AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 14963, 24 August 1912, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

TIXY TOWN. The diminutive mortals whose entertainment is drawing such large audiences to the- Garrison Hall will appear in a new programme this evening. Visitors have half an hour before the actual performance in which to see and admire the appointments of Tiny Town. The matinee this Afternoon drew a bumper house. HAYWARDS' PICTURES. Owing to Burns Hall being required for other purposes, no pictures were displayed there last evening. This afternoon, however, there was a splendid attendance of children at the matinee, when some special ; Out West * subjects were shown to the delight of the audience. To-night the current series will be screened for the last time, and as it contains the comedy ' Matri-'* inonial Squalls,' picture-lovers should not miss the opportunity of seeing what is one of the best comedies ever screened. FULLERS' PICTURES. The programme at the Princess Theatre is an exceptionally strong one, including the tense drama ' Counsel for the Defence' and : Hydro-Aeroplane Flights.' There was a successful matinee to-day, and the same programme will be screened to-night. QUEEN'S THEATRE. The attendances at the Queen's Theatre show no signs of diminishing. j The present programme will be prei sented for the last time to-night. ' The Beast at Bay 1 is the best of a very interesting and varied series of pictures. KING'S THEATRE. ! There was a large audience present jat the King's Theatre last night. The ! week's programme will be submitted for I the last time to-night, when last ap- ! pearances will be made by Xowmaii and I Hughes, Bella Perman, Frank I'orke, Harry Elliott, Ethel Preston, Vera I Murray, and Joe Wallace. The feature ! of the programme is 'The House of Terror,' by Miss Beaumont Collins and company. ROSLYX TRAMWAY DANCE. The employees of the Dunedin and Roslyn Tramway Company held, in the Wakari Hall last night, one of the mostsuccessful dances of the season. At least 140 couples took part in the grand ! march, the music for which was supj plied by the Clark brothers, on the I pipes. Mr J. A. Smith (the company's ! manager) and Mrs Smith were present, I while apologies were received from the | Mayor of Roslyn (Mr R. Menzies) and { the manager of the Kaikorai Company (Mr Hunter). The hall had been most i artistically decorated by Messrs SinuyI son and Clark, and the floor was in fine j condition. Messrs Thompson, Burton, I and Clark acted as M.C.s, and Mr A. ! Thomson, as secretary, was largely rej sponsible for the general efficiency of i the arrangements. Dancing continued ' with unabated enjoyment until 4 a.m. I The music was supplied by Clark's i Band, and the committee are indebted j to the Dresden for the loan of a piano. i , I SKATING RINK. ! Clear evidence of the popularity A 0 I the Brydone Rink was the big atteijp a nee last evening at the ladies' invita- ' tion night. Some 200 skaters and a i bigger number of onlookers found much j amusement during the three hours' se;*j sion. The innovation in the way of a | waltzing interval proved a success. This morning the rink was well patronised ! by juvenile skaters, and in the after--1 noon there, was also a good attendance. ; To-night's session will be from 7.30 to ■: 10 o'clock. DUNEDIN PHILHARMONIC ■ SOCIETY. ■ The above society's third concert tfaic | season will be held in the Garrison Hall jon Friday next. A very attractive programme has been arranged, including j the overture ' Rosamunde ' (Schubert). j which is being played for the first time I by the society, and should prove one of ! the items of the evening. The overture ' ; Hansel and Gretel' is being repeated, I while the prelude ' Lohengrin,' which j is always appreciated, is also included. ias well as 'La Reine de Saba ' (Gounod) There will also be two lightpieces for the strings—' Romanesca ' (Leoncavallo) and ' Schelru Amor' (Eilenherg). Miss Rita Isaacs will play a sonata in C minor as a violin solo. The vocal portion of the programme, will be entrusted to Mr Colin Gray. FOOTBALL DANCE. | The Southern Football Club'fi seventh i annual ball was held in the. Art GalleryHall last evening, when the floor epace . v:,'ifi t-axed to hf> utmost capacity, over 140 couples participating. A pleasant feature of the gathering was the presence, of "old-timers,'' quite, a number of the member. l !: of the old Pacific and Caver&ham Clubs having foregathered to s,pe.nd an hour or two in "tripping the light fantastic toe." The hall was very tastefully decorated, Mr J. M'Laughlin having spared no pains in thie direction. The "half-time" arrangements, in the capable hajids of .Mis* Murray, were all that could be desired, the supper room being arranged in cafe style, which evoked favorable comment. The fact that Yatet:'.s Band provided the muric is sufficient guarantee that everything went with ;i swing from ftart to finish, and that the M.Cs (Mewsrs J. Mahoney. .1. - Himbur:-, J. Irvine. J. Foley. 11. Lei'th, and L. Irvine) were, kept busy. A most, successful gathering broke, up at an eiiriy hour this morning. CHURCH CHOIRS' UNION". The Dunedin Churvh Choirs' Union gi\» their second annual festival in Knox Church on Tuesday evening. This eventshould appeal to all lovers of church music, and should also command the patronage of "tlw.e who desire to fee the genera! standard of our church praise raised. The Church Choirs' Union are doing admirable work in this respect. Apart from this", an excellent progra.mn!'* is to be submitted. Well-known hymns and anthems will be tung by the members of the combined cho ire. 'MRS M'SWEENEY" AT HIS MAJESTY'S. There are nearly as many laughs in the now play ' Mrs M'Sweeney.' founded <v>. the late Thomas E. SpencerV well-known book. 'The Surprising Adventure.* of Mrs Bridget, M'Sweeney,' as there are sentences- in the dialogue. It i* all latich from start to finish. Miss Maggie Moore, will appear in the title role. Bridget M'Sweeney. at 11 is Majesty's thin evening. There is not a dull moment in the piece. It is claimed that it will cure t"ii» worst headache on record. Maggie Moor« says it is the best part she has had sir.ee Lizzie Stofel in 'Struck Oil.' That alenshould b° a puaran'r-e of the play's worth. The pi«'ce can only be staaed f< r four ni-hf--.