ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14000, 4 March 1909, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE WHITE HEATHER." ;. His Majesty's Theatre was crowded last evening, when Mr. Bland Holt's Dramatic Company presented the spectacular drama, " The White Heather," for the third time this season. The piece was staged with the complete attention to scenic effect and detail that has • made ' the name ; of Mr. Bland Holt famous throughout Australasia. As in all his productions, there is one masterpiece of stagecraft, ■. a duel under the sea providing the material. ' The : cast ; was well interpreted by the members of the. company, the interest of the large audience being held from rise to fall of curtain. "The Whit© Heather "will be repeated to-night. > , ■. ,

FULLER'S WIDE-WORLD PICTURES. The programme of Fuller's '»pictures was again shown last night at the Opera House to .a large and interested audience. " The World's Great Waterfalls and " A Night of Terror" were- loudly applauded. , : The comic films, " The Story the* Boots Told," " Polka on the Brain," and " No More Hats Wanted," caused great '■'. merriment. ' j.: Mr. ■ Fred. Stokes' orchestra -: played- appropriate music. On Saturday next, at the matinee, scenes at the " Great Earthquake at /Messina" will be shown for the first; 1 time. These include English bluejackets rescuing survivors, who are to be seen taking the wounded men and women aboard the hospital ship. This film is of the finest photographic quality. An entire change of pictures will also be shown.. ::'.\ ■■■• TIVOLI THEATRE. •: A complete change of programme greeted patrons of West's Pictures at the Tivoli Theatre last nijfht, and the films were well received by the large' audience,;: the best, perhaps, being ; " The Italian Cavalry," "Quebec to Niagara," "The; Story of the Life of Samson," arid Students' .Jokes." '>.}? ROYAL ALBERT HALL. The present series of pictures at the Royal Albert Hall drew another good audience last evening. The last two presentations of this series are announced, and on: Saturday there will bo an entire change at the matinee. ( > BAND CONCERT. ~ A most enjoyable moonlight promenade concert was given by the Auckland Garrison Band at the Eden s Park last night in the presence of . about 1000 ' persons. The programme was as follows: —March, "Morris Hill" ' (Ord Hume); • waltz. (humorous), ' "Jolly Good Fellows" (Vollstedt); descriptive selection, " Motor Ride" (Thos. .Bid-'; good); caprice, trombone. "Sliding Jim " (Douglas); descriptive selection, "Trip to Blackpool " (Thos. ■■: Bidgood); Irish - intermezzo,. "Bit of Blarney." (arranged A. J. Dryland);. descriptive fantasia,, " Smithy in ' the Wood" (Thos. Bidgood); march, "Bondigo" (T. H. Bulch); "God Save tho King." A collection was taken up in aid of the band and the Eden Cricket Club. I