ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9539, 16 June 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE ROYAL HAWAIIANS,

To-night the Royal Hawaiian us '" cal Organisation open at the Opera House. The Company are reported to be one of the cleverest party ol lugliclass entertainers that lias ever toured the American, Canadian, and Australian cities and present an entertainment that from start; to finish is filled with brilliant and instrumental specialities, gorgeous Hawaiian music, and the'pick of the latest concert suc- ' cesses of tho European world. .>chuled in the Company is the Hawaiian Glee Club a select coterie of eight male, sincere and instrumentalists, whose harmonising of English and Hawaiian songs and music has won the highest ■ praise throughout America and Australia. To-night's performance will be ■ equally balanced with English and Hawaiian instrumental and vocal contributions. Amongst the English items will be new settings of 1 Annie Laune, "My Rosary," "God's Garden and many new ballad solos. All auilGCi feature will be the hula dance, which i> j said to be distinctly novel and spectacular. Every item of to-night s programme has been carefully selected, and all the best melodies of their repertoire are included. In Sydney and Melbourne every performance of the Royal Hawaiians was greeted with the greatest enthusiasm. The Melbourne Argus of April 26th said: "The performance is ' delightfully fresh and strikes a new note in amusements by its native music . and songs, which are balanced ukucij ously by sweet old English ballads. Seats may be booked at Park s. FULLERS' PICTURES. Pictures of the Wild West are always of great interest, and last night s programme included one which met with tho enthusiasm and appreciation that it well merited. This film, entitled "Mexican Filibusters," is a tale of lovo and adventure, having for its background the late uprising on the Mexican frontier. This star dramatic picture was ably supported by lhc "Writing on tho Blotter," a typical film of the famous Edison Co,, while "Girl of the Mountains" was another splendid dramatic. Two beautiiul scenics that were well received and] freely commented on were "The Gorges of Rummel" and "Manners and Customs in Malay." "Hie Pat-he Gazette," with its pickings of the latestevents of the Continent and England, proved just as popular as ever witli the picture lovers and quite as interesting. Natural history was represented in the fine studv "Glimpses of llird Life and "The Story of the Mantis." That the cinematograph is becoming a- useful factor in education can be quite understood when one lias seen these two pictures. In the first by the aid of a telescope Inns the birds are seen in their native haunts and undisturbed, and present a delightful picture.