AMUSEMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2407, 23 January 1909, Page 10 (Supplement)

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS AIAJEtSTY’S

LOCAL FIXTURES

January 23, 25.—Edward Branseoinbe (The Cherniavskis). January 27, 28, 29.—J. C. Williamson (Star Dramatic* Company). February 1 and 2—Cooper’s Biograph. February 3 to G, Florence Baines, Aliss Lancashire Ltd., Coy. February 10, 11; 12, 13.—-Anderson’s Dramatic Coy. . February 22 to 27.—West’s Pictures, torch 1 aiid 2.—American and Continental Entertainers.

The Cherniavskis, tlie three musical Russian boys whoso exquisite playing has aroused such remarkable, enthusiasm in tlie southern towns,- appear in Gisborne for tlie first time to-night. Tbc booking for the season has been heavy, Maud lovers of music will thoroughly appreciate the ' artists. The “Melbourne Argus” says of thorn: The Cherniavskis have'set a new standard of Australian music, and individually the hoys compare well with such musical ' giants as Hambourg, Gerardv and Kubelik.

The next dramatic attraction in Gisborne will he the ’J’itJiera.gc-lvolker -Humphreys combination, -which commences a three-night .season on Wednesday next with the three plirvs.. “The Thiel',” “Zira,” and “The Village Priest.”

’Tis said a big change in tbc Australasian theatrical world is imminent in March, -when a well-known theatrical partnership expires.

It is said Mr Howard, formerly of tlie West ißrescfcm Co. and now head of Maskolyne and .Dor-ant mysteries, is in treaty for the purchase of a theatre in one of the New Zealand centres. He has purchased the AVaihi Theatre.

Air. Alatheson, in advance of tlie Florence Baines Co., will arrive in Gisborne next Wednesday to make -arrangements for the production of the great laugliler-maker "Aliss Lancashire, Limited-.” on February 3.

Aliss Eileen Castles, the youngest of the Castles Sisters, has' joined George Edwardos' Company in England. She is said to have a “beautiful soprano voice of almost- dramatic quality.”

Aliss Kate Rooney lias arranged to make a return visit with her husband (Air William Kirkham) to Australia, her native land, this year, after an absence of seven years, and will 'bring her own concert -party through the Australian States and New Zealand. The direction of her tour will be in the hands of Air C. Reid Young, who is now in London, -having just completed a very successful tour of Australia, Indin, and the East Indies.

Air John J. Coady, manager and partner of Perry’s Diorama, states that lie .lias relinquished his interest and partnership in that concern, and is now busily engaged on tlio managerial staff of tlie Kilties Band for their West Coast tour; at the termination of which ho proceeds direct to Sydney to organise a musical and variety to tour New Zealand. As Mr -Coady is well connected with all the loading theatrical nagers and prominent artists throughout Australasia, ho should have little difficulty in securing suitable performers for his contemplated tour and will spare no expense in organising an exceptionally talented combination recognising from past experience the New Zealand public are prepared to pay for genuine entertainment. He has retained tho services of Air Harry Collins, tin- well-known Coon impersonator land late stage manager of the Gisborne will be included in Mr Coad.v’s itinerary.

In the part of Reresby. “The Rat.” in “The 'Breed of the Trcsliams,” Mr Julius Knight i.s said to 'have found iv hat he His been sea rolling for ever since he 'became a star actor. Jfc is picturesque, and at the same time calls for 'powerful acting. More than any in his iweij-known gallery of portraits, it is a role of action. The period is the exciting time of the war between the loyalists and Roundheads, aud the “Bat” is in the thick of the trouble. There is a speech in \vhioli be tolls his half-brother the story of his love, the delivery of ■which made Martin Harvey, the English actor, famous. There is also a scene of treachery and torture, where, ju Tennysonian phrase, “The Bat’s” honor is Tooted in dishonor ■and faith unfaithful holds him falsely true. The play is promised with plenty of realism and a high pitch of intensity.

Eliokergraph realism is being horribly overdone (says the “Bulletin.”) The Parisian police recently arrested the author of a piece called “The Lover’s Be verge.” It shoved how, during a drive with Juliet along some cliffs, Borneo' suddenly flogged the horse into a gallop towards the preoipicp, jumped clear as the outfit neared the edge, -and then stood and watched horse, carriage, and .occupant go to destruction. Of course, the lady was stuffed, hut the horse wasn’t; the authorities discovered that the brutal picture-fakir had got it to take the leap by either bandaging its eyes or by .blinding the wretched animal. Another gang was run in later for "engineering a bona fide 1)u 11-tigor -strugg Ic. The \nnimuls had been run into an iron-railed arena, but, contraryfto expectations, the starved, tiger funked the hollowing and pawning bovine. The police arrived just as the unfortunate brute was being encouraged by wire whips, pistol .shots, and : boated,, iron bars. The boss horror got ahead even o these- It showed a man deliberately set un the photographic apparatus in his room,'then shed In# finally blow out Ins brains, . lb'* * said to have been a real suicide, a man who meant to blow off the top of his bond in any case was induced, iii consideratiom, of a sum hionoy for his family, to dp the deed m front of tiro fliok-inacliine. 1 lie Law seized this fliokergraph on its first appearance and drove its boot, thio.ugh the affair,