ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2394, 25 February 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"SEVEN LITTLE AUSTRALIANS." . It is a groat many years siuoo Etliol Turner wroto bor dolightful sloneii "Sovon Little Australians" and "Mtsa Bobbie," and many of readers have grown up rotainmg foud momorioa of Pip, Bunty, Dumps, Nell, Buby, Suds, and the red-haired littlo lady who out off her curls bccauso she thought tho.v wero thocausoof her bad tcniiKjr. On Saturday, commencing at tho matinee, Beaumont Smith will presout, at tho Grand Opera House, a stngo version of "Seven Little Australians," with a cast which includes Cecil Haines as Suds and Harrington Reynolds 'is tho Rov. Dr. Wallace. Thoro aro said to bo some quaintly natural socnes lu the novelty-play, among thorn tho episode during the homework timo, Constable Mullaney's visit to the seven little Australians' tea-table, and tho reporter's interview with Miss Bobbio, which, on account of Master Suds, almost has disastrous conseqiioncos. Tho of the great interest attaching to the box plan at tho Bristol is an. indication of tho groat interest attaching to tho Beaumont Smith offoring. .Matinees will bo given on Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday. ARTHUR ALEXANDER. Mr. Arthur Aloxander, tho . yotmg Now Zealand pianist, who is giving a series of recitals throughout the Dominion, has arranged his Wellington recital for Tuesday next at the Town Hall Concert Chamber. The London "Times," in criticising his latest recital, says Mr. Alexander's • performance began with Bach' 6 Fantasia, in C Minor, and among its more familiar items wore Schumann's "Papillons," Chopin's "Barcarolle," and some pieces by Debussy. In addition to these were two exceedingly interesting excursions into Russian music, S. Tancciv's fine prelude and fugue Op. 28, and Seriabini's fifth piano sonata Op. 53, together with some smaller tilings by the latter composer. To play this 1 programme at alf • requires an advanced techniquo; to play it in such a way. that it sounds genuinely musical, requires a high degree of intelligence. Mr. Aloxander has both. The box plan is now open at the British and Continental Piano Company's room, 35 Willis Street.

KING'S THEATRE. Charies Chaplin's musical career as shown, in a Keystone comedy is the bright and particular item on the' bill at the King's Theatre, and the screamingly funny situations which ran through the picture keep the house in an almost continuous roar of laughter. A strong dramatio subject is "The Redemption of David Corson." Other good items in the programmo »ire: "Officer liate" (comedy), "Summer in the North" (scenic), and "Pathe's War Gazette." The programme will be repeated this evening.'. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. This week's bill at His Majesty's Theatre has been responsible for drawing, exceptionally good audiences. The performance is well above the average, and the many new artists have quickly become favourites. Wong Toy Sun, the great Oriental magician, in his bewildering feats of magicj ■ has won a host of admirers, and he is rivalled by Max Martin, eccentric dancer, Eddy Martyn, American descriptive dancer, and the Dental Riskitts,. "the iron-jawed marvels," all experte in their particular line of'"business." The last nights of the popular Magpies are announced.

PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. "The Price of Crime," a three-part melodramatic picture play, produced by the Warners' Picture Company, will be the leading attraction at the People's Picture Palace, in .Manners Street, to-day. It is stated that although the plot is more than ordinarily melodramatic in this picture, there are many heart-interest scenes concerning a lovely old mother, whose heart is wrung by the waywardness of a dissolute son. A true wife's devotion is wasted upon the same individual. There is much human nature existing through the first.part, which takes place in tie East, ana the vacillating of the son makes stronger tho aft'ection existing between the wife and mother for each other. In the later reels there are some exceptional scenes, which are described as the'limit as 'regards sensational horsemanship. "Broncho Billy, the Vagabond," is described as a drama in which Broncho risks teing hanged to get food for a starving family. Included in the programme will be the films "In and Out," "Sammy's Trousers," and "Journal 104." THE EMPRESS THEATRE. . The new programme a,t the Empress Theatre to-day , and to-night will bring forward "The, Foreign Spies,'' a "feature" drama, and a most realistic story in which an English detective has a number of thrilling'experiences in the rounding_ up of a gang of German spies. The foreigners attempt to procure the plans of a new British machine-gun, and they-are detected by the police. Detective Finn is;'deputed to capture the gang, ' but his movemonts are ■watched, so" that he is trapped by them and . tied up in a way which will cause his death under peculiarly terrifying conditions. Finn, however, is equal to the occasion, and encompasses the arrest of. the spies. There will be a special supporting series embodying dramatic, topical, scenic, and comic films. EVERYBODY'S PICTURES.' "Through the Valley of-Shadows," a social drama, 4000 feet in length, is the leading film on the attractive programme now being shown at Everybody's .'The situations which develop as the picture is sfcreened command attention, and. the whole make a particularly attractive picture. Other pictures' include "Scenes in Broken Hill," when two aliens held up a picnic train, and some of the passengers were' killed; "Zip, the Dodger," a Keystone comedy, with Roscoe Arbuckle in the oast, is a great laugh-prod-ucer. The programme, all round is well up to the high standard set at Everybody's. The Easter dates at the Grand Opera House will be filled by the Nellie Stewart Dramatic Company.