ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1985, 16 February 1914, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

GEOBGE 'WHiLGUGrHBY "DRAMATIC COMPANY; ■ To-aiglit" the George 'Wiilo.ugriby Dramatic CompaHy will make" their first; ■ appearan.ee in/Wellington. ■ This is the first coriij>any that kuf toite to Dominion under- the Willoughbj:.. refeitne'.. It- is headed by. , Mr. George -Cross, whoso nafflo is.kucwaj through Australia, afid ho is ably assisted by Miss Vera Kβmee,..aiid a, company of actors and actresses.,, sawn, of whom are already known to ; New Zealand). and some etrangßi's. The opening play to-night istf.be ;The Beggar Girl's Wedding. , ! It is written' by. that • prolific atjtuor, JLr. Walijer. Melville. The-theroe" is Well worked ,out and is said to have, been founded /on '■ fact; .■ Weddings. generally interest.* the ■ amuseniept-lovins public, espeoiaily tho ladies, as^doubtless a , full house, will .to-night, greet ' tlie-"openim; performance. The box plnii is at' the DrciiLfen and day-sale -tickets ttay ■ ho obtained at Chnsjeson's. •• HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.' , Vaudeville such as is. provided by tho E'iller : Breniian raanaK«ni*iit is rapidly ;b;'ecoinii*g ono-of the most popiilar foi-ni's. /jf amus-eincntj as is shewn by the con■.sisteiitly large audiences ' that .nightly fill the capacious yet cosy theatre, with tbis evening's programme rhe.nianage.ment promise to eclipse' all previous efforts, inasmuch that three teatu.ro acts will be presented, •. each one in itself stated to be sufficient Vo star tho bill of ony vaudeville combination." In Howard's bears and dogs the- management have secyired what is said to be the finest animal act that has visited Aus* tralasia. Ths bears, six in nuMber, assisted by four dogs, give a porformiinco of cycling, dancing, rolter skating, playing • musical instruments anil. difficult feats on rolling globes. The aunouireetneur, <rf the return of the Banzai Fantily, if only for the limited season of six nights, wiil be'read, with pleasure hy their numerous admirers. It is sonse eight months since this talented trovipo of Japanese equilibrists) pole-Walkers, and risky ivorkers visited here. Since thattiijie they are stated'to have added several »ew and difficult tricks to their act. Another important engagement is that of Mr. Wilton AVolch and Miss Ijotiis Carbosse, hiiled as the laughmakers from the legitimate in a'series of high-class comedy sketches. Miss Carbosse, the talented, and' beautiful ytmng French actress; eariicd a reputation'for herself in England and America,, and again in Australia with her partner. This evening they will appear in one of tlteir ewn original sketches. THE KING'S THEATRE. To'-i-iiglit's chief attraction at the Kind's theatre will be "God Remembers When the World Forgets,". or "Under tho Daisies," a special drama. A young journalist is in illhealth from overwork, wlien news readies him of a bequest in a will. in Uis favour, which bequest is subject to the condition that h» does not marry before the ago of 35—at this time ho is 80. He goes into • the country to

enjoy the ease conferred by wealth. An acquaintance and courtship between himself, aatl a rustic mniden begins in a iield of daisies. . He -explains tho condition of t-lio will and. the girl aerees to accompany him to tho city to wait for marriage for five .years. .At the end. of tho .years she discovers his worthlessness and though seriously ill she decukw to leave for her country home. Sim rests in the field of daisies, and while doing so. embodies her oxperi* ciifio in a poem. iJeforS completing the poem sFio dies. Tho ma 1111scri.pt falts into the'hands'of a playwright who'uses its story .'as the plot for a new play. Tho : drama- is produced, at New. Yark nnd-tlio. journalist is sefit to criticise it.He of-course- recognises : 'the source from which it'came, and in a fit of, reV worse flies to. the country and ends his life by his own hand ' in tlio iield of, daisies. Other subjects are: ."Heiuae's' Kesurrection" (Keystone comedy). "Dairying Industry in New Zealand," "What Shall it .Profit ji.. Jf.au" {drama), "Gaumont (Jrapliic," .-".When Glasses Arc ?>iot. Glasses" (cometly), "New Zealand Animated News,".and others. Tho box plans .are at tho' Dresden.

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"Tho. best that has ever beeii Been hi Melbourne" was the vertiet of the Melbourne' "Age" after the opening of Wirth Bros. , Greatest Show on Earth, and exactly the samo show will be presented 1 here to-night on the location near To Aro. railway station. No fewer than 26. ne>v artists vrere recently brought'from America and added to the already high-class company,. .The management ' claim ' that if tlie \ performers are not the only oiies in t he" world ;ac-. eompKshing certain feats, they are .the'' best in the'world in their own particular lines'. Alfredo,-styled "the twentieth century ■mid-air marvel,". is billed as .far and.away tho cleverest trapeze..performer ever seen in Australia, ..Others in.'the'programme' include tlie Staif Sis* ters, contortionists and' gymnasts; Hob> son Sisters, American, [tvifc-w'alk wonders, and many ethers. 'An animal act, stated to be totallydifferent frtehi any* thing yet seen, is. that by Doblado's performing sheep nnd pigs, tho only act of it s kind in' tho' world V , a lad -a- group -of a dozen pure white Polar bears, who are assisted bv a couple or" grizilifrs, These creatures afeamong tho principal attractioiie' of the meiiiigerie, whieji now contains the only two Ajiierica.n bison in Australasia, tho - -only 'hippopotamus in Australasia,, a, hairless horse, the.'performing' elephant herd, camels,'water' bufcdos, and other strange animals, while frith one -of lite lionesses are to be' seen two little cubs', a fe* weeks old. The menagerie .will'be open from 4 to 5 p.m. The box plan is. at the Dresden. ' ■ ■ . • EMPRESS THEATR E. It is a.nnpunce{l by-, the management of'the Empress Thbatre continuous pictures that, commencing ' to-day, as an additional item.there will ho. shown the film "Georges Carpeivtier v. Bombardier Wellsj" described as a fine '-.athletic study,: in which is depicted fattens-.athletes trailiing for,their great contest at 'the National Sporting Club, London, oil Dec.oinber 8 last, and also the actual contest from start, to finish\Vheii AVells recovers, from his defeat'lie steps to the centre, of the ring and makes an aiiaouncenient, while the escited ■,I<*rciv.ihnion joyou'sly., kiss their vfctorious eountrymaTi.' '"'Cai-p.en'tiej' v. Wells" will bo shownpnly at 12.30 p.m., 1.30 p.m., S.3fl p.m., and 6.30-p.m. daily., The customary complete change of programme •will be introduced to» day.and to-nieht. ;'. •"■ THE BRITANNIA. Ta-day's nft.v programme at the Brh tarinia will be a varied <ine, and 'includes as a start attractfen "A Spartan Girl of tW West." 'Asvit'hft.rtitlo the environroent is a Western eiie, auS 'provides plenty of senSatiofi, and. also a romaitee. Another drama is "'Greater Lave,"'b.v the Vitagfaph. Company. "In tho Dark" is a two-'rwl Geument comedy, described as a big banquet of merriment. ' "A ilodcrii Steel Plant" gives iis a comparatively short length of film a comprehensivo view of this industry. "Bloomer."*' Duel (comifc), "Sammw m tho Far Xortli" (scenic), and the latest world's happenings per modiubv of the Topipal Gazette, are. also subjects that will' be screened. Tho Britannia Orchestra nightly plays, the latest.-poptt-kr niusis. ..' '