ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2411, 17 March 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE COURT CARDS." ' 'Another large audience at the Grand Opera House last night furnished proof that the popularity of "The • Court Cards" is not by any moans oil tho wane. Miss Maud Fane, comcdioruio, and Mr. Edgar Warwick, the "Joker of the Pack," both had to rospond to numerous oncores. and the other members of the company helped materially to tho success of the entertainment. The season of this clever English concert company is rapidly drawing to a close, ana the remaining few nights aro sure to bo marked by largo attendances of the public. There will be a further chanpe of programme this evening, when "all trumps will bo laid on the table.

MISS FLORENCE YOUNG'S COMPANY.

The clever little American play "Tho Climax," by Edward Locke, is being presented nightly at the Concert Chamber (Town Hall) by Miss Florence Young's Musical Play Company. As a story, "The Climax" would be difficult to excol, and the parts are remarkably well acted by Miss Florence Young, Mr. Claude Bantock, Mr. Edmund Sherras, and Mr. Reginald Roberts. A feature of the show is the delightful singing of Miss Young. She was particularly good last night in "Tho Valley of tho Moon." for which she was warmly encored, and in the duet, "Little Grey Home in the West," with Mr. Reginald Roberts. The latter had to respond to i encore for his £010 "Somewhere & Voice is Calling."

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

The Randell-Jackson Company provide somo enjoyable numbers in tho change of programme at His Majesty's Theatre this week, while of the new turns Piquo, the French clown, is something out of the ordinary, and his gymnastics aro marvellously good. _ Mr. Fred Ford, a clover ventriloquist, adds appreciably to the programme, and MOll- - Poincaire provides a great deal of amusement by his bird-aud-animal imitations. Max Martin, tho dancing comedian, and Mann and Franks, in their sketch "Married Blissj" do good work.

EVERYBODY'S PICTURES.

Everybody's Theatre programme this week contains one of the funniest piccures ever shown m the city, m "l)ough and Dynamite," a film which features the great Keystone comedy .man, Charles Chaplin. In "Dough and Dynamite," Chaplin, as tho funny baker, has full scope to display his surprising talents to make people laugh, and the manner in which lie slaps baker's dough about, to the disgust of the characters, but the edification of the crowd, is worth going a long way to see. The supporting films are also good.

KING'S THEATRE.

That stirring story of American life "The Little Grey Lady," .featuring the American tragic actress, Miss Jano Grey, is the chief' attraction at the King's Theatre this week. The story deals with the downfall of an extravagant young Treasury clerk, and his salvation by "the little grey lady," whoso strong love lifts the man up to a bettor world. The strong dramatic scenes between tho two women, rivals for the love of the man, are exceptionally good, and make the film doubly strong. A full series of war pictures, "Japanese and American Fishing," and "India's Reply" are also good films.

PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE.

A very strong drama is unfolded in the picture "The Indian," at the People's Picture Palace. This is a story of American military life, combined with settlement incidents of the early days, when the Red Indian, of whom so much has been written in fiction, had a good deal to do with the problems of the young nation. The film is full of incidents of tho thrilling character, and is distinctly a high-class drama. The next feature to be screened by the P.P.P. management will be "For King and Country," described as being full of incidents of pathos and excitement, and, in addition being specially calculated to stimulate the recruiting spirit. The story is said to breathe patriotism in every scene, and to grip at every point. The scenes- at the front are described as realistic to a high degree depicting in glowing colours the heroism and grit of the British soldier.

THE EMPRESS THEATRE.

The present programme of the Empress Theatre continuous pictures will be displayed for the last time to-day and to-night. The change to-morrow will bring forward the Kalein Company's "feature" drama "The Girls and the Explorer"—a story of a publisher's daughter who sets out to steal the explorer's manuscript of his adventures, but ends up m marrying him. Other items will be: "The Hop Smugglers" (Reliance detective drama), "Nature's Celebrities" (Thankauser Nature study), "The Australian Gazette" (topical), "Courtship of the Cooks" (Edison comedy), and "Magazine Cooking" (Lubin comedy).

"LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN.f'

Saturday evening promises to bo a memorablo one tlieat-rically in Wellington. There have been occasions when travelling theatrical companies have rendered valued assistance to various causes by giving a matinee, and per.hapE b.v.a street parade, but in this otfort, organised by the two New Zealanders, Messrs. Winter Eall and Harry Plimmer. for assisting tho distressed Belgians, a bigger idea lias been given birth to than has ever been contemplated in the history of theatrics m Australia. Messrs. Plimmer and Hall deliberated for a considerable time before deciding on the plays they would produce, and eventually they decided on Oscar Wilde's play "Lady Windermere's Fan," and "The Mummy and the Hummingbird." There will be five nights of "Lady Windermere's Fan" and three of "The' Mummy and the Hummingbird." Various club and society nights are being arranged. Tho National Reserve is to parade through the city to the Grand Opera House .on Wednesday evening, ana the Natives' Association are to attend on Friday week. Special music is being supplied by those talented pianists Mrs. Winter Hall (neo Miss Katie Young) and Miss Rima Young. Those who intend to witness these plays are advised to luse no time in booking scats, as the plans are rapidly filling.