AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 27 June 1911, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

THEATRE ROYAL. HAYWARD 'S PICTURES. After an intermission of one evening, Hayward's Pictures resume at the Theatre Royal thi s evening .vith the programme that found, so much favour on Saturday. The star items are ''Britain's Bulwarks" and "More than His Duty." There will be a complete change to-morrow evening, and the orchestra will rende. ~ew and appropriate selections. SCHOOL OF MUSIC. FULLERS' PICTURES. There was a large audience at the School of Music last evening, and the star pictures. "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Growth o x Flowers" were enthusiastically applauded. The building' is otherwise engaged this evening, but Fullers' will present another magnificent programme at to-morrow evening's entertainment, and the popular orchcs':rt will also play new and appropriate music. To-morrow afternoon there will be a matinee for the school children. The new programme will include manv of the latest A.B. and \itagraph, dramas, including 'The Man Who Learned The Lesson," "An Exile's Love," and the vitagraph's masterpiece "Coward or Hero." In the comedy ocetion "The Midnight Marauders" is said to be an extremely funny creation, while "Up-to-date Servants" is another comedy of exceptional merit which has the thread of the plot of Cinderella running distinctly through it. Other fine laughter-makers are " Tweedledum's Aeronautical lAdventures" and "A Useful - Dog.'' The scenics include the "Warwick Chronicle." "'Carrot v. Caterpillars," "The Soapstone Industry," and "Peculiar Pets." NELSON SAVAGE CLUB. "HAHD-UP :r NIGHT.

Not for a very long time has » programme ,so interesting, so diversified, and so novel been provided in connection with any local entertainment as that , given by the Nelson Savage Club at the Theatre Royal last evening. From start to finish the audience was convulsed with laughter,,and the extent of applause accorded e'ach performer indicated very plainly the pleasure all presentderived from the various items. The occasion was a repetition, of the "Hard-up Night" of Saturday last, and the grotesque "costumes" of the Savage's caused no end of laughter right throughout the performance. Just before the curtain was drawn up all lights were turned out, and as the «urtain moved slowly up, the strains of the "Sweet By and Bye" from "Joe'' the organ grinder rose slowly from darkness. Then one by one the Savages lit their candles, and as each group of Savages became observable line audience ware convulsed in fresh fits of laughter. The "Ostriges," after many attempts and false alarms, rendered an exhilarating ■overture. The "Bill" chosen, to preside was "Bankrupt Bill," and the va.'fi'ous litems- o : n_ 'the- programme fc>flawed' in quick successioTii. "Bootlace Bill's " fine voice was heaar-d to exeellkm/fc effect in "A Merry Monk," and' in response to an ent'h'usiasitic encore 'he sang "Sally in our Alley." "The Irish 'Oi'dhesitira.," by "Bhidiger Bill," was perhaps* the pick of a .number of entertaining items contributed by tiba.t happy i.ridlividral. "Boodle BiOi" and "Brass Nail' Bill" greatly amused the a.udi.enoe with stories., aiad the Lattor's knowledge of anoient history was both profound l and inspiring. He threw quite a new Light on a number of interesting .subject's, a>nd the audience were cctuvulsied with laughter on to amy occasions. "Bill" witih the Coronction. tro:users gave a finite solo in a finished maminer. "Boyanig Bill" was pairticiula'rly sucoessiful "In "The Young Curate." "This Old A'ctor" m:ion,clogu€ provided plenty of scope: far an'd'jhier "Bill's" dramatic skill. He appeared afterwards with a promiiienlt "Bilil" in a clever .topicia.l duet "Really—Great Scot !" Hearty.- applause greeted the many local hits. "Coster B.iJl" for* "My Old Dutch" was entertaiinang, and 'he had to re-appe;ar. "The Four Tjdca.l Body men" caused a groat d'eia.l of Qa-ugih-ter," and was enltQiiiiFcastLcally •encored. The programme wa ( 9 concluded.' with "The Harem Skirt March," by tlhe orchestra, and the aiudience dispersed en singing "Clod Save the King."

A .Sydney press cable says that the booking for Mr Henry B. Irving's dramatic season has 'been so heavy that it 'has been found necessary to open the plans a fortnight ahead instead of for the customary week.

The latest fish story comes in the shape of a letter from a puzzled correspondent to one of the Auckland dailies. It is:—"While out for a run in my launch yesterday just off Orakei we were surprised to see three long "things standing straight up out of the water about 300 yards ahead of us, and going in the same direction as ourselves. After a while they went slowly under, but came up again in a uiinute or so. This continued until we got within about 30 yards of the thing when it Xsappeared altogether. The objects that were sticking out of the water were just like elephants' trunks, and fully 4ft. long. We never saw any sign of a body, so could not make out what it was for some few minutes. After we had passed the place we were surprised to see a large ■fish —considerably larger than ouiboat ('2'SftJ; making towards the North Head, and swimming on top of the water nearly all the while. After guessing all sorts of things, we came to the conclusion that the first object must have been a huge octopus swimming on the surface, with three of his feelers in the air. As I have never heard of an octopus swimming on the surface before, I was wondering whether any of your readers had ever seen anything like it. > After seeing the large fish, which looked like y. whale, we thought that, perhaps, it had disturbed te octopus, and made it come to the top."