AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 22 August 1910, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

HAY WARD'S I'liTl'liKS. The new programme, which will 'be presented at the Theatre Royal this evening for the first time, will include sonic of the foremost masterpieces of tiie cinematographic art. Thvre will be dramatic, educational, and scenic films, also others of fantastic and comic epi odes. "In the Nick of Time' - is a powerful dramatic play. The assistance of Company K. of the 22nd Regiment of l Engineers, was procured for this picture, and the film is ,■ very where very hightly spoken of. "A Day 'with the Boy Scouts " is ;i special pic; ur:u i reproduction to encourage this landable movement . The picture depicts recruiting, canrt life, leaching aid, drilling, bridge-making. scourat work, 'and other details connected with this world-wide organisation. Four educational studies are ''A Visit In the Cerm.-in National 'Ann.'' "Japanese Life.*' "Testing Armour Plates." and "Tile Making." "The Last Deal," a Wild West drama, entitled "The Woman from Mellon's.'' are two magnificent pictures, and the nrogrnmme also contains four of West's sclieamei-s. "The Forgotten Match." "The Chemist," "The Orderly." :ind "The Scientist's Nightmare." Thi' programme will lie repeated fill Fri.lav night. THE SKATIXK RINK. Tiie usual sessions will lie observed this week at the skating rink at the Druids' Hall. WARD COMEDY COMPANY. "THE MAN FROM MEXICO." The last appearance of the Ward Comedy Company in ''The Man from Mexico" drew a full and very enthusiastic house at the Theatre Royal mi Saturday night. The pi.'iy is a farcical comedy, and provides wholesome fun from start to fini-h. The p'ot hinges on. the misfortunes of Benjamin Pitzhugh. of New York (Mr Hugh' Ward), who has been arrested in a •police rail in a place of resort 'known as the Cleopatra, au t ? finds that he Will have to go to Blaekwell's Island prison for thirty-fivp days. His wife, Clementina (Mis? Orace Palotta) tvn; also at the.Oo pa Ira at the time of the raid, unknown to her hus.band, and is in hourly fear of arrest. Fitzhugh determines, with' the aid of his liosom friend, Roderick Majors (Mr Reginald Wykeliam) to make it known that he has gone on a trip to Mexico, during the thirty-five days. This provides material for a great number of amusing complications. especially on his return, when lie is made to give an account of his travels. The acting of the principals left very- little to be desired, and almost without exception the smaller parts were excellently sustained. The song and dance, "Off to Mexico," by Messrs Ward and Wykeham. was greatly a pjireci.-if ed, as was the dancing of Miss Chetwynd. A number of other songs and dances were introduced most of them receiving hearty encores. The comjinny left "by the Aralntra yesterday for the West Coast. Tho pupils of Miss Elhvood Coote gave a private recital in the ' Masonic Hall on Saturday, when a. pleasing programme was rendered, consisting < ( f vocal and pianoforte items. The following performers took part: Misses E. Caldei\ M. Pelt it. L. Lammas. I. and M. Thoma-on. Q. Cowles, E. Home. A. Palmer. J. Robertson. .1. Simpson. C. Martin. E. Everett and the Cabragh Hou.se singing class.