ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2457, 10 May 1915, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The leading feature to be presented in the now programme at His Majesty's Theatre to-night is a revue, entitled "This is the Life," by tho members of the Paul Stanhope American Musical Burlesque Company, who have liad a most successful run recently in Auckland. The plot of the revue is sliglit,' and contains no worrying .intricacies, and is easily grasped by child or adult. The musical numbers are said to be tuneful and catchy, and the topical allusions well up-to-date. Tho principals in the revua will be Mr. Paul Stanhope as chief comcdian, who will be well seconded by Mr. lies Bates, Miss Fritzee do Guy, Miss Ruby Kennedy, and the Frisco Quartet. A number of bright ballets will be produced by a troupe of 10 ballinnas. New scenery has been painted by Mr. J. Cuttle, and the lighting effects are reported a 6 being of a. novel character. Tho orchestra, under the baton of Mr. Frank Crowther, has been specially augmented. In addition to the revue an especially strong company of vaudeville artists have been engaged, which include The Dentines, Continental equilibrists, Courtenay and Shaw 7 , comedians, Mandeno's dogs, Crest Warton, coon comedian, and .Geo. Campbell, comedy juggler. Seats can now be booked at the Bristol Piano Company's office. THE VIOLET DANDIES. The Violet Dandies are quite as popular as their many predecessors, when iu past seasons they held tho boards at tho Concert Chamber of the Town Hall. There is plenty of variety about the programme presented by the Violets, while the company is fortunate in tho possession of two excellent comedians, Messrs. Cuthbert Rose and Aithur Riscoe. Next Wednesday and Thursday nights the Violets will journey out to the King George Theatre, Lower Hutt, returning on Friday. THE KING'S THEATRE Laughter and fun_dominate the new programme at the King's Theatre this evening, jvhere the head-liner is tho newest Keystone faroe, "Love, _ Speed and Thrills." As the title implies, the humour is of the strenuous order, and yet it is claimed that it is not lacking in cleverness. The more serious side of the programme i-s presented iu "The Derelict," an emotional drama by Kalem, in which a man falls in love with his business partner's wife, and, being repulsed, develops in her husband a craving for drugs. The subsequent happenings provide material for a masterful drama indeed, in which tho plot is cleverly directed towards a pleasing finale. An interesting film just now is "Work in U.S.A. Arsenal," depicting Uncle Sam in tho manufacture of war munitions. The ill-fated Lusitania will be shown leaving New York on the voyage previous to her last. The "AVar Gazette" shows many interesting sidelights on this world conflict. A Vitagraph favourite is screened in "Cutey's Vacation," a comedy brimful of the joy of life. EVERYBODY'S PICTURES. A pictorial version of Hugh Conway's great story, "Called Back," heads the new programme to bo presented at Everybody's Pictures, Manners Street, to-day. The production is said to be a very fine one, and is by the London Film Company The mounting, dressing, and scenic effects are said to be excellent, and when the picture was recently released in England it achieved an instantaneous success. _ Other fine films on the programme will be "The Superfluous Baby" (comedy), "The Trossachs and Lake Katrine" (scenic), while there will be somo interesting war pictures from , the front. PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. To-day will usher in at the People's Picture Palace tho great Biblical production, "Samson and Delilah." The picture, which is in four parts and 600 scenes, was produced in America a few months ago by J. Farnell Macdonald, and made a distinct impression oil the moving picture world. The staging of t-hrf picture is remarkablo, while tho acting of Mr. J. Wan-en Keruigan as Samson is said to he masterful. Ihe great picture will bo shown at all sessions at the People's Picture Palace as from to-day. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. Specially notable among the new filn\B to be shown at the Empress Theatre continuous pictures to-day and to-night will bo the Reliance Companys' stirring drama, "The Wireless Voice." The plot concerns two young inventors, who have perfected a wireless telephone. They offer to sell an interest in their invention to a capitalist, but he tries to rob them of the plans. He is caught after an exciting chase, and imprisoned. When eventually released the capitalist attempts to electrocute the inventors, but tho scheme causes his own death. The supporting films will consist of Ambrose's First Falsehood" (Keystone comedy), "The Last Assignment" (Edison drama), "British _ India" (Patho scenic), and "The Topical Budget.