ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2298, 4 November 1914, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

.J LEROY, TALMA, AND BOSCO. Mirth, magic, and mystery have been the trade mark of many visiting illusionists 'to this country, but when the curtain goes up at the Grand Opera House to-morrow night the public are promised an\entertainment to which these terms poorly apply, as bewilderment will follow astonishment as illusion afterjllusion is performed by these remarkable entertainers. Servais Leroy has invented many striking illusions • since their last visit some years ago, chief of which might be mentioned "Nero," or "Thrown to the Lions," in which two real and magnificent specimens of i theJcing of the forest are introduced with thrilling effect j the Hindu ropo trick, the secret of which was secured by Leroy in India, after many incredible adventures; a strange dis- • appearance, and a sequel, and the magio of silk, ete. In addition to the illusions, Mdlle. Talma will demonstrate the art of coin manipulation, 'an art in which she is the only lady exponent in the world, and Bosco, a clever comed:an, will, introduce his famous problem in poultry, which is olaimed to be ; one of the cleverest feats in necromancy ever attempted. The_ company also includes Napoleon, the limit ill canine intelligence; Warner and White, America's greatest eccentric dancers; and the Great Sansucci, with his chromatic accordion, a novel instrument with over 200. keys, which is said to be equal to a brass band in both volume and mfilody. The box plan is now open at the Dresden,' where seats may. be reserved.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. s , At His Majesty's Theatre the .Spanish; dancers, Mathilde and Elvira, have hit the popular taste in their uncommon "dance divertissements." These consist of the . gracefully-executed' fortunetollers' dance, the hat dance, a gay cadhuca. The Bradnas ars .humorous 'acrobats, and hat-spinners of merit. Neil Cant, by forcing the falsetto .voice he us?s to impersonate the soprano ( has sadly restricted his range as a baritone. White and Grey present a neat and modest instrumental and-vocal turn in a chaste setting, and Leslie Holmes's entertainers continue to offer a vocal programme to,which no objection is .taken.- . :.- -

, ..KING'S THEATRE. "Sixty Years a Queen," a pictorial resume of the life of Her Majesty the late Queen Victoria, and incidents which starred her benign regime, is the notable feature that is attracting crowded audiences to the King's Theatre. It is easy to see that in the arrangement of 'this -'picture, the . brightest wits have • be'en employed, and no been spared fa represent the moving pageant that si .'adequately .compasses within a space of : two I hours-the events of a record'reign. : Tho picture is absorbingly interesting' and "highly educative throughout:

'/'''■ "EVERYBODY'S PICTURES." "The Angel of Contention" is tho quaint title of a fine Wild West mining story that, is being screened at "Everybody's Pictures."" It breathes the atmosphere of a Bret Harto poem, and gives occasion for some admirable acting and first-class.photography. Charles Chaplin;,the greatest comique known to the cinema world, and a goldmine to the Keystone: Company, appears ' in a screaming' absurdity, entitled "Laughing Gas," of, which commodity Chaplin might Well' be said' to bo the'human embodiment. War pictures l also figure prominently* onthe, bill.:;

MACMAHON'S THEATRE. 'At MacMahon's New Theatre a diversified programme embodying eight distinct foafures is attracting large audiences day and night. Tho'special dramatic feature of'the present bill is a fascinating "Gold Seal" masterpiece entitled .'.'Discord and Harmony,' which possesses elements that create a moving emotional- appeal. Another good pictttfe of topical interest is the dramatic story "entitled. "FranceV , '

. PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. Patrons of the People's Picture Palace in Manners Street will hardly recognise the theatre- when its door? are throwii open to the public at 6 o'clock this evening. For the reopening a specially attractive dramatic "feature" picture has been secured. This is a dramatisation by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (of "Sherlock Holmes" fame) of ; his own excellent" novel, "Rodney Stone," which has-been acted with' great success at Home and in America under the title of "The House of Temperley." _ It' is a racy story of the Georgian period, and one of the scenes,includes the. bare-fist fight in the open between two of the characters, which has always been regarded as one of the best descriptions of.these old-time battles ever-written. The picture is said to be packed with jnterest from start to finish.

~'. THE EMPRESS THEATRE;' -. ■ , The concluding sessions of the current programme of the Empress llieatre continuous pictures, headed by the sensational detective drama "The Groat Python •Robbery," are announced for to-day and to-night. The minor' items comprise ''Llarigostern" (scenic), 'Baby at ,the Zoo!' -(feeding the animals), "Worms and Leeches" (scientific study), and comic films. There will be a complete change' to-morrow.