ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1993, 25 February 1914, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS.

• WILLOUGHBY DRAMATIC COMPANY. The drama, by Nita Eae, "No Mother .to Guide Her/' was staged for tins last time_ at the Opera House last night. To-night, tho | as t night of .tiio season,, the management will produce-the evefgree® domestic drama of "East Lynne," - from the navel of that name written by Mrs. Henry Woods. Lady Isabel will be essayed by Miss Vera Kemee,. and Mr. George Cross will appear as Archibald Caflyle. 1 "ALADDIN," • Th® rays .of Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp will shino. on all the beautiful Scenery, and gorgeous costumes tomorrow night when this fairy tale, brought up to date, v.-i 11 be presented by the George Willoughby, Ltd., Company at- the Opera House. The comjjlcte company, scenoiyj effects, ' prira* pnnnalia, Dawes, etc., arrived'in Weihngton by the l>nioa Company's Willo- " i" l ' the compaaiy aro Miss Grace wjk> will, bo sfcen foi> the-first time m Now- K?aland in, pantomime; Miss.-Carno M<jofe,, who will be "Aladdin ; Miss Mabel Batchelfir, tho lyric soprano; Mr. Percy -Clifton, to whom has been entrusted the character oi ', A £?" a ? er tlle Magician"; Mr. Ed-' ; Statifoy, tlie."Widow Turnkey." A novelftfatiii# of the production will bo tne Rovue, i,n which MisS Nellie;lalhm, accompanied by the Ml strength qt the company—24-6 people*— ' ?a: parage eh a .specially eo-it--straeted promenade over ilie heads cf ■the audicutc in tile stalls. 'Ilie pro-' auction is under the direction of My. Lester. Broi\ii (of tli-e leading American theatres). ('h<; box plans'are at the Dresden. , HIS MVJESTY'S THEATRE. ~••Wflltairt bill at: His Majes,t\ s .!, hea.tre served to entertain a largo. audi<>ncc'last- evening, though the ;*<iiiyt.hing but propitious, ■ j ii|e r lye Scotch Lassies repeated their ■ ■V'erv > elpvis-r musical . turn, puccr-cding particularly well as a brass quintet. Tfio pretty actuie s.etting given the act has a decidedly enhancing effect. Mr. Charles Zob's Dago., songs -caught on - ivitli the andiencp, and tlie clever-sin.gf-r ■ was_ recalled ogam and again. Howard's trained hears and dogs, eiised a gooddeal or tearty amusement, and Miss ■ Mafgarc'fc Carfther sang her wav' into ■ the good graces of tKe audience. \V«ste» fs '"' C!trl ton ""d Sutton, Little Molly .in d those gifted sketch .artists Mr. Wiltoii Welch rind Miss Louise Carbasse, also fnitrihated to a good prog.raHi.me. . KING'S THEATRE. At the" King's Theatre the Sherkok Holmes picture "Silver .Blaze" -is attracting the attention of pieture-lovers, 1 bis rimy stery of tho ttirf was written by Uonan Doyle: who persftiia'liy supervised th-e dramatised version, 'and ' it gains'' in,interest through the leafo; character being hupersoiTatet) fcj- Mr. .' William Gillette {the original ".Slierlock 9oboes" of the dramatic stage);, Other,: good pictures on' the new programme : are: ' "Rafflfs." "Which"Better • .Di\-> 4 \n Viiimai Aero-bat," atvd.so-me. .flue views of New Zealand's scenic wortdors. . . . THE EMPRESS THEATRE. ' The frftat a-pportunity of .witnessing th.fr. current programme of' tilb Emj?res-s Theatre, (continuous pictures) wi.il ho •available to-day and fca-nifiht. Foioivv.-iM. in a highly attractive series is the Edi*. son' Company's "feature" -drama, - "Alexia's Strategy," a stirring portrayal occupying over knit* an hour in "tho 'screening, "'Hie Outlaw." (Vitagrap-h drama), ''Rice Cultivation" (industrial), '- .and several comedies complete the list. ,' :;SA new-'piogranifije; wilt; appear:; to-nior-. row'.; ', rt '- BRIT\j\M V THE VIRE "The Caotuj.'j'own Lawyer," the. pie-, ture "on the lino" at the pretty .jittla. • Britannia Thcntro, is one of those crisp, forceful little dramas that the American picture players «;<;ct in,. ■ Another very good pkvcu.re -is "The Outlaw," slevcrly. a-eted byilio Vdagtaph Cotnpaiy, wlii-fo tlH>.;..s)i]>pir!.ißy items -are l 'well' l up to standard. , 51.VHIST BROS. CONCERT. ■■ A .sßcccsfeful h-eld' in the: •Cottcett Cliamler.o-l' the Twwn Hail last. cv<';iins in . aid .of tin: funds of the , .Vlarist Bros.-' Old. BaJ'S' Criokoi. Club. Due no - doubt to .the ineleweney <j{, the weather-, the attendance was not as largo as antiripatect, but'As a large niimber of oiit-sirc tickets -'Itave been' sold,. t.tio . ftha-ncHs of the' cluh -sho-tild lie .crotisid'rabl.y anj'inoiited. The fol- : lowing are affiong tlio?e who coatribut-. eil.itenvs-; Misses H- Talhot, N.„ Davies. ' Messrs: L. Miller, 1Y J. Cansblft f G. , Timicv,.Jß.. O'Brien. F. .WnLsbe, J. M'Lean, D. C. Henderson, W. K«»ney, and Mis-s. and Mastor phase, Hto last-.-mc-ntioned two introducing a novel g-uii-S)«nning act, ". ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. Lovers .'of orchestral missio will _bo. pleased to hear of a Sunday evening oi'Rcert to be givctt m.liis Majesty's Theatre next Sunday at 8 p.m., -b,v tho ' Wellington philhariiioliic OrchestTa, oofl-sistin-g'of'thirty pieked i instrumentalists ' under, the eoftduct.oi'ship. of Mr.' Christian.'Hellemaaii., Tlio programme, full pai'iiculni's e-f which will b& announced ill Saturday's issue, is to iiicl'.Klo th-6 overture. "I'lViue Dnftt" (Suppo), and selections -froin ;' <! La- -Bobeme" (Puccini).,, bffsitles-s>tW -popular items, A silver' coin' coll«:c|ioii. witf be -taken, up at" the doors:'".