ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2351, 6 January 1915, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE SIGN OF THE CROSS."-

The popularity of "The Scarlet Pimpernel" was again testified to by the large house that attended at tho Grand Opera House last evening. Both in the pathetic passages and again in tho lighter vein Mr. Julius' Knight"as Sir Percy Blakeney was . excellent. This evening will.be staged the late Wilson Barrett's play "The Sign of the Cross." Tho love story of Marcus Superbus, the Roman prefect, and the Christian maiden Mercia is- well known, and is one that never fails to appeal. Mr. Knight is an ideal Marcus. It is a character that is especially suited to him. He will have fine support in Miss Irene Browne as Berenice and Miss Lizetto Parke's as Mercia. It is a question whether any piece of the extensive repertoire of the company is more popular with theatre-goors than "The Sign of the Cross." It will be given for three nights only, and will be followed on Saturday next by "The Silver King." The last. three nights of the season, commencing Tuesday next, will be devoted to "Monsieur Beaucaire," with Mr. Julius Knight as Monsieur Beaucaire and Miss Irene Browne as Lady Mary Carlisle. The plans for the season are now open at'the, Bristol Piano Company. The day sales to-day after one o'clock will be obtainable at the Grand Opera House.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE'. One of the big features at His Majesty's Theatre this week is the higholass acrobatic turn of Field and Coco. Their hand and head balancing is wonderful, and they do everything with apparent ease. The Corriok Family_ stage a new. programme of vocal and instrumental items; Clinton and Beatrice, the sharpshooters, reappear; and there are other most entertaining artists.

! THE KING'S THEATRE. | 'At the' King's Theatre patrons may enjoy one of the finest dramas yet screened. The plot is fascinating, and the photography is remarkably .good. The etory lets in the light upon New York municipal politics. There is, of course; a variety of other good and interesting films, • EVERYBODY'S PICTURES. "Caught in a Cabaret," a delightful Keystone production, is the star picture at Everybody's Theatre Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand make the fun fast and furious, and develop the interesting plot with exceptional cleverness. "Fbod for tho- Dogs of War" is instructive on the subject of 'the manufacture of ammunition, and there are other entertaining pictures of various Winds, all of which are up to the high standard set at Everybody's. . PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. _ There is altogether an excellent selection of films at present being shown at the People's Picture Palaee ( Manners Street. The, leading picture as a pathetic domestic drama, entitled "The Stepmother." The drama carries with it a most appealing' touch.' Almost aB good, is'another drama, entitled "Forgetting." It relates a story of a man\s neglect of his wife,, and of her. faithfulness to him in spite of all. Other excellent subjects included in the present programme are "The American Soldier" < (dramatic), "Spending it Quick" (comic), "Warwick Chronicle," and "Jake's Hoodee" (comic). Interesting war subjects complete tho programme

MACMAHON'S NEW' THEATRE. . Owing to the late arrival of the Riverina in -Auckland the change of programme at the New Theatre had to: be unavoidably postponed until. this morning. The change will be headed to-day by "The Little Mail Carrier," a Western story of daring dramatic interest, unique alike in 'conception arid, construction. Another interesting picture in this programme will be an awe-in-spiring series of views of the British Fleet at practice, showing a ; counterfeit presentment of the. wardogs of the Navy at work,' which is of vital,impressiveness at the present juncture. Two entirely new comedies and a series of, beautiful, scenic pictures and interesting dramatic and topical subjects will complete a. programme of, unusual excellence. To-morrow • the management will add to the already' lengthy .pro-gramme-a drama entitled "Tho Picket Guarf," or "The Girl He' Left Behind llim,". a' pictures described as the star sensation of two' continents. It is a military drama of love and fate, which has been enshrined in memorable verse by the well-known American poot, Frank L. Stanton,. "This will be "an addition to the ordinary programme THE- . The concluding sessions of the current programme of the Empress Theatre continuous are' announced for-.to-day and to-night. Prominent on the-bill is.th* Aquila ■ Company's...' "feature" drama, "'The Tower of Terror," Evidence of the German atrocities in Belttfum is exhibited in "The Eclair War Special." "Tho Battle of Orakau" depicts the jubilee celebration of a historic Maori fight. TheCconiic element is well sustained: by "Pimple and the' Drum," and "Oh That Telephone." An entirely new programme wil) be screened tomorrow. ..:■'-'.-■;