ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1947, 2 January 1914, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

''WITHIN THE LAW." Notwithstanding its remarkable success, ''Within the Law," the absorbing American drama, now being played pi the Opera House by tho J. C. Williamson Company, will J)o withdrawn after the performance jjjj Wednesday evening r.ext. )t is possiblp tliat "Witljin the Liny" is tlje iiijesfc" dramatic production taken, both histrionically andas a jlny, that has bceji seen hefo for a considerable length of tfjije. ' It js a grimly realistic sketch of life as it is to be seen ii( iono of t'l)0 wqj'lcl'js capjfals to-day, aifd'3? such' it deserves i« rfinlt m a high artistic acl))evei»ei)t of tiio piqaorji playwrights craft, J ! i|lsatjjig ivitji fierce,' grim realism, with the strain moinentard.v' relieved from tiinp to tmj-e Jjy dashes of bright, wjtty comedy, a strong Story tflld by meai)s of powerfuliy-drawii iiatural ."Withjn tho Law'" supplies copiously" just that thrill that h I lecdpd by the public who delight iu i fine play.' As the heroine, Mary Tur-. ner, Miss Muriel Starr is admirable. S)jo succeeds in running tho' of the pa-ssipijp with a'forcQ and eoiniction that is" artistic to a degree. Messrs. Lincoln Plumer, E." W. Morrison, Erie Maxon, and Miss Mary Worth aro esspecially prominent in a, cast that, ill rqund,' is admirable. His Excellency, tile Governor and Couptess of Liverpool, and a party from Government Hotiso will bo present at t)jo Opera I Joust* this evening. The plans for tho .entire season aro now open'at tho Dresden.

• HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. .Matinee and evening_ perforniapces wcro'' give# at Jiis" Majesty's Theatre yesterday, and gt'both attendance was large. TV progratiimc offers a very' enjoyable medley ,qf .pi) sorts pf items, and Mr. Irving act could never fail to put an 'audiehco 1 ill' a good humour. Other performers have likewise hit the popular taste, ant? nightly the audiences' have demonstrated approval freely.

THE KING'S THEATRE. "Tho Last Days of-Pompeii." one of tho most ambitious kinematpgraph productions ever ei-liibited 'litre; stjJ! continues to' draw crowds niglrtly to tho King's Theatre. The picture,' representing 'as it dogs a realistic eruption' qi Vesuvius, and tlie of tho great city, is a trul.v wonderful example of tlip great possibilities wif ' jaoviug pictures. The pjcturp 'wiH'Jj.Q shpwt to-night and to-morrow. The education value of tire picture will be pkced at the disjiosai of schools and others at a 'matinee pcrfbrmancp to-morrow afternoon, at 2.50-

THE EMPRESS THEATRE. "All i'o)' Science,'-' an A.B'. sensatiqnai'feature drama, is the principsi film ,011 tljojjpw pregrampio sproejied for the first fiijio at Jijnp'ress Continuous Theatre ypst.erday. TJio fijm' foils pi' a yoimg chemist,' who is Jaejit .oil discovering a means of curiiig cancer, lie rujjff short ; l'ljiids' to purgtis, his. rjjsearchos, but an old'.uncje, a butler in tho employ of a wealthy family', who is au entljiisijist jn his jic'p'liew's ambitip/is, steals cogtiy. jewels' U> find' the money to assist jiis Jiepbew. ' The' cjienjiot now coiitinues liia work, but tfe tjicifc pt the jewoif is promptly reported to a private' dptectjve,. }V;)p' d.iiies 'jit' t)jomansion of'the owner of the jejvclji. He recognises the butler as tW uncle of the"clieniist, apd |iis suspicions fall on the butler, espe.eifiiiy »s hp has olisprmj a change ji( tJjo fortunes pf the'ciieaiisL Tho detective seiids his typisto to an-Swc-r' an advertisement of tlie chemist, and she is' is successful in obtaining tho position-' The chemist talis in'iovo with Jus new typiste, and she, against her owii inclinations, finds that is attracted by tlio chemist. This circumstance naturally has an important.bearing on the situation, when- the chemist is''eventually arrested by the detective. Tho influence of the - girl, however, has the effcct of ending things happily. Other items oh tho programme ■ ars '•'Aboard tho ' German Battleship Deutschland," "The Water Cure" (Thanhaus'er comedy). ■ "Tho Ciowri and tho Prima Doiiiia" (Vita drama), "Bertie's Reformation" (Kalem <iomedy), and a Keystone comcdy, "Fatty "at San Diego."

THE BRITANNIA THEATRE. Holiday crowds thronged the Britannia. Theatro at' all sessions yesterday to witness the of ibp-neiv 'prt? grajnnjo. ' A detective drama of 11117 usual interest heads tho bill. It is entitled "I'aulette's Necklace." The story tells ofi'the robbery of "a valuable uecklace, of the ingenious hiding-place in the brass stapd of a bedstead, and of lio\v a detcctijp, by a clever ruse, discovers the necklace again. Tlie film is most interesting frqm .start tq finish, Tho popular Vitagraph Company is represented on tlie'programme by a Western film, entitled "A XJoII for a Baby," featuring Georgo Stanley and Anno Schaefer.. There are two excellent eom.cdics oil tho programme— -■'A. Slight Slisunderstapdiiig" and - When Pupil Comes Home from Dj'ill." 'flicre is also a most interesting number of the latest topical Gazette. Tho Britannia orchestra contributes incidental musical items.

"FROM MANGER TO CROSS." Tho last two'nights of the -screening of thp remarkable Biblical film, "From Manger to Cross," at tho Town Hall, arp flijnqiinced. Last mjht a large hi>li : day aiidipnce testified its appreciation of this exceedingly ifi,ne po-rtrajal of tho life of Christ.

JOHN.M'CORMACK. Apart from t-hs esteem in which lip is held by .New York opera goers," Mr. Jol:n iJl.'Cormack this year reached the height °f success os a concert artist iu the' JJ|)itpd Sta.tei- _ Whei-io\ cr and wherevpr the "pcariy-vqiced tenor'-' sang jn the land of the' Stars a.ud _ Stripes he had pro.wded and audiences'. Between 50,000 and -60,000 perpgns jtteiide.d the twelve M'Cormaekcon.certs in New York. 011 ijljiy 1, tho pojnilar artist, who is now 011 his second visit to Australasia, was the star sj«ger of the Musical Festival which was held at Patterson,' New Jersey. Oiip of tho papers noxt' i)!ori)ing a:!f.nowieclgefl that "Mr. M'Cofpwck scored ftp greatest triumph as soloist in thfi seventeen years'history of the At Pro\idence, Rhode Island, mi April 26, the Legislative Assembly adjourned so that tlio members i/iight iij a- tfrdy, yjft. tlje governor ijjlil Lieutenant-Governor, to tho M'Connfiek eopcert-- In 1912 the standard-hearer of .pure vccai art dinM at White House, Washington, with Piesideu). Taft. This year Mr. M'Cormack was invited fp the JW President's first official reception. The'genial aiitl gifted artist v;as 011 friendly torjns with Pres.'de/it Woodnpjy W.ilsn/). while the -"jju?: prownetj Kiiig'-' was Q«rppu)r of Jersey. After'ljo has given fifty concerts i ill Aiistrajlfi and Npw s?e»kmd f under the direction of Messrs. J. -aiid S. Tajt, tlie brilliant telior will go'straight to ;San Francisco to commence another tour of tjie United States. Mr. M'Corii)aek will he assisted by Miss May Huxley, a young English lyric soprano, Mr. yincep't O'Brien, pianist avid acciuupaiii'st. and Mr. Daiiald Jl'lieaih, who will iuo'ko hjs first appearance lie>-6 a? 9 violinist. The box .pta)/s for the two Wellington concerts on Friday, January 0. and Saturday, January 10. will be opened at tho Dresden 011 Tuesday, when the concessions to musienl students and members of musical societicj-will-.be available. .