ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1094, 5 April 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

. —» "SEVEN DAYS." The mirthful farce "Seven Days" kept a crowded audience happy last evening at the Opera House. The pieco is having a great run, and growing in popularity as the evenings.pass. It is original in conception and tree from unpleasant strainings after effect. The farce, to use an Americanism, "gets there." Mr. Hugh Ward is quite in • his element, and always has his laughter-making mission when ho appears. Miss Grace i'alotta was again charming and graceful. The plans for the balance of the season will be opened at the Dresden this morning. "Seven Days" will be staged till Monday. "The Girl from Hector's" the muchdiscussed comedy of last year, will be ].. sented on Tuesday evening only, and on Wednesday and Thursday, the last two nights of the season, a double bill will includo "The Scarecrow;" a fantastic pantomime sketch, and a revival of "A Bachelor's Honeymoon."

THEATEE EOYAL. Patrons of the Theatre Royal this week are being treated to a good all-round programme of vaudeville items. Last evening the singing of Miss Mabel Fowler again aroused the enthusiasm of tho house, and she had to respond to a decided encore. Dixon Knox, basso, was enthusiastically recalled for his rendering of the song entitled "The Skipper." Miss Elma Anderson, the popular balladist, was unable to appear owing to slight indisposition, but makes her re-appearance to-night. Miss May Dahlberg was seen to advantage in a song scena, "Laughing Eyes," and concluded her turn by executing a clever Indian dance. The Scott Brothers, Tim Howard, Geo. Sparkes, Miss Mabel Lynne, Miss Jessie Lee, and Miss Nellie Leslie all contributed towards the evening's amusement, while the Rogers Quartet mystified the audience with their remarkable contortionist act. The programme will be produced until further notice. ■■• •'... . ,

HIS MAJESTY'S" THEATEE. "Ten Nights in a Bar Room" is the alluring title of one of the most striking films how being shown in the current programme at His Majesty's Theatre. It is a dramatic picture story with a strong moral attached. The reproduction of "East Lynne" is also a feature of the entertainment. Among the comic pictures may be mentioned "Their New Minister," "Tweedledum as Detective," and "Miss Tilly's Exhibitions on the Monocycle." Recent events arc depicted by means of a newedition of "The Warwick Chronicle." Other interesting films are "The Soapstone Industry," "Iron Foundry," and "Carnival at Nice, 1911." The programme will be repeated this evening, and to-morrow a new series will be shown. . .

, king;s theatre. In this week's programme at the King's Theatre, the dramatic pictures include "To Save His Daughter" and "His Grandfather's Violin," both of which portray, verv interesting stories. A very-fine sporting picture,. entitled "Hawking' gives an excellent idea of what tho old English pastime was like. Recent events in England are placed before local citizens by means of the latest edition of the Pathe Gazette, which touches on the King's investiture at St. James's Court, the Waterloo Cup, the Scots Guards erabarking for Egypt, and other items. Among the other films are: "Adelaide and it's Environs,"- - "The Elixir of Youth," and "Absent-minded Arthur." Altogether the programme, is a capital one.

ERNEST PARKES'S CONCERT. A splendid popular programme has been arranged for the complimentary concert to be ' tendered to Mr. Ernest Parkes, the sterling baritone vocalist, on the eve ot his departuro from Wellington to take up his residence in Auckland. Mr. Parkes has a notion of turning , his gifts to professional use, and it is quite on tho cards that later on he will visit., England, to. receive that finishing tuition his voice so .thoroughly warrants. Ho has ahvavs been a most willing helper whenever called upon to sing for charitable or social objects, and deserves a bumper audience. The programme on Friday evening will be contributed by Miss Gladys Watkins, Miss May Newman, Mrs. Sutcl'iffe, Miss Richmond, Miss Donaldson, and Messrs. Frank Johnstone, J. P. Carr, E. Hill, Roland T. Robertson, D. A. Kennv, George Parsons, A. W. Newton, and Ernest Parkes. A big chorus has been arranged, to sing "The Angclus" chorus from "Mnritana" and "Tho Students' Parting Song." A fine orchestra under Mr. Ernest Bloy will also perform several selections. Tickets arc obtainable from the secretary (Mr. J. Dykes), the members of the committee, or at the Dresden Piano Company.

SACRED CONCERT. Another opportunity will be presented to the music-loving public of Wellington of hearing the Russian baritone, M. Eugene Ossipoff, and his concert party in an excellent programme of sacred items. Messrs. MacMahon Bros, having made arrangements for a sacred concert to be given at tho Opera House on Good Friday evening.

A band performance will bo given at Lynll Bay by tho Garrison Band tonight. . _____