ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1029, 19 January 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

THEATRE ROYAL. The Theatre Royal had its packed audicnco. again last evening, and the packcd audience had their lilt of fun andmerriment. The comedians, Guillauroe, IJaby, and Co., in their Toreador burlesque, simply made the house hold its aching sides. This is an excellent turn, and can he seen again and again without losing its edge. Jules and Marzon, in their' balancing, were excellent,: and, by the way, they appear to-night for the last time. Likewise the Gibson Girls, who have only two nights to - go, were hailed warm favourite:?. In fact, the whole show was again excellent, and is well worthy of patronage.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATEE. Another large audience filled His Majesty's Theatro last evening when the excellent programme that has been running during tho last three nights was screened for the. la'st time. To-night there will be a complete change of programme. The new series include a fllm of Carbine on the Duko of Portland's Estate. The old veteran is seen at walking exercise, in his loose-box, and spending his last days on tho Duke's estate at Welbeck Abbey. Other pictured are: ''The Stolen Father" (Edison's latest dramatic sensation); "She Stoops to Conquer"; a powerful drama, "Vengeance is Mine"; Pathe Freres latest production, "Salt. Mines at San Guiliano"; "Daddy's Double"; "The Opening of the Royal Albert Yachting Club." The humorous portion of the programme is well catered for in "When Women Join the Force," and "Master . Lunatic at Large." The programme will be shown up to Saturday.and a matineo will be held on Saturday afternoon.

THE KING'S THEATRE.. The programme of pictures at the King's theatre this week is a particularly good one, and to judge from the attendance each evening has caught the popular fancy. The series will he repeated this evening, and the usual popular matinee is announced, for Saturday. STAR PICTURES. The picture programme that is being screened at St, Thomas's Hall, Newtown th'is week has many bright and attractive features and is of excellent quality in every particular. It was viewed last evening by an audience of large proportions. The same pictures will be shown this evening. . ' WIRTH'S CIRCUS. , Again last evening Wirth's Circus attracted a large-number of patrons, and the .huge white tent was filled to overflowing. The programme presented was. an excellent one, full of wonderful and daring feats. Tho best turn-undoubtedly, is one supplied by . the Frantz Troupe, which consists of three ladies and three gentlemen. They indulge in all manner' of clever balancing tricks and tumbling feats, and were, recalled again and again last evening. Miss May Martin has quite won. her way into popular favour, qnd her performances on horseback are exceptionally good. Her sensational somersault frpm the horse's back while the animal is going at a good speed was greeted with rounds of applause. The part taken by the various' animals in the perform-, aiice 'is a - noteworthy feature, of the programme, and it is a wonderful- sight-to see lions,, igers, bears, elephants, goats, dogs, and horses doing unheard of tricks at the-will' of man. The "star" item in this part of the show is an act under the direction of■ Mons.-'Marco; when lions seesaw, leopards jump hurdles, and a tiger rides a bicycle, to say nothing-of many and varied "other tricks that are performed by- the. .remaining animals. The matinee was very well attended yesterday afternoon, and another is announced . for next Saturday.- The last three nights of the circus are announced, and the show shifts camp to Picton on Saturday night.

'-'■'-'AN AMERICAN LECTURER. Among the uassengers to. arrive from Sydney,,by, ,tho t Ulimaroa yesterday was .Mr.: Wilkm' -foitcK, an. American , orator and lecturer. Ho is to lecture in ' the Opera House on Sunday evening - oil Tolstoy. ;He was at one time a. Methodist, and afterwards iras connected with the Congregationalisms -in America; but,. not feeling that he was free enough to do the work which appealed to him most; he took, to the .platform, and has. since travelled far and wide, dealing with a variety of subjects iu lecture form. His popular lectures are • "Self Realisation," "Wireless Superseded," "What is God?" "The Evolution of Liberty," and "The Real Marriage." His literary- lectures include : "Hamlet," "Ulysses" (Stephen Phillips), "The Blue Bird" (Macterlinck), Emerson, Shakespeare, Goethe,.. Milton, Dante, and Browning. Mr. Fritch says that- he -will .probably .give a course of lectures iu 'Wellington, in which he hopes to include "The Bjue Bird."