ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2445, 26 April 1915, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE BABES IN THE WOOD."

A full house greeted "The Babes in the Wood" at the matinee performance on Saturday afternoon, and "standing room only' 1 also greeted lat-c-comers oil Saturday evening. The modem pantomime is full of life from beginning to end. It is a pleasant two and a half hours amusement, and oil Saturday evening everyone appeared to be satisfied with it. Miss Daisy Jerome was a host in herself, and she received encore after encore. This versatile comedienne has jumped into popular favour, and has become a firm .favourite with Wellington theatregoers. Then there are Dan Tho'iias, Miss Euby Daviesj Josephine Gassmann and her Piccanninies (a truly remarkable turn), and the New York Comedy Pour. The pantomime is well worth seeing on account of the spectacular cffects and its bevy of pretty girls. The music is good and 1 the songs, although old to some, are catchy and bright. The show will be repeated this evening. "WHO'S THE LADY?" A quaint scone in "Who's the Lady?" Is provided by Tom Shelford, Clarice Hardivicke, and Harry Sweeney. Miss Hardwicke represents a young French girl w;ho has been so long at an Italian boarding-school that she has forgotten her own language. Tom Shelford, as the secretary to tbe Minister of Justice, makes love to her through the police interpreter, Mr. Sweeney, who is naturally astounded at the unique position in which he finds himself, and is desirous of interpreting both actions and words. "Who's the Lady?" however, abounds in quaint scenes, none quainter than the meeting of Gobette and the Minister of Justice, who bows to her under the impression that she is the' prettiest local president's wife he has ever seen, and that her husband must be at once promoted to Paris. "Who's the Lady?" commences on Wednesday at the Opera Hcjuse. The box plans open to-day. HIS MAJESTc'S THEATRE. Some excellent vaudeville turns are to be included in the new programme to be presented by the Fuller-Brennan Proprietary at His Majestv's Theatre to-night. The central attraction will be the reappearance of the Randell-Jack-son Concert Company, who will provide the first half of the entertainment. Since appearing in Wellington last this, talented band of entertainers have been' appearing in tho southern centres with remarkable success. Other artists tonight include Mr. Fred Swift, an American musical comedian, who will extract music from a number of novel musical instruments. This artist is also said 1 to be a raconteur of no mean order. Stereling a-nd Lowe, a pair of English musical comedy performers, will submit an entirely new sketch, in which good comedy • and instrumental items predominate; Vaude and Verne, the clever patter artists, will ba responsible for new topical songs and allusions; Carlton Max, ventriloquist and the inimitable Jerry will present much that is new, and the programme will be completed by Miss Flo Esdails, soprano. The bill will be given nightly during the week, and a- matinee is announced for Saturday. THE KING'S THEATRE. The King's Theatre was crowded on Saturday night, 'when the programme of films which has proved such an attraction throughout the week was screened for the last time. The feature film on to-night's programme is entitled "His Son's Accuser." This picture, which is described as a masterpiece, is by Pathe Freres, ,and is said to contain a strong moral: lesson, while a charming romance is interwoven with the main theme of the story. The story boars on the influence of heredity.' Among a strong budget of supporting subjects , are ''Australia's Sons" (en route to Berlin), "Helen Intervenes" (a. charming child study), and "Hogan's Annual Spree" (a great Keystone comedy). EVERYBODY'S PICTURES. Sexton Blake has no rival in the hearts of lovers of the sensational detective drama, and throughout England his name is a household word both to lovers of drama and oi' fiction. To-day at noon Everybody's will screen one of his latest clever detective exploits,. introducing also his two clever assistants —Tinker and Pedro, the bloodhounds. A gang of international thieves place in the office of a diamond merchant a girl typist,- who, gives the information that a diamond necklace worth £10,000 is concealed on the premises, and the jewel is stolen by the thieves. Sexton Blake is employed to trace the thieves, and the series of sensations which accrue make the story a masterpiece of subtlety, cleverness, and capable action, besides introducing a charming love romance. "The Plumber," one of Keystone's laughter comedies, gives great glee at the jokes perpetrated. Gaumont Graphic, with the latest war news. "Jack Spratt as a Wounded Prussian" is a comedy-drama on an up-to-date topic. The latest war series will also be screened. PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. The great pictorial adaptation of "Martin Chuzzlewit" was screened for tho last time at all sessions at the People's' Picture Palace on Saturday. To-day an entirely new programme will be shown, featuring Sir Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake." The picture, which is by the Vitagraph Co., is said to be a particularly fine one. Sup-' porting this picture will be an excellent selection 'of dramatic, scenic, and comic films, including interesting picturos from the front. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. A complete change of programme will be screened to-day and to-night at the Empress Theatre continuous pictures. The leading item will be the Vitagraph Company's "feature" drama, "He Never Knew." The principal characters are theatricals, and the plot concerns the strange meeting, after many years apart, of a mother and her son, under most romantic conditions'. The supplementary films comprise "The Coloured Girl's Love" (Keystone comedy), "Dolly as Detective" (Edison drama), "What He _ Forgot" (Lubin comedy), and "Topical. Budget, No. 183" (with interesting war scenes). THE VIOLETS. Costume comedy entertainment of the high type, that sets the Branecombe standard appeals to people of all classes and all agos. Nothing dull, nothing stale, nothing vulgar, and absolutely innocent of offensive suggestion or any taint of evil. The Branscombe Proprietary deserves veil of New Zealand. They have never introduced a nasty or a banal show. "The Violets," which are to make their first appearance in Wellington at the Concert Chamber on Wednesday of next week, are said to be no exception to this rule. Their definite intention is to call weekly on their inexhaustible repertoires, so that they keep thoir changes to a high pitch of freshness. "The Violots'" premiere programme begins with an opening chorus of verve and swing, after which it moves along into the manifold numbers, boaring different aspects of danco, song, story, business, dress or burlesque, but demanding intelligent, vivacious interpretation to make them genuinely enjoyable. The box plan opens at the Bristol Piano Company next Saturday.