AMUSEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15301, 15 November 1911, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

FULLERS' PICTURES. There was a full attendance at tho Princes Theatre last night, whan tho programme of pictures submited by Mows Fnllor was ropcatod. Uio various films wero received with loud applause and evident appreciation. Tho same programmo will bo presented to-.night.

THE KING'S THEATRE. Biograph films depicting old-timo oonvict life in Australia, liave boon very muoh in ovidenoj lately. Tho latest in that lino— " Tho Aaignod Servant"—i» now bein# shown at tho, Kite's Theatre, wlicrc it was again drown last evening to o iighly appro* ciativo '"ousp. tho chief' incident# beinjj hailed with • Warty (loinanstr&tions ef ai> proval. Tlio progruintno also inclwlcd several other stirring dramas, eomo beautiful swnio views of Ceylon and Italy, topical depictions of panting events in tho wrfd's mctrojwlisj wid several pood oomkj joioturcs that kept tho audkmoo in morry mood last evening, Tlio combination il aai oxeclIdufcly -vAriod ono, and should draw another largo Jwuso this cvohing, when tho samo pragntiimd \yillbo wled,.' ROYAL COMIC OPBItA COMPANY. Tho names of Uio authors of "Our Miss , Gibbs,". Uto nntdi-UtfkctM musical play to bo fiivdn' itere by Mr J. C. Williamson's ltoyal Comic Opera Company to-morrow bvnninfj, aro ooixrnlod imdor the compr<-hensivo-signaturo of "Cryptoa," aw} tho construction of their work they Imvo left in tlio exporiwml hands of Mr Jamas T. Tanner,,(aiitftpr 'of ; "Tho Cam try Girt"); Imt tl>e Veil of hnommitr'docs not hide that Imppy. quartot -who bavo bo?n so long mmcuttad with i many latter-day sucowsful irmsical plujs—M«srs Adrian Ross c.tkl l'orcy Greenbairic aa tho writers of tlio lvrics, tutil Mcsra Ivan Oa.ryll and Lionel Mondctcn as tlio eompesors of (Jio txaooful and melodious mtuio. It in wid tot in "Our Miss Gibl»" tho essentials of a successful rmisica.l comedy lino particularly fertile, rich in invention, and prolific oiiou?h in rcacmrce to keen tho hall perennially rolling. It is said tho piceo receives a splendid nil-round _ interpretation. Miss Blanche Browne, it is statod, sings and nets with bowitehinjr cfleot as Mni;y Gibba, and lm been drffcrilxHl on tJio Mn'dimo Rejano of tho nutsical ennvxb stage. Tl» beauty of the sta^-eßeltings, tliocstfuiata oostumcn, and tho lavish efleetivoncfls of the picw as a whole, aro <|uatcd as hcinir remarkable, forming a. irorßcotw feast for tlio eve. TV curtain will rk> on rach of I lie Won evening (hirir« which tlio piny mil be performed at n-quarter to 8, falling with * fnml tableau at 11 o'clock. As wan anticipatwt, bravy adwioc booking has bcon negotiated. The box plans for the season £uu now open at tlio Dresden.

ALL SAINTS' SCHOOLROOM. Tjovors of boys sinftini* should not mis? tho concert to bo hold in All Saints' schoolroom this evening. .Mr J. Campbell Oillies's glee party of clniroh choir boys will sing Rambys "Sweet and low." liislmp'6 " Hail to tlw chief," and n vocal waltz by Goato with a pleasing refrain ami a nice balancing of the two parts. Master Ralph Wheeler, of the Cathedral Choir, will sin« "Cherry ripe," Miss Cicoly Gard'nor, fresh from her succors in " Dorothy." will sing "An old romance." fcy D'Haidelot, .Miss Marv Mitchell will sinjj song by (ireig, and the other performers will includo .Mr Ernest Drake, the Misses Gibson, Mifi» Huby Henderson, and tho Rev. C. 11. Allen. Each half of tho projrammo will conclude with a little play. The first, « monoloffiio, will bo performed bv Miss Violet Williams, tho second by Miss Helen Gaid'ner and Mr Colin Gray. CHAS. SCHILSKY RECITAL. Mr Chas. Rchilsky gives a vioin recital in tho Early Settlers Hall on Monday next. This artist is better known to musirai student* n» the examiner of Trinity College (London). The programme to bn presented on Monday next include* the famous Rrihm Sonnta_ m A major, for piano and violin. This fonnta is one cf :• group of three written for the name combinat:on. Brahams himsolf frequently played it at concerto in Germany in conjunction with tho famous Joseph Joachim. Mr Schilsky will have tho assistance of Mr Mux Schtrok (pinnift), and Mies Violet, Rarth (vocalist). Special concessions will be (rranted to bona fids musical studbnts. full particulars of which may be obtained at the Dresden. CONCERT AT MOUNT CAKGIIX Th/> annual fchcol concert was held in the Mount Ciririll scliool last Friday evening, in aid of t.ho prize fund. The walls irero prettily decorated with ferns and flowers, and at one end a stajin had been ereetixl by two of the committee—Mr Malcolmson and Mr Holland, who spared no pains to do all thev could to make tho concert a success. Tho. programme included a nnmber of action songs, recitations, and

dialogues by tho school ohildren, who acquitted themselves in a* very creditable manner. To Miss Qillcspio (toacher) too much praiso cannot bo given for tho e£ccllont nnd efficient manner in which sho had trained her pupils. Songs wcro rendered by Mr and Mrs Grace (North East Valley), Mr Kennedy (Dunedin), Messrs Clark lirss. (South Dunedin), M'Cl.vmont (North-East Volloyj, and Scott (Dunedin); recitations wero given by Misa Sinßlolon and Mr Kennedy! mono lottos by Messrs Clark Bros, and Mr M'Cl.vmont; nnd! stop-danc-ing by Messrs Clark Bros. Mr Bryce prayotf tho aooompanimentn (or all tho pongs in excellent stylo. Tho items by the Dunedin iadics and gentlemen were fplcndidlly oxecuted and enthusiastically receivrd, cncorcs being domnnded for nearly evory item. Messrs Clark Bro*. supplied oxcellcnt'mtisic for the dance which followed. Suppor, which was in tlw capably hands of Mrs Maloolmoon and Mm Holland, was much enjoyed by all.