ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2439, 19 April 1915, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

NELLIE STEWART SEASON,

The Nellie Stewart Company terminated a successful season at the Grand Opera House on Saturday evening before a large audience. Miss Stewart, who' appeared in her favourite role in "Sweet Nell of tho Old Drury," was given a hearty send-off by the audience, HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.' A now programme, which it is announced will be well up to the standard set by tho Fuller-Brennan Proprietary, will bo presented at His Majesty's Theatre to-night. Foremost among tho now acts will bo Mandeno'B troupe of performing dogs. As it is some considerable time since an animal act has appoared' upon the local vaudeville stage, it should be doubly welcomo. These animals, five in number, go through various trickis, such as leaping through rings,' climbing ladders, skipping _ through ropes, etc., and comic relief is afforded by a large black dog, who has been wonderfully trained to burlesque the efforts of the others; a feature of this performance is the evident pleasure with which the dogs themselves take in their own cleverness. Miss Florence Esdale, a soprano vooalist who comes with an English reputation, will appear in a number of- excerpts from grand opera. Mr. Phil Pereival, a comedian at the piano, will appear in what is described to be a limy? interesting, and humorous series of songs, Sterling and Crove, a gair of comedians, will present a new musical sketch. A notable re-engagement is that of Kelly and Pollock, American musical comedy performers, who will submit a now farcical absurdity, entitled "Ginger-snap 6." Other artists who will contribute to the programme are Carlton Max, ventriloquist, George Hall, raconteur, and the peremally popular comedians Vaude and Verne. The programme will be repeated nightly during the week, and a matinee will be given oil Saturday. KING'S THEATRE. A new programme will be presented at the King's Theatre this evening at 8 o'clock. An adaptation of John Iteed Scott's novel, "The Colonel of the Red Hussais," by the Edison Co., will be the leading feature. This story of the Court of valaria is one of the great romances of the world. ' In riohness of as well as in the dramatic values entailed, the film is said to be a splendid offering. The plot centres lound the daughter of a King in the Old World States of the Balkans, where war, mystery, intrigue, and romance have held sway through the centuries. Princess Dehara falls in love with a Major Dahlbfirg, and the King confers on him a Grand Dukeship. Subsequent incidents, leading to a happy conclusion, are well told by the film. Other films will be the great ''Earth- • quako in Italy," "After a Snowstorm in Denmark, "Latest War News." "Getting Father's Gout," and "Tne Love of Pierre Larosse." "HUSHING THE SCANDAL."Everybody's within the last few months have made a special feature in their programmes of Keystone comedies, and the latest one which will be screened on Monday at noon for the first time is well up to the standard of such productions as "The Property Man," "Dough and Dynamite," etc. In "Hushing the Scandal," the star part was entrusted to 6yd. Chaplin, brother of Charles of that ilk, who is proving himself an exceptional comedian of many parts, and this picture is said to reader -picture patrons helpless with hearty laughter. From the first to the last inch of this 2000 ft. comedy there are many humorous complications, and each one will have the audience bubbling over with'mirth. This picture will easily takd its place in the ranks of Keystone comedy successes, and Syd; Chaplin, as a genial comedian, will always be associated with that success. Supporting items include:-— "The Baby's Ride, a comedy-drama of a child's mishaps; "Out- of the Deputy's Hands," a sensational Western storv; "Five Bob Rebellion," a series of clever cartoons; "Fine Feathers," a touching domestio drama; and the "GaumOnt Graphic." . .

PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. To-day will be change day at the People's Picture Palace in Manners Street, when what is described as one if the best programmes procurable will be put on. The principal attraction wilj be "The Pirate's Revenge," described as a thrilling story of a smuggler chief. Tho synopsis of the' picture, which is in two parts, is as follows:—John Ratcliffe, the owner of tho smuggling schooner Alabam, falls in love with Juanita, a, planter's daughter. Juanita, however, gives her love to Burton, a Customs officer, who had saved her from drowning. In a jealous rage Ratcliff© decides to carry the girl otf to his ship, and after a severe struggle, in which the pirates take part, he succeeds. _ Several interesting • events follows, in which the treatment meted out to Juanita on board the Alabam is the most conspicuous. After many exciting adventures the gill is rescued and taken back to her hopie, and all ends' happily for all concerned, except the smugglers. Other new pictures in the' new programmo will include "For Her Country," an A.B. drama: "The Girl Back West"; "Saved bv Her Child," described as a good comedy; and "Game Shooting from an. Aeroplane."

THE EMPRESS THEATRE. The new programme at the Empress Theatre continuous piotures to-day and to-night will introduce the Thanhouser Company's sensational drama, "The Barrier of Flames." "The plot shows how the political opponent of a Mayor obtains possession of the latter's little daughter, who has strayed from a motoring party. The child is left in an upstairs room, and when the house catches fire she is heroically rescued through the sagacity of her pet collie dog. Supplementary films will include "Wild West Love" (Keystone's cowboy comedy), "The Topical Budget" (latest war news), and others. "WHO'S THE LADY?" The fascinations of Gobette, impersonated by Miss Ethel Dane, form the raison d'etre of the latest of successful farce comedies which the Beaumont Smith management will present with the aid of their popular "Glad Eye" Company at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday, April 28. Sir. Tom Shel' ford and Mr. Henry J. Ford are onco again fitted with thoso companion parts which they handle to such mutual advantage. Mr. Frank Bradley has another "jßradloy part," 'while Sunna St.■ Clair and all the other favourites are described as being fitted with unlimited opportunities to assist in tho general fnn provided by the ingenious authors, of whose work an Australian paper remarked:—"The piece is a rapidly moving series of quickly changing situations, thero is a. welldelincd plot and the literary construction is admirablo, in relation to other forces it is superior inasmuch as the obvious impossibilities of farce are neither too ridiculous nor too obvious." The box plan will opon at the Bristol Piano Company on Monday, April 26.