ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3176, 23 March 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

PATHE PICTURES

There was a crowded house at His Majesty’s Theatre last night, when the management presented a thoroughly enjoyable programme. ■ To-night- another new programme will be put on, and of this series the management state that it is many months since they have received such a splendid set of subjects. The star film is entitled -“Fox-hunting.” The picture is over 1000 ft. long and is very interesting. A southern paper writes of this film: “No unit of the audience last night could have witnessed without a thrill of pride the splendid horsemanship of the men and women who thundered along right on the heels of the hounds. Altogether, it is a wonderfully fascinating picture, which should again fill the theatre to-morrow night.” “The Launch of H.M.S. Thunderer” is another good item. The new Thames Dreadnought was launched on Ist February last, and this is a really representative series of every incident of the launch of this, the latest and greatest of Britain’s bulwarks. The dramas are exceptionally fine American productions, and include “A Leap for Life,” “The Kentucky Pioneers,” and “At the Mercy of the Tide.” “A Leap for Life” is a thrilling story, so convincingly acted and finely photographed as to have in full, measure that realism which makes the success of a motion picture. The story is gleaned from the early history of 'Canada, when the French voyageurs were in constant contact with the Redmen along the border. “Castles and Country Seats in Italy” Is a fine scenic film, showing all the pomp and pageantry of the ancient Colonna, Orsini ancl Borgian houses. “The Roja Valley” is also a delightful travel picture. The comic films are entitled “Tontolini has a bad quarter of an hour.” “Calino- Cools the Crowd.” “A Magic Flute,’’ and 1 “The Copper and the Cook.” This programme will be shown only to-night and to-morrow. The usual change will take place on the matinee on Saturday afternoon.

AMY CASTLES’ FAREWELL CONCERT.

Miss Amy Castles’ concert- recital promises to be successful in every way. Miss Castles, who has not inaptly been called the “Australian Jenny Lind,” needs no introduction to music lovers of this country. It is not inopportune, however, to review the leading episodes of her life, a life full of incident, though covering a very short period. There are but few, if any, great living singers who can claim the distinction of having won fame so early in life. Miss Castles’ first tour of Australia was one long series of notable triumphs, and the welcome she again received on her return after an absence of eight years was amongst the most- memorable" epochs of Australia’s musical world. She returned again to triumphs, and the Melbourne “Age,” commenting on her first season, stated : “To give within a fortnight eight concerts attracting in the aggregate considerably over 20,000 people, is a record not vouchsafed to many. To sing to those same people who are full of enthusiasm is something even better, for it shows that equally with the power to attract there is also the greater power to charm —best of all to do it with work for the most part of a serious and artistic ‘order. That is Miss Castles’ achievement, as she emphasised in her final concert in the Town Hall on Saturday evening, the audience as before being overwhelmingly large and enthusiastic.” Miss Castles wijl be supported here by Herr Alexander Camphausen (bass baritone), Herr Louis Hattenbach (’cellist), and Mr William Conway (pianist). The box plans will he opened at Mr W. Miller’s at- 10 this morning.