ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1552, 23 September 1912, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

PLIMMER-DENNISTOX SEASON. At.tho Ollprn-Hou.se to-inght.iho Harry Flimmer-Reynokls Dennistoti combination, including Mr. .■ George. -S. Titheradge, Mrs. Robert liroiigli, -Miss Beatrice Day, and Miss Lizettu Parkcs wilL inaugurate a iliiio"hi-Jhts"""setieliii"'wittr~fi prodiifetioii of "Xobody's Daughter." This play will run for tour., nights. . It is a four-act, drama." The , critics speak of.it in commendatory terms. Ono wrote: "A cameo from real life, with all its intensely lihinnn errors and emotions touched finely with the-divini-attribute of fnrgivenc-s.- , -- On Friday next, September 27, and two' following nights, Oscar Wilde's comedy, "A AVoman of .Nolmportance", will lie staged. , Mr. TitheTadgo will -be•■■'seen in his. original ,and strikingly. . successful creation of tlio ■cynical Lord Illingworth. Tho Inst nights-of the season, Tuesday and Wednesday, October land 2, will see a'representation of "A Village. Priest." The box plans are on view, all day to-day at the' Dresden; after 5 o'clock at. Christesen's, where the day sales are procurable." " ; PICTURES... '.' ■"-.'....: Quite a large number- of patrons attended the two performances of Fullers' ■Pictures" iii the. Skating Rink in Vivian 'Strcct-on- Saturday. —Among the best releases in the programme were ."Their Hero" (light drama), and "Roman Ruins" (scenic)'. This. evening the . usual . c.oinpletc"-' change of programme 'will "take p'.nce,- and will include a-number of thelatest successful photo-plays, etc. , ; '"•', ,... THE KING'S. THEATRE. "Black Blood," an engrossing West's special, will bt> the star 'attraction- at the King's Theatre this evening.- It is stated that for intensity of dramatic fervour, striking'iiorvra.yals, and the varied cxperieu'ces.of. Anglo J.udiiiJLJife.J.'.P!aek_Blpod"_ stand.?, out boldly, and it will no doubt prove' one of the [it?b,t.successful of the popular series of AA'eVt's feature subject.". Tho, «l;dry\is'.«ngrossihKv from, tlip.'coni-, moiicein'ent, nn<r,J.ji? pictures of AnglqIndian" life- are said to h? strong in their, renli?m/-Tive photographic quality-is;ex-cellent and many of Hie - incidents iare enacted in the midst of splendid scenery, all of .these .features'.- contributing., to an excellent production. Amonirst . othsr feature films to be screened this evening will l>B a beautiful pictorial description of tho "Land of Burns." "FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA." MacMahon and Bcnuclly will introduce at the New . Theatre today and'to-night what they describe as a- remarkable picture ' drama, entitled "From the Bottom of the . Sea." .. :Thc theme embodies a love story, artistically conceived, but the main interest-centres on 'the ; unusual surroundings/.'incidciital to the plot. A real submarine-torpedo-boat is introduced; the '■management 'state, and in respect to this feature tlio United. States Government--riot-only '.supervised the taking but. also subsidised the nianiifacture of"the"pictuw:-The-plot"is- said , to deal with tho sinking of a United States submarine. The vessel'is seen sinking, rising, and again sinking. The resoue of the crew, i-, accomplished- by a voung officer volunteering -to let himself be shot .up through the torpedo tube while the boat: is at the bottom of the sea. A graphic idea of this thrilling act is conveyed, _ SHOETTS' PICTURES. A complete change of programme will be presented at Shortts' Theatre to-day, and'holiday-makers and the public generally may rely, on a capital show of interesting new pictures. - The star picture villi bu ."The Sergeant's Daughter," a military" lbvo "drama with an. intensely strong'dramatic interest.- Other good pictures to be .screened will be "The 'faming of Mary," "In tho Black Sea," "Borneo Pottery," "Ma and D:ul," "The Lock," and the Australian Pathe Gazette. These pictures will h? shown from 11 a,.m. to 11 p.m. ' ' ' THE DANDIES. '■■'•■ 'The Dandies revelled in' new quarters on Saturday evening. On account of the Concert Chamber having been engaged for the oratory competition for the Pluiiket medal, the entertainment was given in the Opera House, which, however, is not so wull/ixiiitrd for this class of showas is- rlie Concert Chamber. The Dandies rely on establishing a sympathetic intimacy with their audiences, -mid theeloser they, are .to them the better the result. Mr. Claude Dampier's comic eccentricities were again thn lifp-blond of the entertainment. ' ITe discoursed humorously on the army in which connection ho was very friendly with General Debility, and as a lone, lean curate delivered a sermon on "Pat-a-cake, P;it-a-eake,. Baker's Man," to the delight of the large audience. Anion l ; the other outstanding items were Miss Evelyn AVar/l's singing of -Roeckel's fine ballad, "Out. on the Bwks," Mks Hilda Lane in "Buttercup Time," Miss Irene Vcre in "Tiufus Ttastus Johnson Brown," and Mr. Geo. Morgan in his "scarecrow" dance. Mr. Gavin AVond sang "The Kinacrs" and "Out-on the Deen." He hardly caught the atniospheie of the Conner song, and his peculiarities of pronunciation, as instance, "barns" for burn*, nnd "torus" for turns in his second number, were minor defects. Mr. Wood sings with intelligence, and his voice is effective in the concerted numbers. Mr. Oliver Peacock Ffirod a modest Micees=. in Alfred Hill's "Maori Maiden," lhanks to the pretty second part sun? "off" by Mi=s Ward. He and' Miss Lane.were also associated in a couple of nicely-acted duets. The Dandies will return to the Concert Chamber this evening.' Y.M.C.A. CONCERT. The large Assembly Hall of, the Y.M.C.A. was well filled on Friday eyenini*, on the occasion of a concert given by the Old' Boys'. Club. The first portion of "the programme was given to elocutionary items and singing, while a musical monologue by Mr. Millier was well received. Mr-. H. Patchett, in a recitation, "Bcndigo," caught ths popular fancy, and had to respond to a unanimous encore, givini the "Engineer's Stsry." The 0.8.C. Shakespearean troupe acted (in costurnrj tile "Trial Scene," from "The Merchant of Venice," creditably. The evening wa= concluded bv the | "Niugor Min'trel" party, who wore m ; grr:it form, and v.lio kept the niidieiipn in i i n simmer of nmusjinciit for -!0 minute-, j The eem of this .performance was 11. | M'Girr's "Paper Big Cooking." \vliirli ; was oncoreil." F.. Ipimox wa« hanpy in i hi.- -.311;, "0. 'he Stonm»r." nnd (he'rhor- ' uses aiid "fags" , were alto in j;ood tejts. li