AMUSEMENTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXI, Issue 15451, 1 November 1910, Page 10

AMUSEMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL. Tito third prrwont.'tlion of “ Wht.»i Knighthood v.-aa in Flnwor ’’ attracted a large attendance last- evening to the Theatre Royal, and the play went smoothly throughout. Mi.-;s Nellie Slewart and tho members of her company being frequently applauded. Who*Knighthood was in Finwer will he pre-i-onted for the lat.fc tin.e this ovcr.ing, and to-morrow “Trilby” will' Vo staged. Miss Stewart Idling i.hc tit!,? role. When “Trilby” wns first produced in Christchurch fir loon years ago, Miss Stewart was earning laurels in comic opera, but since that lino she has added to her reputation by her great successes in dra:»& ? and ho: Trilby is very well spoken cf. Air Lav tern Mcreak will appear as Sc,'iif-.di. *• Trilby ” will be played for foui lngiits. OPERA HOUSE. Tho fres): programme at the Opera House, apparently, will be ov<?u tiiote popular than last week’s. Tho w,tr;n applause with which it was received by tho large audience that assembl'd in tiio hall last evening should be a good indication cf its success. As usual, it lias been carefully thought out, aml supplier, all the elements of a vaiui.-vil-o entertainment, covering the whole from grave to gay, from pathetic to dances and melodies. Mr Nat- Untford. whoso engagement in Chrvdchurch is drawing to a dose, had i!>lion’s share of the entertainment. This week he has selected lor tho -.lisplr.y ci his talents as a coined inn and a dancer “ The Engine-driver’s Story,” an nmusing railway absurdity, “The Explorer, in which he depicts the extraordinary | travels of an author, and “ The AVny to Easy Street,” a character sketch. Tho other performers last night wire vc.-y successful with their items, some l it toig recalled several times. This was notably the case with Miss Jessie Lee, whoso singing of “ Songs they Love tho Best ’ was so pleasing that the audience seemed to be inclined to demand that she should sing all through fh-j programme. The other lady members of tho company, Miss Nellie Leslie and I//3 Gibson Girls, were fc-adly applauded. Mr E. R. Marlin found scope for Ids talents-in “The Miner's Fate” and “My Old Kentucky Home.” and Mr L. Scot, Mr G. Scor.t. Air T. llowavd and Mr J. Knowles had a fair share of the marks of tin:, audience’s appreciation. Tho same programme will be given this evening. WEST'S RJCTUIfES There was 0. good audience at the King’s Theatre again last evening, when the. week’s programme of West's Ptotures was very well received. It will be given again this evening. FULLER'S PICTURES. With a particularly strong programme the Colosseum does not fail to prove attractive to a!! who enjoy pictures, and last evening (hero was a iar'-e audience and the pictures wore well received. ' This evening the programme will be presented again. H A YtVARD’ S PICT URES. Tiio pictures of the sculling race between Artist and Barry continue to bo fJie principal attraction at Ft is Majesty’s Theatre, and last, night there was another good attendance. To-night tho cam© film.'; will be shown again. OLYMPIA RINK. Sleeting will be resumed at tho Olympia Rink to-day, commencing at tho 2.30 to 5 session. The usual concession to ladies at day sessions will bo in force. A committee of gentlemen to supervise Professor Smith’s attemnt to bent the world’s endurance skating record. commencing on Wednesday. November 9, has been formed. Professor Smith intends to try to accomplish an endurance world’s record of seventytwo hours. MUSICAL UNION’S JUBILEE CONCERT. The executive committee of the .jubilee commemoration concert of the Musical Union, organised by the citizens of Christchurch, has been enabled to srrango a most attractive programme. The concert will take place in the Theatre Royal on November 17. Instrumental music will be represented by the orchestra of the Musical Union, a quintette by Misses Doris M.Tntyro and Cresswell and Messrs Sinclair (2) and Bennington, a violin solo by Air V«re Buchanan, and a piano solo by Air E. Empson. Tho concerted vocal music will include numbers by the Christchurch Lierlertafel, Brahms’s “ LieV«slieder” by Mesdamos Gower Burns. Pidgeor. and Percy Smith, Aliss It. Jboss and Messrs R. Vincent and G. March, part songs by members of the Musical Union and songs by Airs Gower Burns. Mrs Arthur Mead, Mrs Firth, who will make her first appearance in the dominion, Madame- Ottleo, Alios Winnie Nixon, Mr G. March, Mr A. Appleby and Air Ailwright. Air Robert Parker, of Wellington, who was ono of the early conductors of the Union, is also expected to take part in tho concert. LYTTOX’S MOVING PICTURE. Messrs Philip Lvtton, Limited’s novel moving theatre will he brought to Christchurch by special train on Friday trorri the south mid erected on the I large section opposite the Colosseum. Fno opening production by the Lytton Dramatic Company on Saturday evening will be “The Fatal Wedding,” which will be presented by special arrangement with Messrs Rupert Clarke and Clyde Aleynell. The management mot with groat success on tho opening

of the New Zealand tour at Timaru, tho theatre being packed for six nights. Jho company s productions were very well spoken of. The plays to bo produced during tho seven nights of the Christchurch carnival season w ill include y Robbery Under Arms,” “ The Bush King,” “Tho Cup Winner” and “Every Inch a. Man.”

O A LED ON IA N ENT E R TATNEP S. Ar, the Alexandra Hall on Fridav evening. Mr Jock Willis and his. company of Caledonian Entertainers will begin a carnival wcwk _ season. The company has alreaciv given a. series of entertainments in D-nedin. and earner] an excellent reputation, drawing hug audiences. The entertainment is .s;ucl to he thoroughly wholesome? and ploasine, and the genuineness of its natiena-1 character made it very popular in the southern city.