Headline
The China Mail News 1897-11-19
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1897-11-19
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Publication Year
1897
Page
3
Column
Local and General
Key Person
Summary

Last night in Theatre Royal, the Elsie Adair Company gave an amusing entertainment before a large house. And a series of animated pictures were shown by means of Edison's Vitascope. It was an almost total absence of the flicker which has characterised all previous exhibitions of pictures of this description in Hongkong and the scenes were both interesting and amusing. Performances by Miss Adair, Mr. C. T. Robinson, Messrs Tripodi and Sepanara, Mr. Vanderlip. On Saturday evening, when an entire change will be made in the programme, including fifteen views of the Queen's Jubilee procession on the Vitascope.

Type
Venue(s)
Theatre Royal (City Hall) (View more)
Address
1-2A Des Voeux Road Central, Central