ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3356, 24 October 1911, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

J.C. WILLIAMSON’S DRAMATIC COMPANY.

To-morrow evening J. C. Williamson, Ltd., will introduce a special attraction to theatregoers, when the great society drama-, "The Woman ini the Case,” will bo staged. It will bo played by a company headed by Misses Mabel Trevor andl Elinor Foster, two brilliant English actresses; both of these ladies appeared ill the original production in England. “The Woman in the Case” created a big sensation at the Criterion Theatre, Sydney, and the Theatre Royal, MelThe full strength of the company will appear here. The Sydney “Daily Telegraph” says:—“ln theatrical circles there is a good deal of talk about the brilliant success of Miss Mabel Trevor and Miss Elinor Foster in “The Woman in the Case” at the Criterion Theatre. The English' actresses without replying on the gift of beauty and commanding personality Avon their way by the sheer force, of their dramatio talent. The thrilling situation is the one in which, under the melodramatic light of a supper-table lamp, Miss Trevor as Mrs Ilolfe, coaxes from the adventuress the confession that she lias accused Julian Rolfe, an innocent man, of murder.” The cast will also include Hugh Buckler,, Gerald K. Souper, Arthur Cornell, Harry Halley, Nelly Mortyne, Violet Paget, Jenny Pollock, Florence Gretten, John Do Lacy, W. Brennan. It will thus be seen that even the small parts arc taken by experienced artists. On Friday and Saturday the Company will present “A Fool There Was,” about which play there are some notable features. It wias produced in London some months ago, and achieved such a phenomenal success that it had to be transferred from the Garrick to a larger theatre, and three matinees per week have been given in addition to the nightly performances. It is written by an American dramatist, Porter Emerson Brown, and is based on Kipling’s striking poem commencing “A Fool There was Who Made his Piayer. ’ ’

CORONATION BAZAAR. Last evening proved to be one of the most successful during.the currency of the Coronation Festival and Bazaar, and the takings were very encouragingThe programme submitted was again very successful, and Professor Cardston was the recipient of many congratulatioiiis on tlie precision displayed by all the dancers. The skating turn was well applauded,and tlie Gay Parisians’ dance was again consigned to a place of honor.

The winners of the various raffles drawn during the evening were as follows: Marie Armstrong, H. M. Field, J. G'ilmo'ur, A. S. Wachsmann, A Mullioolley, H. Hac'kett, C. Donovan, V. Petersen, H. Martin, Mollie O’Connor, C. Cogar, D. Keiha, S- M. Loyola, P. Henn-essy, V. Haughie. A. Mcßride, Sister Wallis, Mrs. Lange. E. Dunning, R. Rood, Mrs. Moore, Dan. Parker, M. Smith, G. Pasley, A. Swan, F. Alley, Mrs. Finn, Major Evans, C- Miller, J. Sharon. T. Evans, J. Hood, A. Watson. A. E. Adams, O’Connor, W. Webb. H. Paterson, S. Wildisli, M. Nicol, Glace Newey. W. Gibson, Regg, Danieil, J. Matthewson, and Mrs. Hennessy-

“A TICKET IN TATTS.” The fate of a man afflicted with the gambling fever was strongly brought out in the film, “A Ticket in Tatts.” which was screened -at His Majesty’s Theatre last evening. By a piece of good fortune, a young man wins a- Tattersall’s prize, and at once commences to live a life with pleasure as bis only ambition,. In a. brawl in a gambling saloon a man is stabbed, and the blame is pat on to- tlie young man, and when lie recovers consciousness he is convinced that he is really the perpetrator of the murder. This being so he leaves the country, but is haunted by nightmares and dreams of his home, and is impelled to return. On his arrival he is arrested, but the real culprit is exposed a short while afterwards, and the film closes satisfactorily. Included among the scenes are two horse races, a steeplechase, and a flat event- IjTe former is a strenuous affair, and of the twenty odd horses to start only three finish. The film is altogether a. very interesting one, and- will be screened ior the last time this evening.