AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14004, 13 September 1909, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

SKATING. Rinking is still booming merrily on its nay at the Drill Hall, all tho sessions being well attended. Preparations for the carnival have been, in progress for some time past,-and'every-in-dication, points to it being a complete success. The different events- to be decided include a potato race, couples race, relay race for teams of four, and a half mile hurdle race on skates over twenty-eight flights of hurdles, for all of which excellent entries are'-being received. The prizes on view at Mr W. A. Pearson's. Stafford street, comprise a very handsome assortment of trophies, and are well worth the winning. The final practice of the grand march •vill be held at the close of to-morrow evening's session,. when all those taking part in the carnival are requested to be in attendance. BENGOUGH. Bengough, the Canadian cartoonist and 'eutf runner, will appear at the iueatre Royal tnis evening. Noticing Ins first Sydney appearunc.,- tlie "-Australian Star'.'. says:—" \\ lio would heiicve there is humour in Euclid? There -is in a triangle, according,, to-- j>imigough. The t-Miingie is lined forth its aiuos curve'slightly: a dot, a tew dashes, and the head of a Chcsnire cat grins at tho audience. The continuous shading blots out the feline smile, a barn-door fowl replaces it, tchc whole sketch developes thence through an ingenious dissertation upon the rhymes „i " jiotner ouwst',' 1 <..> conclude suddenlv with a poiuted ndmonition to young would-be benedicts of the perils of hen-pecking. Putting himself, by his easy geniality into touch witJi his audience, Bengough plays upon their tastes and prejudices. For his Australian audiences a few blurs and smudges develop magically into a squatter, with a truly Australian waistcoat. He has a store of witty anecdotes to draw upon; he mimics excellently the Scottish accent or tho Italian; as cartoonist, traveller, light and airy poet, the musician, Bengough is in himself a host —and a host of the most genial entertaining order." Bengough will bo assisted by Claude Allan, baritone, Borneo Gardiner, the unique whistler, and Dora Carroll, pianistc. The plan, for the Bengough entertainment is open at the Dresden. "DRINK." Emil Zola had an object in writing '•L'Assommoir," as did Charles Warner when he dramatised this work under the English-title "Drink." That object is still being followed in the pictorial reproduction of this story by Pnthe Freres, to be shown in jthe Theatre Royal next Thursday evening. The tragic' incidents in the life-story of "Coiipeau," who is made the victim of drink, are so graphically described in these three productions that the object is at once made apparent, and should prove an object-lesson to he deeply considered by both young and uld alike. In the pictorial adaptation of " Drink " to be shown here next Thursday every detail of tho story is •liven, and the enactment of the chnr-..-tcrs is =o life-like, that words are not ii.-.e,.. 3 -sarv in making the purport thorru»hlv understandable. In addition to the Drink picture, a full programme ol Mr Hayward's latest importations A a dramatic, scenic, industrial and humorous nature will be presented, and everv detail cnrefnllv considered to make up an enjoyable evening's entertainment.