AMUSEMENTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16568, 4 June 1914, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL. , I At the Theatro Royal last night [ "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was repeated i by the Willoughby Dramatic Company, t and before a large holiday audience ths . play was again successful. The matinee ' performance in the afternoon was ; well attended. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" ', will be repeated to-night. , On Saturday evening the Georgo Willoughby management will present Wal- • ter Melville's melodrama "The Bad Girl of the Family " for three nights. HOCKEY CONCERT. A diverting concert was presented at • tho King's 'jheatro last evening under 1 , the auspices of the Canterbury Hockey t-l Association, and a feature of the eveni ing was the presentation of prises won 61 in the five-a-ado competition during (the afternoon. Though the cold night I following on a wet day made tho fires' sides all the moro cheerful, there was i a good attendance at the concert and . tho programme given by a number of , well-known amateurs was supplemented - by tho apnoarance -of several artistes - from tho Opera House. Among the, :• amateur performers who contributed 3 items were Misses M. Stringer, E. } Devereux and D. Tyler, Mesdames i Cotter and W. Jnll, ,and Messrs R. • Clark. P. Jones, N. Turner,, A. L. I Crop?, W. Joll, E. A. Aldus, C. J. > Smith and E. Luka. IV pres&rtn--3 tion of prizes took place during the , interval, and the winning teams were . accorded enthusiastic receptions. J HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. , In addition to the current pro- ., gramme at His Majesty's Theatre there was shown last night a brief but interest fcig series taken, shortly after the \ recent train smiisli on the Main Trunk: " Lino in tho North Island. The telcl scoped carriages, with the shattered b sleeping car and the overturned loco--1 motive, gave the audience an idea of ' tho nature of the coll Hon. The same ' film will be shown to-night. ; b FULLER'S, PICTURES. ! : Last >night, the ;• current programme " at the Colosseum was ..repeated, w.itli ' the addition of a film showing' the 1 wreckage in the fatal train smash on ' the Main Trunk Line. The extent of the damage could be appreciated 1 from the picture, which showed the I telescoped carriages and the engine ' thrown off the rails. The same film will bo shown to-night.' ""..'-,. GLOBE PICTURES., Yesterday, at tho Globe Theatre, there was 'added to the programme a series showing tho wreckage in the recent train smash on tho North Island Main Trunk line. The picture was taken shortly after the accident and showed to the full the damage done by ! tho impact of the '.two trains. To-day in tho change of programme the new films will be— "His Solemn Oath," said to be an Italinn masterpiece: "For His Loved One" (drama), "Mike Murphy's Dream of Riches" (comedy); " His Dark Scheme" (comedy), " Pathe Gazette," . and the film of the recent disaster on the Main Trunk Railway will bo continued. * : « GRAND THEATRE. Tho current programme was presented for the last time yesterday at the Grand Theatre. The new films todav will include—" From Out of the Post" (drama), "By His Father's Orders" (drama),- "Buster's Little Game" (comic),..','The Wild Man from Borneo" (comic), "Industries and Scenes in New South Wales" and " The City Feller " (comedy-drama). OPErT HOUSE. There w.-is a large and enthusiastic holiday a udionce at tho Opera House last night' and the , vaudeville programme was much enjoyed. JrwnV'ne Gassman and her piccaninnies, Phillips and Morritt, Dennis Carney and other members of the company wero very successful in their items. To-night is the night of the grand final Tango competition which w r iil be given in , addition to tho usual vaudeville programme. The conditions are that the three successful couples of Tuesday's competition will compete against tho three successful couples of to-ni<rht's competition. After the expiration of this competition six couples will dance for the grand final. The presentation of prizes to the successful comnetitors will tn-ko place immediately after tho competition. Tho audienco will bo the judges. Patrons are advised tbook their seats at Messrs Milner and Thompson's music warehouse. QUEEN'S THEATRE. "Sweet Nell' of Old Drury " and its eupporting pictures wero shown yesterday at tho Queen's Theatro and to-day will be presented again. OLYMPLA~RINK. Roller skating enthusiasts availed themselves of the Olymnia Rink in good . numbers yesterday. ; To-day the Rink will be open as usual. SY DENHAM~PICTURES. There wero large holiday audiences at tho matinee and night's performance at the Sydenham Theatre yesterday when the current programme was shown for the last time. To-night the change of programme to bo presented will include "Threads of Destiny," a dramatic film dealing with life in a great American circus. The reproduction ; s by the famous Yitagraph Company, and quite apart from the very interesting story is said to bo eminently conspicu-1 ous for tho brilliance of the photo-1 graphy, A film of local interest shows J "

the daily life and doings of New Zealand's soldiers in the making at " The Big Camp of Territorials at Hau--apu." The supporting pictures are:— 'The Elusive Diamond!" (drama), " Picturesque Greece " (Pathe colour), " Gaumont Graphic," " How Flowers Awaken" (horticultural study), "A stage-door Flirtation " (comedy), "Tho lalo of a Cat" (comedy) and vivid icenes of tho "Main Trunk Railway Disaster." -A,.-,}-.,