ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1018, 6 January 1911, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

... "A...WALTZ DREAM." The brightness of the music and tho setting of "A.Waltz Dream" attracted another largo audience to the Opera House last evening. Tho work of tho principals, Miss Florence Young and Mr. Reginald Roberts, was received .with enthusiastic'applause, and the other members of tho company wore no less successful. _ "A Waltz Dream" will he repeated to-night and to-morrow night, and will givo way ou Monday to the new farcemusical eoaivdy," 4, A Knight for a-Day."

MISS KATHERFXE GREY. Miss Katherine. Grey, who will make her first "appearance in Wellington attho. Opera iloubc on Wednesday, January 18, 1911, is said to be one of'the great emo-. tional actresses of the American stage. It was the remarkable' success achieved by Margaret .Anglin which prompted Mr. 'Williamson .to olFei* Miss Grey special inducements for a tour' of. tho • Commonwealth and New Zealand, and his enterP f isp,. has met with reward, as tho Australian theatres have been only-sufficient ,(tho management state) to accommodate the number of playgoers desirous of witnessing tho now actress's histrionic; efMiss Grey will make her debut here in "Tho Lion and the Mouse," which created a sensation when iir'st presented Sydney, and, during the. season, "Tho «rn irc !» P e £ re e»" "Paid in Full," and Truth' will also bo staged. The lastnamed was tho most successful' of the plays staged by -Miss Margaret • Anglin during her tour of Australia.

■ THEATRE ROYAL. , 'Vaudeville at tho Theatre Royal is'attracting good attendances of the public this week. The programme is bright and interesting, with plenty of variety, the popular honours of the entertainment lalling" to Martinefti and- Grossi,' novelty surprise artists. A. new. programme is announced for Monday evening nest, when several new artists, will appear. Ihese will mchido Jules and Marzon, star athletes, whose feats are guaranteed to supply a fu>:t-class "thrill" to" tho inosfc exacting audience; and Alf Holt, described as America's greatest mimic, who will mako his reappearance. The last night of the Flying Pedros, and tho last two nights of. Martinetti and Grossi,'and Neda Moret, are announced.

HIS MAJESTY'S. ■'■ Patrons of., His Majesty's Theatre, can, of course, rely upon being provided with 4 good evening's .entertainment, and, last night (the occasion of a change of pro-, gramme) the anticipations .of these present were fully realised.', One, of the finest scenic studies shown at this theatre for some time was that 'illustrating the chief incidents and giving picturesque views of an ascent of Mount Blanc. Tho view of the suov: peaks and the methods adopted to scale them are impressive. After seeing this picture one can well understand tli.e fascination of Alpine climbing. "Big Elk's Turndoivn" is a sensational Indian drama. liig Kile, an Indian chief, becomes enamoured of a settler's daughter. His advances are repulsed, but ho is a resolute wooer, and carries his fiancee off by force. She is taken to tho Indian encampment and made a prisoner, but manages to escape. Pursuit follows, but she is rescued by her father and brother under sensational circumstances. "The Bull Fight" may be termed a sporting picture, though it hardly conforms to British ideas in that" rcspcct. However, it is an entirely bloodless Affair,'and most exciting. The film shows how tho horses are-trained, and tho. wonderful agility., displayed, by; the .bull-baits.rs, who have,: at times,;vgtv narrow esca ties from catastrophe. "The Engineer's 1 Sweetheart" is a thrilling dramatic story, depicting a frustrated train robbery. A band of desperate men attempt 1 to wreck, an express train, but, through the hcroisfti of tho engine-driver's sweetheart, their criminal intent is brought to nought. "Tho Man Who Learned" is a story of the milk supply of a great city. The theme. is unusual, and. gives an idea of the consequences entailed by tho supply of immire milk. The humorous studies were responsible for mu'civ laughter, and "Foolshead's Christmas' was diverting in the extreme. Tho progrnmmo also includes "The Broken Doll," a tragedy of the. Indian. Hesarva.tion, 'Lea and the Latest Fashions," a comic skit on tho hobblo "skirt, and' ' Among the Roses," a beautifullycoloured scenic study.

THE KING'S THEATRE. .This week's picture programme at the lungs IhcaiTe continues to draw largo nudiencos. Tho films ore of a highgrade quality, and interesting in the variety of their tonics. Taking advantage of tho arrival of, a special shinment. by tho San Francisco mail, the "management intrbduccd several hew features in tho programme. . The=e included a $enwillonal definition' of. a bull-fight -in Chile. (South America), a beautifully coloured I'athe picture entitled "Among the Roses,", and two sparkling comic pictures. These will be shown as part of the programme for the rest of the week, and with this additional attraction the King's Theatre should be well patronised.

. .1 STAR .PICTURES.: , , A good picture programme • is being screened nightly by the management of tho. Star Pictures at St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown. The present series will be continued to-night and to-morrow night, and a new programme will be . presented on Monday. •