ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2008, 16 March 1914, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Novelty is tho 'keynote--of tijo neff programmc to be presented ii Ufa- ifejesty's Theatre this cv-wsiag i>y i!ro I'ivl, IOT-fli-C'iiiiiiii manageiacflt- Oh entirely crigiiiaj liues is the oft'eriiig of Valen'tiiio and Bell, who bfisg from New Xcifk a HBisical-bicyelo act that is said to have proved a big success wherever it has t hed'u presoetcd. 'i'iiey extract music from and rid*;! about t-lio ?tage on ail sorts of vin!ikeiy-looki»ij pkecs of furniture, nnd tho fiualoj wlwrc- t-lio iiialo member <jf tho party takus liis iKirtnar *a his shoulders, climbs to the top of an cight-faot grandfather clock, ami citrcrcrs round thp'siagfl on it is nltvays ics.poi.isii)to for tunmlti.totts applniise, ■other attraction is the- tango ditiiee a.s ■performed by Les Bau Ak'lagas, who have }>erfOfmed this jw the jn : iftcipal music halls all over the world." "llicy .appear in cowboy costu-tite, and., it is ■ said, givo the original and unafiriciged : Arftesitina taigo.. also the famous Parisian Apache dance. Hillio poris, a cl-o'rer character comedienne, ivill appear .in some recent London satceceses, and others to make a first appoarttiioo include: Kingsley and Graham, lutisioal sketch artists: The Stratto-na. -Scotch specialty.artists; and tho. Phillips Sisl tefs. sqrios. ■ Artists roniaintag fro« last- wook mdmlo Sidney Baeii, Arhos' liwea, Carltoii, and Sttttoii, and Tow Leonard. Tho box plan is, as u-saaij ■fit tl» Dresdc-B. THE EMPRESS TBEATOB. The now programino to-daj- and to' higlii; at tho Eijipftss Tlleatre coiitifltious pictiu-oi will ifttrpduce tho Vitagraplr seftEational foreign spy socaety "feature" tema, War Mskers/ , The plot conedras a teeig : .n anvbassador wlio uudertalce.e to Steal for his, GovcHimcnt a copy of -certam ofc cial frar plaßs, and aji qXcitnvg sequel includes a .combat of wits betweon two wOmoQ—tlib wifo of tiio -SecrfttaTJr far War, and a woman iiho is attemptins tn tak"e tho -copy baeli to h.er coujitrv. Tlse film occupies, over half ,iii iioftr in the ■screp-fting. The stipportiiTg itEniS' i include ''iTlie TNventy ThousTind flolfar I 'Corot' " (Kalotti "ttasterpiece'')i u Trcil" hattqn. Falls-" .{scenes in Sffffdcn), ''llio Cat Gatte Baek" (Princess antt "Msiteh-njakiiig Dads" (Lubin coro--cdy), i ... "BOW TO DA,SCE Wβ . To+niglit's sereeniiig She. Ivin;g 3 s 'Tlieatfe of tne latest pfeturc jioveity:, 'How io Dance the Taiigo Argentine, ir; as disclosed in .30Q0f : t of hiation pict; iites r evidences still another nsb to whfeh tho kiitematograpli inay tie put., for hy its aid tiio nianagerueiit is oivabj.ed to transfer frgni tlie lS T ew Swif Garfcn Tlmatre to the -locaiserecn .irCatcheon's dsneing acatl«rn:y in full swing, flUti pfaetieatly dem ; bnstrat(k the methods adopted. by atto .tutors of toachiii.g society dances : in Nea- i&jr-fc. ■ ConceniiJig the presentatipn of tto iilin at Ausklaiidj Afie said :**""!Ehe

.... interest ceritring ; in t)io star attraction W&S radicated by tjio attenfl' ■ftfteo, every jiatii t).f tiro i.hdatjic Jjcirtg filled, lib pietoriat ltssous,ki (Jaßmiis ■ werp very admirable ..and ftfe method pf iv;p,s s,o;ni<;wlia.t aidveJ. in order that 110 detail of ttio inirieapy of tlje steps shciflM 'fe to'sfj eGeasignaf ' scciics ■>V'ero'"iiilirodU(;e.d ) in wliich the ■feet only o.f tlio ei-.po.neris wcro visftfo. Tiro T«:.tigo' wjiS graceful aiUl most ef fcc(;iv'c, Tlio SaUip state'ment ijpplifis ttiQ hesitation watts aiid, iljo turnkey trot, ivhieJnvc.rc' lilcewiso telt with in : antrseteefttngljf interesiting series of .pictures.. Tlio Jiim is certaiiify oiiiS .wliJiiJi , should not ho nii'ssedll" ' Spcc.ial iijiisio , ■jibctsJn.paflies .the- daiicißg expestfiens--.Supgortiijg sutjects fnsivdo: "Salva'tiAiiA ifiif" .(drotiMa);; :) , i ; I ,fijfc sf a ."\Vijsp" Ccdueafcioital.); "Bffi iLa.te Mr, Jpjie'a" (comedy).; it.S.A." (scenic); "An Acrcptao Lsvo. Affair" (oomefty); Slid ' "fiaiitacriit' Graphic." Bos plans arc at the Dresden. ORGAK RECITAL,' / ' An excellent feature in eoirneetion vritli tjjo *ortiii!g <>f' Mr. Pago fa AYeffington as «ty orKanist, apart froni aijy cpnskkratkm tit Us ad'tnttted cultijfo and fare ti?rnper.aiiie.nt■al and ii?cb&;ieal capacity, hns beeft jtho quality of Bis prowrammes and tlieir ■prraingfliiieftt. Jinst Saturday.cyein'jig's .pifograniiilo Was naliieularl.v delceiaiilc in ehatixctes;, and it was mts t-liaii .pleasing to iigto that tlm aiidieiico wag thoroughly a-pprefiatiro- -AH recitallovers limw t.liio I'uqcata and Fttgao fai D Minor <?f Baeb, but few lave heard, it played so hriilittiiitly, so draiuitiioa-fly, ,as ttii Saturday. ?he liplcl l.ueitlity qf Mi', Page's iliterprotatjoji Mfecfed ■ foreeM cirarae.tsr a»d a. fine icsptirco ■ with the pedals and mo]h. Him Ijb*iug note of trhnnpb which brings the: work to a crashing tfas o,xhilarat-. in.g to.a degron. "Oiico nioro the. public were gvvon tho shsiic.o to '<?ir|ojr . t'lio haunting sweetness of l ! li6 seßoiid inpVit>nieut of Tschaikowsliy's ■'Sympiiome Pa.the.tiqnft:/' in which tho sai)!; of the strings, j'ep.r.esent'pd wiih .marked fidelity, is solcinftisixl % tho iajjping of tta tj-Bipojiw., repTesentiiis th& raleiitbss; f'fi.td that waits hi the shadow B .for all Tjio lHQVcmcnb is glorioHSl;? .orchftstrafc. O.cl, ani reflects a teferßP o.f fiery ear?]-' iiiti.o.ll so <sha-faete.rtsti6 of.the-'whiles of-■Tsehaikea-slty.- A' Saiftfc'Sadris 1 '"Fantesie" cxhibifcd. the inclotlic grace .and, rftfiflcniSHt of the foß3sh<!st of .inotlerft French Other items Wore a ■very eharnring Inte:r ; nieaw r . "A Ma-r----riftfif! Souvenir, , ' liy Wfllstenholme, syhioh had to he r.epatod, an flrreitiftg by Saloime' a' Ijeautiful "Fnnt.ssie" by .Vofi,' UiiA' VS-Mor's "taoKitrt," foism thai wyit?r 1 e Ftfii Syiiiphoiiy, . •

PIIILHARAIONIf QKCHEfeTM

the Weilfflgteii riwllwfm-QHio Orsliostm give tHio sedoftd eoiiCGifs :of tJro series at Mis Majesty's 'rii.oatro last OYOiiing, and ■artistically entertained, a, hxgfi audiciveo for. ovor as liouf. Tlio nrfliuz-stra is rcsirlct<?tl as_ ta numbers, a.nd tho requisjto weight is nut always there when feqitirtfl,. kit a very fair s.tatidard was niai!i.tajri<?d tliroiigtatt-. Tho progianimß Mieludetl tho sparklinp: ovortnro in '"I?i<fue Pamo" (V-oh ■Siippo), and a trojeflil, if erehestriiKy thin, Sttito from Lu:igini' ; S "Fgjlrtiaii Ballet," in winch tjfeto was seine' ah traetivi) work- for the wood-wind ..eob.istejf Mr. H. Mosclniii (solo ctarinel) prodiiocd a, nieo round tone.-fl;i»l sfmwod. excellent teli n> Gpdaftt's "Bi-repuso 6b Jocclyti," wtiich is )i!m;o'.fa.iniii.irly known uiiftar ftnothe;' .appcllatioii.. Hip ovchestral aoeompanfet ws.s hardly so presiso or- sfflaatAi as coulu hi! aes-if cei* T1.!.6 : prottrainwo eoiiciiindod with VohciK "FaaiH"' fantasia (Gsiuiod), m whjdi arrangcrteiit s'oiw of thftiirore fftrtilraF , ■jusjupe ttro omitted Vft fa.yonr of CWiei's le.ss' well known, hut equally I'&iUtifu.l. Hero and theEci A dtac was apparent., liotaWy hi the. "tool Sons." ejvon -{0.. tl,*f clarinet, which lost inUqh. o.f its .lmlliaiioe thWiflilt the tempo set. Tho "liinp of Winfc'' sote was nlnyerl hv Sfr. Truila (naiitist). S[r, Piirkfir (selo «3T>Wt) was inot :ift his licet form, fltld illp solo tronibaii.ist hai'dls- rtalised h'is olvaiiep « "Tti.fc Cn-If. ; of Gold" solo, ESCfirfte froni tiro "Ifernwssp" aiid the Walts wero dtiii.it* ilv nlftvod. Altofictnor plpSsing ilyas tlift (leikatß. treatinent neqo-rdojJ ,tn-j;lto: i)iwieal;fl niewniftnt frisfti t-ho "•Sylria" , Imliflt df Belifes. .live or<jH?Rtfti was. cotitrolfcd lay.jir. dliristian TieMeiniinn,

Miss Srosjioiz.., a etittiii'fej couiraitp. ■rif w'oii qiin,ift*. Av]io\sings *itli (jK.eet- ' loat MisferfrtsiMMflis, *)sts fto vo.qalisi 5.11.0 siift.? Gmmodi's '*0 Diviiio Bofteonwir" witii mncb-eiiwoi-ii.Vi But co\tH have ffeno bottbr wHTi ■ iiiof:o support from the accojnitafijst (Jfrs..,iTolii!steiiii^. '. A? an encore slio Siiiig kiddle's '"Abido Witli jf^. ,, Ha' otiipi* sculps wore; ! 'O Iliftiili Jto Not" {Jfnjlinsnil), vntj 1 iijeo- ■ lv iittoi-pTOtsil, aiifl tcoiii's '"llio Bij'tlt of ■MbTn-"