ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14208, 3 November 1909, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

POLLARD'S OPERA COMPANY. "Olivette," as produced by Pollard's Juvenile Opera Company, was again an attraction at His Majesty's Theatre last night. ■ Tho production will bo repeated tonight. On Thursday and Friday the comic opera, "Tho Black Cloaks" will hold tho boards. Tlio season will be brought to a close on Saturday with a vaudeville entertainment.

i. OPERA HOUSE The current programme of Wide-World Pictures shown at the Opera House is unusually good, . and embraces several unique features. Music-lovers are much interested in the artistio film embodying the chief incidents of Mozart's life, and the fateful circumstances connectod with the writing of his celebrated Requiem Mass. Enthusiasts in modern aviation . should be sufficiently satisfied with the splendid series portraying the daring 'flying ventures of Latham, Bleriot, Lefebre, Farman, and others at the recent carnival at Rheims. " When Jack Comes Homo" and "The Victim" aro powerful dramatic films, while the other pictures are well up to. the standard.

TIVOLI THEATRE This evening at the Tivoli Theatre the usual weekly change of pictures will take place, when a programme of unusual excellence is promised. " Amongst the subjects to be screened are : One of tho Bulldog Breed," a story dealing with the life of a Jack Tar; "Mysterious Africa," "Scenes in Borneo," < " Tax on Bachelors," "Troubles of an Amateur Detective," and " The Heart of the Thellas." On Friday next a singing competition will take place, when the management'offer a gold and silver medal for the first and second prizes.

ROYAL ALBERT HALL. A large house greeted the' Patho Pictures last night 'and thoroughly enjoyed the fare provided. To-night an cntiro change of programme will be presented, the star films of which are "The Park of Caeerta," a scenic art picture taken by special permission of His Majesty tho King of Italy., Tho chief dramatic subject is a patriotic series, " One of the Bulldog Breed." Other films are "Mysterious -Africa," "Industrial Borneo," and a quartette of comedy films. ' "CAPTAIN BRASSBQUND'S CONVERSION." This evening in tho Y.M.C.A. Hall • the Auckland Shakespere Society will present in reading form this brilliant play of Shaw's. This will bo tho last .appearance of the society this season, and as a splendid cast has been arranged for the occasion there should be a record attendance. The society has done much excellent work in tho past, and deserves tho succoss that has at,tended its efforts. ,

,Mr. Geoffrey Nye, touring manager for Hugh J. Ward's company of comedians arrived in Auckland yesterday to arrange for the presentation of "A Bachelor's Honeymoon", in His Majesty's' Theatre on Saturday, November 13. •