ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1785, 25 June 1913, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE BUTTERFLIES." . '"l'lio Butterflies" repeated their capital entertainment at the Opera House last evening before a responsive cuulteiice. Usually ill this cluss of entertainment the range of talent and variety of numbers 'is not very wide, but in the case ut the "Butterflies," the audience gets a little of ail sorts from the broad comedy of -Miss-Marion Arinitage (who might With advantage tono down sonio of ih-er piltter allusions) to tlie rich pleasure of Liszt's "Rhapsodic Hongroise," delightfully played by Mr., F. Baimett. Mr. Jack Waller is a capable comedian with original ideas, and Mr. Wylie Watson is a sweet tenor, a good comedian, anu an able.'cellist. Miss Cecilia Gold, Miss Ada Smart, and Mr. Foster-Hinc also contribute acceptably.

THE NEW DANDIES. The Xew Dandies continue to attract consistently satisfactory audiences to the cosy Concert Chamber of the Town Hall. The dancing of Mr. Athol Tier, the bass singing of Mr. Ford Wultliain, and the clean, bright humour of Mr. Gcorgo Edwards are special features of the programme. Vocally the company is strong in the possession of such clever.artists as the Misses Rita and Lily Fitzgerald, .Mr. Ifobt, Agnew, and Mr. Frank I'eachey. Frequent changes of' programme ensure a variety of fare at least thrice a week.

THEATRE ROYAL., Acrobatics form a feature of the current vaudeville programme at the Theatre Koyal, the star turn in this branch of entertainment being provided by the Mangeans, an American troupe of exceedingly. clever gymnasts. The Mangeans, who are seven in number, perform some extraordinary tossing and tumbling turns. Great .skill on Iho Roman .rings is displayed by Canto »nd i'ranci?, two Continental athletes. An amusing and entertaining turn is supplied by Mons. Herbert, an American musician, who extracts music from a bowl of,flowers., serviettes, knives, forks, and plates. Other members of the company, including Bletsoe's Crimson Ramblers, contributed items to the general approval of the audience. «

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. "Lcs Miserablesj" an adaptation from Victor Hugo's famous novel, irf the leading picture at His Majesty's Theatre this week. This is one of the finest pictures that has yet been screened at the theatre, and anyone who reads and likes Victor Huso's books will also like the picture. This film is a very long one—the longest, in point of fact, that has ever been screened in Wellington, as it takes two nights to. run through'the entire 6tory: the second part will be screened next week. Those who, during the week, contemplate seeing the picture, should _ read the novel. They, will find the picture even more interesting.

THE KING'S THEATRE. Tlie new programme at the King 1 !* Theatre is a very well-selected one. The well-liked actress, Miss Asta Nielsen, takes the principle role in '-'The Heart of a Pierrot." The picture is beautifully staged, and is bnsea upon a very pretty story of an actress's life away from the stage. "Beau Brummel" is a second good study. "The Thundcrboot" is the best of the comic items, SKATING AT LOWER HUTT. There was again a fair attendance at the; Lower Hutt liink on Monday evening. The hockey match between the Hutt Valley and the Rink team resulted in a win for the latter. On Thursday evening a large attendance is anticipated, the principal item being a ladies' half-' niile handicap, open to all-comers, for which a valuable prize will be given. On Saturday, June,2B, there will a men's one-mile race for all-comers, for which a* silver cup will be given by the proprietor of the Kilbirnie Kink. Entries will bo taken for both races until time of the event.

THE EMPRESS THEATRE. • Tito final screening of the present prograln'mo of the Empress Theatre continuous'pictures is announced for to-day and to-night. The "feature" drama, "A Plunge for a fortune," is a stirring enactment in wliiteh a number of desperadoes are llii-ed to kidnap an heiress, and to steal the will by which her fortune was bequeathed. The most exoiting incidents include the hero's dive into a rim from tli.3 top of a fast-moving train, an;l tho explosion of . a railway engine. "The Orchid," a society drama, "The Idol of tho Hour," 'Thanhouser drama, and "The Daylight Burglar," an A.B. farce-comedy, aro among the most enjoyable films.

'A FINE CONCERT. Residents of tlie Lower Hutt and tho surrounding district are'to he treated to what should provo an especially line concert to-morrow evening at the Town Hall, Lower Hutt. The concert, which _ has been arranged by JUr. E. ,T. Hill, is in aid of the funds for the further improvement of tli? grounds of thie Lower Hutt Bowling and Tennis Club. The programnio (which is published in full elsewhere) includes the names of Messrs, H. N. Fletcher, J. M. Clark, Hamilton' Hodges, Borneo Gardiner, Madame Edith Br-ainsby, Miss Zita Chapman, and the Orpheus Quartet. The second part of the programme' will consist of the performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta, "Trial by Jury," to be performed for the first time in the Hutt. All tho leading parts are in the hands of tho foremost amateurs o£ Wellington, with a special chorus of bridesmaids selected from tho youth and beauty of the Hutt. Tho box offico is .it Hannah's, Lower Hutt. Visitors from town aro notified that the . train leaves Lambton station at .7.15 p.m., and one will return after the performance in time to connect with city trams.

SHORTTS' PICTURES. "Tho Indian Raiders," the chief oicture now. being screened at Shortts' Thvitm continuous mct'ures, will bo shown for tho last timo to-day and to-night. The film, which is close on 300 D feet in length, describes the way in which a settler, his wife, and.child aro suddenly attacked by Indians, and how the little family are finally reunited, although many exciting and thrilling moments are spent until the happy-time arrives.