AMUSEMENTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12061, 17 July 1917, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

FULLER'S VAUDEVILLE COMPANY. At His Majesty's Theat.ro on Saturday evening- the Fuller management will °P € , n its new home of vaudeville in church. The initial attraction will the long-expected Walter Johnson Revue company, which haß drawn crowded houees lor Seeks past in Wellington. The company comprises twenty-five artists, headed by the four popular Australian comedians, Oub Franks, Jack Reams, Harry Burgess and Ernest Lashbrooke. Trie leading .adies are Lola. Hunt, Vera, Kearns. Lydia Came and Belle Millet*. The first production will be "The Pailway Tangle," a, humorous musical production, abounding in ,catchy ecigs, pretty ballets and tableaux, and novelties. A strong supporting vaudeville proeramniQ will also be submitted, headed by "the Foval Togo?, two clever Japanese, who specialise- in thrilling acrobatic work, the rnnin feature of their act being the sensational "Slide for Life.' Operatic and ballad numbers will be contributed by Antonio Molinari and Kitty Mblinan, and Tim and Gertie Moore, two coloured comedians, should cause endless amusement. The box plan for thfe opening 1 , night is »'. Mesare Miluer and Thompson's. "THE BATTLE OF THE ANCRE." The official war pictures depicting the battle of the Ancro wero shown at His Majesty's Theatre yesterday afternoon and evening','before a full house on each occasion. The superb series of kine.rnatogTß.pb. views of the preparations preceding tho launching ot the attack, describing the assembling of enormous stocks of food and munitions, the gathering of the troops, massing of the guns, and the many details incidental to the operations were watched with absorbing in"terest. Tho entry of the famous " tank was the occasion of a spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm and prolonged applause was bestowed as the gallant mud-bespat-tered soldiers, of Britain dashed from the front line trenches into the inferno of shot and shell beyond. At the evening presentation, during the interval, Mrs Gower-Burns, whose services wero gratuitously given, sang " Rule Britannia" in splendid voice. in response to an insistent encore Mia Burns contributed Driimmond's patriotic song, *' Homeland, singing it with much expro6sion. The accompaniments viero played by Miss Lillian Harper. The pictures will be shown again this afternoon and evening. The proceeds to provide comforts for the New Zealand'' t'roop3 in the field, the work being undertaken by the Y.M.C.AROLLER SKATING. The popularity of roller ekating as a winter pastinio was again emphasised in tho large attendances at the Colosseum yesterday, particularly at the night session, when tho spacious floor was crowded for nearly | three hours with eager, happy skaters. The music of Dunn's Band was a pleasing attraction at the evening session. The rink will be open to-day as usual, the session* being from 10 a.m. to noon, 2.30 to 5 p.m.,' 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. (for learners), *nd 7.30 to 10 p.m.