ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1314, 18 December 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE SPECKLED BAND." Extensive booking is anticipated at. the Dresden thi.-. morning when the box plan , opens I'nr .T. C. Williamson's dramatic attriiHi.Hi "Tim"Speckled Band.' , The. premier production in Xotv Zealand takes placr at Iho Opcni Hon«-n on Wednesday night. The firm's staff of mechanists, property-men, electricians and limelight experts am at present at work perfectill!,' the production uo that everything yhall lio in readiness for Ihe company's arrival. The .1. C. Williamson clientele, win hardly cavil sit the ca;t (lint had been secured to do justice to Conan Movie's celebrated iilay, seeing that it contains lliu pick .of Hie Australasian favourites, and has added distinctions in Miss Dorothy Dix, a beautiful, cultured, and iiccomplishcd actress from the Lyric Theatre, London, who will be makinc; her fir.->t appearance in >>'ew Zealand. There is also Mr. William Desmond, the brilliant voiniK , American actor who left such a. favouiviblo iniprci.-ion when he was last round here villi Miss Kathorino. Grey, and Mr. Gaston Mervnle. who has been specially engaged to play Dr. HyloU, sai(l to be one of the most remarkable character creations ret given to the. stage. Tho nuinagwnent wish it to' be understood that the pluy will be presented precisely as■ it was in Sydney and Melbourne. THEATRE ROYAL. A large number of spectators attended at tho Theatre Uoyal on Saturday evening, when an admirable series of animated pictures in natural colours was screened. Travel scenes, beautiful pictures of flowers, and representations of motor boat and yacht racing were anions Hie attractions submitted, and the star item was a picture drama founded on Wilkie Collins's novel "Moonstone." To-night there will be a complete change of programme. lIIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. By the English mail this afternoon the management of Fullers' Pictures at the Skating , liink will receive a budget of the latest studies in kinematography from the grejt movuig-picturo firms in Europe and America, and the programme this evening will contain a varied selection from the budget. THE KING'S THEATRE. Both the matinee and evening exhibitions of West's am! the Koyal I'k-tirrfcs at the King's Theatre were well attended. To-night the management will present a new programme of pictures, containing the latest studies from Europe and America, arriving by the mail today THE XKW THEATRE. Crowded attendances were the rule at ,the afternoon and evening sessions on Saturday.at the New Theatre , continuous picture entertainment. The "liison" exclusive comedy, "Tho Cowboys' Vacation," gives several interesting views of a popular Californiaii seaside resort, with its numerous sources of attractions. The Edison drama, "Monsieur," is a pathetic story of the bad fortune of 11 French Count, who is compelled to eavn his living as a New York waiter owing to financial losses. There are -other veryentertaining features. The series will be repeated to-day and to-night. The'usual change is announced for to-morrow. THE SKATIXG RISK. . The top liner of tho now programme which is to be presanted by Messrs. Fullers at tho Skating Rink this evening will be a reproduction of Nat. Gould's famous 'sporting novel, "The Double Event." Tb<! story is woven around a man, a woman, and a gallant steed, who raced for love, happiness, and fortune, and won outright against almost impossible odds. In'publication the novel ran through more editions thau any similar work of modern times. Its success in picture form should be assured because- of tho amount of local surroundings introduced, the performance by a strong dramatic company, and the care and attention exercised in the mounting. As the picture is thrown upon tho screen, ilr. Alfred Boothman will tell the story. In addition to the above, an entirely new series of tho latest English, American, and Continental productions will bo presented.