ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 48, 26 February 1913, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE BUTTERFLIES." Referring to a performance given by "the Butterflies," who commence a New Zealand season shortly, the Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) says:— "The management is to be congratulated on the entertainment presented to the huge audience. Without a doubt the show was the best ever seen at a bioscope locally, and that is saying a lot. The Seven Butterflies, who made their debut in South Africa, came in for a reception which is very rarely seen at any place of entertainment, and they deserved it. The combination is splendid, and every member is an artiste. The stage setting is 5 beautiful, and the dresses are exceed^ ingly pretty. Premier honours fell to Jack Waller, who is a character actor of the first water. • He, in company with Miss " Cecilia Gold, kept the house in roars of laughter with their cat flirtation. ■ Later, in the evening Mr. WaJler gave impersonations of a quartette, whioh were exceedingly clever, but he scored the biggest success with his Hebrew number. Again and again he was called before the footlights to acknowledge appreciative applause. Miss Cecilia Gold, who is full of life, "caught on" well, and her number, "Jeremiah," was rendered in" an exceptionally fine, style. Miss Marion Armitage supplies good comedy, and her one and only number showed that she comes from a good school and knows her business. Miss Ada Smart is the proud possessor of ' a well-trained and beautifully sweet soprano voice, and needless to say was , greatly appreciated. Mr. ■ R. Foßter-Hine ib the baritine of 'the troupe, and so well ' did he render the Toreador song that he waa compelled to respond to an encore. Then there is Mr. Wylie ■ Watson, who, besides being a vocalist, knows how to handle the 'cello. Last but not least, there is Mr. Fred W. Dennett, who works very hard throughout at the piano," '■ ""THE FOLLIES." The present season of The Follies, that bright little coterie of singers and mirth-makers, will be brought to a close at the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, this evening. An entertaining programme is promised by the management. RICKARDS TIVOLI COMPANY; To-morrow evening, at the Opera House, the Richards Tivoli Company will, under the direction of Mr. Hugh D. M'lntosh, begin a season of eight nights' vaudeville. This new organisation consists of a series of feature acts, ,all of which ar& said to be entirely new to this country. Prominent in to-mor-row , nights programme is De Biere, "the magic- worker. " De Biere's entertainment is said to possess many elements of originality ; Nella Webb, the .American diseuse, i& another attraction <; Taylor and Arnold, a musical monologue rag -time team, have an abundant supply of amusing items in their sketch; Chinko, a juggler from London; Miss Minnie Kaufmann, who is a trick cyclist; and Alberto Marini, of Quinlan •Opera fame, all contribute to a diverting entertainment, The box plans , are at the Dresden. THEATRE ROYAL. Another crowded audience attended at the Theatre Royal last evening, when the sterling programme instituted on Monday evening was .repeated " with" tnuch success. Paul Gordon, who does "such daring and frivolous things. on the slack wire, .-received -the,^unanimous approval of the house TaW'eVeningy^^' aid La France, ''the , beautiful Paris model," and Hasson. the Indian conjurer and ll'hisronist. -~ The entertainment goes with an exhilarating swing from start to finish, and is assuredly one of the strongest bills yet put on at the Royal. f HE. KING'S THEATRE. ,■* ; There \vas J .a large attendance -at The! ', King's Theatre ; last evening, when ihe, 'fine drama "The Money-Lender'\ was again presented. During the screening of 4he pictures entitled "The Face or the Voice" Miss C. O'Keefe sang "Ben Bolt" "Ora Pro No'bis." The evergreen "John Bunny" makes his appearance at the race for the Derby, and is,: as usual, the cause of much merriment. A number of pretty scenic, and some! instructive industrial subjects were also shown. THE NEW THEATRE. The final screening of the current programme of the New Theatre Continuous Pictures is announced for this evening. The ''star" film, "A Man Without a Conscience," is a creditable achievement by the Nordisk Company. The story is attractively Interpreted, and agpeals especially to ladies. The nnekw k programme to-morrow will include a Kalem drama. "The Driver of the Deadwood Coach,", fend a sensational story, "The Jewel Thieves Outwitted." SHORTT'iTpICTURES. . • This week's programme was repeated at all sessions yesterday, meeting with approval from patrons of Shortt's Theatre. "From Country to Town,'' >nn interesting and well-acted drama, is a special favourite, and the othor items included "The Thunderbolt," "Maid, Man, and Moustache," • and a pretty scenic, "On the Way to Montserrat." For tomorrow's change a particularly good programme ie promised, among the gems, a Thanhaueer drama "A Romance of U.S. Navy," and a Vita, "When California Was Young," are said to be exceptionally cleverly staged, and should be popular. Among the rest will be "RettinaV Substitute" (Vita comic), Paths Gazette 1 , and a scenic, "Paries of Caserta." THE EMPRESS THEATRE; ' "Tho Oath of Stephen Huiler" will 1 figure for the last time to-night at the Empress Theatre continuous' pictrfrea. The story, a sequel to "The" Unwritten Law," represents how Stephen^ Huiler breaks his oath that he ' would °n6ver marry. Tho harmony of his hcane • is' disturbed by the actions of a guest, but' happiness is restored after Huller's wife 1 proves her loyalty to him. There are also "A Cry for Help'MA.B: exclusivedrama);' "The Gaumont 'Graphic," '"The Bite of a Snake" (A.B. comedy), T6lnorrow a sensational modern "feature 1 ' drama, "Restitution," • will be "introduced. ' The staging oT the piece is said to be most effective. ' STAR PICTURES^ |. The Star Theatre last m'ght reaped afair share of public patronage.. "The Money-lender" (an „ appealing photodrama), "On Donovan's Division,'.' .and "The Face or the Voice," are „' the leading filfiis^ of an interesting programme,' which will he repeated 'this evening. ' PICTURES AT LOWER, HUTT. Hutt Galley residents are to have the exceptional opportunity to-morrow night of witnessing the great Alaska-Siberian Expedition picture, which is to be screened at the King George Theatre, Lower Hutt. This fine picture, a pof tion of which was very successfully shoWn in the Town Hall here a short time ago, was taken under the auspices of the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh at great expense. Over 7000 ft in length it presents a vivid picture of life in the Polar legions. The picture film will be supported by a budget of first-class fine films. '•The City Band will play a programme of music at Newtown Park this evenIBS'. .

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. "Sweet Nell of Old Drury" in picture form, and with Miss Nellie Stewart in the title role, is proving a big attraction at His Majesty's Theatre, the people ■evidently welcoming the revival of this splendid film. Amongst the many ex cellent subjects included' in this week's bill is one entitled "Sunshine," a drama which gets away from the hackeneyed theme, and gives something new and original. The other pictures include : ''His Father's Choice," "A Feathered Comrade, 1 ' and numerous comedies. On Thursday, . Friday and Saturday, , "The Making of the Panama Canal" will be shown. In this picture, which was shown at His Majesty's Theatre about a month ago, a clear idea is given of the greatest engineering work in'history..The gigantic locks at Gatun, Pedro Miguel, and Miraflores, the immense inland lake created by the Gatun dam, the powerful machinery at work shiftthe debris after the blasting of whole hillsides away, the model towns by the waterway, and the relics of old Panama, with types of the men who have made the canal, are all shown with graphic clearness. PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. An entertaining programme is now being screened for the benefit of patrons of the People's Picture Palace. The list includes "Strength and Cunning" (a stirring drama), "The Mother of the Ranch,"' "Plot and Pash" (a wild burlesque), "Funnicus as Boat Builder," and others. The programme will be repeated until 11 o'clock this evening. ST. THOMAS'S HALL'"Strength and Cunning" and "The Struggle of Hearts" are the two leading films in the current, programme at St. Thomas's Hall, NeWtown. There will be a repetition this evening.