AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 14 March 1910, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

royal standard Piai:ni-:s

The Ib-yal Standard Pet en- v. re received liy crowded audioiues ;il. the iiiii tinee air.l I'Vi'iiinu p:'i'l'.ir;ii:iiicis on S'it iinlnv. Tile iii-w pi is one ot >|.iii-tiiii', r originality, and iirdny*s natrons were not in their app'.ieiaSi,,n <.f the U'l'ul thin;,' ptU before ihoin ,n the m-itimi. The liisl ih'in was im interest iim it]iios<million of the do, kmaking indu.-try in England. Thi- was fdhiwed hy pictures of l/ird Kitchener's eecptiui m Syduev. an I ilie lilnis of lh>' greatest .soldier of the day gave much °ie.i-ine. anil there is "ut doiibi it you ean't have th ereal thing, animated pie.iirus fill the breach aduiinil.lv. Dth'iilms were •'The Slave" ; "Leather Sio, kwz." adapted from the works "I h-nt-.loi-e Cooper: "I'iieiinisl.mtial E\tlemv"': "The P"l".s < f Ku:-<ii».»*" : "The Adventures of Kifine.' the very latest in •"n-ni-h eeaii.s: "Tlie Airship. DeMn.y- -,.- a vivid series of pieiur.s diowmg .vliat niav happen in the future; "Dt'lii." n lin'e film (.!' the wonderful Indian ■itv and its noble buildings. "Mr Jones' .Siirglar." another powerful _ comic; 'The Mvsterioiis Engage." an intend ■,,,,• uxpl'oit <T the popular Nick Carter, lie dasliiiiu Anieriean detecthe; and •Thi' SnoU'iice." The piogrannne will 'ie repeated this evening.

BESSES 0' TH' BARX BAXD

The Besses o' ili'.fciirn Band arrived ,v I lie Mnpourika yesterday morning, but found it impossible to go to Mi-,,,-ka. fortunatele for themselves, or they mav have been weather-bound rnt-i-p In-day. Owing lo the rai,, aao h( , ii„ o( i,.,| .lali' of Hie locality i'leve as no open air concert in Tralalg.tr Park this afternoon, but ut performinee was 'given in the Theatre flnyil nsle:ul, the weal her clearing somevinit. This evening a! tne Thoa'r". flic only night concert in flic city will :ie riven. Mr Kerry (euphonium) and \\r S. Pyatl (comet soloist) will pl.iy for the 'first time in Nelson. Tncr uimbevs include -'Star of Eve," ,nl "Abide with Mo." Amongst tho ■iviipositions by Vie band this evenn,r are "Pome, and Circumstance." 'The Flying 'Dutchman." "Wh.ro f. ; lies." "So'nln." and " Marinum.." The distinguished conductor. Mr \lexander Owen, will wield the lv.tnii, ieats mav be booked for Ill's e, ••ling's performance at Jackson's. whore pedal arrangements can be made for ••diools. The Band leave 1"-»r We!Ingfon via Blenheim to-morrow. A notable feature of this band, an 3 mo new to Xew Zealand, is Ilia! their 'islrunients. though brass, are ill qlvor-plated. The uniform is no::', mt parficulnrlv showy—dark-Hue •ergo with pipings of "old gold-' braid, with a flat-topped cap piprl ••vitli rod cord. If is said thai. n >ivithstniiding all that was previously ■eard of the merits of this band, ili-• ir .(laying upon this occasion will come, is a surprise to everybody.