ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1935, 18 December 1913, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

?. V /life > - : I I is>;4Wyrj"li.eii t i 'o':.i.s' ; ' the - Mecca, ifif jii'scVj'-Vi •-niu?• : !a rgi'f ■' iuini tiers Jo f ; WVI--.aml.ville lovers t• days.. 'tliiS - liill "ara'-"U«b'anikl ,'ii" Ani-'rif-aii comimiaiion, |j\-ho*s.|»iyscnt nightly 'the tabloid 'grand ;;...Bells ■■ of fjan Gabriel.-'; ).Mauriee..>;,Clienowotii, tho popular' tenor ,;singer;.iniakes his reappearance here this .simie years' absence, ami !Jms^to^espoml''.to several insistent <*njenies/imjxhtly. : Another, vocalist is the JJfisb/iiio. soprano, Hiss CJeriiidiiie| Jlortoii.''; Mahonoy Bros. and .'Daisj^tho''latter a'.'wonderlull.v• trained liitli--. spar.iel <!«;•;) an- as and in ".tlieir. 'pot pourri ■ of and Tile ..CreiglitdiisjVivitli. their acrobatic-juggling mead of applause. Collen run.d''finery, in a. smart Cockney ■sketcb'.ohtitlod "the Boot Mack and the 'SkivvyJ'iSarid .'dainty Eileen Capel. in I.TJuteh 'snnjis and dances, complete a'very 'strpiigiiprpssranime.'■■....■ ■ > Pride' of piao, amoiiii the p.ercs in Uiiis Veok!s : ~ '.'King's" programme must :bo'.'concpded to the Gamuont : ..'coloured. ;ppeeta; : s!lar:.drai'i!oi ''The Fall <?i';.(i>a'.si.antinoplc."'^'' This' film .will .'.easily .'cnliaiicoithe reputation this theatre'has already von. Most,; realistic, air jscencs. bfjincdicval- between-tlio ;lollowcrs¥oßitho Cross;.,and. the ..CresiCtmt. landslip., pains havohoeii spared to ■ : obtaiii' : > histo'rical :accuracy in ,_orory?^efilm showinc;; SR'.one 'of rAYelliiigton.'.. during -the heatjof/thessti'ifefiOtiiers are -.'.'Tho Mastcr;.Paiiil•!or"' (draraa)i''j'.''Tlio';. : JVidow's," Suiters-..; the 1 ' ::t.Xoi'tli:;W\\oods (dr.uv,:'). : > :'.'a ft ; current, "(iaiiliiGiit Crnphic.". .There will bp a iiiatinee perforiuan rb/'oii'; Saturday N aitevnoou at mi. i.m'ri mi vipn K;Tiw':Altagraph-Company^'■■draumtic '-"feature,"<• entitled -"The Spell,' -will bo; at' iho bead of the "hob-, programme to Hie''introduced to-day and to-night at ■tho. Empress Theatre continuous pictures'; , '.Tho plot shows how a beautiful : Tomu' !ariy tails -undci* tlio smistei in* .Kueiice of a public medicine-seller, who possesses' hypnotic powers.. Tho young ladvj -.'accompanied by a girl ■ friend, :'visita : the ■.quack, and after a brief'test o! his skill he. finds that ho has the ,-young- ■ladv completely under his power, ft'lic - young lady's iianco discovers that . r; i- : (.,b';,- been lured away from homo by itho"itpiack,''i and after an _ adventurous Experience"tho fiance heroically rescues her from;the hypnotist's dutches, The -'supplementary subjects mclttdc: 'The iDumber'■Messenger" (.Kalem. ■ drama), ■''Tho" iivil One" (Indian drama), "Tho ..TurtioMndustry" (nature study), and a j 'collectibnjof-comcdifts.

: }»UTAK.N'IA THEATRE.

» Thc'lirsVtlirco clays' rtm of this, new continuous i house —the Britannia Theatre; —has far exceeded the anticipation of the proprietors, packed business being doiio all sessions. The first programme met. with popular . approval. The new programme to ho screened at 11 a.m.' to-day contains as a star feature a story of tho golden days, "ProsjK>cting for Gold." The drama is founded on tho feud between two clans, and their struggles to obiain. possession .of ;i valuable iield provide plenty of scope tor sensation. Tho management state that a charming society story, "Art or Honour," will',' no doubt, appeal to .ladies. A big supporting programme will include many novelties.

. "WITHIN.THE LAW."

The J. C. Williamson, Lid., Christmas faro this year is reported as bring of quite exertional' quality. On Boxing Night at the Opera- House "Within, the Law" will bo ■ staged- for the. first'time in Now Zealand. The Australian critics are unanimous in its praiso. One paper had the following ;—"No play of past yours has held such a'steadily sustained interest as this intense drama of the Now York underworld. From the moment tho curtain rises till its final fall it takes a firm grip upon the senses, holding the nerves taut like the strings of a fiddle, in which the strong situations and fierce crude realism of the character-drawing strikes a note of vibrant intensity. As Mary Turner, the acting of Miss .Muriel Starr is a fine example of the jwnver that can bo obtained by using- tho best artistic methods of suppressed emotional intensity, which imbues the; character with a, tremendous degree of strength that makes itself fclfc in pulsating tremors across the footlights. 'With a sure hand she sketches all the salient features of a. complex .psychological study, never onco descending to unnatural methods to gain her effects, and carries the sympathies of everyone with .her unfailingly' to the cud." Other notable artists -in the east and new to our theatregoers are: Miss .Mary Worth, Mr, Lincoln Vlummer, and Mr. K. W. Morrison. The company also includes: Mr. Eric Maxon, the hero of "Ben Hur." Miss Marjorie Soper, Miss Svlvie Pugh, Miss Rose Emerson, Messrs. Harold Richards, Winter Hall, Herbert Ford, Boyd Irwin, Geo. Chalmers, lon Maxwell. G, Chalmers, jun., Carlton Stuart, Frank Morris, Chas. : Hardy, and David Bcllbridge. Box j plans are announced to pp;n afc the Dresden on Monday morning next. | A-SEASONABLE, CONCERT. Quite an enjoyable iittlo concert was held in ihe Concert Chandler Inst evening for the ■ laudable purpose of raising funds to ghe the children of the various Anglican homes a seaside holiday at Christmas. The object made an immediate appeal to many, and the result was that there, were few scats vacant in the hall. To swell tho amount, a number of girls sold home-made sweets among the audience whenever they could get ..the chance, and in that way collected an additional sum for the cause. Among those present was the Countess of Liverpool and a party from Government House. The programme was ,refreshinglv varied throughout. The Waiata Male Quartet (Messrs. Cameron, D.uvson, Lunt, and Luke) sang Chwatal's charming part song, "Lovily Night" and Dudley Buck's quartet "In Absence" with good expression. Miss ■Mario Fix recited ''Which Shall it Bo?" intelligently and with clear enunciation, though' scarcely plumbing the depth of 'tenderness embodied in the poem ■ "A Southern Song' (Laudon Bonaid) was sung By Miss Eileen firiscoll, who was .alto associated with Mr. S. Allwri'iht .'in Amy Wnndfordo Findon's "Tho Pagoda of Flowers." Another favourite was Miss Cam. Dordmrd, who was encored lor her artistic singing of the song "Adoration" (Telma), in which she nas" assisted bv a- line obblig.ito played by Mr. A. M'DonaSd. Mr. Christian llellemami played an excellent express■sion a "Revorio" by Strauss, and in brilliant, style a "Concert Valso" (Bahr). Mr., K.Luke has a robust baritone. voice, which, he, is somewhat timid in exploiting. ' His' pianissimo is a good deal too much so. lie was encored for "Uolling Down the Bio,"-and sung fTnhn's song,' "Invictus," in fairly coft:yiuciug- stylo. Master I'auidmrst sang r< couple, of songs, Miss Cecil Haines danced, and Master Fergus Beeves recited. Miss liuby Scott and Mr. Norman ' Aitken appeared in-the amusing; sketch, "He and She." Mrs.- Martin ! Williams .recited Sir Edwin Arnold's! ■graphic poem,, "tii an Indian Garden," j and Mr, 'A. M'Donakl contributed a flute solo'. Mr. Frank R. Amsden play-. e'd.'.'tlieV accompaniments. . ."'.-_-. ■■jIS-.-'i...