ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1032, 23 January 1911, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE LION AND THE HOUSE.!' "The Lion and the Mouse'*, was played again before a large audience'at the Opera House on Saturday evening. Tho play win bo performed for tho last ti.mo this evening. On account of the holiday the box plan for this evening will be on view at the. Opsra Houso vostilmle throughout the day. Day sale tickets for this evening will also be procurable at the Opera House.

' "THE THIRD DEGREE." At the Opera Housa to-morrow eveniiig Miss Katherino Grey, and J. C. Williamson's strong supporting.company will stage for tho first time in Wellington. Charles Klein's striking play, "The Third Dcgioe." It is said to be a strong, virile legitimate drama with a suggestion of tragedy,-but with no artificiality and no undue straining after effect. It deals with a phase cif American life that is well known by report, but this particular police method is not given greater prominence than is necessary for the elaboration of the plot. Tho story deals with- a wo-, mans efforts ;to save her husband from paying the penalty of a crime tlint ho has not committed! although he has confessed to it, thropgh hypnotic suggestion, under the terrible "third degree" examination. His family'and his friends arc'all. prepared to accept a confession, -which is bached by certain circumstantial evidence, and the wife has to make her fight alone. Tlio'to wbo have witnessed Mi«-s Grey's performance in "Tho Lion and the . Mouse" can imqgino how the part her some splendid opportunities to exhibit her dramatic skill. Positively only four representations can be given of "The Third Decree," as on Saturday night n-sst Eugene Walter's sensational dramatic success, "Paid in'FulV' will be staged. This piece has been running witlr great sucrcss for tho past two years in England. Tho plans for tho season will be on view to-day in the vestibule of the Opera House, where day sales can also bo purchased.

THEATRE ROYAL. • Thovil'Cormick Sisters made' a welcome'reappearance at the Theatre. Royal on Saturday evening. Other performers who brightened up the programme were (iuillaume, Baby and Co., Charles Heath, Scot Gibson, Jessie Lee, and Tom Howard. There will be a complete change of programme this evening*. The. change of programme will introduce Miss Ruby Wallace, comedienne. Tbero will a)so bo a reappearance of Jack ICnowles, coon baritone, and the Do-Rc-Mi Trio, ia their original eccentric musical comedy act, which-is claimed'to be the most expensive 'vaudeville turn ever presented here. Other artists ivill be: Tim Howard , fa jolly comedian). Jessie Lee (serio), M'Cormick Sisters, aud Miss Jolly Coleman (daring trapeze-artists).

TOWJJ HALL—FULLER'S PICTURES. • By to-day'? English mail, Messrs. .Tolin Fuller and Sons arc receiving an excellent assortment: of' rjofing pictures. Theso will be screened to-night at. the Town Hall. Thero is an excellent variety of subjects, and the films are said to.be very artistic, being from tho best makers. Holiday-maker? will doubtless find' much enjoyment in the programme to Iw presented. A full s.ymphony orchestra lias been engaged to supply incidental music. The prices are fixed at popular ratci

HIS MAEJSTY'S THEATRE, ' At both the nffernoTO matinee nml evening performinco at His Jlajeity's Theatre on Saturday the excellent, series of lures, which -wore -fprsencd for the last time, '.hi- received -.\*ith "marked appreciation by patrons. This afternoon a mntinec pcrforniapcc will be given, and Mcs-r?. Fuller have arranged to'give a. special matinee programme for the benJfit of the children. This programme, which is entirely new to Wellington, will be screened at'tfco. matinee oiil.v. Another complete change is announced for to-night. The new series, it is slated, comprise only the latest films direct from London and the Continent to-day. The "star" subject on the new programmers a drama with occurrences which happened during the Sepoy War at the time of the Indian Jlutiny.

KING'S THEATRE. Saturday crowds greatly enjoyed tho pictures at the King's Theatre, both in the afternoon aud evening. The films were excellent in their clearness and tho manner; of their presentation—features which make this show an extremely popular one. The "Kentucky Pioneer," "Two Little Waifs." "Waiter No. o." "Chew Chew Laud," "Calino," "The Magic Flute" were all shown for the last time. r S'o : day there is to be a complete change of programme. A special holiday matinee will be held this afternoon.

LAWRENCE CAMPBELL. It is not often that the public have been afforded nil opportunity of hearing so accomplished an elocutionist as Lawrence Campbell. Besides being entertaining, humorous, and artistic, his entertainments arc • decidedly educative, especially for students of elocution. M. Eugene Ossipoff's singing,: with its dramatic intensity arid, vigour, has. been a theme of conversation in musical circles, and he is undoubtedly a striking aud vocalist. His register, well over two octaves ,is remarkable.. Miss'llia Gow, who is to assist Mr. Campbell in his Wellington recitals, has been a promising teacher of pianoforte in Dunedin, and latterly at (ha Wanganui Girls' High School.•STAR riCTCRES. The Newtown- public again demonstrated its appreciation of the Star Pictures by filling St. Thomas's Hall 011 Saturday night. There will be a complete change to-night. ■ . . ■ • - - - ...THE CIRCUS. ■ The final matinee and evening performances of Wirth's, Circus and Menagerie,oll .Saturday were well attended, the, evening show especially, when the. big tent, was crammed. The circus was shipped ou the s.s. Patcena in the small hours of Sunday, en route for Picton, where the next, halt will bo called. TRAMWAYS BAND CONCERT. The Wellington Municipal. Tramways Band is a lino example of what, can he done by perseverance and enthusiasm. The hand was formed a-couple ot' years ago, and has grown with the service until it now numbers SO skilled players who would not discredit .any brass hand. The concert given by the band last evening in the Town Hall was quite a surprise to mnuy who take an interest in brass band rnusio! The band is to pas-.

tieipate in the B grade section ot' the cantest, which is to commence in I'.ilnierstan North on l-'ehi-uaiy 13, and the programme of last evening included the two seleclions to ho played there—vie., "The Lily of Kilhrnev"' (Benedict) and "Boccaccio" (Von Suppe), hath of which were very well played indeed. Kxcellent, tone and balance and remarkably good shading marked tho first selection. \'on Suppe's work is capablo ot' brighter trcnlment.' "Boccaccio" is ono of tho lightest and bright est of Iho French composer's operas, and not even a brass band should interpret the music too heavily. The band also played llume's quickstep "Our Defenders." The soloists wee Jlrs. Mueller and Mr. E. Parkcs; who tans Charles Willeby's setting of "Crossing the Bar" in tine style.