ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 2026, 16 September 1913, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

LES MISERABLE*?. AT FULLER'S. At Puller's last evening Victor Hugo's great story Lea Miserable*, was presented to a great concourse of spectators. This film is a very long one and only half of it could be shown. It was preceied by a brief programme which included a charming scenic of Bavari?, and two goo • comedies.

A brief outline of t e story of Jean Valjean, ttie giant hero of Hugo's story, we have already given. It is foil «:f incident an i a most stirring narrative. Fuller's excellent mechanism enables them to present this film as perfect as it is possible to do so. Last night t»e spectators were held intent right to tha finish The misfortune" and good fortunes of Valjean were closely followed. The ecenery is most realistic; the scenes are place-i in their proper localities, even to t< e ancient convict prison an J quarries of Toulon. Again the scene changes to tha beautiful coontrysirte of France and the village life in all its simplicity and quaintness is faithfully pourtrayed. The acting is superb, and the realisaj is greatly assisted thereby. Les Miserables is one of the most striking pictures Palmerston has been favoured wit 1 and it is vainable also as acquainting all who sea it with one of the French classics. Messrs Fuller had made special preparations for its prod ction. One feature was the really splemid playing of the oro h estra which consisted ot specially engage! musicians. Its playing of suitable music was greatly enjoyed.

Les Miserables will be repeated tonight at Fuller's and t ere should be a packed house, for a picture of t lis description is not to be missed.

THE NIGHT SIDE OF LONDON.

The box plan for the short season of melorirama ooening at the Municipal Opera House, on Thursday evening next, under the management of George Marlow, Ltd., will be opened at Millar's tils morning at 9 o'clock. The first production "The Night Side of London" by C. Watson Mill, proved a big suecess all over England, and in Sydney and Melbourne claimed universal patronage because of its fine dramatic situations and the excellent' blending of clean, wholesome comely, that prevades the drama. The produotion, it is said, deals with many aspects of the life led by certain sections of the community in England, and there is drawn a powerful picture of the gilde J life of the Empira's capital. A novel scene in "The Night side of London" is that showing a typewriting agency in London, wit < t r 'e girla at work and the temptations that are thrown in their way A brilliant scene, too, is that showing; the interior of the Night Club. Popular prices will be charged during the forthcoming season, an i this wit \ a first class pro I notion anl a fine company, should ensure success throaghout

THE NEW DANDIES. The find; appearance in Palmerston of Mr Edward Branscombe's new English Comedy Company will take place at tie Opera House on Saturday evening next. This new com—pany of Dannies is sail to be the strongest of the five popnlar companies now in existence, an J well np to the enviable Branscombe standard. It played a continuous season of six months in Brisbane m. little while back, and has just closed an Auckland season to capacity business. It has score! hundreds of successes in cities an 1 towns, but no failures e» far. Transgress - ing no rule of refinement and good taste, its performance is genial, sprigntly up-to-'ate, and of most astonishing variety. Its personnel comprises a company of three la-lies and eight gentlemen who are artists in their particular line of business, and their work covers a remarkable range of high class songs, quartettes, monolgues, merry musical movements, weird an > eccentric dances, raw time rages, and conoerted costume items. There is no chane of s> dull mnmeat, no risks are taken, and no item tt at can by any possibility be considered vulgar or threadbare is ever included in the Dandies' programmes. T f eir repertoire of the company in actual service consists of no fewer than 540 items, am tie greater portion of these have been specially written and arranged, so that patrons may look forward to seeing something absolutely new anl up to-date. The Dandies' fun is genial and compellip, bat it is fun f at leaves no unpleasant after taste on the cultivated palate. The box plan will open tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at Millar's, at 9 o'clock.