ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14225, 23 November 1909, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The. fun and side-splitting nonsense of "A Bachelor's Honeymoon" sufficed to send the, large audience at His Majesty's Theatre last evening into roars of laughter, pp it must every audience that has the good fortune to have the piece interpreted by such excellent artists as Mr. Hugh Ward, Misses Grace Palotta, Rose ■ Musgrove, and Gelia Ghiloni. The farce will '' ■ bo/repeated this ; evening, and on Wednesday will give place to the satirical comedy "Mr. Hopkinaon," • which Mill be produced twice. , , . *v •.'■'■■ ■■ : - -■ :V.■;■ ■i.' l -,--•-• —. | ■ , ~ , ;'' ' OPERA HOUSE. There' was a crowded attendance last" . night to witness Fuller's new programme of Wide-world 'Pictures. A - film showing R. M.S. Mauretania), arriving at Fishguard was * very , interesting. An industrial - subject,, " The 'Making of a Waterman "Foun-' tain Pen," was elaborately portrayed and : was , loudly. ;applauded. "Through thai Netherlands" snows e, number of Dutch women in the 'streets, ■ for hardly any men, are seen." Hats of All Ages," commencing with 1420 and continued to the present day, ;is particularly interesting Jto ladies. _ "The Renunciation" is a very fine dramatic subject; A number of humorous pictures are also included- The programme will be re* peated this evening. • ;.-.'■■•; : . ■■■■■■..,!. -.-^'■■■■'■■■.'■. ; /i'^^^ : '-^'^'\ - ROYAL ALBERT HALL. A good house greeted the Pathe Picture* last night, and tho programme was received with much approbation. *. The star: film, . "Shanghaied," came in for a ■ great reception, whilst the artistic merits of "Historia Ruins" were highly appreciated. ; The '' , ' same programme will bo projected to-night. ■h :':"•■•' , -• "•.'■' ' :.'...■."•'■' - : ' ■^^■^■■i x TIVOLI THEATRE Tho really fine programme at the T voli Theatre continues to .attract numevoui ■ patrons, and the exciting melodrama of th» picture "Shanghaied" seems particular!} 5-;;' pleasing to the audience. A competition of an attractive character, viz., cake-walk-ing and coon singing, is announced . for Friday evening, and a giant cake, which is « the premier prize, is to be seen at Buchanan's,': Karangahape ' Road. - ..■ .. ■ .v. ■ .! ! MR. T.W.FINER'S J STUDENTS' ' • ASSEMBLY. .A large and appreciative,' audience gathered in .the Choral Hall last evening, when a long, varied, and „ altogether J excellent concert programme was submitted by the pupils of Mr. T.' W.Finer, with assistance, in two instances,, from Miss G. Robinson, A.T.C.L., and one- of her pupils. Instrumental > items k occupied the : greater \ •< , , portion? of the evening, ,the" pupils; proving • themselves possessed of good execution and showing evidence of careful tuition. Those , who contributed items were Misses Gentles, V. Ronev,, Haszard,,, Braund, Callaghan. Harvey, Nieholas.'vMassey,. Watson, . Anie^;., •■ ■ McLeod, K. Ivii, . L. -Eaton, ; Mo*, peth, Van Heck,- and'. Master Farquba* : vocal items were?! contributed by Misse* ( Hill-; Dawson, .tWaddinghim, Mrs. Finer, i and Mr. Tremain. Miss Robinson and Mr Finer played the accompaniments. • . • "':