AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13812, 25 January 1909, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

WHEN LONDON SLEEPS! •Mr William Anderson's Dramatic Company will commence at the theatre lloyal to-morrow evening a return season of two nightss, the opening production being the remarkable drama of Loudon lite in four acts by Charles Darrcll, entitled "When London Sleeps.'' This playe enjoys the distinction'of being" one of the greatest dramatic successes ever presented in Australia. It has • attracted crowded houses night after night and week after week'in-all the principal Australian States. • Its representation here will be marked by a lavishuess of scenic surroundings and completeness of detail in every . respect. On AVcduesilay evening the much-talked of play " The Face at the Window " will be 'staged and includes many startling incidents, perhaps one? of - the most sensational scenes enacted is in the-last act. At the back of a darkened chamber lies the ■ corpse of. the murdered' detective covered with a white sheet. The doctor asserts that he can 1 make the dead iria'n sufficiently alive for a while to enable, him- to 'finish the thought that was in his brain at the moment of his murder. He starts a large galvanic battery that makes a wind-whizzing noise. He turns in on' to the corpse arid presently the body begins to twitch and twirl. Soon the dead* detective sits up,• he glares in" an appalling manner, and, grasping a pen fills in the. name of his murderer, who, although he has been warned that there is enough electricity in the corpse to kill any. body who touches it; essays to stop the dead man's hand and Mis dead in a heap beside the corpse. The season is positively limited to two nights, tomorrow and Wednesday. The prices are'fixed at" 35," 2s and Is. Reserved seats 4<, can be obtained at the Dresden.

THE SCARLET TROUBADOURS. .Many people, trill-remember the enjoyable performances given by the Tronbadours some weeks ago. That treat is 'again in store for them, «ince they are paying a return visit to Timaru on Tuesday, February 2nd, in the Theatre Roval, and an entirely uew programme will be presented. A novel and interesting feature, in the new pro-m-ammo will be the -first; appearance in Timarn of Mr Tereiva] Mackenzie, the famous lightning sketch artist and cartoonist.. .Mr "-Mackenzie.' lias been twice honoured by a. command from Kin" Edward, and from many others of the Royal familr. His whistling and banjo, playing also has evoked tremendous enthusiasm throughout the colonv. An impression picture. in coloured chalks, 'drawn in the short spar." of m seconds, is a performance that should not- he missed.