ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6871, 15 July 1909, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

THEATRE ROYAL. Fullers’ Pictures at the .Theatre Royal are still to he recommended for the spacious area of interest covered by them. Vivid pourtrayals of lively subjects, backgrounds bringing the far away into near view, love stories of other lands and comedies from distant countries combine in a programme that caters for the optimist and leads the pessimist to the door of hope. Cinephone records, combining the spoken word or the sung song with the antics of the vaudeville artist guilty of the same, continue to please seers and listeners. The programme goes up again to-night. WEST’S PICTURES. , West’s Pictures continue to attract large numberq of people to the Town Hall, and tho variety of subjects shown supplies the reason. for their .popularity. Naturally the presentation of scenes from staged . dramas played by eminent people are of human as well as artistic interest, and the present programme includes sevoral which are perfect of their kind. The value of a well-selected programme of pictures lies in the fact that it contains subjects that appeal to the varied temperaments of thoso in the audience. Diversity attracts people of all tastes. Opportunity is still given to see the present programme. OPERA HOUSE. The special matinee of “Cinderella” by Meyneil and Gunn’s English Comio Opera Company drew a crowded audience at the Opera House yester- i day afternoon. The second last performance of the musical comedy “The Belle of May- , fair” was responsible for a full house ! l»at evening. The season will eon-1 dude this evening. ' “LUCKY DURHAM.” The social problem is tie keyonto of “Lucky Durham," but it is said to be handled with so mv.ch adroitness by the late Mr Wilson Barrett that it roreals a most interesting and powerful play. It is in this play that Mr Haroouxt Beatty and Messrs Meyneil and Gunn’s new English Company ■'Will make their first appearance in New Zealand, at tho Opera House tomorrow evening. As Durham, Mr ’Harcourt Beatty ia Said to give a forceful and manly performance of the part. The other characters are said to bo admirably sustained by the •members of this company, which com•piises Messrs Gaston Mervale, James Lindsay, Tom Oannam, Rutland Beckett, Misses Winifred Gunn, Nel- j ’ lio Mortyne, Hilda Meade, whilst the English newoomers_ include Misses j Gladys Harvey, Emily Fitzroy, Edith Deverell,_ Messrs J. W. Deverell iwho makes his reappearance), Prank Ran- 1 dell and L. E. Gardiner. MISSIONS TO SEAMEN. I Before a crowded audience last even-! ing Miss Baber and her pupils gave a ! programme of music that called forth loud applause. Part singing of the pupils was a pretty feature of the evening. They were rewarded by the lusty singing of choruses and shanties of the men. Tho competition drew forth much talent and resulted in prizes donated by ladies going to coasters and deep-water men. The Misses Doclgshuen. Wilkinson, Leatham (2), Hitch ings, and Wilford, and the Glee Party’s efforts were received with much applause. I