ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2400, 4 March 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"SEVEN LITTLE AUSTRALIANS." Both the matinee and 1 evening performance of- "The Seven Little Australians" were well attended yesterday. The children's scenes in this play are particularly interesting, and gam iu value from the admirable spirit in which they are acted. Miss Vera Spaull makes a loveable little Miss Bobbie, audi Miss Cecil Haines, as the comedian of Dr. Wallace's numerous family, is simply immense. One of the most comical scenes is dinner-time,' with the incongruity of the policeman (who is courting the maid) taking dinner with the minister. This presumably is a reflection ,of the democratic ■ conditions that aro assumed to exist in sunny Australia. 'Die piece will be played for two more nights at the Grand! Opera House, and' possibly another matinee performance will be given on Saturday afternoon. ■

"THE COURT CARDS." Saturday evening, at the Grand Opera House,.will see the- first shuffle of that entertaining pack, the Court Cards, who will be dealt individually and collectively, invariably providing the necessary complement for a "full hand" in tie way of entertainment. Only during the first half of the _ programme do the artists appear as picture cards. Thereafter they devote themselves to their particular speciality—the presentation of one of their artistic scenas. On Saturday the "Cairds" will distill "A Drop of. Holland's," described as "most crisp and sclinappy." The finale of the first programme of the Cards iB a clever bnrlesque, "The tillage Choir in Oratorio." Miss Maude Fane, the comedienne, contributes "Everyone but You," "Piccadilly Percy," "Beautiful Eggs," and "Algernon Go Hon." George Titchener is a chronic mirth-provoker. The basso, George Graystone, will sing Ivor Isovello's latest patriotic song, ■ "Keep the Home Fires Burning." Edgar Warwick has a bunch of new items, including a clever patter on ■' 'Languages." The male quartet' is likewise a feature or the programmes. Tlie box plan, now open at the Bristol, is filling well.

. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The current week's programme at His Majesty's Theatre is-one of the. best that the Brennan-Fuller Company has put on for some time. It is headed by. the Randell-Jackson combination of entertainers —a smart company of versatile performers. There are only '.five persons in the oompany, but the first hour of the show .is fully occupied by them. In the second part the principal artists are Wong Toy Sun, a clever illusionist, the Three Starrs, dancers; Geo. Whitehead, baritone; James Teddy, billed as the champion jumper of the world; Mann and Franks, musical comedy duo; and Mas Martin, a versatile dancer.

1 KING'S THEATRE. "The Ordeal" is the leading attraction at the King's Theatre. It is a thrilling sensational and powerful military drama, depicting- a French officer, who is wounded and taken prisoner, who sacrifices his mother, sister, and sweetheart rather than betray his regiment. There is also a Vitagraph comedy, entitled "Maid from Sweden." Other pictures are:—"King's War Gazette," "Getting to The Ball Game," and "Our Territorial Army." EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Everybody's Theatre .has an attractive programme this week. ■ The principal picture is a 2500 ft. film, entitled "The Californian Round-up." It vividly' portrays- the thrills that are incidental to the cowboys" daring feats of horsemanship. John Bunny and Florence Finch are to be seen in an exceedingly funny sketch, "Polishing Up." Other pictures are:—"Our Territorials in. Action," "Neidra the Dream -Woman," "Highways of England," and the "Gaumont War Graphic." PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. That up-to-date house of entertainment, the People's Picture .Palace, has an exceptionally fine picture on, the programme, entitled "The Heroine of Mons." As the story is founded on incidents of the present happenings in Europe its presentation naturally attracts big crowds at all sessions, and the screening has proved both interesting and exciting. Some supporting films figure on the bill, including two humorous subjects, "Baby Did It" and "Sophie's Comedy."At both afternoon and evening sessions the pictures are accompanied by appropriate music, a full orchestra being in attendance from .7.30 p.m.

THE EMPRESS THEATRE. ' "Lily of the Valley." a romantic feature by the Vitagraph Company, will be'the premier attraction of the change of programme at the Empress Theatre continuous pictures 10-day The central figure is a captivating orphan girl, who is sent. to. the country to live with friends of her guardian. A young city lawyer meets the orphan, and the meeting lead's to the former discovering , that the girl has been defrauded of her father's legacy.. A sacrifice made by the lawyer completely wins the heart of the girl, and the story ends conventionally. The auxiliary films include "Australian Gazette" (topical), "Some Minute Inmates of' the Aquarium" (scientific), "The Social Secretary" (Lubin drama).. "Tough Luck Smith" (Kalem comedy), and "She Married for Love" (Lubia farce-comedy).