ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2123, 15 April 1914, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"A DAY AT THE RACES." The dual attraction of tho Amcrici liurlesquo Company and tho tact th they aro appearing in the Grand Ope House are factors that aro drawii crowded houses nightly to Wellington new Opera House. The company's pr duction, "A Day at the Races," humorous to the extreme, while tho di loguo is plentifully rclioved with mui cal numbers. Tho company possess a quartet of comedians, and the wo: of two of these, Bert Le Blanc and Pa A. Stauhope, is very clever indeed., On Saturday afternoon next at o'clock tho company will give the fir of its original tango faa matinees. ] addition to the lavish gown, fur, ai millinery displays, a varied programn of exceptional merit is promised by tl principals ,of the company. Durii tho afternoon Miss Vera Lindstrcin ai Mr. James Crosby will bo tho exponon cf the evolution of the tango. Th( will, in addition, introduce the Mo: hiarte and Mexican Maxixo tangos. Tl plan for tho tango tea opens at tl Dresden at 9.30 o'clock this morning. On Saturday next "The Grafters," musical travesty, will ,bo presented t the company, and will continue for foi nights. Tho plans for "The Grafters aro now open at tho Dresden. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Prominent in tho new programme < vaudeville introduced at His Majesty Theatre on. Monday night are the Fi\ Juggling Normans. The club-jugglir. of this quintet is littlo short of marve lous. In all manner of positions an conditions .they interchange their Ii dian clubs , with a rapidity and ea; baffling description. Woodward an Page aro two clever artists, who speoia isc in trick cycling, into which they ii troduco ■ plenty of comedy. An ii foresting musical turn is contributed b tho Dupro Bros. Other items on th programme are Mantell's Marionette: Biff and De Armo, and The Lee Chanc lors. ■ " '''THE-. KING'S THEATRE. An historic film of exceptional merrl depicting, scenes from the life of th great Napoleon, holds pride of placo o the new. programme at tho King' Theatro Tho whole garau of triumphs succeeding the coronation c tho Corsicanj- then his downfall, an finally'tho'last sad scene at St. Helen arc all strikingly portrayed in 4000f1 of film byl'atho I'reres. The film i described in Mr. Alfred Boothman' typical'style during its unravelling, j local film, ''White Wings at Wcllinp ton," is' most interesting. Among th other items on the programme are:"His Majesty the Baby," "The ,Medi cine Show at Stone Gulch,'-' and' "Th Elusive Kiss." The King'e Orchestr (under Signor Truda) contributes at tractivo incidental music. " THE EMPRESS THEATRE. For tho last' time to-day and to-nigh tho present programme of the Empres Theatre continuous pictures will appear Tho main "draw." is the A.B. Com pany's ''feature , .' drama, "Tho Wcddinj Gown," which holds its interest fror start to finish. "His Last Fight" (ai exciting Vitagraph drama), "A Florid; Romance" (.Lubin drama), "Quarryinj at Portland" (industrial), "Bloome Loses His Hat" (Cincs comedy), am "The Call .of the Footlights" (Edisoi comedy) comprise the remainder of thi series. A hew programme is announce< for to-morrow. MAUD ALLAN SEASON. Miss Maud Allan, ■ a Canadiatfcbori artiste, is taking the musical world bj storm ,witli her dancing. . Her philosQ ■phy of dancing and her outlook on lif< aro made known in a very charming article in tho "Daily Mail":—"Whal one usually; only vaguely feels,- whei: listening to beautiful music I am ,trying, through movement and mimicry, t< express clearly J and deeply the- thoughi which seems to hover on tho wings <>i the melody. lam trying in my work to convey, to you the relationship of the arts, by having taken two of quite distinct nature—the plastic and music— and forming them into ono deep and highly-expressive art, in which the boundaries neither of the one nor the other can more bo found. My great ambition is that my audiences shall forget it is a body whoso movements iey see: I want them to feel rather the finely-shaded vibration of a soul. "I am continually being asked how my idea came to me. . I will toll you. This new. art, born of my great and passionate love for the beautiful, came very gradually while I was a student at the Royal High School of Music in Berlin. My every hour was given to study, my every holiday to visiting tho great art galleries of Europe, and so it happened that from no other outwarcl help than the great masters' works have I succeeded in uniting music and tho plastic into a form .which is not generally understood as 'dancing,' but which" is the dance in its noblest, purest, and most perfect form—the dance in. its grand simplicity. '. . ." Next Friday the bos plan opens at the Dresden. ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY. An attractive concert is being arranged by tho Royal Choral Society in aid of the sufferers by tho recent Upper Hutt disaster. The concert is to bo held in the Town Hall next Tuesday. Tho Choral Society will jzivo excerpts from "Tho Messiah," "Elijah," and "Maritana." Vocal items will be contributed by Miss Mina Caldow, Mr. Waklemar Eiby. and Mr. Hamilton Hodges. Mr. W. Bowman, champion cornot player of the Dominion, will play, and Mr. E. B. Gilchrist will play a violin solo. Mr. Christian Hclleniann will preside at the organ. Popular prices arc being charged. Box plan will be at the Dresden to-morrow morning.