CHRISTCHURCH NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1092, 9 February 1911, Page 18

CHRISTCHURCH NOTES.

My Christchurch dramatic correspondent writes: —To-night, February 2, the Plimmer-Denniston Co. open a seven night return season at the Theatre Royal. ' The pieces to be staged, viz., “A Message From Mars,” “Lovers’ Lane,” and “The Passing of the Third Floor Baek,” have all been seen here before, (the first-named, of course, many times), and as the company has only recently been showing in Auckland, it is unnecessary to say more concerning it at present. . . . Fuller’s Opera House continues to draw big audiences nightly. Just now the bill is an exceptionally attractive one. Miss May Dahlberg is not only a clever vocalist and comedienne, but an accomplished dancer; Martinetti and Grossi, billed as “the American surprise and novelty entertainers,” are well named, for much that they do comes as a surprise, and is of a distinctly novel character; Daphe Leslie is a capital serio; Alf. Holt is a wonderful mimic, with a style all his own; the two Denos are

smart patter comedians; Rupert Cuthbert is a really good descriptive vocalist. And there are a heap of others —all clever people. “Fuller’s” is without a doubt deserving of the very liberal patronage accorded to it. . . . The Hayward-West Pictures are deservedly popular. Recent successes in the way of films include: “The Girl of the Golden West,” an American drama of the greatest interest; “Patricia of the Plains,” and “The Message of the Violin.” The other picture show-house, the Colosseum, is crowded at every performance. A few hits recently shown: “The Sepoy’s Wife,” “The Cigarette Maker,” “A Romance of the Rockies.” Everything that the management of this popular place of amusement can do to promote the comfort and pleasure of patrons is done. The result is good business all the time. ... On February 15, Amy Castles will appear (with Tait’s Concert Co.) at the Theatre Royal. The season will last only three nights. On February 20, another songstress will open at the Royal—Dolores, she is sure of a welcome. The Hugh Ward Co. will be here in mid April, and play for 12 nights. There is nothing more to tell you this week, except that a third picture show is now running in one of our most populous suburbs. This is the Sydenham Empire. Truly the vogue of the moving picture is wonderful!