ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1711, 31 March 1913, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATJIE ' J'OV'AI,. "The Kl-Mgijoulos," a cointilv acrotetic ""t!' 0 , I' 1 . 1 '™ 1 .'ram Amcrica by Ur. 01 laiil ll, will innke their appcaranco at- the Theatre Jioyal this evening. Uio tronpo numbers I'our, am! to K> one of -the strongest teams of aeroii.its tliat. lias visited the Dominiuii. Anothei* attraetioa will be a jiov.- costume tomedv eompany, "The Sereaaders." , , ls ('"inpauy has just concluded Micee.-s----jiil seaMjas in Christehureh and Auckland. Altogether, there will be a complete change of programme this week. Several other, now artists are billed to nppt'itl- among them beiug ]3emlo, de.sc.rihed as "the man . with no bones. On Saturday evening "Tlie -riinson Jiamblcrs" made their appearance before a Wellington audience, ami left: tor Auckland by last evening's iHaui J ruiiiv express.

HIS 3IA.JESTI-S THEATRE. "The Shanghraun." ])ion ■ Bcmciraiill's tainous romantic Irish drama, is Hie feature picture of die new programme t" '•« pie.-.entcd at Ilis .Majcsly's Theatre this 'Hoiling, .By special arrangement with the lioiicicault E-tate the Kaleni Company secured the exclusive motion picture right to this celebrated romantic plav, ami produced every scene'in picturesque ci T T°, ler ,subji-cjs are: "Canine i.herloek Holmes,' a detective story,' in winch a eleven little fox terrier takes the principal part, and is the means of bringing a gang of thieves to book; "In and Around Chicago," "Fire l'ighters of o 'V"* .Offering,"-. "Stage-Struck bally, and a clever trick film.

THE XEW THEATRE. ''Vanquialietr* (or "The iladcap Counvcss ) will figure as the leading attracv° u lG programme of tiie New Theatre continuous pictures to-day and to-night. "Vanrinislicd/' whicii is tho work of the famous Company, tells the story of a capricious woman. A novelty is introduced which allows.the hero "looping the loop" with ft motor-car. "Vanquished" is a coloured film, and occupies over an hour. In addition to the "star" subject lire ulso, "The Easter Carnival at the Newtown Park," "John Arthur's Trust" (Lubin drama), "St. Cloude to Moritz" (scenic), "The. Chronicles of Don A.," and a number of comedies.

BLACK SHEEP." Tho world moves apace in picturcdom, and nowadays no country or clime, deters the moving-picture man from producing .us pictures on the actual spot, and so getting local colour for the subject lie nas in hand. "The Black Sheep," (o bo screened to-night by West's Pictures at tile King's Theatre is a case in point. The story commences in England, and tlie characters all converge to the wild territory of Northern Canada, where the various incidents associated with the picture are acted. A splendid series of thrills lias been welded into an exciting sensational story. The picture is by the Republic Company, and is 3500 ft. in length. The star item , will bo supported, among other by "The Scoop, a Yitagraph drama depicting a lady journalist's efforts for a newspaper "scoop"; "The Manufacture of Motor Tyres," the whole process, from rubber tree to finished article; and tho "Interrupted- Wedding Bells" an amusing Edison comedy.

'. EMPRESS THEATRE A lengthy dramatic story of the stage, entitled "Oil and Water," by the noted A.B. Company, will head to-day's new programme at the Empress Theatre. The film is described as representing the highest degree of art in fcotli acting and mountings, and iis production .occupies nearly half an hour. The plot deals with the career of a beautiful young woman, who appears 011 the stage as. the leader of classic Greek dances, the most notable of which is "The Dance of the Fleeting Hours," performed by a trained ballet. A man, who is attracted by the exquisite, grace and rare beauty of the dancer, sees in her .his ideal.-/'■ He proposes, is accepted, but alter their marriage 110 observes the wide dill'erence between the real arid the ideal. Their tastes are as dissimilar as oil and water. The exdancer finds irksome tho comparative quietness of domestic ljfe, and she de-. serts her- husband to return to "the stage, now as the "Queen of Ragtime Dancers," at the music halls. ' During, the .evening sessions Ore Empress full orchestra will 'contribute specially selected music for "Oil and Water." The minor items will- include "The Carnival at Newtown Park" and a number of dramas, topical numbers, and comedies. SHORTTS' PICTURES. A complete change of programme will be screened at Sliortts' continuous . pictures throughout all sessions to-day.