ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 6027, 11 October 1906, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

STEBLE-PAYNB BELLRINGERS,

The popular Steol e-Payne Bellringers, in conjunction with tho "All-Star Pictures," opened a short season at tho Opera House last night. A programme of infinite variety was submitted, thd,. largo audience present appreciating each pontion of it to the full. The entertain- i . ment opened with a series of pictures. They are unusually good. Largo and totally devoid of flicker, they formed a most agreeable entertainment in themselves. "A ■ Detective's Tour of tho ~ World." sufiwn lor the first time in tho. Australasian colonies, was not only a remarkably long , film, but a clever and interesting one. It depicted ,tbe advon ' turcß of a fraudulent absconding bankrupt and a detective who pursued bin). p Scenery, drama, comedy, pantomime and the ballet, all had a partm tlft> pictures . shown. The vocal and instrumental portion of tile programme was voted most successful. The Sleole-Payno ' family, opened with* a couple of selections on tho,bolls, They manipulated the -sweet- •' toned instruments with groat skill. Miss 1 Lizzie Payne contributed a violin solo. Mr Rlcton-Wliidburn gave a series of imitations of amateur elocutionists, and added some humorous stories. Mies Lorraine Tansloy (contralto), charmed th* audience in the song, "Slumber Soa.' 1 Miss Lizzie Payne’s sleigh-bell Items were also very popular. Tho company gave a good rendering of somq. plantation melodies. IDes Alice Appleby (mezzo) sang most acceptably, "Tho Singer was Irish" (with invisible chorus). An instrumental quartette "Tho Country Girl," by Lizzie Payno,' Alice Appleby, and Bertha Miller, and Mr Ralph Steele, was another admirable number. A mnsi-' cal sketch was, given by Mias Bertha Miller, introducing some laughable mimicry, The costume trio, "My Little Hongkong Baby," by Misses Lizzie Payno and Alice Appleby, and Mr, Elston Windham, was dainty ami pleasing. Mr Ins, Williams, (basso) sang "Davy Jones" ajv Helically. Encores wore frequent, and many extra items wore given in. response. , • , The entertainment will bo repeated to-night, and a complete change will be given on Saturday night. A matijijßb ie . announced for Saturday afternoon. THEATRE ROYAL. A matinee performance was given at tho Theatre Royal by Fullers’ Entertainers ''yesterday. In the evening even standing room was at a premium. Tin Brisk DrisooTl- Brothers provide a mirthprovoking "turn" which evokes great applause. Among other attractive nemo in a very enjoyable programme are the eerier songs by Misses Lucy Lavinia, Ida Berridgo and Addio Barton; the wire rope walking by the Power Brothers, the bass solos by Mr A. L. Cropp and the atlinialocl pictures hy the Warwick bioscope. The programme will be repeated-to-night. On Saturday evening Mi«» Clara Heating, a serio-comic, will reappear. ■■ ■■; '■ I ,■■■■•