ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1965, 23 January 1914, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

~*~ """"^'^^iSei'Jii OPERA For the next tliree nights "T"i!o : CoiiHt; of huxembourg" will-be staged at'the"; Opera House. It is not Sieiivyiopeiii—.; that it is lightsome and. ° liiorry :.;is J * its' great feature. Tho music is 'tuneful,the dresses are gorgeous, the' ; dances, dainty and elegant, and there are. some'. very fine stage sjroupinas. .'The.,'music is reminiscent'of "The Merry Widow,', , ; and is_ faithfully sung by ■ Miss; Y\brs enco Young and* Mr. Frank Gremi.'ii;^"', HIS MAJESTY'S' Big audiences are patronising His Ma- j jesty's Theatre this week.,. The" «ir- : rent programme is a most entertaining. : oiie. Tho Franco Midgets are .excepr tionally amusing in their dextcrious exhibition of conjuriiiff. Leo and Lionel put on a daring acrobatic turn. ;. : .':The Eastern dances of Huntress are delightiul. Other artists who contribute to this entertaining programme are: Hayman and Alton, Leonard Nelson, Straubb. sisters, and Creamer and Arnold^ ■\ : \-;-^: KING'S THEATRE: ; The star film "Psyche" and a noticeably strong supporting programme, which includes a fine view of the Ellers- j lie course and the race for the Auckland Cup, "Children's Hour," a charming play, founded on Longfellow's well"The Railroad Inspector's Peril," an exciting sensational drama ; and other good subjects have, attracted large and appreciative houses throughout the week. The last two "nights are announced. There will be a matinee performance to-morrow afternoon . at 'J. 30, at which tho full programme ffiJl bo shown. '~".' s . . THE EMPRESS THEATRE'||," Yesterday's change of programme st; the Empress Theatre contiiilotis pictures was headed by the A.B. Company's Civil War feature, drama. "The Blue or the Grey." It is Christmas kve m ■ the South, anil the Northern fiirl is on a visit to lior aunt. , .; ■": The house is invaded by a band of ■ drnuken. Northern soldiers, led by a lieutenant,, who .is' the Northern- girl's finnce. The lieutenant is not aware his betrothed is : in .the house, and itra drunken freak he forcibly embraces his fiancee's pretty cousin, while his brother officer terrorises the household. The ordinary rank and file are sent a.way by the lieu-, tenant, who compo's' the girls to supply them' with wine. Tho Northern girl escapes from thn house, and mount-.; ing one of the officers' horses,, shft : speeds away for assistance from the' Southern forces. Tho girl is pursued by some of the Northern troopers, bul her mount carries her until she reaches the Southern encampment. A company of the "Gre-ys" return with her, and tlio.v arrive in time to canturc tho two Northern officers. The Northern girl's fiance is astonished to.see the girl there, but she is equally surprised to'find that the leader of the company which eaine to the rescue is a former lover she rejected because he joined the Southern army. His bearing and response to her request for help completely wins her lovo, and they are immediately reconciled, while the other suitor is taken away a prisoner of war. A capital story of the Wild West is related in the VitaRraph Company's romedy-drama "Old Moddington's Daughters." There is a dramatic, story of a. young.,sheriff who is sent out to apprehend a'gang of illicit whisky-makers in Kentucky, in trib Comet Company's drama ''The Moonshiner's Task." Laughtor is created by the Keystone Company's farcc-wim-etly "F<itfcy Joins the Force." The Gaumont scenic study displays many fine, views near, Dunkeld, KiUiecrankie, and Struan, in "Highknd Waterfalls." Many funny incidents occur in "Bloomer Gladiator," a fantastic- droam. Selections are given by. the., Empress Orchcs- ! tra - ' -Ji. '. BRITANNIA THEATRE.; A stirring American drama heads the ' programme at the Britannia Theatre It is entitled "Tho Call." The story' is that Lucille, the woman .in tho plot, has married Edward Wilson, but that Tom Hughes, another lover, continues visiting her. Lucille consents to these attentions from Tom, who signals his arrivaj outside the house by a peculiar call. The two men work in the same office, but as time wears on Edward be. i comes the victim of drink, and in due course.ho loses his position.- After his discharge he strikes out West, and in j order to conceal his identity he changes clothes with a man who is "subsequently found dead. The dead man cannot bfl identified, but tho papers in his clothes indicate that he is Edward Wilson, who is therefore regarded as dead. Two years pass, and Lucille marries Tom, but tho union is not a very happy one. Edward prospers at forestry in the nest, and amasses wealth. One day he meets a man whom he knew as a clerk in the city office years ago, and this acquaintance tells him that Lucille i is dead, and that Tom is suspected of having murdered her. Edward returns ! to tho city, and revenges himself on i Tom by prowling around the h-Suse at night, sounding tho old jwcnliar call. I Acting on the guilty conscience of Tom, ] the cry nearly drives him insane. A struggle ensues when Edward enters the- house, and Edward is shot, and the pair cross tho Great Divide, within a few minutes of one another. Other good pictures are also on the bill. . WIELAERT-PECHOTSCH. Owing to the boisterous state of the' weather the concert which should have been given last night in the Town Hall was postponod until Saturday night next. It is the aim of the management to give both a classical and popular concert. Tho Hems will include* the famous soprano aria "Ah Perfido," by Beethoven. In this work Madame Wioalert is said to have achieved some of her very greatest successes, and it abounds in beautiful melody, and works up to a magnificent climax. Madame Wielaert has the voice and temperament requisite to do this glorious work justice. The Auckland papers remarked that the aria might rinve been written for her by this miphtv musician. Horr Pcchotsch, the violinist of the party, will nlay Mendelssohn's great concerto. He is, as critics agree,' one of tho most gifted virtuosos New Zealand has sepif. His technique is said to be wonderful. Some time ago Herr Pechotsch yilavcd the same, work in London with Sir Henry Wood's orchestra, and both press and niidience there hailed him as an artist of the first rantMiss'Mnbel Scccombe, the contralto; Miss Hnrris, the elocutionist, will contribute- some of their choicest numbers of their extensive repertoire'. Altogether thn concert is expected.-.to. prove a capital one. ■■ "■''■ 'i.I "THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS. 1 "..! Tlie three weeks' season in WeSiitiKton of tlje spiritual painting, "Tho Shadow of the Cross," will close on Sat-' urday, when. Mr. Kilpairick will keep the studio in Harcourt's rooms, "anamn' Street, open for tho reception of visitors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 2 to .5 o'clock in the afternoon. To-day the usual hours—from i to 5 o'clock—will prevail. ' ' ' ".;-"