ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1090, 31 March 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

« _ THEATRIC ROYAL. Miss Etlio Williams and (he harem skirt (urn is the particular draw at the 'Theatre Royal this week, ami it seems to have "taken on." The last two nights are announced of those clever American (lancers, .Mr. (JhiW. Daly and Miss Kitty O'ilrieu. Other items that go to make up a first-class show are supplied by Messrs. Tim Jlow.nl, George Sparkcs, and George. Jonc.-, Misses Mallei Lynne, Jessie Lee, Mabel I'owlcr, and JClmn Anderson ami the Rogers Quartet', a team of trapeze artists- and acrobats. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. A very large audience witnessed the presentation of (he new series of pictures at His Majesty's Theatre last evening. The new programme is a particularly good one, generous in its variety, and conspicuous for the artistic merit of the pictures. An absorbing study of the Napoleon regime in France is the pictorial romance which is woven about the career and personality of Joachim Murat, one of the "Little Corporal's" most celebrated marshals. This is a particularly fine film. "Gronergrat" and "Cascade*" are splendid scpnic studies, showing the art of the kinematographer at its best. Drama is well represented in the. tragic study entitled "Sad Fascination," an ar-tistically-arranged Italian film, in which certain phases in the career of a burglar are dramatically portrayed. "Eldora. tho Fruit Girl," also belongs to the order of drama, in which is set forth the romance of an American-Italian fruitseller and the son of a magnate. Other good dramatic studies are "The Exile's Love," and "The Sergeant's Daughter." A fine military picturo is that showing a squadron of German dragoons crossing a river. The picture affords an admirable illustration of the characteristic discipline of the great German war machine. "Military Gymnasts" is an educative study of the Norwegian system of physical culture for soldiers. Of comical pictures, there is a rare assortment. "Foelshead's Feast" displays that wellknown kinemntograph entertainer in one of his most amusing roles—that of the bad boy. He and a relative of the weaker swe, but as impish as Foolshead, pass through a series of Red Indian capers which result in the most ludicrous situations. "Lea and Tontolina, in' the Clouds" is another mirth-promoter, with an aeroplane as the means to the.end. "How That Horso Did Run!" and "Tho Dull Razor" complete the list of comedies. The programme will be repeated to-night. KING'S THEATRE. There was the usual good attendance at the King's Theatre last evening. Included in this week's programme are seme striking films, and one in particular, "The l'irates of 1920" is splendid. Several stirring dramatic studies are included in the programme, the most popular being "The Marked Trail." Other pictures worthv of note are: "Thou Shalt Not Kill," 'dramatic; "The Tale of a Hat," comic; and "Winter Sports, sporting. A prize matinee is announced for to-morrow afternoon. The public are reminded that tho animated beauty competition takes placo shortly. "SEVEN DAYS." In America it was claimed that "Seven Days" made one weak from laughing, and, to-morrow night, at tho Opera House, tho Wellington theatre-going public will have' the opportunity of testing the laughraising capabilities of Mr. Hugh J. Ward's new piece. The general idea of the comedy is that a lot of people, who are wishing each other a thousand miles apart, are kept together in one house for seven days, through a rigid quarantine. Tho people include a divorced couple, a burglar, a policeman, a pair of jealous lovers, a "medium" (who is credited with producing occult results that aro really the work of the burglar), and a wealthy aunt,who believes that the feature of the placo of future punishment is whisky, divorced people, and decollete dresses. "Seven Days" is a study at which .0110 may wax mirthful, and, at the same time, absorb a little human lesson that is not without its moral value. Miss Grace Palotta makes a welcome reappearance as Kit M'Nair, which is described as one, of the cleverest and most attractive characterisations that this actress lias given. Mr. Hugh Ward promises us a decidedly original creation of a part that fits his style and mannerisms like a glove. Misses Celia Ghiloni, Maud Chetwynd, Euby Baxter, Messrs. Eoht. Greig, Aubrey Mall'alieu, W. H. Wallace, and Beg. Wykeham are said to be well placed.- The management state that the advance booking of seats at tho Dresden indicates a prosperous visit for tho company. AVHAT SHALL WE NAME IT? Messrs. MacMahon and Donnelly are receiving so many answers in response to their original offer. of a prize of fivo guineas to the person suggesting tho most appropriate name for their new theatre in Manners Street that they now announce that the date for the closing of the competition will be Monday evening next Hundreds of answers aro being received by every mail.