ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2188, 29 June 1914, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"Ti-JK IiOSAHY." As anticipated, the new American ec.m-p.-my presenting ''Tlie liosnry" at-' tractuil a large- audience on ' Saturday eti-nuifj. Hiu play went with a better swhiij t-haii on'the opening night, and' gmeraUy tho company conifioi'ted itself (''Vro-ugiiotjt, tl» perforaijuiw in a ni:.u>lier tli-at earned evwyo-sie's respectj and iixlwced the wish that- later en it ihight ba seen in other piays of the modern Afwcricitn school ivhiell a.J'e a closed kmk to tlvejitre-goei'S on lists side of ih-a planet. 'JkJr. .Hai'riiigtoa .Reynolds is solidly i.wpres.v.h-0 in th© t;iideatiu.g loie of i'atlver Kelly, and his performance is ilhunined by many toaeiies that reaej-i tho heart. He is pariieni-arly efi'ectivo i-ii his sseise with the km** sick Cbftrhe Harrow, nnd again is q-uito admirable in the telephone ktertttde with his "old boy," Br. Q'H-ara. Nothing could in ftwire uatural that! th-ft manner in which lie asks the j-eting; ■teedieo if ho is a flood boy, and in his expressions of glee at the np-p-arentty altogether satisfactory reply. ;\i-iss Jes- I sie Arnold -is sweet and clever i.n tho ! dual rote of Alieo M;arsh and Vera Miltea, and Mr. 31'&'irvem ably rej>reso»t-s the distraught husband of tfes last-! named lady/ Miss Grace Heading's { musical voice spoke the Irish of Kathleen Cj'Comtor charmingly, and Messrs. ] s'atil Byron and George htiuty were ■ bright aw] chirpy iij the c&ittedy parts, "The Resnry" will be played up to and ksduding Thtirsd.'sy evening. ;

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Sparkling vaudeville continues to fill the lipHfiics nightly at His Majesty': Theatre-, wltwa the UreMitau-lfuikr Cowpiny maintains a very gecwl Stan- . da id ia this popitkr.form of eaterttimUWilt. The pregraiiMio to be presented this evening irjtt fuoki'-te. Den.ne's Mi'My Mawsiltins, Misses Jessie snct Polly Miller, Johnny Small and t : h& Small Sisters, ■ James Opk ajtd Lavinia Tyson, Bt7rn.li and Flint, tiro sprightly fflilie Doris, ain! Ray Law-reftce. "EVERYBODY'S PICTI~R.ES." To»nighi at 6.30 the oid Opar-i House, UMiwleiied and up-tij-date, will throw cpw! its portals, and at '< p.m. will start oat on its earosr as a first-class picture palace under tljo title of ".Brcryi.oib's rietores." A .vpeeial i-u'cticH has been secured to tif.utwly mark, the importance of t.ljo ejoaauig, Tha ehosffrt pictaa is ''Orders ytidftr S«d," a" (5006 ] feet melodrama, which lies a plot .that Atistaius interest at liigil tension. Shortly told, the story is t;iis.—V\'i;.r is in the air. , Upon, its declaration., lteiuAdrairat Van ffootcn arranges the order <if attack, and hands over the .sealed unlo.rs rehitiag tteffeto to his son. From this pfviiit tlii\mgh a tragic, train of oveftis the scaled fall into t£« hands, of a spy. iHo copies _ tliorii ar:l s<nids The cnjws ■%. carrier pigeon to iiiis Owft chief- I'tve pigeon. however, iii sh?:t by a tiovoi'.r.iiciil. (iffices'j and. ;tho treadiwy discovered. fho Rear-Adniifcil suspects his sow. Tiio y«i»g fellotv is fficrart-mai'tiaiittl atvd ordered to he --shot.; How die execution is delayed by the prisoner's little son is one of tile oxoitirg episode:* of the pSay, The iivst ssstisw wiH fennittaSß ah.nut 8.45, aijei lha j second screening iv.il! take plies ta-ljHi*-dinieiy lor-v:,ris. Oil Tuesloff and on > ,-r-ry* ivr-ok da} thereafter pictures will bo. (screnasd cfttitiiiarrti.siy from 12 Until 10.30 p.m. 0!ci: ; --irn} n,u:,k: w;!5 aceoinpAfty all asterfio.m and iiigtii stsrccuiifigs.

"THE CRATER 0? VESUVIUS." j-To-nigh l will' sec an attagoiipr tin- j usuil picture at the King',? Tboai.ro. I Thi< r.ev; n!n>, "Down the Orator of Vesuvius." was secured by tfca daring AutsrieW kiiismatograidveiy Sir. Ffc«di» oriftk BelKtigfeanl;. wh» to face of tlxfiict that the Italian C'?'\cr,iiiicfii when apprtMrchtjtS fof assi-jtance sternly fcnti» cispd lits. praject wsdiioss and ijetesd to liavo anyitiiiVK to it, we;ut oft with i.its im~ii!io;i.. an J secured ttoia jho&l v.-cHidcjfii! record. _ U i- 2000 feet Itsug., and its many sections indutfo pictures of!— smaktivg --tfcuite of Pompeii- - Funisulnwite.it —tbs abswvivtory—theMid Colonial rnnnaii—os>, top of Ve.r.i----v-his—Rmus of (ornv&r of I ,S 'ttfni?ro(ifti.-"Via MaHadra^DMCeht. filled with bailing lavr> —t)n the floor of the £rat,fcVr'-~'lSdge of Vise FaMnei—-Fitvai descent <!ih 11 ito Funnel , —On tim oige (ii the Abyss—l2l2 foot j down-— 111-2 degrees Fahr./ u Tb»; Thitd- String" ■ Jacobs' eoflwdvl, "Through tin.' Qnrrcy (Pii.ttatftkf see»ie), "flic. Sfiry tli© Gata .Told" {drama). "Art of the Furrier" (industrial's, "A Nigbt Out" (fi&mt'dr), ami Hie "OnmMont Graphic." Tliis K:m? , s Orchestra will accompany all SftrceaiagS, Bo,x plans r.r>s , at* the Dresden. TH$ IiM.FE-BSS 'inF.ATRK. A special attraction, "I'iia Vulture of Gale}.' 5 described as a sensational livereel drama'io triumph, will he iho principal film ifi the Sew nrogi amine to appear at tho Empress Tiieavro Con-tjjiU.OU-5 Pictures to-day and to-ftight. It is the story of End®"©, a miserly old ifflman, the guardian 'oi' t-.ho widowed M.-nchioitess of ilnlston and the iattor's little son. Jiudore enters into a compact with .1 swell criminal, Griff, to kidnap the Marchioness and lifir child., SO that F.udore can take, possession of timit -lon-'j*. Tho police are baited, Imt a famous, artist, Jean Moselle, who 1 has recently last his sight, wanders from hi:;, liosjso at night, and accidentally fiiids his way iiito_ another buildfitg, and this nieiilt-nt bads up to tile finding of tho captives awl tile arrest of Stiff sum! Eudftro, There are other entertaining items. OBGAS RECITAL, A highly (Jijleetablo programme Was Bubmili.;!} to a fairly numerous audience, at the Tmvn Bail 0:1 Saturday by the City Orgarist Bernard 5?,' rage). It was selected with thai/ teatq and ears characteristic of this man, and its jjeifaraanqo wis an artistic treat. Mr. Page, apart from being a iino executant, is 3 biriliiar.t eolourist av/1 master of nuance, awl when o:uc gets, fiuch a CamliKvaifciii iji au artist tss tern* 'pe.ranieiita} .as Mr. I'ygfi, titete.is sipn fcr decjp saiisfactron. The pfogi amm© oi; Saturday oveuing included itttprestiug "Soii-ata in, D by Fauikes (of St. Jlargaret's, Anfield, Liverpool), that was bisi.li graceful and moLaaio'us; a y<ary beautiful .Sacii "Pastorain"; Lemare's charming and refined "lloraar.co in D Flat" ; the . brilliant little ''Kenedictiou Xiipuale,'" of Sair.t-Saens; a, Hr.fmnun ;t Scherzo ! ' j the. ffligh'ty j)j?eluds to Aci t ffif the glorid'ug opera "Tristan, and Isolde" (which rcpresentS Wag.ner t'ha apes 'of liis powers); a delicately-scoied "Air"' Slid "Uavoito 1 bv Samuel Wesley, and a "I'ha.pMirlie" by Fanlkos. V Wa h nem3i recital is underlined far Saturday, July 11. THE HAILLIB FIOrUUES. Over oil paintings. iVate.r-cokirr =!<i>tc)ies, etchings, and lithograpliß ate being shown in tho Daillie Gallery of British Paintings noir ©pen i.n Ilarnonr Shed I*,. uaSt Ferry Wharf. For ilia .frost part, this exhitijti'OH of the iriivtusest work o?E the i»ading .artists repTeseiited. Tils picttwis are on view daily from 10 n.m. Jo. o.SO p.m.. awl' 011 Tuesday, \Vediies-day, Thursday, and Friday, 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. IVu- |irice.-s of iHlniiissum »tid seasati tickets, c«k cessions t« sttjlenfes iiiul arrattgptiwiil'.fi. for u-a par-lies, rasttavs sltwild sxiiKsult diir .ad\'ci'Uscuwiit fs>hmi'i)s. si xi).\r co.vcK'rrr. i Ti'se WcH.iiiiiboit City Band gave an» oUus.f- cjS their pCTiodienl cfiiicerts tit His MajestyVflusutrfl l.ist ttight. Thi? ban'!, under bieiiwaaiji T. Herd, pTaywl ; ■a i-a'vfed r/r.'>~nimsnn of music, coijittris-. hug; "The Giadiator s Farweir fUhm-.

IwiiFiUrg), "Xafouoco" .('V>rdi), " Austrian Hymn" (arranged by Rimir.er), Mid 4 'TB» Co»Bcmtw n "(Kkfekoii)*. The vocalists were .Mr. A. It. JVtersen and 'Sir. .Harry I'liipps. Sir. I'eta'Seti was miKfiitg from a soro tliroal, ajtol sang only liiu'c in eonseijsi.eitco, but on that an®, occasion lie had to sii.ig «j> secowl song- Mr. I,'Wjjp® was in excellent vm<;e, His MUgS WBM- "life Slavrg ' A bine" and "Ibora," feo-th of which j lip Sttiig with exquisite delicacy and ! good taste, Mr. P. L-, iM'rnifto cmitri* j tnjtod two p:cro!o solos (una nil cniw'o ■ nnmber). . "THE DANDIES." At tin' Coi'.wvt Chamber (Town Hall) on .Saturday night, the Dandies brought' i-Wf swgwssfttl .WellMgiori season to a close, Wlifto pjt their way to Auckland, the Bandies svOl ;>lay at the following towns: —I'ati.ix.erstou North, Ju.iia *2!) to jiitv 2 (both dates inclusive); felding, July 0; Marlon, July 4; Taibsipfij July G; Taumaruffiii, Jijly *; To Kuiti, July 8; Hamilton, July 9 and 10. MISCHA MiMAN. In the. Town Hall on July 2 and •!, Miscka K'ljiian, the great violinist, will make bis two a rid only appearances. Associated with .Misdia. Elmcn in his concerts bero frill bo Mile.' Eva Gautiiier, ti:;: brilliant French-Canadian m-ezzo-soprano, wjip fcas appeared ftt Gfevoftt ftardmi, London, and the Jleti-o-palitiWi Opera House in Now York. The fijaiiisfc will h; Mr, Percy Kajm, who has iiijw breu associated with Elniatt for five past live jxters-' Mr, yesreo Mu'sarove, whose uasno has been associated frith -sjmi! of the greatest- artistic visits to this country, is directing tho toiir.