ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2189, 30 June 1914, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE ROSARY," j "Tlio Rosary" was again, successfully staged at the Grand Opera House !n si : evening, before a large and appforiat-iv® audience. Tho plot Is an interesting • one,'and the various parts' Aro all capably borne by the artists to whom they are assigned. "The" Ifosary" will Ise played up ■ to and" iiwhdiiig Thur&ua.v evening next. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. His Majesty's Theatre was comfort*, ably filled last evening,. when' a new and very entertaining ''progtamme Was staged. Among the chief of tte new turns was that stybd "The Govts,," It was in the main aft American cquilibristic novelty, featuring two. very cJever little dogs. Tho Iwwi in. the itirtj showed marvellous skill as a hand-bal-ancer, and inoro thatt one of. his performances was emulated by his canine assistants. The four-legged' artists .balanced on both, or on either, of their forefeet, with the greatest ease, and the' most remarkable certainty. One afterwards made himself a f>arty to somo unique juggling,, which his- master executed. • Tho grscefol dsnejftg of Carl Bentzen and Phyllis-Laivten'wail- «eeive4 enthusiastically by. the hotisft. . Their "Hesitation Waltz" was beautiful. It was delightfully danced to dreamy wait?, music, and in: addition to tho beauty of the danco the execution by the peti'orm'ers was exceptionally -fine. Phyllis Lawton's "Spirit of Jtidtspcflsl'MiiSe'' dance provided .t-ne artiste wit® an cjv portunity of displaying, h'cr powers m another direction. It .consisted, in considerable • part, . of tvhat is ordinarily known as high-kicking, bub it was-all wonderfully done, "The Original 'Frisco Texas Tommy" concluded tie turn. Breezy, whizzing, afid amasshlgty fast, it seemed one wild i'owp frottr start to finish. It was ouite the most dazzling dance of all, and certainly one of the "most popular. The performance of the. Millar Sisters was in itself qnito a musical treat of ati uau'si'iai kind. As a coriietiste Miss Jessia Millar .is an. exceptional artiste. Her rendering of "Killarney" was very and' }ic-r brilliant execution was unite pror.ounccd in her ragtime pieces. SVwW Jtor Italion piano accordion she> &few forth excellent music, arid was heartily encored. Miss Dolly MilHr, '& quaint, little Irish girl, sattg ' In Jh Hi rem." Sho was rccallcd, and danced _au Oriental creation to the accompaniment of the music of' tho song. And* again she was recalled. A cleverly-ananged >.iucrtainment was given by. Denves aiid Company's'"Merry 'Maiitiikias'.". Little men who performed wonderful trksks on the bar, little coons who danced to ragtime, little balkdjstej—all tftftdo S. wonderful show, Jt-wWs Jetadrkaije in its completeness. There w®s it? orchestra, its gay old patroii applaudfeg vigorously from oiwof the ;Wscs, and its more sedate auditors. The' Crystal Sisters appeared with gfoa;V success.. ■ Other artists on the programme were: Miss Lavinia Tystift, contralto; Bilty Watson, comedian; The Snsalis; the Waldroris, and .Tames Opia. IN THE THROAT OF VESUVIUS. ! . A large number of spectators wsre j present at the Aing's Tisuaite test nig wnen' the usual weeteiy cfnuige ,'ef j programme' was' presented. I'tus "sat" | hliu was one' deauaig witil tlife visit of j Ait. iVredenek kjUro&6K»& to Mount \ Vesuvius, entitled "itowu the Cratftr ■. oi Vesuvius." So.me tinte -400 Air. Uurhngton descended into . the crater j 01 this raging infenu,. and obtained some startling pictures. ! ihe opening scenes depict, the Hay of Naples, Vesuvius smoKing,; the ruins in tojiipoii. I'd en fellow's the a,scent hj the- J f "itii.lc'u-' lar railway up the steep slojia of tho mountain to tno .top. i'oilcvving this is a view of the obscrvatoq-j in which Professor Guiseppij Jiltfc'aiidij the. di-' rector,' 1-emaihed during the eruption ol ; 15)08, when over 2000 ;j).ee>jj>te lost their' lives. The scoiies ittsidS the. filter, ar#; most wonderful and weird. Aii. Builiiigton descended into the iniorno, a?. far as ever human being coukl possibly get—and ' live. The eani&rit plan, iin-d two other scientists ftte first on the floor of the crater,, looking down : into Hell Pit, from which issiies forth pink coloured jncanrleseent ,«nioke, and which goes down two jiiilfe# to. hoiiiiig lava. Uther fcenes s'htfw Burlington on the edge of the abyss looking into the Funnel, 1212 feet dawn in the' volcano—the' lowest point which mat. can descend into Vesuvine, Th« temperature* inside tho abyss is seetffded #i Ill2deg. Ffthr. In dealing with this wonderful feat Mr. Burlington writes: ".. . . . and we worked:'o*n with the kinematograph to record this appalling wonder ofi Nature, and. after Mir in the abyss/ during our lites were in peril, we succeeded in fighting our way-back with.''the spjjsrflfts 'to safety." Other godcj petut©i are "Thfe Gaumont Graphic," "Tho Stoiv the Gate Told" (drama), "Tho 'Art °of the Furrier" .(industrial, "A Nightfc Out" (comedy), and "Tfe Third Swing" (a pictorial representation of IV W Jaeobs's humorous story of that- title). Tho incidental music is supplft-d by a capital orchestra. THE EMPRESS THE-VTRE. The Vulture of Gold, 1 ' a s.t'ir<rin;g five-reel dramatic story, 'is at tho hnaci of the change of nrograniitne inirodnced at tho Empress Theatre continuous, pictures yesterday. The picturo. tells of Eudore, a miserly old woman, who is trustee for the est'iite of the windowed ] Marchioness of Hukton, aiid. thft jatter's 1 little son. Eudore a sw&il crto- j inal, Griff, breaking into the hour-o, ar.d she_ enters into' art .' arrangement by which he undertakes to carrv oft ' tjift Marchioness and son, so that Eudore I can obtain the use Of their. .fortiiiie. Griff and a couple of (ionfei'derates iseWe \ the Marchioness and Jier child, and. hurry them away in a motor-car to Griff's residence in the Country. There the two captives are .kept close fertsoi*ers. The pOlico feict' £ letter in the 'Marchioness's toom staling fitiat ®li<) and her son have heeii kidnapped to' avenge an old family feud. The police | search in vain, while Eudore feigns tin-; controllable grief. Jean Moselle, a famous painter, becomes blind, ar.d one j night wanders away from his howe. Ho | accidentallv stumbles, into a strange J house, which proves to be none other ; than Griff's. The artist nlftees Jrk' hands on the unconscious form of tho' Jlarchioness's little-son-, who has i alien from the roof while trying to escape., Jean continues his exploration, rvtid '}>y chance opens a doar .whreh releases the Marchioness. Griff returns, recaptures tho Marchioness, at;d .cldnroform? Jean. Tho blind .artist is found Ivinu by tho roadside next morning by his servant. He swears that if his sight Se restored he -will unfathom tho mystery of ,%lie previous night. jSe&n WWTeN thfr u-Se of his eyes. and. is ia.ttio release of the prisonflr's and the capture of the criminals. MISCHA ELM AN SE\SOK. For the. past five years iiiiisic lovers ii. this part of thes world have been promised a visit, froisi .Mfehn, .Bljiiaij, tlie groat violinist' and. this wish is now to bo consummated?,- for Eimau is now on his way to Wellington frott Sydney, and is to apnst in tlite Town llall on Thursday asjd Saiitrday nest. Mischa Elman's tour of Aiishalia, iic--cording to reports, was the most successful of any instnimeatalist that has visited these shores., hut', this is only in keeping with his '•eiuitatimi, and his wonderful drawing powers'irt other parts of the world. On thu Coiitineiit, in London, and in An'torica, EHuan's nanw is one to conjure with His. tour of America last year c«mi« ; ised ninety tecitals. given entirely liy himself and his accompanist, and efeaied a new record in musical annals 'for receipts, and onthuEmsro Of tUwft: eight were eiven k Ssw yorki sis k

Boston, four in - Philadelphia, # sis in Chicago, and live, in Saa f'fnnciseo, the remainder' being distributed amongst other American cities. At . sixteen ffilman wa» recognised as one of the great violinists Oi' s tfe. world, and the standard ho'established then lias,lie® steadily ioc _ wherever ho has pkyed he has wet with the greatest smew®. He is now 23 years'of age, Blm-an will o»ly p.ivn two concerts in this city, and-, as .it ■ will be t|io final opportunity of. hearing this wcutdorM artist, no doubt the opportunity .will be talimi. fvtlj advantage of. ' Associated with Elronn :n his concerts here are .Mile.. . Eva. Gauthief, . the brilliant Ftewfh-Canadiair ine.m-sppra.nf>) who has won geld® opinions ir. Melbourne, Sydney, and elsewhere for her fine vacal ttorfe, arid Ms-. Percy Kate, tl|o clover London pianist,, wlio has been. with Kiuian for the! past -six yea is. The box plaas arc now open at the Dresden, EVERYBODY'S PICTURES. Seating acGomm&d&tioji was ai- a premium at the oh! ' Opera Bouse. _in AUmtofrs Stmt fest night, the ticasioii being fcfce reopaniiiK or the bw'iding as' a tominuovs picture theatre tiader tie namfj of Everybody's-, i'ietwes.' 'Th'a doors were thrown open to the public at <5.30 fi'.Hu,. awl the .touso was' soon packed in every sorter.. Those who haii fenfrtw the house .prev-hjusiy expressed their warm approval ef tiio transformation that has been effected since the building passed into the hands of the picture proprietors. Outwardly the .iriost Eot'teaeio ftsatatrcs is the'-maiii e'fttr.inco of ample width and depth, ioading on to tea marble staircase, the wholrt being r.wiily dccoratcd and brilliantly illuminated by _ something like two sundred clectric lights. Upstairs the foyer his been subjected to in) 4 meroas Impfovom'ftts and the interior has. been fitted with flus regitd to tho comiort irf pstruns. Every sea; in the House—stalis, circle, aiid gallery—is -a plush tip-tip chair and tho tiers havo Beo.B so arranged that- occupants cf the chairs are not' compelled to sit in a cramped position while Hatching tho prograiiuftfe thi-Mijh. for these rcasojiis EVftybodj's I'iettires arc- sure 1 t>o ptiitQ pophtai and last night's crowded sessions should Its' foilavVe'd by ' 'farther effiwda'. fcHfoy. and in the future. • I'or tiw initial pTOgrimiii&,-ih.e ihaiiagentQiit produced 4 6tlQp' 'i'eiifc'filiil of. tinusua'l. pswcrl'vi.l. jiivat drama, entitled "Orders Inidvr Seal," in which the plot is worked out through- many critical situaiicA • The.p.riii.aiipals in the Staj are Admiral Vrm MiSJtiVner,: hi® ■ son (Lieutenant Von.: Houvntr), Mrs, Van wife- oi' the' li-euteaasti their son .'lohmiV, • and (.'omit Spellahi, -the villa,iiu On tlife declaration it wa.tvA.d;niral Von Houvcer e'Htj-tists his'son with an important command and gives him sealed orders, rhich ate fivt to be Opeftecl. qnfeir an appointed time.. On the night ; heforo actual hostilities aro to eofßrnencei poant Spslla'iijVtfnmvitpays a visit to the hftnso of Mrs. Von Houvner and while s.h<> is citdcavourina; to persuade him to leave, her husband uninspected!V motors home to bid his wife and children farewell 'oc-fore he lerfvfis in the "Gclde'rlanti.:! Spella'ni conceals himself, aiid. white is cpncealineflit observes lieutenant Von Ilouvner place' his sealed 'ofr ders on a • mantelshelf. . • tt'hiic ihe l.ieuifiiiaftt an.d his wife pass into' the room of the children, th." count opens the wallet containing tho Orders, breaks the sea, peruses the contents, and replaces the orders in the wallet. l'le has barely done this when the iieVftonishti Tcturns, and discovers him. A sccno follows, and the lieutenant picks tip ths orders, and leaves his wife without saying good-byo. ' Count who is a- spy for Mio eijeroy's forces, JitiTF-iei swiy alito, and fends iv ctfrjet*

pijjsibn. with aiwpssaige Genlsin|ug..,t.sie. 1 ".scaled otsiers;' ,, istjsii'.geiy caeii.gK,' thi? flgmn is sibofc iHrton H6Uvliert *wn "«nftt>. aftdnis "father .(tfe Adttwr&l} j«*ek*s 'ih* terffelo »ews that his soil's erdefs We i&a-ked cot. . "By hk ctynittSntl the 'sen j» intrested, and eFefikally sdijteßccd to be sliot,. fMre sre sotije fitraaffesty evisafcs laadijig u.p to tlie itjmSev?. ' Cc**it Spclkiii:-, fa; »n nccktetrt, is 'impilsened in to old iAi.il , at'a JoiieJ'y s-here s|a.rys|iish fth'Sit-s hita/bui jart bfefarfe Ins dfeatJihe Sis able- to ele&r "his tottseierice, -Slid send out a ef the iii»be<ffic* .e{ j Villi 3fiM«ji6r.. Ih6 .reprieve arrives tet tlie lasi 'skojid, aiid after gvejjttji-ng has becfi ■ saMsficteiJy expltliibd thflre .is a toiiehttg reeoneiKfttioh Whveeh the iifsiiteftatiti his 'wife, aiid ±3je- A|Tflira], Many how fe ippe»f to tli<? drawa, ivM 'V'oft JfoyifHefs little stfii Jofeiftf' as t'hp ecjitrat iigibAfter the lfl# has. Bad tlio ac««. of Ins Jath'tjr'B di«gr!i<?e RiiijleJ at Wjn: .)jt school, he soiiitfHj: tW ofeii'd--si"fjs-'X»tip:i3,■ diid. thfeti rushes JtdiMo.'lb cq'pifort his ■,■. iatfei-, lib eluideg the gflSurtLknd tie fertjfeS'S.'whete }i}s fatlisr iis a*alttog fesicujlaiiy ■ and fiiiftll.T he iii|erf?j;es witli tfe epcufibil at'the lp.b jiiintfte, ■siifl by sq. doingsivfis' his! • f-nAhdT, ■ pwef of K;liose cehce Bftlv .last ajrira- i.it tim?., , ■ Tm ptotiifD was sftp;en€d last t* the frf' orj.hisstftj Tff'is.}? tie theatre ft-jft lid oiinn cetitinuausly from noon itiM , i 0.39 JJ.nv.