ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2325, 5 December 1914, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE, 'A most enjoyable sixty minutes of musio and mirth is being proyided nightly at His Majesty's Theatre Courtenay Place by "The Magpies," a talcostume comedy company. Whether in vocal, instrumental, or comedy each of the members of the company does exceedingly well. Vaudeville artists fill in the second half of the programme. .Bert Lo Blanc creates inordinate laughter "with his delineations ol Hebrew eccentricities, while Ywaxy, the drncing violinist, is also a most popular performer. KING'S THEATRE. A. Japanese play actod by Japanese artists and photographed in the picturesque land of chrysanthemums can be guaranteed to provide something unusually interesting in tHe pioture line. A play of this description heads the current programme of pictures at the King's Theatre this week. The picture, which is entitled "The Wrath of the Gods," is a very fine one, and worth paying a visit to 6ee. The supporting subjects are excellent. There will be a matinee this afternoon. : ' EVERYBODY'S PICTUREB. "Her Big Scoop," a fascinating drama of newspaper life, is featuring on t'he current picture programme at Everybody's Pictures, Manners Street. Maurice Costello is in the leading role, and the picture is a huge success. "The Face on the Bar-room Floor," one of the latest Keystone comio studies, shows Charles. Chaplin. waxing reminiscent over a 'glass of ale as to his artist days of yore. War pictures and othei dramatic scenic and comic pictures go to make a most interesting programme. On Monday from noon the change of programme will include a special A.K romance "From the Land or Shadows," the love story of a scientist, and a Hepw;orth topical "Our First Line of Defence." PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. Large crowds flocked to the People's Picture Palace at all sessions yesterday to see the great dramatic film, "The Nightwatchmaii's Daughter." . The drama is one that grips and the love theme running through it adds additional interest. There is an excellent budget of war news. The chief laugh-ter-making film is "The Adventures of a Tired Tramp," and it is a really most amusing picture. Some excellent dramatic, comic, and scenic films go to make up the remainder of the programme. ' MACMAHON'S NEW THEATRE. The new programme at MacMahon's Theatre is specially strong in dramatio subjects, chief of which are: "The Mystery of the Black Domino," a spellbinding drama of fine construction 'and stirring interest, and ."A Woman's Honour;" a bright and beautiful story of domestio interest and strong action. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" continues to attract exceptional intereat among the large audiences at the moment, owing to its appropriateness as a call to _ arms at the present serious juncture in the Empire's history. There are also being shown quite a number of diverting comic, topical, and scenio pic- . tures, and the whole programme is one of special interest and diversity. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. Regent's English "feature" drama, "What a Woman.Will Do," together with the current supporting series of the Empress Theatre continuous pictures will be seen for the last time to-day . and to-night. Other attractions in the present bill are: "The Eclair War Special," "The Topical War Budget," "The. Universal Weekly, "Widow Muggin's Wedding," and "Ma and Pa Play Pokor." An entirely now programme will be screened on Monday. "BUNTY PULLS THE STRINGS." • • The arrangements for the return season of "Bunty Pulls the' Strings" have had to be slightly altered, owing to an alteration in shipping arrangements. Three performances only, instead of four, as originally announced, will be given. They will take place on Wednesday Thursday and Friday next. , The cast will' be exactly, tho same as throughout the first season 3 Mr. and Mrs. Graham • Moffat, the author, and his wife, appearing in their original parts of Tammas'Biggar and Eelen Dunlop. Tho box plans open at the Dresden on Monday 'morning. . , : / TO-NIGHT'S ORGAN RECITAL, Owing to many of the patrons of the weekly organ recitals arriving late last Saturday at the Town Hall they missed perhaps the most interesting items of Mr. Page's programme, the Concerto in D Minor (No. 10) (Handel), for Ist and 2nd violins, viola, bass, two oboes,' two bassoons, and orgaiif This work will be repeated' at to-night's recital, and has been placed in the programme near the interval. ' The first movement to Tschaikovsky's Sixth. Symphony will again be given. KargElert figures in the programme, and patrons will hear that wonderful Sonatina in A MJnor ' once again. The other items will be Cesar Franck's Prelude Fugue «and Variation, Salome's Eglogue, and an Idyll© by E. d'Evry. Owing- to the length of the first item, patrons are advised to get to the Hall bv 8 o'clock, aB the doors are closed during' the playing of the items, SUNDAY CONCERT. ' The programme arranged for to-mor-row evening by the Wellington Tramways Band is one that lovers of good band musio should not miss. The band under the leadership of Conductor G. W. Bowes, late sergeant, Bth King's Royal Irish Hussars, is making marked progress, and- judging by the attendances at their Sunday evening concerts tho public is showing its appreciation of their efforts. ■ Among the eelections by the band for to-morrow evening is one from the sacred opera, "Samson and Delilah." Vocal items will he rendered by Miss Frances Barry and Mr. S. Laslett Exton. The programme also includes a cornet solo by Mr. J. Drew and a selection on tho harp by Mr. J. Vitetta. ' . .