ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1036, 27 January 1911, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE THIRD DEGREE." This line product of tho American dramatis! at his best fascinated another large audience at the Opera House last evening. Admirers of quiet, purposeful, natural acting should see Miss Grey as ills. Howard Jeffries, junr. The part is one to score in, and Jliss drey allows no chances to slip bv. Messrs. Wm. Desmond, Cyril Mnekay, and Jliss Alma Vaughan are also valued contributors to the artistic excellence of the performance. "The Third Degree" will be produced finally this evening. On Saturday evening and the- two following nghts Eugene -Walter's drama, "Paid in Full," will be presented, with Hiss Katherine Grey in the leading'chnracter of Emma Brooks. This drama, which has been one of tho moat successful of recent years in the United States, is said to be in some respects in marked contrast to the two which have already been presented this season, though akin to them in the characteristic of intensity. The dramatist, who deals with life by drawing a good moral, is freely eulogised, provided ho does his work with artistic skill, and in this case the author of "Paid in Full" is said to havo produced a clever drama. The play is said to be- . characterised by the emotional intensity of its situations. THEATRE ROYAL. To-night there will be a change of programme at the Theatre Royal, when Fred Graham and Nellie Dent "make their, reappearance, producing their humorous sporting comedy act entitled, "A 100 to 1 Chance." Jlr. Graham takes the part of Jack Clifton, and Miss Nellie Dent that of Flo Winninghani.. Farrell and Gafi'ney, comedians, who had such a. successful run at the Theatre- Royal some weeks ago, also make their next appearance to-night. Last evening the Do Ko -Mo trio again delighted the audience with their clever turn, and Ruby Wallace has already becomo a firm favourite with patrons. The other members of the company acquitted themselves capably.. Tim Howard and Jessie Lee-make their last appearance, tonight.

; HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Splendid attendances' hare been the I order at His Majesty's Theatre for some time past, and, despite the inclement weather last, night, the- house was again well patronised. An entirely new programme of moviuß pictures was submitted. The series included tho latest in European and American cinematography, and tho whole of the films were screened in tho usual clear style. The scenic items included "Adriatic Riviera," "River Moskwa," and the "Beautiful Gorges of Tarn." • Tho last-named picture' was beautifully coloured, and very realistic, portraying long stretches of still water between huge cliffs, the scene occasionally drifting to rapids and waterfalls of great beauty. Provision on the comic side included "How Baptists Lost his Place," a story of. a. servant, who attended a ball pn his-master's card. He I creates a bad impression by. behoving in most unmannerly style,.and, in addition to being turned out of tho house, is subsequently dismissed by his employer. "Kelly Visits the Country" is a mest amusing picture story,, showing how; tho hero defrauded tho , railway authorities ,by carrying his wife and son in a portmanteau, but the fraud is discovered on arrival at tho destination as the Customs officials insist on seeing his luggage, with tho result that Kelly is arrested. . Of the dramatic films, "The House of the Seven Gables" is well worth mention. It is clipped from Nathaniel Hawthorne's drama, which deals to some extent, with the early New; England States, and the attitude of the Puritan''pilgrim fathers to .witchcraft. The story opens with a great colonel coveting Farmer Maule's property and on the latter refusing to sell, the colonel vows vengeance,, and causes the farmer to be arrested on. a'charge of witchcraft. The farmer is taken from home and farnil.H and burnt at the stake, and in dying curses the colonel and his offspring. Gradually the curse comes home to the colonel and then on his descendants, until ISO 'years later, the last me"iflber : '"bf the old family is pictured• livinp: in n'bject 'poverty. Other fine dramatic items are: "A Bad Half Sovereign," and "The Stroneest Tie." Tho general excellence of the programme would take a good deal of beating. It will be repeated until Monday next: On Saturday there will be the usual matinee at 2.30 p.m.

v . /KING'S'THEATRE. Although tho weather last evening was far from pleasant, the King's Theatre was, well patronised, .the chief attraction being a film depicting scenes in and about Moscow. 'The remainder of the programme consisted of a varied assortment of pictures of scenic, dramatic, and'humorous nature, the- whole mating up an entertaining evening's ' amusement. To-morrow the usual prize matinea will he held," and, in/, the evening, the current week's programme will be shown for tho last time. STAK PICTURES. Another large audience assembled' at •St. Thomas's Hall., Newtown, last night to witness the present excellent programme of Star Pictures. Every item was thoroughly appreciated, and the applause was frequent and hearty. LAWRENCE CAMPBELL'S RECITAL. Owing to a slight indisposition, accentuated by a long train journey yesterday, Mr. Lawrence Campbell, tho well-known elocutionist, was unable to perform last evening. . The programme to be presented this evening at the Concert Chamber will include the scene between Cardinal Wolsey and Cromwell, from "Henry VIII," "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," "Yawcob Strauss," Kipling's "Recessional," "Caged," "Love in a Balloon," "Jim Booker," "The Charge of the Light Brigade." A specialty will be the recital of some of his delightful musical monologues, including "Crossing the Bar," "A Broken Web," and "Twenty Gallons of Sleep." M. Eugene Ossipoif', the Russian singer, will givo "Two Grenadiers." the aria of "Un Ballo in Mosehero," and Cherry's "Will o' the Wisp."