ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1984, 14 February 1914, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

GEORGIA WILLQL'GHRY'S DRAMATIC COMPANY. Monday night wvll 500 tke opoinnp; pprfoiniaheo of (korge Willnnghhy's dramatic, combination hi "Tho Beggar Girl's Wedding," and as this is tlio first company to come to the Dominion under the Willmighby regime, there is no doubt that everything will be done to bill for success. Most bf tiskiioTV Mr. WiH.oUgiiby's ability as an actor, ami iWtf 4wii.it £9. Sco his Sflm.pames. This gehU'ekaii iVil'l iiavb thrco more c<rii)jjaiiics to .tlio. &nliiite.u this year m jifldiwii iij iiis' Jmiitoniirtie of Ailacliii,'' • ivliicli foH&tat|to- present company,. iiivcl shortly lie # ipaviii : g fof tlio Old Caiuitr'y to tiiafro SiraiiEeiiiehts far. -novelties fof. tlio futiire; .fbr tlio Mblbounie and .Sydney' Adelphi and Priiifcss', and also fresh pieces for his t'ivir traveli.i.n£ cbfiipanies, which lie is going to liccp on tlio fond eoiitiiraously. 'i'liij hijic plah njiiy be inspected at the Dresden, and tickets may bo_ obtained at Christie'SoiYs, HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE, Novfrtty aiiti vari&ty are i'eatufes. of tlio prograniiiVe wliieli will b& concluded at' His Majesty's Tlieatro to-iiijjii't; There will bo a. matiiicd. this afternoon. Oil Monday it fiiio new bill will bfe presented, tho leading , ldai'ures &f. which will include: HWard's bears and dogs, an act that starred,, iiie. bills 6F the leading American' Hippodromes aiid music-hall circuits, .'ill® bears consist of sis fully-developed hlaclc bears, Who put tin a Wonderful perfiinuiiuco of daubing, cycling,. juggling. aiiil rollerskating, and conclude their act by playing a number cf musical instruments, among Which is a barrel : orgaii- ( while the. four dogs, fashionably dressed; dance to .the time. The Hoyal Banzai Faintly of,.Japaiiqs& e'iittriaiiißfg .(six nights; Wilton Welch and Louise Oarbass© (billed aS this laugh-makers..from tlio. legitimate, presenting tine Wiltbii Welch's bwn and original sketches, entitled "Y.5L0.A."), Miss Ldliise Cat-' basse, tho young French-Australian actresi! j Largay and Sneoj tlio rapid-fire entertainers; Kilball Bros.; The Jolly Messenger Boys: Ciiwton and Croan. Sorios and dancers; II Trovatore Trio, burlesque operatic singer^; Margaret Caraher, sopraiio; LitheMoHiOi- child feiitertiiiner; and Weston and Hill, patter artists. . THE KING'S THEATRE. • There wjll bo a tlie King's Theatre, thfe afternoon, aiid in tho p.ven'ihg the usual entertainment will be screened. "The King of ri thrilling aerial drama, is the. chief picture. Tlio new programme nn Monday will include "God Remembers when tho World Forgets" (or- "Under, tho Daisies"). - THE EMPRESS THEATRE. Tito eoiicludiii.g sessions of the current progranimo " of, tho Empress . Theatres continuous picture are anuoiinceol for to-day anfl to-nitjlit, Jhfe.-Aiß.- Company's drama, "Tlio Abandoned Veil," iS the star atiir std£y that li.aS to do with an eld faftiier who hides 111s money in a d'isivsedjvelli Other leading features are tile Vitagraph Company's offering, "A Homcspufl Tragedy"; "Manila," depicting ninny strango sights in tlio Capital of the Pliilippiiio Islands; tho S. and A. Company's drama, "Tire Me.lbnrn Confession," a. powerful life-like study capably, portrayed ; while uproarious laughter is caused 1»- the A.K, "feature." comedy, "Dynamite Love." A new programme will be presented on Monday, BRITANNIA THEATRE. "Sunny, the CattM a Western drama, is the star film at the Britannia Theatre There- are a. number jSf - good supporting: pictures, which": iivclude.: "Tho New Coolv'," "Mother's Love," "Drowsy Dick Dreams he is a Burglar," •'Tlio Clothes Lino Quarrel," "Lucca Cavalry," and -some interesting views ef New Zealand. ORGAN RECITAL. / • Rwiight there will be the usual orpnn recital at tho,Town Hall by .the. City' Organist, Sir. B. P. Page, -frlio will play the -wonderful "Hebrides" Overture by Mendelssohn, _ which proved such a favourite item in one of his recitals seme short time a,go. Other items which make up an. exceedingly interesting pragrammo : We; '"Pastoralo" (Cesar Franck),. "Coneertstuck" (Loin a re), "Prelude and Euguo iii A Minor" (Bach), and works by Fatilkes, Hors* . man.,-and Salome... WIRTHS'. CIRCUS. Wirth Bros.' Oireus,'"Ltd. f ' 'bpenii ,in' Wellington on Monday, February 16, for a season of three jiights .only." Thero will bo a niatineo on Wednesday. The location of the show will bo near To Aro Railway -Station.' Thero is always something . about a circus that -carries ■with it a universal appeal, especially so with Wirths' Circus. Nearly o«o liiiH drpd performers comprise !lie company, and they include Daredevil Desperado, who will be seen in seiisational achieveinents, diving froiii a dfezy height, la-lid, ing on a eroscent-shanod chute, travelliiig nt a terrifle speed until his hody i« in an -upright position, landing 011 his feet, turning a somersault, aud bowing to the spectators. La Bello Victoria, que en of tho wire; Alfredo, the flying man; the Flying Cadonas; tho original Nelson Family, American acrobats; the Bastion Family, ' a, French troupe of acrobats; the Hobson Sisters ;' the St.a.ir Sisters, eont-ori.ion.ists and gymnasts; Doblados' performing sheep -aiid '.pigs 5 a group of a dpicn pure wl\ito Polar bears, assisted by two" grizzlies and a pair of boar hounds: performing lions, • tigers, leopards, camels, and other strange,, animals. Tho box plan is at the Dresden. PETOXE BAND CARNIVAL. At tho Lyceum Theatre, Petoiie, on Monday evening next tile- Petono Band Carnival will bo opened l\v Mr, T. M. Wilfo-rd. 'M.1'.., a,t 8 p.m. In the opo'ttr. ipg Fceno ail '61d English gavotto. is rianied in a garden with stau'ary, "Japanese Billikens at PJay," and "Siiepherdess of Switzerland" aro also ■ numbers likely to pleaso.' The gem- of the programme is "Tally-Ho," a 'number from tho Follies Theatre, Paris. "The Birth, of - Spring," "Suflragettes' March on Petone," and the "Grand Choral Finale" .afe ether items premised. Professor Cardston states that bis Pitono impils are very far forward 111 their rehearsal work. aiid. throughout tho week (be ad(ls) tlio pnblio may rely on good performances. Over 200 adults f,:ul children have been trained, 1111 -effU cieiit orchestra'has'beeii cngaged.j and given fair weather the eavjiiv'al.promises 11 be a success.