ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1280, 8 November 1911, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

• 0 I, "THE WOMAN IN TJJE CASE." j Playgoers aro notified (hat (hero arc , only three moro opportunities of witr.css- • i»g Uio [(reduction of "Tho Woman in tlu> Case' nt the Opera House. On Saturday evening next tho much-discussed play, "A Fool There Was," will bo pro- , duccd for the first time in Wellington. T'lio author, Porter Emerson Brown, lias founded his theme upon Kipling's famous poem, "The Vampire." it is dcseril>»d '■ as an emotional play, full of strong situaI (ions and vivid dialogue, appealing alike to those who wish to think and those who ) aro content to feel. Miss Mabel . Trevor ? takes the role of the "Vampire Woman," 1 a striking contrast to her,part in "Tho ) Woman in the Case." Miss Elinor Foster S will be seen in a sympathetic role. 'The ! part of (lie Fool will bo taken by Mr. 1 Hugh C. Buckler, and it is said that his interpretation is a very clever piece of I character-acting. Amongst the artists ! who have not yet made their bow to the j Wellington playgoers is a child-actress, Alice jerrems, who will play (he very difficult part of tho child. She is seven years of age, and is considered to bo one of the cleverest child-actresses in Australasia. The box plan opens at tho Dresden to-morrow morning. THEATRE ROYAL. Tho sccond niglit of this week's programme at Fuller's Theatro lioval drew a good house. "The Tit Bits" again pleased the audience greatly by their singing, dancinj;, and tumbling. Vera Harcourt sang nicely, and received well-earned npnlause. As a coster comedienne, Maud Stewart enhanced the good impression she made on he" first appearance. The other artists did well, and assisted ably to put on a very attractive programme. HIS MAJESTY'S THE A TEE. The fine nrogramme of pictures now b»iiiS shown at His Majesty's Theatre drew another good housa jast niglit. It is a programme lull of variety, and included several films of great merit. The elalxir-ately-monnted historical picture drama, "Clios and Pliyletes," is one of the finest things of the kind attempted. There is mueli of topical iuterest, csnccially tho pictures taken immediately* after uie frightful naval disaster in Toulon harixmr. The programme is not limited to ;!:o Krious side; tho humorous numbers aro excellent. THE KING'S THEATRE. Tho picture entertainment now being ven at the King's ' Theatre includes films w'liich mark the enterprise of the proprietary. Scenes from Italy, and others itoin Turkey, are found to be very inter-c-sting just now, and the films showing Italian cavalry in operation also have a topical interest. Then views arc given of China, another country which red war has brought prominently before the public m_ the last few weeks. "The Doomed Ship," a drama of tho sea, is a fine picture, and there are many other good numbers on tlis programme. THE NEW THEATRE. Yesterday's change of programme at ho .New Theat™ was well attended throughout the aitcrnoon and evening and it is evident that the continuous picture show is not losing , its popularity 1 he star film on the programme is ''The Geranium," a Vitarrraph production. Tt is tho story of a poor crippled girl, who makes a friend of a pedlar, who frequently passes by selling flowers. Bv the good offices of this friend, the little girl secures the services of an eminent physician and surgeon. She is admitted to'* hospital, and, in the course of time, restored to perfect health. "The Sheriff of Black Gulch" is an exciting Western narrative by the Bison Company, and ends in the heroine and her true lover being happily united, though the latter does not recover 1000 dollars of which lie was robbed. "Fashionable Intelligence" is an amusing comedy in which four cyclists have extraordinary experiences while riding to the railway station to see their relative in a passing train. The Kuiiou.s I'oiitolini/' who had rccGiitly read that something stopped the sun on one occasion, determined himself to stop everything, and, in his effort to do so, gets through sonic clever comodv work. Other films worthy of notico aro "Woman's )Vit (Ciaos), "The Rose of Kentucky" ;lmP' "I'adslow" (Eclair sceuic), and ( The Cowboy and the Shrew" (Selig). The new items will be shown continuously from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. to-day. On Thursday a specially exclusive historic play, "Judas Maccabeus," will ho introduced. THE COMPETITIONS. Last evening the local choirs competed in- the grand church choir contest for tho challonge shield presented by Messrs. Chas. Bcgg and Co., of this city. The final for this competition will bo dccided to-night, when, the two visiting choirs, tho Green Island Choir, Duncdin, and tho Grafton Road Methodist Choir, Auckland, have been lieard. In addition to (lieni is another special attraction, in the shapo of a drawing-room entertainment contest between two teams chosen from the best performers in the competitions. The contest is for two sjiccial prizes—one to 1m awarded by the judge am! the sccond by this public. For this purpose voting papers will lie supplied to each person attending the performance. To faeilitato matters it is desired that each person attending should eeine provided with a pencil.' Tho final for the mixed quartet contest will also be dccided. Altogether, a very pleasant evening's entertainment sDtnis to be assured.