ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 115, 17 May 1909, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. '"The Little Breadwinner" reached the hearts and won the applause of the large audience that assembled at the Opera House on Saturday evening to witness the last performance of this attractive piece. On the last two nights of the Meynell and Gunn season, tonight and to-morrow night, Arthur Shirley's play, "The Stepmother," will be staged, when Miss Beatrice HoJloway will appear as "Danny." THEATRE ROYAL. The change of programme at this •popular place of entertainment on Saturday night was appreciated by the large audience which was present. One of the finest of the scenic productions is "Niagara in Winter," while "Scenes in Northern Italy," and "From the Cape to Cairo," are also worth seeing. "Hunting Big Game in Africa" is interesting, and "Tobacco Growing in . Borneo" and a series of films illustrating the biscuit-making industry are very instructive. The remainder of the programme is made up of a large number of comic and general pictures and cinephone items, which were evidently to the ta&te of those rjresent. The programme be repeated to-night ROYAL PICTURES. The pictures now being shown at His Majesty's Theatre are of high quality. On Saturday uieht, the hall was crowd>ed to its utmost capacity, and all assembled seemed well pleased with the entertainment. The programme included some very good films, the "star" being, ;'The Grand National of 1909." This picture is full of interest, and gives Wellington people a good idea of what an English lace-meeting is like. Other pictures, of various classes, were also excellent. Tho programme will be repeated to-night. ORGAN RECITAL. Unfriendly weather conditions dTd not seriously militate against the success of the weekly organ recital, which was given by Mr. Maughan Barnett in the Town Hall on Saturday evening. Chopin's "Nocturne in G-minor" was a favourite number, and was repeated on demand. The fantasia on airs from Gounod's "Faust" was no less enjoyed, and is announced to appear again on next Saturday's programme. Bach's "Prelude and Fuguej?in A-minor," and Lemare's "Pastorale in C," were others of the more important numbers. A pleasing feature of these recitals is the large number of "request" items in evidence, and the facility offered by "the City Organist for the performance of any piece desired by a member of the audience.