ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 977, 18 November 1910, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

—.- »"-. —.' THEATRE ROYAL. An enthusiastic audience' filled all parts of the Theatre Royal last evenifr!\* T llO ,entertainment throughout wa9 bright and clever, and all the turns were well received. A special feature is the turn of Farrcll. This artist enjoys the reputation of being the only one-legged dancer on the vaudeville stage of the world, and he dances on it continuousl* it./? minut es- Bwyl Gilman is undoubtedly one of the most popular vocalists that has appeared here for some time. George Dean was a great success, ins turn being vigorously encored. ?Tho J- , lying Pedros," who are billed as expert aerial gymnasts, are exceptionally clever, and performed some most" amazing feats.' This was a'very fine tarn indeed, 10-nisht . Joss.. Maloney, a coon singer and,dancer, will, make his first appeal* anoe. Nellie .Searie, the Kelly sisters, and Beattie M'Donald also contributed; to ,the success of .tho programme lastf evening. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. t ? hi £, w <*k's programme at His Maies* tys Iheatre could have no better re- ■■ commendation ■ than the large audience" which assembled to witness the ; secondproduction last evening. The pictures screened comprise a variety "of subject* —travel, industry, drama, and comedy—• and are calculated to Dle'ase'even. the! ' very fastidious. Particularly interesting! .were scenes in and around Lisbon, the' seat of. the recent revolution. These in' eluded pictures of King Manuel confer--ring- with his officers and reoeivin* | ue f s. The sporting picture, "Tho Newj Zealand Cup," enabled "one to'form, aj good idea of the scenes on the Riccartoal course recently, and the excitjng finisS" of the great race was clearly shown.-: Lovers of travel pictures were - particu-i larly delighted with the film depicting ■ the various beautiful scenes to be founoi among the mountains and lakes of SwiW zerland,_'while another picture, reproduoW ing various picturesque scenes in- PalesJ tine, was excellently received. The dra-i- " matic studies art a very popular featurer of the entertainment, and include "Nellie's Farm,"-"With Bridges Burn-' ed," and "The Deformed Child." The' humorous element is not forgottenJ "Auntie and the" Fashions," "Bills hasGood Legs" (a- trick-cycling picture), andl the 'ever-popular "Foblshead" were Iβ^ : sponsiblo for much merriment. THE KING'S THEATRE. ' The current programme at the King , * ' Theatre has evidently found favour- , with patrons of this popular picture house,' The entertainment is admirably diversw - fied, being instructive, "as well as pleas- , ing. "Sorrows of the unfaithful" is per. haps the best of the dramatic studies,' and has for its theme-the story of a fisher lass, . "The Great Train Hold-up"*-, is-a sensational dramatic study of the! "Wild West* type, and tells how, through;! . the heroism of a boy, a gang of rob-' bers are brought to justice. '.rNewsfronv Everywhere" is always one of the most'i interesting pictures, dealing as it does! with so many, subjects of a topical naJ ture. "The evolution of a Tile" isaveryl' amusing trick scene, which shows thai variety of. hats that have been.popular with English men in the different ages, f "Lakes of the Four Cantons!' is a splendid series of Swiss views and gives ya- . nous beautiful views of lakes and mountains of that famous country. "Sports in Batavia" throws interesting sidelights on the various sports of-Malaysia, and? include ram fights, archery, and several other contests. Other -pictures worthy o t mention are "Bronco Bill's Redemption,"; "The Broken Symphony," and "A Eaiß Exchange." . STAR PICTURES. South Wellington residents aio weltf looked after in.tho matter of picture en» tertainments by the Star Proprietry. 'Al . good "house" again assembled last night,'., and showed their appreciation, of tie items in no uncertain manner. A ■wclll ' diversified programme of educational, ha-J morous, scenic, and dramatic subjects iras ■-presejrtsjjly . . '....."'.■ "GENTLE GERTBTJDE." " \' ■ At the entertainment given, in the Syß4 ncj Street Schoolroom-last evening, »nj aid of the Boys' Institute, a number on favourites ; whom the Wellington public has not*, eeen for a' long time, made ej most welcome reappearance, this time in; musical nielodraniu. The. programme ' opened with a brief concert ,in-.which.- an). orchestra of fifteen, under the leadersflipl . ' of Miss'Grace-Kennedy, and with Mr.;. Kennedy as conductor, played eelectionei ■ from "Dorothy." Miss Lloyd Hasselli, sang Alicia Needham's "My Harp is onitho Willow Tree" delightfully, and for anj - encore gave one of the Mallinson "songsj The quartette • "The World is but a<. 5 Broken Toy" was sung by Mrs. B. ;M.i .Wilson, Miss Lloyd Hassell, Mr. T. . Tresize, .and Mr. George Parsons, and) had to bo repeated.. Mrs. M. B. .Wilsons sang one of.Chaminade's "L'Ete" and.waa recalled. Mr.:A. C..C. Steyens's.singing of "My Old Dutch" gained an encore, andi in response he gave an admirable renders ing of '"A Sergeant of tho Line." The musical.melodrama, "Gentle.Gert* rude, or Drugged and Drowned'in, Dig* bith," kept the audience in a constant! simmer,of amusement that frequently? burst into outright laughter the while iti was being played. When the characters! - were sustained by Mrs. (Dr.) Fell, Missf. ' Jessie Newton, Mr. Morris Fox, and Mr, Alex.. Newton .it could only be expected! that something extremely good would iei suit. Being a satire upon melodramaj sensations, of an extreme, order, were or, .course the essential thing, while the . whole of the. dialogne played mercilessly ' with it. As Mrs. Gowkrodger, the wife of. Giles Gowkrodger (mine host'of the KeddV ' Lyon), Mrs. Fell allowed nothing to] escape her, either in expression or ac-| tion. The song with Giles (Mr. New-! ton), ."When First I Met- Thoc, Dearest! Giles," was delightful in its' play of expression, as was-her.last song after her death, "Not a Song Throughout the* Play." Hiss Jessie Newton", as Gentle; Gertrude, who went to the place of execu-' tion to see her brother banged,' who drugged and- robbed without compunction, all with an air of extreme ingenuousness, was irresistible. Her song,, "Such an Artless Thing Am I;" did indeed make- her tho essence of artlessness, dispelled only in the last exciting mo-i' ; merits of the play. As Giles Gowkrodger, mine host, Mr. Morris Fox was inimitable. As well as singing "We Should Rejoice," he took imrt in the quartet, "Only Gentle Gertrude," with. Gertrnde, Mrs. Gowkrodger, and Sir Guy. Mr. A. Newton, as Sir Guy, the gallant who adored Gentle Gertrude, who hung her. brother, who was drugged by her, robbed, i ■ and deceived, and died two or three times over, was excellent, and allowed nothing to be lacking:in his Tart. , The. entertainment is to take t>lace" again -tonight, and is well worth attending.