AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 15072, 2 January 1913, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Tlie programme of vaudeville entertainment given at His Majesty's lneatro this week is just tbe sort that pleases holiday-makers. There is a brightness in everything that makes one forget that.work and the old order of things come back to one next week. The Crimson Ramblers" are verv clever singers, while the five Olracs, as acrobatic comedians, aro easily the best ever seen in Dunedin. The remainder ol the company can be depended upon tor giving agreeable entertainment. A new programme was presented last evening, and proved quite equal in i 116 1?!* £? lts Predecessor. The items by the Ramblers were ' Cheero! Cheero! Cheero!' (chorus); 'Solomon's Trombone,' Mr Albert Bletsoe; '0 Flower of all the World,' Miss Bessie Cahill; . -[inker Tim ' (story), Mr Lou Vernon; Not Exactly Original' (chorus);' Wilderness,' Miss Maud Bletsoe; Chorus, Gentlemen,' Mr Jack Vincent; 'Jvnock Wood.' Miss Olive Sinclair; "Every Little Movement,' Misses Bletsoe and Cahill, Messrs Moran raid Vernon; 'lt's a girl like you that keeps a fellow guessing ' (chorus song); Here Comes the Chocolate Major' (chorus). Miss Victoria Cross pleased everyone with her new and clever Scottish skctehes, and Mr Leonard Nelson, a most excellent comedian, kept the audience in a holiday mood. Miss Bessie Slaughter's fine contralto voice was heard to advantago in 'The Magic of lour Voice.' 'Never Mind the Weather,' and 'Until.' The programme will be given again this evening. The entertainment is one that can be recommended without hesitation.

KING'S THEATRE

The king's Theatre was packed last evening, when a new picture, ' The Double Event,' was produced for the first tune. It is an adaptation of Nat Gould's well-known novel, and is presell tod by a callable company of Australian performers. The opening- scene is in England. Two brothers quarrel, and the elder one elopes with the affianced wife of his hrother. The younger man tries his fortune in Australia, where ho leads a sporting life and becomes the owner of a racehorse called Calorla, with which lie purposes to win both the CauHield and Melbourne Cups, and so gain a fortune and also the. hand of a bookmaker's daughter. Despite the treachery of a , discharged trainer, the young man lands both cups and then returns to his father's home with his bride. Lest night's large audience were greatly interested in the story, which is faithfully described from the static by Mr Boothman, the well-known actor.' The programme also includes a line, series of dramatic, scenic, comic, and instructive pictures. It will be repeated this evening, QUEEN'S THEATRE. The crowds continue to flock to the Queen's Theatre, where an excellent. picture programme is shown from morning to night. The house was packed to overflowing last night, and there were good attendances all to-dnv, when a new series was presented. The programme is a varied and interest in"' one. 'The Dandies' Club' is a thrill" ing detective story. The hero is set the task of stealing a valuable cemeo from the safe of the father of his fiancee. The club at the same time anonymously warn a detective of the attempted robbery. Tbe hero is one of a house party at his fiancee's home. and the detective goes there disguised as one of the guests. The scenes are exciting _ and the piece is well staged. Time' is a tale of'"the French Revolution at the end of the 18th century, when the country is in turmoil and plots and counter plots aro rife. The concluding scene of this interesting and dramatic storv is a very touching one. ' Under False Pretences' is a popular Western drama. The girl is courted by a ranch foreman, but she prefers the attentions of a plausable city man, whom she marries. Disillusionment awaits the girl, for her husband proves to be a poor man. He is later arrested and shot while attempting to escape, and all ends well by the girl marrying her old lover. Basilica of St. Marc, Venice' is a beautiful scenic. ' Ups and Downs ' is a John Bunny screamer, while another real good comic is ' Wearv Dupin.' The latest Australian gazette introduces a number of interesting and popular items. The Palmerston North show also finds a place on the programme, which is a well-arranged one.' It will be repeated this evening. The accompanying music is always a feature of the entertainment at the Queen's. HAYWARDS' PICTURES. Every available seat in the "Octagon " was occupied by 7.30 last night. and large numbers of patrons were unable to gain admission. The audience was a typical holiday one, and demonstrated its hearty approval of the various musical and pictorial items submitted. 'The second series of the Arctic films, 'Alaska-Siberia,' found especial favor with patrons, and the excellent: comedy 'The Awakening of Jones ' was greeted with screams of laughter. The matinee this afternoon also attracted a large audience. The same programme will be submitted to-night. PRINCESS THEATRIC. There will be. a change of pictures at the Princess Theatre to-night, when a special holiday programme will be put on hi which the chief pictures billed are ' Wistaria Memories,' ' A Pueblo Legend,' 'The Two Gun Sermon,' and • The Lord and the Peasant.' On paper the bill is extremely good, and no doubt will prove so on the screen.