AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 14573, 23 May 1911, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

iLHAMBRA THEATRE. •—Harris and Vornon.— Withthe introduction of new artists weekly vaudeville continues to boom at th« Alhambra Theatre, whore tho manajpment can always bo relied ou to give heir patrons something to talk ■ about Last night's large audience were pleased and delighted with the all-roind excellence of the new programne, and especially with the latest "sta," act to come to Dunedin-—a remakably fine dancing turn by Harris and fernon (lady find gentleman pcrfornjrs from America). Thoy gave au exhibition of hustling dancing the like of \irich has never been seen here before Their step dancing camo as a reflation to tho audience, who applaided again and again. Tho rapidity ant variety of their step dancing were asonishing, and must be seen to be apreciated. They also introduced some elver patter and sang nicely. It is dificult to say which is the better dncer of the two, they aro both so ood. Harris himself did a lot of work. Ie fairly surprised the audience with Is tumbling, which, was ouick and neat. tfte lady, who has a very pleasing fcyle, can easily lay claim to being an epert dancer. Altogether their turn is «ie that should not be missed —it is ioth novel and enjoyable. Maud Fanting, an old favorite, received a cordial -eception. She is a coon impersonator Df no mean order. She was ably assisted by the clover Elliott sisters, dainty little girls, whose singing and dancing in the first part provided one of the prettiest acts ever given at the Alhambra. Another tern that came in for special praise at the hands of the audience was the clever acrobatic i'eats of the Racoons, who, with their dog, gave a show of their own. Harry Sadler is as great a favorite as ever. He amused his hearers wth several new songs that quickly caught or.. Tho programme this week is an exceptionally strong one all round. Arthur Elliott is another comedian who can danee ami sing. Charles Heath %as accorded a well-de-served encoro for his singing of • Irene, good night.' Incy Lavinia is also a pleasing singer, while the Gibson Girls take a proruimnt part in the programme. They are graceful dancers. Farrell and Gafney, the dancing and .romedy double, scored a hit with a new song wheh brought down tho house. Others vho contributed to the night's enjoymeit were Bob Harper, Elaine Verroll, tnd Nellie Searle. A word of praise s also due to the orchestra for ther playing. The same programme, whrh is a most varied and well arranged o'o> will be gone through again to-night. FULLERS' PICTURES. Last eveniiye new offering of pictures at the Princes Theatre was compact of enjoyment tc the large audience which witnessed it. It is not often that a dramatic subjec can be truthfully acclaimed the proper nVot upon which other subjects swing absidiary. But in reference to last night'* entertainment it is emphatically so, to drama 'An Eventful Evening' proviing tho most tense and exciting ten nnutes of the evening. _ It has been adajed to the episodic requirements of picturdrama from a play ("Miss Civilisation") by the well-known novelist Richard Harding Davis, and there are more th'k tu the telling of it than are rontaine in many a- five-act yellow drama. One of he most spectacular of the other films ts thai depicting this year's boat race b-ween tho Oxford and Cambridge news. Magnificent peeps of tho titanic . ni"f> between the two sets of atldetes were->btained from various points of vant* e > an d the excitement of the great trow* shown on the banlos communicated itseJto the audience, one- member of which waiUnable to restrain a shout. A peep int the wild village life of Western [rela. proved vastly entertaining as well as ef'cative. The donkey seemed to be the pneipal agent of locomotion, though ancier and more perilous one was revealed .' the ascent to the Black Rock Lightjuse by means of a slender rope dangling .gainst "the frowning cliffs, below which he water boiled. Thus film must have been taken from the top of the cliff, and the effect, looking straight down into the email boat anchored below, and at the white masks which .represented the upturned faces of the human occupants, was most curious. 'Snakes and Their Habits' had a fascination of a more repellent kind. The audience, saw first the constrictor, •whuee embrace the ribs of no animal are strong enough to withstand; then the deadly adder making his actual strike. The curious antics of a kitten with a dead adder made a pretty finale. The comic subjects were far above- the usual standard. Pride of place is divided between 'All's Fair in Love and War' and 'Duped bv Dupin, and on the dramatic side, next to the Edison Company's 'Eventful Evening.' camo 'When the Wind Blows,' a seaBide pastoral drama played by tho Vitagraph Company, including the collie dog "vho finds a place in most of their offerings. Altogether it was a good entertainment, and shoidd attract ln.rgo audiences. A new bill is promised for Thursday. HAY WARDS' PICTURES. The current programme of pictures «t the Burns Hall attracted and delighted a good audience last night. There is a pleasing variety in the series, which will be presented again to-night. 'THE BAD GIRL OF THE FAMILY.' Mr George Marlow's brilliant dramatic organisation will produce ' The Bad Girl of tho Family' at His Majesty's Theatre next Saturday night. The list of characters is a long one, and tho sconic effects'are many and original. , The following is from a contemporary: —" The patrons of the theatre last night received excellent value for their money. The first curtain rose at 7.50 p.m. and the last did not descend till 11 p.m. The intervals were very short, and practically tho whole three and a quarter hours wero tilled with sensational episodes, ranging from burglary to abduction, and including the substitution of one prisoner for another, and also of the bad girl for tho virtuous heroine at the marriage altar. There is also a wedding in a gaol yard, an ingenious escape from captivity, a pillow fight, and an affray with the police in a shop-girls' dormitory, and other equally sensational and exciting situations too numerous tu mention." The box plan is now open at the Dresden. ROLLER'SKATtXG. The roller skating rink at the Masonic Hall, Moray place, will be open to-night, when there will be a beginners' session between six and seven o'clock.. The- rink will be open to tho public every afternoon, also on Friday and Saturday evenings.