments.-'-'-are '-.jnot.; ; . missed.'Patio's Weekly Gazette;' and- a/ number:- "v .of'!. other. : :subjects:-.; .will 1 ., -be'.shown;'--; th«>. ■-.■' whole being, musically. enhanced by "Tha i:, King's/'Lyric'/Orchestra."/./^

;-•jV.HISSMMESTY'S;THEATRE,;..; : •; The .;splc'ndid 0 which:;;b.aßV v . ■ .-' been-, the ; : .attraction .atY His -Majesty's;;,.;: iTheatre.^du'ring.:'the .past 7 six.; nights \wa» ,'•}'■ .; screened, againyfor,; the; last:'..time _' last:,:'■;. evening .before - a. large ■'and'.enthttsiastio'i:; . ! ; - 'audience"..' ':T6-niglit ; ' :be.j;a ■;:;;:: complete change of programme, ;& series> '.J; ■of' uhu'sual'-merit,'.. at■■ .the 'v •■;.'■'. ; Window".'and "k, Story,.;ofyßlial^Dis^:,;>? obedience": being ..theichief ; : ; /j contaminating ..• influence;' of • • reckless • asso- \i;: ':■ 'I; :'6iatesJs';sh6Trt'''m<ifit : 'c6nvin6mgl3P;in/tluß/.;:\.. .biograph 'subject;' ■'■ It':-also.'shows \ ;th»:';',;; difference 'between : ■.sacred,'aidlprofano i. VV .• love, and ; :how the. latter.; in-.'";•;■;..■ ■variably:overwhelm 1 , .the jiform'er;•.•'-.vlnv;;3.- ! ,.; the; Border- States,".; or■'.' "The • Little- Hero-.. y.".; ine of the-. .-'Civil. ;:War^. ; it is':shbwn.,that' ;i there : is'no;mbrepbwerful:'agencyito..stehl' f >- "..■;. the tide of •- affairs.ith'an.':lhe;:,hand: of -a :; .y .■; little'child; v>And. in>this. : biograph .sub-, i - ject;'is 'shown, 'How-, the'..presence..,', of:- a',"!;..., child ■• averate4^a^ ; dbubleVifataUty;.V.V?*'"'-.' ( ■;-;': -Subject/ is-■ s'pecially ',-.- noteworthy. 'j-■: The'-,:'.■; ■■;. programme., will "be 'produced; this ..and; ;'; : ;t'ollowing'..'evenings.i/■!. Seats ; ;may be .'book-,:- -..'.; ;ed:atvChristensonV: , '/,y^;ip^;y. ; ;Q^.:p\ 1 ' ■' .iiV-K,: '.;I[i .STAB-.PICTUEES^; = ; ~:M ';' r. Some 1 - fine dramatio. stadles are-includey; '■:.-./ ed ; in' the'-prbgraihme at..'St.:.Thomaffa' ./ - Hall' thisXweek/,: They include \> : .Car">rhe-Call^6f.'tHe v ■lioye : -.6f= ! a; 'Savage,",, all. thrilling ;,inytheir iV. "■.- way;I'.1'. •; V;.'K-'-; j;'; .vy ;• v !, y : >V::->y :^v ,v ■:■:;- '■'' The 'OlympiadSkatingV;&ak-continue v./;;; ,tb'-'atfract''largeV-n'umbeK-ibf--'-.dovptees'.; l 6t^;':;'. the ; 'rollers,-, and ■ ; the'! pleasant winter., re- .v.-'-'v •; creation shows', no. sighsof [losing, its grip .•■-•;;..; 'on the public, ■ despite.'. the; •' prevalence of,'':;, bright spring.days. ;The-/skating.;.endnr. ; ,<:;: ■'ance''cdmpetition,'.ii;..wluch.;Messre. Kob-r,:.,.:• ins and 'Williams 1 are. to': attempt; to break.:;:/,;. 'the'worldV; record, 1 , isto.commence;' at;' 4 u.. p.m. 'toTmorrow.;.; ■;' y;;/;'; : v- .'-.-■ •:-.—-i'J\.; : "; ,-'

'-' ■A - fifst-class concert c' is •'; promised ■ pa '-, : . Thursday' night-in. the. Town -Hall/ when ; i ; . •:. _ 'the 'Governor'will -deliver .{an .address.),,,;. ThevcKial' and' instrumental selections axe.;. ,;..- well : 'varied;'andrthe. popularity of #oso ;•,■■■ contributing."should: : help.,;.to> ; ensure 1 sa; : ;r •crowded audience;': : \?The .'.object,- of ,;.th» ~.;■;: .-; concert ■'is'- ! '-to" -assist...the. funds,- of.;the;,; 'Presbyterian -Children's rHome,. at ;^pre-; ;..,-. 'sent i located • in■ Newtown', but:up..■till,':.. , quite^rec'ently'in: Brooklyn;^-So...many;-, 'applications had •.been' received, .for, -ad-;:'.-. ; mission- to-the:latter'.place,.;whioh..was:,;;., already - overcrowded,' and jim pother. ;Ways;; ; :..' Unsuitable,:: that : it ■'■; sary to secure the "temporary,,premise*;.- ,;■ in Newtown;; .where >;six^ : mor« ; v.:: children-can'be/accommodated,-: --;v J.na.,, ioine"' has- -freely \ receivedji.prphan.-..ana;.;,, needy ; children. of ;all denominations; and, ~ it is hoped■ to. expand' its"operations:;»■;, the:very near future :by;erecting:a;mod- ; ;; >: 'em'structure':f6r'•its, : beneficent ; ,work..: ~,..

: C:' u :: i!% ■ '.'■ . "This evening":Mrs,.M:4.■ Williams-Kill; ; ;:> - open, the Grand work: at the Salvation .'.Army. ;Gitadel, : Vi-.>. viari 'Street.: ,Tlie™fair'will commence at.-.; v : : ™os>ck; .wilbbe, ,:.-'■ at.ed ; so;■'as.-.-td.' represent;; airships ; of;, rious "nations. :. .'-,'■"'/v.- "-..'."■;■. ;;.'■'; V;-' v\"'.-.' ':■' In'the- Masonic. 'Hall';last, ;;:;' ; ,Tracic Selby gave an interesting,- lectej, .-.-.■ ;;■ .- taking .for lib subject ,'Tne Stranger .ui.,:- .- San Francisco": an account* of.. pereecu- . Hon in the land-of freedom.; lt; ; is-an- ;;,: nouncedthataecturesiwill^giveritouch-.;,:,,. ing: on- different subject's;\to-mght, anl-V;.:; Thursday and: Friday :;evenings.;;;;,,,-';,,.-,x'.;■'■'■,