ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 3963, 20 June 1913, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE PICTURES

The very last night of a huge coterie of. stars is announced and natrons who miss them will regret it. "The “Flesh and Blood” dramatic story will please all who look for excellence, and “On the Threshold”, will please all lovers of) the romantic story firm. “Little Jack O’Connor’’ gives a graphic story of the shims, whilst “Airs Lirriper’s Legacy” is a Yitagraph drama of exceptional merit. The great aeroplane versus motor-cycle race is exciting and causes the pulse to leap as the riders apparently race for their lives. The ‘(‘Hemp Industry, of New Zealand” is very strongly depicted, and “The Lake of Tranne” shows some exceptionally pretty scenery, and the comedies are funny and cause roars of laughter. All should go and see such a fine programme as to-night is the final screening. ' ./

BATI-IE PICTURES

General expressions of approval were to be heard at His Alajesty’s Theatre last night regarding the merit of the fare contained in the current programme Pathe Pictures are showing. The crowded audience were not slow to appreciate the many sterling films presented. The big drama, “The Black Mask,” called tip great enthusiasm, and it is doubtful if anything more thrilling has ever been seen on the silent stage. The piece de resistance in this sensational production is provided when the heroine essays the task 1 *:f rescuing - the hero by means of a rope stretched across the street. Thegirl is a tight-rope walker, and at a height of twelve storeys from the ground she leads the man across the .perilous passage. Just as they get started on their way, a jealous rival sets fire to the rope. The scene is wonderfully thrilling, as the fire causes the strands to part one by one. Fortunately the rope becomes loose at cue end, and sags to such an extent-'that the principal actors are able to leap to the ground without sustaining serious injury. This thrilling scone -aroused thunders of .applause. The big picture is supported by a particularly fine series of dramatic, scenic, educational, and topical films. “Unique Studies in Nature” is worth going a long way to see. This shows all £brts of wild anima's and many tame ones. Air. Borneo Gardiner, the brilliant young siffieitr. roused the audience to enthusiasm with his wonderful whistling. His artistic scene, “Dawn,” which shows a bushman’s camp in a. New Zealand forest, charmed and delighted everyone. The bushman is seen at the screak of day getting the camp fire ready to boil the billy. The light comes faint from the east, and the twittering of innumerable birds i-s heard among the boughs. The bushman sets the fire going, and whjle waiting for the billy to boil whistles to beguile the time. And suc-h whistling has.surely never been heard before. He imitates the mocking bird with such remarkable fidelity to nature that one instinctively glances amid the scenery to see if a glimpse of the songster can be caught. Air. Gardiner is an accomplished musician, and his selections last night included some gems from the best known operas. The audience could not have enough of him last night, and he had to reappear before they were satisfied. Mr. Gardiner is Veil worth hearing, and his lame has spread to such an extent thatit is safe to predict that His Alajesty’s will be crowded again to-night, when he makes his final appearance.

“BUSS IN BOOTS

This morning at 10 o’clock tne box plans will be opened at Alilfer s for the three productions of J. C. A illiamson’s record breaking pantomimic; extravaganza •■Russ in Boots ’ Avliich is to be "staged at His Alajesty's Theatre on Ala ml ay and Tuesday nights next and on Tuesday aiternoon. Altogether there are over 250 people engaged in the representation of the pantomime, including some of the world’s greatest pantomimists and specialty'stars. •‘Puss in Boots” is staged on such a mammoth -scale of laA'ishness that it requires no less than 290- tons of seen-erv-and effects to produce it on the same complete scale as Avlien produced in Svdney recently. The whole of the effects are due to arrive here to-mor-row in charge of a large army of advance mechanics and electricians, so there is no likelihood of a hitch occurring. The reports which have reached us to the effect that “Puss in Boots” is the best pantomime yet staged by the J. C. AV-illiamson management’, backed up by the fact that it broke all known records in Sydney and Alelbourne, Avhilst, up- to date, its success in the Dominion has .been simply phenomenal. A feature of “Puss ill Boots” is the brilliant" dancing by Air. Fred' Leslie and Aims Ivy Schilling. They are seen -in two particularly fine ballets “The Pierrot’s Wooing,” and “A Alod-e-rn Diana.” Another special feature or the pantomime are the numerous songs and melodies introduced, inincluding the most popular of the “Ragtime’’ numbers Avliich are at present the. rage, amongst those Avliich were most successful during the Sydney 1 run of the pantomime are “There’s Someone in Australasia” (Aliss Lorain©), “Keep your Foot on the Soft, Soft Pedal” (Messrs “Pip Rowell, Fred Leslie, and Vernon Davidson), “Robert E. Loe” (Fred-. Leslie and Rupert Darrell), ‘‘Room for a Little One” (Aliss Alice Russon), “Walks, Walks, Walks” (“Pip” Poavell), “When the Brass Band Plays (Aliss Violet Loraine), “Oh, Mr Di •earn Alan” (Alice Russon), Something in the Seaside Air” (Aliss Violet Lorain,e), “AVhcn you re Alarned Girls” (George Miller). “Got losing in Ragtime” (George Miher) If we all went on, Strike” (“Pn>” IV'-cll), “411 that I ask is Love” (Dorothy Firaiin), “Consequences” (Arthur Davidson and Alice Russon), also “The Ragtime Violin,” “Alexander sRagtime Band” and “Everybody s doin’ it Noav,” Avhich is ass-isted Avith some remarkable shadow pantomime effects. Children half price to the Matineo only.