ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2131, 24 April 1914, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

HIS"MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Tho current programme at. His Majesty's Theatre, which will he repeated to-night and to-morrow night, is attracting largo houses. Tho' principal turn is provided by the Normans, who arovcry clever club jugglers. Weston's Living Models give facsimila representations of masterpieces of statuary and scuipturo, which meet with general approval, Tho programme- includes numerous other items which win applause.

THE KING'S THEATRE. Tho I'atbo colour dramatic photoplay, "Honesty," is one of.the most artistic and human plays which has been screened at tho King's Theatre. Tho plot deals with the career of a young draughtsman, who is unjustly dismissed from his employment and " undergoes many trials and tribulations, but is eventually liberally rewarded for his diligence, honesty, and manliness. This splendid film will bo screened again this evening, together with numerous supporting items.

THE EMPRESS THEATRE. Excellent attendances wero recorded at the Empress Theatre continuous' pictures - yesterday afternoon and evening, when a complete change of programme was introduced. In tho Vita* graph Company's Western drama, "Bkr Bob Waits," a young man bids farewell to his parents ami goes to \ the "Golden West" to seek his fortune. Dropping into careless ways he forgets to write to his parents. Several years later ho. drops them'a lino stating- that he is about to return home. They reply that ho will be" very welcome. Tho "son is playing cards with "Faro Prank" when ho discovers the latter cheating. Ho ; draws his revolver, but "Faro- Prank" is too quick for him and shoots tho ; young fellow dead on the spot. "Faro ' Frank" escapes, but bcfo.ro he decamps- he picks up the letter that his victim's parents had written to their son. Ho decides to go" East and impersonate the dead oiau. He is warmly welcomed by ; the old folks, who are completely .deceived. Big Bob, the Sheriff, gets ou the murderer's tracks, and fiiids him living with the old people. "Faro Frank," touched by tho kindness of his victim's parents, is striving to live a better life and to forget tile pastBig Bob. sooner than break the old folks' hearts by arresting the murderer and thus divulging the fato of their son, decides to set a wateh. over him and postpone his arrest till the death of the dead man's parents. The Edison Company's drama, "A Treacherous Rival," is sx story of a yfluiig mounted constable who acts heroically when faced with an unpleasant task. Although a villain endeavours- to go between him aitd his fiancee, the policeman, wing in tlto end. "Pat Faniugau's Family" (Reliance drama). "Brittany" (French scenic), "Otter Hunting" (a snorting study), "Too Many Johnnies" (Kalem comedy), and "The Talo of a Fish" (Gem comedy) are also entertaining numbers,

. MAUD ALLAN. Tho art of Miss Allan, according to on admirer, is as perfect as the classic carving cm tho okl Greek urn,, and as ideally _ beautiful, half revealing, half concealing tho elusive spirit evoked. Her freedom of movement is a joy supreme. Her pensive features are indicative of the soul within, and serveto heighten the charming effect produced. 'IliE-re is no suggestion of geo» metrical dress, rehearsals in her dancing. It seeais over to be a spontaneous inspiration, evolved by the, compelling nrasie. She dances as naturally as another 1 speaks. Every portion of her body sways and bends in harmony with the orchestral accompaniment;'' and tho rosall- is a. deification, of tho human form, a bursting of conventional bonds, a renaissance of tho ancient • art that was banished when the sartorial gyves held; captive tho trammelled body. Goethe's problem: "Can tho blitheness 1 and universality of t-Iw antique ideal be cauimuniciitcd to the. artistic modern world?" is solved by Miss Allan's dancing. She is the Hellenic spirit incarnate. She appears hero with the C'hernlavskys on April 27 for one week only. Tho booking is at the. Dresden. The day_ sales are at Christeson's; tobac* Oonist, ' '