INTERTAINMENTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 73, 26 March 1912, Page 2

INTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA!' HOUSE. The Allan Hamilton Company produced "Why Men Love Women" for tho last time laet evening. This evening the 6eason concludes with that popular old favourite, "A Meesage from Mars," by Robert Ganthony. JANSEN. . To-moiTow night, at the Opera House, Jansen and hie American company will open a short" engagement here. Jansen is said to make you believe you see things you do not, and will present here each night what Jb described as "a weird, mysterious, and inexplicable performance." The ' entertainment is referred to by the management ac being refined, and free from any suggestion of 'vulgarity, causing wonderment and mirth. The box plans are at the Dresden. •• • MUNICIPAL ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.-To-night the third concert for this year will be given in the Town Hall, and a very attractive prdgramme has been arranged. The overture from the "Caliph of Bagdad" (Boildieii), movements from Bizet's " L'Arlesienne," Coleridge-Taylor's ' "Ballade." Techaikowski's " Nutcracker " suite, wiU be rendered. In addition, Sibeliue's suite ' " Karelia," Straues's " Blue Danube " waltz, and Jarnefelt'E " Berceuse " are on the programme. This latter will be given with Mr.' Herbert Bloy.the leader, as solo violinist, and Mr. F. R. Johnstone on 'cello.' Miss ' Adelaide Bruce has been engaged as, .soloist for the evening, and ' will eing " Caro Mo' Ben," " Thou't Like a Tender Flower," and "Three."' The "concert is under the conductorship of Mr, MaUghan Barnett, city organist. > .* THEATRE ROYAL. Vaudevjllo entertainments certainly have a charm for numerous people, judging by the large audience at Fuller's Theatre Royal. • The new programme was repeated last, night, and the performers seemed to p'leaee. The Sonia Duo, were successful ' in a quaint Dutch song and dance, and Roy Itene earned many recalls for' his Yiddisher stories. The programme will be repeated throughout the w«<?k. FULLERS' PICTURES.' i An excellent programme was presented last evening at the Vivian-street -Skating •Rink by Messrs. Fuller. As exciting as •it ib long, "A Tale of the Wilderness," evidently made an appeal 'to the audience. It is American drama throughout, and does thrilling justice- to the theatrical possibilities suggested by the conditions in the earliest days of settlement. • The fight between the pioneers and the Indiana, ' and the ai--i-ival of the rescue party was the laet 'word in realism. "The Dud«^ Cowboy, ' I a story showing "how a romantic girl was I cured of some false ideas, proved a popular series, and>_ hearty, laughter greeted the pranks of the cowboys. The picture was an original one, full of clean | wholesome fun. Very popular also and very amusing was a film entitled "The Politician's Dream," in which a wellknown comedy actor, under the title role of Simon Stubbs, plays a leading part, to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. " The Girl and the Sheriff" and "A Noble Enemy" were [ also well-acted, dramasr "Miss Pullen on the Silver Wire," included some remarkable ' acrobatic • l ieatfi^ by^- a. young tady, and " hihabitante of Jungle Town " gay© many picturesque glimpses of wild animals usually associated with tropical forest. " "Who's Who' 1 in Doggie Land" was another g*od study, and pictures of 'Ppmeranians. mastiffs, fox terriers, wolfhounds, fihe^u dogs, and many others, passed in quick' succession. "Island of Marken" gave some beautifully ■ clear views of the ■ Netherlands and its picturesque inhabitants. The comic ele- ' merit was also well provided for. The programme will be repeated this evening. THE KING'S THEATRE. This popular place of amusement was crowded laet evening, when a complete set -of- new pictures was screened. The star film, a lengthy pictorial episode, embodied the fascination of a young well-to-do city man for a, Gipsy girl. Some of the incidents were presented with ■ an excee6 of detail that could, without injury to the scheme of the picture, have been minimised in one or two instances. This does not apply to the acting of the picture, which was in every sense excellent. "Gipsy Blood," the title of the drama, opens with 1 a view of a Gipsy camp, the central figures being the girl previously' mentioned and a rather ponderous old ' villain, who subsequently gets to close quarters with th© young man -whose' ■ affections have been awakened, but' the town gentleman successfully protects with the aid of" a glittering revolver. The Gipsy, while her lover is directing the .elder vagrant out of the window of his house (where he surreptitiously "entered) at the point of the revolver, steals the young man's pocketbook, but -he'. manages to detect the theft, regains ■ his money and valuables, and there is the usual satisfactory ending. 'Perhaps. . the ' best picture, from an educational point of view, was that entitled "Who's Who in Dog Laud." It contained splendid pictures of practically .every , known breed of the canine species, from the homely and sometimes ill-bred sheep dog to the mu6stve St. Bernard and the Borzoi. The latest ". fashions " ' in. . pugdom were also faithfully depicted. "The Dude Cowboy," a familiar type of West American 1 story, contained several humorous situations concerning the infatuation of ' the usual cowboy For. tho inevitable lonely but lovely youiijj; lady on tho edge • of civilisation. " The Scared Sacrab " was another good picture, • and 'the Pa-the Gazette contained an .unusually fine collection of the world's biggest and most recent happenings. "Max and the Fowl " and " Diddims Diddles the Policeman," two comics, sent tho audience home in -right good humour. The programme will -bo repeated tonight. SHORTT'S THEATRE. Shortt's continuous picture theatre in Willis-street was well patronised yesterday. There .was a change of programme last night, one outstanding feature of which was the Kalem drama, " The Customs Officer and, the Girl." The officer is engaged with a gang of illicit whisky distillers, , and falls into their hands, buj> is finally rescued by .the daughter of the chief of the band. Some- excellent views of the land of the chrysanthemum are shown in "Little Maids of Japan," and some interesting enapshots of current events are given in "The Uaunjonfc Giaphic." Tho comic films are particularly amusing, "Bobby and the Gay Old Spark " and '• The Onelegged Cripple " being as funny ac anything that has neen eeen for some time. "The programme will be repeated this evening, with tho addition of " Tho Lyons Mail." KILBIRNIE SKATING RINK. Two sessions are held daily at the Kilbirniu Rink, one being reserved for luarncis. lixpert hiijtnirtors i« provt'led. The floor is. in splendid condition. 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