ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3286, 3 August 1911, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE SKATING CARNSVA L. ANOTHER CROWDED •ATTENDANCE. The fascination which roller skating exercises over its devotees -was strikingly exemplified last night, when the building was crowded with skaters and spectators to witness the third night of the Gisborne Roller Skating Company's fancy costume fete. Almost all the characters which had appeared on Moaiday and Tuesday evenings were again present last night, while a number of new faces and costumes were to be observed on the floor. Amongst the latter were the following: Miss M. Rees (Folly), Miss N. Dunlop (Sunflower), Miss Evans (17th Century Frock), Miss Nolan (Black and White), Miss Nicholas (Indian Maiden), Messrs P. Flynn (Druid), W. Byrne (Fat Boy), C. F. Hollands (Red Indian), Alf Rice, jun., (Sioux Indian), M. S. Hale, of Napier (Maori Chief), J. W. Fairlie (Bear), and W. Ba-rras (Cavalier). The Pair’s Race was the principal item of the evening. The final witnessed a most exciting contest between the limit pair (Miss Ruby Gordon and Mr J. Crosky), and the scratch pair (Miss M. Ferguson and Mr. C. H. Fairlie). For the last couple of laps the contestants were only separated by three feet, and amidst great enthusiasm Miss Gordon and Crosky just- managed to win a splendid race by the barest possible margin. A couple of heats in the half-mile race were got off, and provided excellent sport. The first heat was won by P. Jones, who was on the 40yds. mark, 9. Wootton, who had the same handicap, being second. The second heat was also well contested, .and saw a good finish between J. Crosky (20yds) and (C Fairlie (loyds), the former just getting home. The final will take place to-night.

Undoubtedly the best entertainment of the evening was provided by the contest for the most graceful lady skater. Only five ladies. Misses Boswell, R. Gordon, Whitlock;, and J. and M. Ferguson, had the temerity to face the judges, but each of the competitors were experts, and gave a most delightful exhibition. Each came in for hearty applause from, their admirers as they glided round —the very poetry of motion, and everyone was sorrv when the whistle sounded “cease skating.” It is only a good turn which will hear putting on every evening, but the Comic Costume Race caused just as much hilarious merriment as it had done on Monday and Tuesday evenings. There should be a record attendance for the concluding night of the Ca rnival this evening, when the final will be decided and the awards in the various competitions declared. PATHE PICTURES. Although it was screened before a somewhat meagre audience the new programme introduced by the management of the Path© Pictures last evening was of a high and uniform standard of excellence. Distinctly the success of the evening was the picture entitled “The Great Cattle Show at Buenos Ayres”, and this item merited all that had' been said of it. The parade of pedigree bulls is the most salient feature of the picture, and some fifty animals of divers breeds, but all of sleek appearance, arc seen traversing the show ring. The sheep likewise call for admiration, and the clear lines of distinction drawn oetween the wool and mutton • classes speak of the care exercised' in their selection and breeding. Undoubtedly, however, the passage in the picture most calculated! to please a Gisborne audience is the parade of thoroughbred horses and the leaping competition. Shetland ponies, heavy draughts, racers, and trotting horses participate in the procession and all in turn provoke vociferous applause. The next- film of special note is that entitled “Tiny Water Dwellers,” and t'he numerous views of thick deposits of pulsating molecules and insects found in various samples of water are indeed most interesting and educational. “Peach- Growing in Canada” is an industrial, study of interest it depicting the picking of the fruit, the packing, and! shipment in cold storage railway' cars, whilst “The Planetory System” explains the way in which the earth, sun, moon, and stars revolve on their respective orbits. Marked appreciation was expressed last evening at the drama “The Marked Trail,” a picturesque story of brigandage. The daughter of a. United States judge is captured and held for ransom by a band of robbers whose lair is. in an unfrequented and almost inaccessible mountain pass. The girl is taken there, and feigning illness she forces her captors to send for a doctor to whom she manages to communicate her story. The medical man proves himself equal t-o the task of rescuing her, and the concluding stages are intensely exciting. The moving picture version of Longfellow’s poem “The Courtship of Miles Standish” was an exceptionally beautiful production, and! should readily commend itself to all patrons. Other items shown wore: “His Daughter.” “The Girl Spy before Vicksburg,” “Tilly’s Party,” and “Springy Takes a Bath.” This series will be repeated this evening. |t