ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1988, 19 February 1914, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. ' • Conventional melodrama, as present otl by tlio Willoughby Dramatic Company attracted another large audienco to ilio Opera House last night. Tlio piece is full of incident and sensation, and the east is aiy. exceptionally. strong • oite. Tlio''.plaj 5 will 'bp Treated this evening. . HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. , A notably good programme oir vaudeville is ottering .at His Majesty'?. ' this week. Tlio Royal Banzai Family, a troupe of remarkably clever Japancsa , acrobats, . contortionists., -equilibrists*. and Risle.v workers, furnish- an item which could bo star-red on aiiy programme in any city,- Howard's aogs and heari give a performance- which is amusing, as well as Wonderful, and Welch and Carlmsse liavo a elvctcli which is -really -humorous. . TIIE KING'S THEATRE. ' ' The'bright arid varied selection . of pictures which is. being screened at, the King's Theatre this week includes as its principal attraction a drama entitled "Under the Daisies," It unfolds a patliet-ie- story of love which did. .notnil) smooth. Tlierii are also a number oi cxcellcnt Now Zealand pictures, one of which illustrates tlio. dairy industry, while Others have i«s their subjects yachting on the local harbour, aiid scenes at- the. early, settlers' gathering at Newtona l'arii on election day. Soino amusing picture. comedies also figure- in, the programme.

THE EMPRESS fiaj&tßft ' •• A complete change o.f programme will bo introduced at the Empress Theatre (.'.ontimious piet'uros to-dav • to-: night, when ainong■ the leadiug att'rsc- ; lions frill be the Edison drama "The Actress," the story of an actress avlig decides to discourage her suitor when she discovers that no lias always hSen lflvifid by her girl friend 3 the Lubuv ■Company's pathetic drama, "The Doctor's Romance" ; the Kalian Company s ■drama..,, ."A Droaro of the M lid j Strang© sights nl the East awl. feats Of the fakirs, ill. the Vitagf.iph Company s study,'"An Indian Fakir.", The mana.cemicwt announces tlwt tjv*:}J°V o stiid.V, "dafpontic-r v. Wolls, screened again' to-day, during the day time biil,v r at 12,30 p.m., ISO p.m., 5.30 p.m.j and 6.30 p.m., THE BRITANNIA. To-day's St.ir attrition at the Bntamna is a Kale.ni military .'.pcctaelo iti two jr.fl&ls., eivtitied 'The Plot- 'of India's Hilimen." As suggested by tho title tile ifavirbiimcivt of tlie story is in tiro liimintain iiasses- of India. Another picture., ot special mention is a, Vifcbgrajjh coiiiedy "lli'fe Autocrat of FlaMack Junction," ivMcli.tea hires tlio inihiitablo .1 tilth Bunny and Flora Finch. Other subjects in <he programme are: "A Day in Dick's Life" (cb'iiiio), "For Her tirotlifer's Sa;R6" (.drii.ma), "Latest Gaumiait. Graphic/' and an interesting study "A' Pay in a Sailbr a i/ife."

■ WIRTIt BUGS'. CIRCUS. Wirtii Bros'. Circus -again attracted a largo attendance ye&torday atternhon and oveninc. The latter performance concluded tiio short but successful Wellington season.

.A cbnc,e ; rt in aid of tho.Affgli'C'Sn. Boy?® Homo was held in St. Peter's Schoolroom last, evening. An enjoyable program 11:0 fit mstmmfintai (Mistc, _soi)ga, recitatiftns, and fancy (lances had been arranged tor 'tho evening's entertain** riielit, arid was contributed to hv the following: "Overture, Miss. Mjnific: recitation, "The Art. of • Elocution, Muster Keith Riddelk sword dance, Miss Daisy M'LeUan (the pipes being played bv Piper M "Donald);. xeoitatiauj * "Didn't" yer,■ Charlie," Miss Cecil Haines; fancy dance, Miss I'eggy fteoves and Master Fergus Beeves; yio* lin solo, Master Benny O'Brien; rccitatum, 'Miss Hazel Jeffreys; recitation, "ilio Hero of tlio' Coin 111111've," Master Leoftar.d Power j comicalities, Master Lionel Jones; song, Miss Lissaclc j dramatic recital,' Mr. Culfnrd Bell; Irish jig, Miss Daisy M'Lellan; "Ivomikalilies," J uven'ile" Coons, tho. interlocutor being Master Leonard Power; Tamho, Master W. Dent ice; Sambo, Master R. , Thornton; Bones, Master C. Dentice; l{osß t .itasic'r, N. Dcutice. Encores wcro t frefiuent, testifying to the enjovment of tho- audience. . Tlio conceit iipeated this evening. ■ '