ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1898, 5 November 1913, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE,

Anothor big i udioneo greeted tho new prog ram mo of vaudeville gems at ius Majesty's . Theatre last night—a programmo wliioh contains many turns of outstanding excellence.' Hilary Long, described as tho "Upside Down Phenomenon, ' provides a distinctly original turn. He does nrost of his work on ilia head, and when it is mentioned that this work includes a descent down a .flight of steps, followed by a slide down a wire rope stretched ■ across tho stage, the act must bo hailed as something outside tho geneial run of vaudeville turns. Kurtis's _ High School Roostors —educated specimens of the familiar barnward fowl—are a highly diverting turn. These birds perform on see-sawß, swings, and select numbers at the command of their trainer, which at least reflects credit on tho tuition they have received. Peg and the Limit, in their quaint act entitled 'Fun in a Gymnasium, proved themselves to bo laughtermakers of ano mean order. Ivy Davis and Oourteney Ford also' lift their voices m harmonious renderings of operatic selections. T!he other turns include Gladys and Alber, Lalia Brooke, Johnson and Conway, the ' Vardell Brothers, the Croydons, and May Brilliant.

THE KING'S THEATRE. n-^ 1 ? ®. ana Seinent of tho popular King a Theatre played a distinctly bold stroke when they introduced the complete pictured dramatisation of Victor ci S nK ? us novel " Lea Misorables" —a. film which takes up a whole evenJ®5 8 entertainment. The response of tho pubho has been distinctly encouraging' S* when it is remembered that this film is an outstanding production, both _as regards acting and setting, this is hardly to be wondered at. The first scene begins with the theft of a Joaf of bread by Jean Valjean, on behalf of his dying sister, .and his subsequent imprisonment. Then Mow many incidents from the well-known story, including those leading up to tho French Revolution, and the story closes with the wooing of Cosetto (the beautiful girl, whom Voljean rescued as a child) by Marius. The programmo will be repeated this evening. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. To-day and to-night the current programme of the Empress Theatre continuous pictures will be screened for tho last-time. The leading subject is the. Edison Company's detective "feature" drama, "Tho Mystery of West Sedgewick." The mystery surrounds tho murder of a wealthy broker, and several members -of his nousehold are suspected of having committed the crime. A noted New York detective is engaged to solve the mystery. Ho forms' skilful deductions from various slight clues, anil slosvlv but surely weaves a mesh round tlio real culprit, who eventually confesses his guilt. The remaining items include, "For tho Son of the House" (stirring A.B. drama), "Lakes of Boulogne" (Gaumont scenic), "Tho End of the World" (A.B. farceoomedy), and "Trimming a Boob" (Lubin comedy). There will bo a complete chango of programmo to-morrow.