ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7867, 1 August 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE SCARLET TROUBADOURS. Those who have failed to visit the Oi>era House to hoar the talented bear let 'irouuaaours have negiectou a very real source ol enjoyment, lor til© combination is one v*iiicu. cannot but aliorcl genuine pleasnio to all wao appreciate cieucatc worn such a*. tncMj entertaining merrymakers introunco. The company Ls good ail through; ;t n orj-gintU, ieiresiung, and with a sparkUiig uuiucur which uocs uio heart ol every nearer real benefit. The xroubauoui’S of inis season are not quite the same Troabadoura who made tneruseives so popular m Vv ellington a while ago, lor all uie ladico of the present company are new to us, but the nigh standard previously attained is strictly kept up, and. so the combination is as excellent a one as before. This being recognised, it is sale to predict a very profitable visit to ‘Wellington. Tno programme submitted last uignt was almost exactly similar to that with which the season opened on Saturday, and served to entertain very pleasantly another big audience. The work of the several me labors of the company was noticed in some detail yesterday morning, and it -will now suffice to say that eacnoiie was again heard to great advantage, and every Item on the long programme was encored with vigour. The Troubadours will be found at the Opera House again to-night. THEATRE ROYAL. The first part of the vaudeville programme at Uic Theatre Royal last night was varied and much improved by uio substitution of a drawing-room set with llie artists comlortabiy seated about, instead of the old-fashioned minstrel circle in which the men must have their faces blacked. As to the programme presented, it wjw altogether brignt and. enjoyable." and at the end of the vaudeville part of it the long-expected coronation picture was projected. The company at present is a very strong one, numbering amongst Its members comedians, character singers, balladists, soubrettes, acrobats, and specialty people, and all of them of such merit that the entertainment they offer 1 uof the best possible. The old favourites ] appeared In new turns, and there were a | lew new 'artists besides. Amongst tho new performers were the Brothers, J a trio of eccentric acrobats, tumblers,, and balancers. They appear in a striking Chinese garb. and their work, throughout is clean and occasionally daring. Charles Heath, tho singing collier, came back with a new number or two as good as the old, and Harry Sadler was given a most flattering reception and - several recalls. The audience, which was a very largo one, was in the humour to bo amused, and the whole programme, item by item, was cordially and insistently applauded. Tho same artists will appear in tho same turns to-night. MUNICIPAL ORCHESTRA. Last night . the performers of tho Municipal Orchestra met for their final practice for the concert ini tho Town Hall this pruning, and tho programme was rehearsed from ’ start to finish. To add to the charm of Massenet’s “Scenes Hongroiso," Mrs W. D. Murdoch has consented to play tho harp solo, and this in itself should prove a strong attraction. •Handel’s seventh concerto for tho organ and instruments ■ will also bo much appreciated, as the combination is seldom given owing to tho difficulty of getting tho exact tuning of tho instruments,. but Hr Maugham Barnett has overcome this difficulty. The other items on an attractive programme wero well rehearsed, and should prove the means of even popularising to a yet greater degree tho efforts of the orchestra, , HIS MAJESTY'S PICTURES. A 1 sight which millions. thronged tho streets of Loudon to witness on June 22nd—tho coronation procession of ' King George V. —was presented before a crowded audience by Fullers’. Pictures; at His Majesty's Theatre last evening. An. outstanding feature of the cinematographic reproductions of this magnificent . regal pageant is tho excellence of the photographic quality, and the proximity to the camera of the procession. Three firms were responsible for the series —Barker, Urbanora, and Path© Freres. Tho initial event was “The carrying of the Regalia into the Abbey,” which was an ecclesiastic procession of an imposing nature. Then came the King's coronation procession through the streets of London. There were the usual troops lining both sides of the streets, and tho procession of the cavalry ■ officers, distinguished generals, 'admirals, Indian officers, heralds, Lite Guards, ! foreign princes, and . embassadors, tho elaborate gilded coronation carriage drawn by eight beautiful cream-coloured horses, prancing proudly, with their 1 harness glittering in tho sun. • Then followed Various members of British Royalty, peers and j others. The principal stages illustrated were “Coming through the new Admiralty! Arch,” “Passing along Piccadilly,” “Queen Alexandra’s guests at Marlborough House,” “In PaSI Mall,” . and “Exterior of Westminster Abbey.” ’ The audience frequently applauded tho various notabilities as they were recognised while passing the camera. Other now items, an exceptionally attractive collection, included—“ Tho Coaching Marathon,” '‘Novgorod,” “Pathe Gazette,” “Experiments in Dynamite,” “Red Eajgic,” etc. • Tho new programme and the coronation . pictures will be shown again this evening, , ; NICOLA; - MAN OP MYSTERY. Tho box plan for Nicola's season will bo opened at’the Dresden to-morrow morning, and those wishing for good, seats should book early. During his performance all his feats of illusions are done in a finished manner, in which ho is greatly helped by Mr George , Nadolny, a comedy juggler. Aa an instance of Nicola's cleverness in getting cut of tight corners, the following, froin a Shanghai paper, is interesting;— “Nicola wae locked in .the strong vault, of the International Banking Corporation, the door of which was fastened with a time lock and was set to be opened in one hour, and could not possibly be opened by the cashier sooner. Yet Nicola ■ escaped from the vault in twenty-five minutes/’ Ho will arrive with his assistants on Friday and open at the Opera House on Saturday night. THE NEW THEATRE. The honour of being the first theatre in Now Zealand in which the pictures of the Goronat*on of their Majesties King George V. and Queen Mary were exhibited rests with tho popular plaoo of entertainment of Messrs Macmahon and Donnelly. At 6-30 last ■evening there was a full house, and right till closing time “standing -room only” was tho order. The Coronation picture—which is to bo shown for the remainder of this week—is a very fine film. Tho spectator gets an extremely good idea of the arduous work the Metropolitan Police had in maintaining order amongst the hundreds of thousands of cheering Londoners. The procession is headed by tho Royal Horse Guards, then follows tho Horse Guards Band, and a number of coaches containing Royal personages, including tho Prince of Wales, whose coach Is followed by the Life Guards; Before, tho Royal carriage march ,a company of “bcef-catcrs” with eloped ‘halberds, and then come tl*o King and Queen, who are easily visible to the audience, despite the fact that the coach is closed. * The remainder of the procession is composed of colonial and Indian troops and foreign military attaches and troops. The picture was warmly applauded by the audience, who cheered when their Majesties and lx)rd Roberts were seen. The other items in the programme mot with hearty approval. To-day there is to bo an entire change of programme (except for the Coronation picture), and the following films will be shown for the first time in New Zealand:—“The -Wild Oat Well,” “The Two Sides ' (an AB. dramtk “Tontolini and His Inspector” (Ctncs, ' .comic), “In Palestine” (a Milano Company’s scenic film), and “Getting His Own Back” (a comedy by the S. and A. firm). “The Wild Cat Well” is a romantic drama manufactured by the Vita Company, and the scenes are pourtrayod among the oil wells of America. The hero of. the story wins a fortune, and, incidentally, a wife. - A pathetic film is ‘The Two Sides,” which shows how a Mexican labourer returns good for evil by saving from a burning barn tho little (laughter of a ranch-owner who has unjustly treated him.