ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2229, 15 August 1914, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. i This evening Mr. Fred. Niblo, Miss . Josephine. Cohan, and the J. C. Williamf° n i ( r? mc «s' Company will enter upon the I toreo. msrhts of. their present season, ESS? screamingly, funny force-comedy 0 ..Officer GCO" will bo staged for the first' ._ tune. Jhis play, like its two merry pre- . decessors, has met with unbounded suecess throughout Australia. The story . suggests many .laughs. .When a man finds a burglar posing as himself, and is ac- » tualy engaged to help the said burglar r pack up the stolen property, and when the police arrive is denounced by the ■ light-fingered gentleman; as a thief in his ' own house, and in the end is allowed to i escape in the uniform of Officer 66G, at a. ; time when :he house is full of police searching high and low for him,.one may [ expect some very amusing developments r and complications, and, according to con--1 temporary critics, "Officer OGG" does not disappoint any of • these expectations, particularly handled as it is by the art- - istic and'clever comedian, Mr. Niblo, and his able band of aiders and abetters. HIS MAJESTY'S. THEATRE. . Miss Daisy Jerome, the talented American comedienne, was again received with tremendous enthusiasm by. a large audience at Hia Majesty's Theatre last night. As evidence of this performer's remarkable' popularity, the house was still clamouring for more when sho retired behind the scenes after having been considerably over half an hour upon the-stage. There is a strong, supportng company, including Sebastian Merril and his Yip Yaps, Bogues and Olivotti,' Van Buren and Spinetti and Sam La. Mert. They ; are all to appear at to-night's perform- ' ance... • ■ , "THE SMART SET." A bright entertainment iof the description provided by "Tho Smart Set" cannever fail to appeal to an audience, and ; the various '• members of this clever costume comedy company received.unstinted nppJause lor their performance at the Concert Chamber (Town Hall) last evenV? R -M r - Walter George and Miss Gedrgie , Martin, scored another success in ; their '• burlesque duet, "When Wo Go : on the , Mage, and their efforts were ■ ably sup-ported_by-Miss Gwenyth Evans,. Miss Lalla Knight, and the'otliers. To-night . I he. Smart Set" will bring. its Wellington season to a close. ■ t THE KING'S . The capital Vitagraph drama, "When Iron and Steel Meet," in which popular Cost « u o looms large, together with , Ne,v Zealand's Own Soldiers," ' iioys of the.Bulldog ;Breed," and other pictures of fine calibre, will h>. shown dt a matinee, to be held this afternoon at. 2.30, .and- tor the last time to-night. For Monday- evening the management promises, somsthmg exceptional in the way of .dramatic; Jilming in Eugone Walters's big success. "Paid in Full." The. screening suould revive memories of that populai actress, Katheriue Grey, and J.. C. Williamsons Dramatic Company Who pre- ■ ""{©d "Paid in Full'' some three years back. The present screen production was ' ncte d by tho original cast from the Broadway Theatre, New York, and their work is described as being quite conspicuously food. Paid in Full" is a le:-igthy filni- . nig, and tho entire second part of the programnio will be .given. over to its unfolding. A selected list'of supporting subjects includes: "Golf Demonstrations by the' World's Champion',' "On the Banks of the Crease" (scenic), "Art for a Heart" (Vita (omxlv), the latest "Gaumont Graphic,", and others. Incidental , music will be rendered by the King's orchestra. Box plans for the six nighfs ' season are .now available at tho Dresden. EVERYBODY'S PICTURES. . The popularity of Everybody's Pictures at the Opera Honse is testified by crowded attendances at most sessions, despite the prevailing war interest.' . Tho excellent Pathe colour ■ drama, "His Guiding Star," the patriotic films "New Zealand's Own, Soldiers," "The Boyg of tho Bulldog Breed," and others will be withdrawn after to-night. A new programme, stated to be much above the average, is promised for Monday, the first exhibition of it.taking'place, at the noon session. The.star . picture will be Nordisk's latest dramatic release, "Tho Mysterious Case,"' which is said to be an excellent reproduction 'recounting what are described to be tho many startling dramatic .adventures of a lady- sleep-walker,' engaged' in foiling the machinations of a band at would-be Burglars. In tho course ■of .the play many situations of deep interest are said to arise. 'Other pictures of merit to be ex- ' hibited in support' are.—"The Water Dod" (Keystone), "In the Valley of Jonte", (PathoooloT scenic), Lucky V,est" (Edison comedy), and'the latest Pathe Gazette. Orohestral music adds to the pleasure <f the-afternoon sessions. ' THE EMPRESS THEATRE. ; To-day and to-night the current programme of the Empress Theatre continuous pictures will be screened for tho last time. The principal photo-plav is the sensational feature drama, "Detective Keen," an ingeniously constructed enactment .reminiscent of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Other films include "The Departure of the First New Zealand- Expeditionary Force," "Those Troublesome Tressesr' (John Bunny comedy), "Ono Night and Then" (A.B. drama), and .'The Dollar Did It" (Keystone comedy). A new programme will be introduced on, Monday.- ' .. , SACRED ;.CpNCERT.., ■i A sacred concert in aid of "the Patriotic Fund will be held in the Town Hall tomorrow evening by the New Zealand Natives' Association' Band, and 'it promises ti be ono of Iho best of its kind held in, . Wellington. Members of tlic Cabinet, city councillors,, and leading citizens have intimated their-' intention to be present, . and th| association hopes'to bo v able to add.materially to the fund. \ ' ''.".. ORGAN RECITAL. ' " ' The C'ty Organist will resume his series of recitals'at the Town .Hall to-night, when a programme made'up of works, by English, French, and Russian'composers will be presented. The great attraction will be the third movement from the Sixth Symphony of Tschoikovsky. Thoso who were fortunate enough to hear the whole of this Symphony played,by Mr. Page will remember the' wonderful barbaric theme in this movement, which undoubtedly is a great musical, picture of war and The charming set of musical composition known as Woodland Sketches by MacDowell, will no doubt be eagerly looked forward to, as many requests for'the repetition of these works have been, madci An item new to Wellington people will be the' Sonata Op. '25, by Salome. . The other items are by Rachmaninoff . and Healey Willan (Prelude and Fugue in C Minor).