AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16988, 10 November 1920, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL"THE BING BOYS ON BROADWAY." A most successful season is being experienced by th© J. C. Williamson Coin- ; par.y -with "The Bing Boys oz. | which is being st-fteed at the Theairo lioyai. i Such artists aa -Mr Piu! Smith Misses Jennie Hartley, Phyllis Amery, and gaggle Dickinson are an assurance cf satisfaction, .o playgoers, and the piece, being 1 -uvisiil.._ -:noui:t<xl and abounding in the ngh„ sot, or fun, combined with catchy _ music. dam,.} dances, and beautiful frocks, is p-easing oo.n 1 to the eye and the ear. The final producLiou of "The Bing Boys ou Broadway via be given tc-nisht.. "THE PASSING SHOW OF 19i0 -" To-morrow night tho J. C. illiamscm, Ltd. Revile Company will present the d.sExtravaganza "The Passing Show of 19-0, which is one of tho most elaborate productions the Australasian stag© has known. .During its threo hours' duration ' Tho .Passing Show'' in turn passes through characteristic phases of musical comedy, revue, ana extravaganza. It is worth while, said a- cntio recently, to visit "Tho Passing Show if only t?> hear and enjoy iliss .Tennie Hartley s rendering of the numbers ent.t.ed You d oo Surprised" and "Half-past Nine.' Iho scene in which Mr Phil. Smith takes his place. among.«t the audience and criticises "the actingl of Miss Jennie Hartley, is one of the humartrue, and the burlesque on tho ' jhoyko is, it said, screamingly funny. A big feature of °Tiie Passing Show" ;s tne- costurning*, which for magruiacence* \t i-s o.aimea, oclipses anything previously ueeu here«. # Another big feature is the ballot depicting tho various stages through which dancing has passed right up to tho pTescnt day. I a tho ballet Miss Mari Baird will lake a leading part. OPERA HOUSE. Tie Rot. Frank Gorman's singing and 'story-telling are proving a draw at the Opexa. House, whore largo holiday audiences' are attending nightly. Tho Musical Blanchards, Mis 9 Doff De?, an English pantomime artiste, Jenninr3 and Gerald, sketch artists, and Henri French, comedian and juggier, contribute a vaudeville programme of unusual excellence. Tho second half of the bil ia occupied by the Harry B.urgess Royuo Company, whose presentation of Tho I* lining Widow" ia greatly enjoyed. The samo programme will bo giveil throughout tho . week. 0 "SALOME." Theda Bijra is coming to tho Strand T.heatro on Saturday i»i a massive production of "Salome." Tho play is based on the chronicles of Josephus-, tho Jewish historian, who relates in detail how the daughter of Herodies so charmed Herod with her eerie dancing that ho promised her anything ■ might ask, even to tho half of his kingdom. She choso. tlie head of John the Baptist in a charger. "Why this weird maiden olioso euch a ghastly reward for her dancing forme tho plot of the spectacular and dnyniatic story of "Salome." T-ho box plan is now open 3-t The Bristol. LIBERTY THEATRE. ' "A Virtuous Vamp," with Constance T<Jmadge in the star part, holds first plaoo on the programme now being screened at the Liberty 'Theatre. The singing of Mrs John FraseT is a pleasing feature of tho entertainment. QUEEN'S THEATRE. Tho Queen's Theatre ia being fully taxed to accommodate the audienc>= who are attending to witness the splendid film entitle! "The Miracle Man." There is a capital supporting! bill. EVERYBODY'S THEATRELionel Barrymore's interpretation of "Not Understood" Milt ' Shanks in "The Copperhead," tho picture heading tho current programme at Everybody's lheatre, is i» convincing one. There is a. nicely balanced selection of supporting filths. CRYSTAL PALACE* A picture of interest to all who love sport is being screened at the Crystal Palace. "Tho ' Great Game," a racing drama on. the lines of Nat Gould's novels, is the film, and It is backed up by several fine supports. STRAND THEATRE. "The Lone Star Ranger," a film based on Za.no Grey's story of the Wild West, and featuring William Kainum. heads the bill this week at the Strand Theatre. There is a. good supporting programme. GRAND THEATRE. The Grand Theatre continues to merit its share of public patronage, this week'B programme being a thoroughly satisfactory ono. ■ It is headed by "A Regular Girl," which stars Elsie Janis, who, before her entry into the picture world, made a reputation in musical comedy. WONDER BOY GLASS MANUFACTURER. A new departure in the Show this year will b« the glass manufacturing exhibition given by the "Wonder Boy' glass manufacturer,, oe advertised. Tho boy is able to spin, weave. Mow, Rtid manufacture glassware from raw glass lulling. Tlie demonstration is quite different from ithe usual side-show. It is an exhibition that should appeal to school teachers for the education of their pupils from practical point of view- One of tha features of his exhibition will b<> spinning glass. This is made on a spinning wheel which revolves at the rate of 1000 revolutions per minute. This spun glass can be used for book markers, and every lady i 3 to receive a free souvenir of this glass. Tho hoy was fJurated in the art of glass manufacturing in America. CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S CONCERTS. An entertainment that should provo acceptable to holiday audiences wall take placo to-morrow night ini the Choral Hall, where the Canterbury Caledonian Society will give a grand Scottish concert. The Society has been fortunate in securing the services of a number of capable performers, including Mr urs FaTquhar Young, Madame Alice ForrX (Mul Bac.). Miss Millicnt Jen, nings, Miss A Duff (of Edinburgh), Mr Jock Stuart Mr A. McDonald, and Mr R. Higman besides some leading pipeta and dancers. Another similar concert is to bo given/ on Friday night. Last week a Sydney solicitor issued out of tha Supreme Court of Isew South Wales a writ for £5000 damages, on behalf of Mr Philip Newbury, the well-known tenor singer, in respect of alfeged libel, against tho Triad Magazine, Ltd., of Australasia. The libel alleged appeared in the issue of the iTiaa. of September lOtli last.