AMUSEMENTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16842, 28 April 1915, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

THEiVTRE ROYAL.

At tho Theatre Royal last night a large audience was willingly carried back to the days of romance, guided right skilfully by " Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall." Miss Nellie Stewart agan scored a personal triumph, ■ although suffering from a very bad throat. She was well supported by tlia members of the company. The play will be presented again to-night. k .j To-morrow Miss-Stewart will be seen in the ever popular " Sweet Nelli of Old Drury." In no part that >he has ever played has ?'.: Miss Stewart appeared to greater, advantage than in ''Sweet Noll." It/has, always shown her 'at her best. -On;its ;recent - re•vival in 'Sydney the' Press"'was most enthusdastio about V her . performance and crowded houses, ruled -throughout a long season. Miss Stewart is (*upported by an excellent' company, numerically one of the that has tonrod the Dominion. Mr Cflarenco Blakiston will play King Charles and Mr Allan "V\ ilkie will play Lord Jeffries. . • - HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ,;,. At His Majesty's Theatre last nighty the audience found the programme' quite to its liking. " Russia/s Great; Haul," depicting the oapturss. ntade.by; tho armies of the VF*""- i * cen iv> aroused considerable intareit; '_ The programme will be seVeened* again to.night. . ■' .;■ .. V OPERA HOUSE. - y Vaudeville, as presented at the Opera;House' last night, proved very accept*, able to the audience, and all ,th«jartists were cordially received. .Mrp Phil Perceval repeated hia success of ; the previous evening, and the .inajorrfcj"! of the performei-s had also to respbricl to encores. This evening the pro*_ gramme will be repeated. CHUJSTD THEATRE. . The current programme at the Grand ! - Theatre contains two or.'three g°odi pictorial dramas, and as the support--» mg films are also well selected the pro-,, gramme is of interest. It was wwl received, at yesterday'fl sesrioaas.ftnd wiH'. be soreejied again to-day« ' ( -r; GLOBE THEATRE. f The 'pictorial drama "Bread Upon the Waters" headed the wogrammn shown at the Globe Thaawa -, yestor-. day. In point of interest r it shared.; the honours with a topical nhn;'; which supplied vivid gumj*9B • oft. ■Ruissia's progress ia the oas4)«p.Ah*«t«»;; of war. The. programme will b» pre-t'; sented again to-day. • . V ■'; ■•«;

QUEEN'S .THEATRE. ~. A comedv, "H» Preliistorio entoitained patrons of the Quoen S* Theatre yesterday right well. It ,*•?.«• supported by a varied solefffaon films, intere«t centring largely in the ; "Topical Gazette," which showed scenes of military actrvities. Tho'sam*; films will be shown to-day. ''. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. '-- The principal-film shown at ■Ev«ry<: bodv's Theatrs yesterday was a comedy': entitled "Hushing the Scandal," »nd_j it fulfilled its mission by provoJrinj:, much merriniant. Tho drama*/ The.Baby's Ride" and "Out of the~ Deputy's Hands" were also P*P?H Jar. * Tho entire programme will b«r; presented at to-daj 3 s sessions. j3i OLYMPIA RINK. ' ;/ Tlie touch of winter in tbe.air_y*»r torday added to the enjoyment ot dej' voteos of roller skating, and thaiOlympb Rink, was well patronised, especially at the evening session. 'The., rhrk will be opon to-day at -fch« uanUl; hours. .*g SYDENHAM *, " Tho Colonel of the Red Hus»ais J '« and other pictures wore screened to a«* appreciative audience at the Syden-r-j ham Theatre last evening- The pie-y tures will be shown again to-night fertile last time. ' f. MR A. LH/LY'S STUDENTS. K % In the Choral Hall on, May o students of Mr Arthur-Lilly, A.RiC:O. i, will give their third demonstration con cert. Verdi's famous opera "II Tro-;.' vatore " will be given in concert form.The box plan will open on Saturday.