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…
At the Theatre Royal tonight, Miss Elsie Adair, assisted by several Hongkong amateurs, will give another performance. And fifteen views of the Jubilee procession will be shown on the vitascope. Mrs Jewell, and Miss Lee Jarvis, the celebrated comic opera prima donna, is to contribute several…
The Theatre Royal was fairly well filled on Saturday night by the performance from Elsie Adair, Mr. Vanderlip. Mrs. Jewel and Mr. C. T. Robinson. A number of new and old views were shown with the Vitascope and the graphic fidelity which some of them were animated was warmly applauded by the…
The 20th Century Projectoscope Company (Edison's Latest): The Coronation! The Coronation! The passion play is in 5 miles of film presenting the Coronation of King Edward in details. Price details included. Note the management wish to inform the public of Hongkong this machine is the latest…
A large number of people assembled at the Theatre Royal last night to witness the first demonstration in Hong Kong of Edison's latest invention Kinetophone, the union of moving picture with voice was pleasing and effective. The first item was a short description of the invention, given by a…
To the Editor S. C. M. Post – The statement in the Summary Court List was incorrect and the letter should correct any bad impression made. There was a claim, for $987.55 against the Hongkong Cinematograph Theatre.
The Theatre Royal was well filled last evening when Mlle. Van der Flier lectured on 'Refugee Work in Holland' on behalf of the Hongkong Fund for the Devastated Villages of France and for Belgian widows and orphans. The lecture was under the patronage of H.E. the Governor, H.E. Vice-…
Mr. William Heughan, the famous Scottish singer, whose highly successful Theatre Royal concerts have won him a firm place in the Colony's favour, gives a concert in the Star Theatre this evening. Other performers included Dave Kennedy, Miss Gladys Sayer, also with 'The Quaints.'…
Mr. William Heughan, the Scottish baritone, who sang at the Theatre Royal and Star Theatre here, has had a big success in Australia, being enthusiastically received wherever he appeared.
Last night, Hongkong Philharmonic Society presented 'The Gondoliers,' at the Theatre Royal. A large audience came up and appreciated the performance. This time the orchestral and chorus work much better than the previous performance. Costumes were procured form Burkinshaw's of…
(To the Editor, S. C. M. Post) Sir, – at the mass indignation meeting held at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday when the views of various members of the audience were expressed, it is felt that Mr. Best, in expressing his opinion, passed certain remarks concerning Americans, which were in bad taste.…