ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1185, 21 July 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE BELLE OF' BRITTANY." . The pretty, trilling, amusing, and en-loi-taiiiing- musical comedy, "Tho 80110 o£ Brittany," bad successful patronage again, last night. Tho flimsy music was nicely s\mg, tho choruses wero pretty, and altogether things went very well. Tho exceedingly comic Sir. Tom Walls, as tho Marquis do St. Gautier, again brought his audience almost to tears with his fun, and his greatest song ,"Sing to Your Dear One," brought him several recalls. Miss Winifred O'Connor was again charming in her interesting part of Barbette, and Miss Gertrude Gilliam sang cleverly as "Toinette. • As a laughter-creating entertain-

ment, "Tho Bcllo of Brittany" is well ivorth' going to see. THEATRE EOYAL. Patrons of the Theatre Royal are being well catered for with a .diversified programme at the. present time, and largo audiences nightly iill the house. Miss Maud Fanning and (he Elliott sisters provide one of Flic star funis and, amrtig Ihe other popular performers are Misa Lucy Lavinin, Miss Brightie Carlisle, Miss Essie Jennings, .Tim Gaffney, and Arthur Elliott, The entertainment wit be repeated to-night and to-morrow night, while tho usual change will be given 'ou Monday. I . ,HIS,.MAJESTY'S THEATRE. [ There was a large attendance nt Mis Majesty's Theatre last evening., when a now series of (he latest and most interesting kincmatograph pictures was screened. Taken, generally, (ho .new- programme is one of tho best presented to patrons of Fullers' Pictures for some, weeks past, and includes a great diversity of subjects'. "Dinucr-timo at the Zoo'' is a most interesting and instructive study of animal life, tho photographer being particularly happy in his choice of incident. ■ "Across the Plains" is a stirring drama, of tho Western States, and affords a typical picture of tho dangers and difficulties of tho pioneers of the plains who braved tho great unknown in tho days when the red men wero a force to bo reckoned with, and to bo dreaded. This study is conspicuous for an excellent display of daring horsemanship, and includes an exciting brush with a band of. copper-skinned warriors. Ono of tho star ■ items on tho new programme' is a first-class comedy by the Vitagraph Company, entitled "An Unexpected Review," whilo special mention must also bo made of tho industrial film showing the various interesting processes iu the manufacture of Coronation fireworks, a spectacular climax being furnished by an imposing pyrotechnic display, viewed through the lens of the kincmalograph camera. "Crazy Gulch" is an amusing comedy, enacted in a ■ mining camp in tho "Wild and Woolly" West, where irresponsible revolvers bring about diverting situations. Two topical films of more tluvj passing interest, are "Royal Ascot." showing the arrival of their Majesties the King and Queen at the famous English racecourse, and somo of tho principal events at tho meeting, and "Tho Investiture of tho Prince of Wales with the Order of tho Garter," the imposing pageant which took place at Windsor as recently as June 2'last Other good studies are "Tho liisurrccto," an exciting drama of Die Mexican revolution,

"Midnight Disturbances" (an amusing comedy), and "The Buried Past," a dramatic study of more than ordinary power. The programme will bo continued till tho end of tho curroat week. 'ME KING'S TIIEATPE. . Tho programme of pictures at tho King's Theatre last evening was.onhnncod by tho presentation of a remarkably fiuo reproduction of the dramatic events associated with the celebrated play ."Tho Courier of Lyons," a play, by tho way, which afforded Sir Henry Irving one of his greatest triumphs. Tho pictorial representation of the play is a most fnsciEiating one, and as kinematographed by tho famous firm of Patho Freres, is tru'v a work of art. The story of the Courin' of Lyons is well known. 11 is a frtory of a daring maii-coach robbery in the days of Napoleon, ruflianiy schemes, and a pathetic ease of mistaken identity following upon the remarkable resemblance of an innocent man to on? of the principals ill the robber-gang. Tragically enough, tho innocent, "man is sacrificed at the guillotine before the order for his release, consequent upon the confession of one of the gang, can be rrmveycd totho scaffold. Other attractive pictures include "The Pageant of Empire," which created such a favourable impression oil tho pnblio when it. was screened for (lie first time on Monday evening last; Pntile's topical Cia7.et.lo of interesting events in tho Old Land—.l very bright series this week; "On the Coast of Lvritl.my," a fine representation of that rugged shore; and quito a number nf diverting comedies, of which mention might be made of tho egg farce. "Charley Smiler Takes Brain Food," "The Evolution of AVomankind," and "A Furious Battle.'' Two good dr.imntic sludies, "Mammy's Ghost," and ".Trek Mason's I.ast Deal," complete (lie adraethe bill, whicho will run till tho end of the week.