The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1909-09-25 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.  Mr. George D. Day's company is engaged to appear at the New Theatre Royal next week in " The Prodigal Son," by Hall Caine. So far the resemblance to toe story of "The Prodigal Son" told by St. Luke is exact, but in Mr. Hall Caine's story it is the elder son who is reduced to poverty, and it is the younger son who comes home rich. The play is one that appeals alike to the cultured and the uncultured for the reason that it deals almost entirely with the simplest passions and temptations of frail humanity. Mr. Day's company includes many well-known names, the principal parts being filled with specially fine artistes, an interesting engagement being that of Mr. Derwent Hall Caine as Oscar.  Several favourite "stars" will shine at the Argyle Theatre next week. Jack Lorimer, the Scotch comedian, will appear, and Foreman and Fannan, "the millionaires," will sing and joke. Briff, Braff, and Broff will present a comic acrobatic scena, and other artistes who will contribute are Dutch Daly, Maude Mortimer, Will Musgrave, Will Netta's Singing Jockeys, Tom E. Hughes, Lillian Lowe, and Stella Stahl.  The final go-as-fou-please competitions will take place at the Hippodrome, Grange-road, to-night, when the prizes will be distributed. A first-class company of artistes will appear next week, and on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings beauty competitions will be held, the first prize being a a note.  a Mr. Mai:tin Harvey, Miss N. de Silva, and their company are to reappear at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, throughout next week. We have already announced some details concerning the programme, namely, that Mr. Martin Harvey will appear each evening (except Saturday) and on Saturday afternoon in "The World and His Wife,' Mr. C. F. Nirdlinger's adaptation of the famous Spanish play, "El Gran Galeoto," Jose Echagaray's most distinguished work. On each occasion (with the exception of the matinee on Saturday) when "The World and His Wife" is played, Mr. Martin Harvey will appear first as King Konrad of Polavia in Messrs. Robert Barr and Lewis Ransom's little one-act play, "The Conspiracy." Opera is always a delightful form of entertainment, and lovers of music cannot do better than visit the Shakespeare Theatre this afterooon and evening, when the Italian Grand Opera Co. will perform., Next week "The Sins of Society," a modern play of she& power, will be the attraction.  The star item of next week's Liverpool Olympia bill will be Fred Karno's most successful production, "The Yap Yaps." Captain Taylor will present Lockhart's famous performing elephants. Tom Lloyd, I a clever comedian; the Leonards in an original creation, "An Interview"; King's College Boys, Brull slid Remsley, Luis Alvares, the famous tenor; and Sisters Pine, Icomedy artistes, complefe next week's attractions. A new series of pictures will also .be given. On Monday next, at the Liverpool Empire, Mrs. Brown Potter, the oelebrated I actress, will appear in the dramatic historical sketch by Reginald Kennedy Cox, entitled "Mary Queen of Scots, and the • Murder of David Rizzio." Stelling and Revell, funny gymnasts; Takio, a clever Japanese mimic; Sisters Allen, duettists and danoers; Laurie's Kindergarten, Will Poluski, jun., Rich and Rich, Elsie Robey, and the famous 18 Lancashire Singers are also due. _ _  George Mozart, with his droll humour, will appear at the New Pavilion, Liverpool, next week, whilst Harry First and Co. are billed to appear in "The Matrimonial Fee." The Three Gelins, the Four Vagabonds, and other artistes will provide entertainment.  The season at New Brighton Tower is drawing rapidly to a close, and only another week remains for one to enjoy its many attractions and novelties. Tonight the final go-as-you-please contest will be held, the entries being restricted to this season's prize-winners, so the competition to-night is somewhat of the nature of a championship To-morrow (Sunday) the last vocal and orchestral concert of the season is announced.