ENTERTAINMENTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 23, 27 January 1912, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MR. H. B. IRVING IN "HAMLET." At the Opera House thk evening at 7.4S Mr. H. B. Irving will make his first appearance before a Wellington audience in his representation of Hamlet Mr. Irving and the members of his company arrived from Palmerston North yesterday by the Main Trunk express, and as the scenery and effects had already come to hand, to-night's performance should be a particularly smooth one. The success achieved in Australia by Mr. Irving as the Prince oi Denmark is unprecedented. Night after night during ins Sydney season the v/hole of the dress, circle and stalls were booked up, and never on any occasion did the first rush fail to fill th© cheaper portions, of the theatre. The same success greeted Mr. IrVitig in Melbourne, Adelaide, and Western Australia. Miss Dorothea Baird will take the role of Ophelia, in which she is said to be charming. The cast, which is the same as that which supported M£ Irving at his farewell London production of " Hamlet," includes Messrs. Frank Tyars, who will appear as King Claudius. Henry Vibart as the Ghost, Tom Reynolds as, the Gravedigger, Arthur Whitby as Polonius, Eric Maxon as Laertes, Stanley Howlett as Horatio, W. Beaumont as Osric, Arthur Curtis as Rosencrantz, C. Trevor Roper as Guildenstorn, W. Henstock as Marc'ellus, J. Cass ac Bernardo, Ronald Byram as Francisco, W. H. Graham as Reynaldo, Roland Pertuis as the First Player, Claude Beerbohm as the Second player. Walter Gibbs as the Priest, C. Arthur as the Second Gravedigger, Miss Helen Rou« as Gertrude, and Miss Irene Brown as, the Player Queen. A feature of the production, which is staged under the personal supervision of Mr. Irving, will be the dressing and mounting. Mr. Tom Reynolds ts stage manager and liferr Slapoffski musical director. The doors will be opened this evening at 7 o'clock, and the performance begins punctually at 7.45 HUDDERSFIELD BELLEINGERS. The Concert Hall was packed last evening to hear the Huddersfield Bellringere, who visited Wellington in December last,, and gave % week-end , concert. The programme contained a large variety of items, including i-^— "Caliph de Bagdad," selection from the "Hallelujah Chorus" (Handel), "A Sailor's Life" (which contained a* splendid hornpipe), "Lead Kindly Light," "Auld Lamg Syne," "Harrigan," and "Yip-i-addy-i-ay." In every number the bells were very successful, and the various iteme we're enthusiastically approved by the large audience. Miss Muriel Bennett sang "The Merry Month of May" charmingly, and Miss Ella Airlie contributed several harmonious items to everybody's satisfaction. The Bellringers have decided to give a 6 acred and classical concert in the big Town Hall on Sunday evening after church hours. NEWBURY-SPADA TOWN HALL CONCERTS. The second of the series of NewfcurySpada popular concerts will be given in the Town Hall next Wednesday evening, when both Mr. Philip ' Newbury and Madame Spada, assisted by Mr. Hamilton Hodges, will be heard in classical and popular selections. The full programme will appear in next Wednesday's issue. The box plan of the reserved «eat« is now 1 open at' the Dresden. Day sales are obtainable at ChrUtesen's, Manners-street. ' THEATRE ROYAL. There are many attractions' at the Theatre Royal, notably "Egyptian Sunsets," "A Trip up the Thames"* (kinemacolor) and "Dandy Dick of Bishopgate" (black and white). SKATING RINK. There is much to instruct and amuse in the programme submitted at the Skating Rink, and, judging from the large audiences attending nightly, this fact is being much appreciated. "The Australian Gazette" is full of the latest news from different parfs of Australia, and an industrial film showing the manufacture of cycles is' proving an attractive subject. Drama and comedy are, as usual, a strong feature m the bill. The programme will be shown for the last time to-night. THE KING'S THEATRE. Dramatic films are always appreciated by picture theatre goers, and at this afternoon* matinee in The King's Theatre the social drama, "The Sins of the Fathers," was watched by another large audience. This evening the current programme will be shown for the last time, and a change will be given on Monday. 'Included in tlie bill will be tne drama by the Nordisk Company, entitled "The Power of Love." NEW THEATRE. The change of programme at the New Theatre, Manners-street, is a very popular one. The -chief attraction ltt "The Battle Hymn of ihe Republic." The film is well , worth seeing. Other fine pictures included "The Red Devils," "The Cowboy's Waif." "Lea and Her Governess," and many others. Last night's attendance was so great that many had to be turned away. STAR PICTURES. *' Forgotten," an appealing dramatic study, is th« principal attraction in the pictures now Deing shown at the Star Theatre, Newtown. Other films worthy of mention are "The Stage Driver's Daughter," "Greatest Engineering Feat," "An Indian's Appreciation," and an industrial subject showing the methods adopted in manufacturing bicycles. BIJOU THEATRE A new^ programme will be submitted at the Bijou Theatre this evening. Many of the latest dramatic, scenic, and comic films will be screened. SHORTTS' PICTURES. j Shortts' " Continuous Theatre was crowded all day yesterday. "A Roman Tyrant" is a beautifully coloured Gauniont film, which should not be missed. The Palmeraton North Military Tournament is proving a great attraction. On Wednesday a complete change will be sumbitted. WEST'S. PICTURES, LIMITED. The programme at St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown, attracted another excellent attendance last evening, and at the matinee this afternoon. An entirely new list of pictures will be serened on Monday evening, including "The Power of Love." The Pipe Band will play a programme of music in the Botanical Gardens tomorrow afternoon.