ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1035, 26 January 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE' THIRD DEGREE.'" Klein's powerful play, "Tho Third Degree, ivhip'i embodies a denunciation of police methods of extracting confessions Irom accused persons, attracted another largo audience last evening. The play rivols the' -.lltention from tlicri<c of the curtain, and Us rapid and logical devclopl.ient rouses great interest. Miss Katharine Gr-;y gives a strikingly- effective performance as the woman whose husband has been hypnotised into a. confession iimlei-tho "third degree" process, and her M-netr.iling influencu is felt throughout the play, whether she is' on or 6ft' tho stage. Capital actmq marks the performances ot Mi'. \Vm. j)csmond, Mr. Cyril Mapkey, and Miss Alma A'-aughan. ' "Tho T.hii:d Degree will be played to-night and to-morrow eyeuinß. On .Saturday Eugeno Walters s play, "Paid in Full" will bo presented.- . "l?aid in Full" enjoyed a long run in bydney, and it created much interest in Christchurch and Dunedin. It is a strong dramatic story. It is a cynical and subtle analysis of the character of a man, who haying married a good 'wife, gradually shoulders upon her.the responsibilities of his shortcomings and his annoyanws. At the.last, having embezzled his employer's money, he suggests that sho. should ro to him and savo the "family honour." This situation resolves itself into the triumphant assertion of tho beauty of good womanhood.,. She gets a receipt forlier husband's defalcations ,and she'returns to her hus-band-to tell him that.her love is dead and to quickly strip him, in au intensely pathetic scene,, of the last shred of his vanity. Tho part, of Esma.Brooks,, it is stated,'gives Miss Grey further opportunities to demonstrate her powers- as a dramatic actress. Mr. ■ William Desmond's Jimsy' Smith is said to be his finest characterisation. Mr. Cyril Mackay as Joe Brook's, and Mr. George Bryant'as-Cap-tain Williams, havo also fine acting parts.

■ . . THEATRE ROYAL. The Do Rβ Mi Trio of. musical entertainers • are the. reigning:. stars .at the Theatre Royal.-. Other , artists now on tho bill are Miss Ruby Wallace,- Mr. Charles Heath/-. Miss .Jolho Coleman, Mr. Scot Gibson, and-Mr.-Tim Howard. Mr. Fred Graham and , ; Miss Nellie Dent,- sketch artists, and Messrs. Farrelland Gaffncy, dancers and comedians, are due to appear this evening. . ■ ■ . HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ■ With such splendid studies as "Moscow," "The, Sepoy's Wife,". "Tho Fugitive," and the "Viego to Zermatt," the pictures nt His Majesty's this week are well worth seeing. Other films of conspicuous merit are "Pathe's Gazette," a weekly review of topical events,-and "Jean tho Matchmaker." . The programme will be repeated.this ;evening. ■ . KING'S THEATRE. The picture programme-at the King's Iheatre this week is , an exceptionally fine one. There':is a choice ■ variety■ of representltivo subjects, and the dramatic rTi, le ? ',s ale P art 'cularly, meritorious, lathes bazette is an interesting series, , and gives ii vivid'survey of the most important of recent events. STAR ' ' 'The current.programme at tho Star Pictures, Newtown, is well- up- to tho standard generally maintained by tho management, and judging by the attendance last evening this fact is becomin" 1 .widely recognised. Some splendid: dramatic studies are included "in the programme! as. well as scenic, industrial, and comic pictures of a pleasing and-'interest-nig kind. . .

MR. LAWRENCE CAMPBELL'S ;.,;. '..; ENTERTAINMENT.; . ■ To-night at ..tho Concert Chamber, Town Hall,.Mr. Lain-ence Cnmnliell will begin tho trst night of. his snecial return visit. Mr. Campbell.will recite "Julius Caesar" (Act I), "Etibinstein's Playing," "Caged," L-nery 'Awkins," "Not in the Profrramme,'. and "Not Understood." •If Lugcno Ossipoff will sing tho "Toreador ?™£» ■ rho Morn," and "Tho Bedouin.'s Love Song. Miss.lna Gow will play two 'Brand solos lor piano. . . . . i ■'■Ml}. WILSON FRITCH. " 7 ■ "The Blue Bird," by Maurice,Maeter■'lnclc > wa s at once recognised as a vory hue thing in literature . and . also as aJ nm r a -,,. A , t;rea . t Ehoulcl alv 'i't the people of Wellington in the* recital and interof "Tho Blue Bird" by Mr. •Wilson Iritch, in tho Opera House, on Sunday night , .. . The Plimmer-Donniston.Dramatic.Com-pany, which has just concluded a highly successful;tour of, the. .Nortlr.ls.land, Twill pass thrmmh.AVel jngtbii to-day- en route to Christchurch. The company .will play ■a brief return season here, commencing on lebruary 11, prior. to. leaving for , ' Sydney;'.. In .that city ,this. talented or, ganisation is to produce" Somerset. Mauffhan's brilliant play, "Smith," which .made an instantaneous success in London