ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2459, 12 May 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

« . JOSEPH BLASCHECK. To-night, Mr, Blaschcck announces another change of programme at tho ( vulsions of laughter. Mr. Blascheek's and. Miss Alyce Austin liave become vory popular, and there will only be three more nights .to witness this charming entertainment of humour and music, entitled "Society. Snapshots," which-comcs i direct from tho Queen's Hall, London, where tho entertainment was witnessed on several occasions by His' Majesty King George and Queen Mary. Each evening Mr. Blascheck receives large j numbers of requests for old favourites, ( and complies with as many of them as . possible. On Friday right the man- i apoment announce a special request night. The box plan for the remain- • ing three nights of the season iB now i i open at the Bristol. Day sales at Miss Lennox's. No extra charge is made ; for booking or early doors. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Paul Stanhope's Revue Company, ,in "This Is the Life" is the big attraction ! at His Majesty"s Theatre this week. The company retail music, song, and : ' mirth of the latest type during _ the revue," and altogether the piece is a i most enjoyable one. Paul Stanhope . leads the fun and frolic as "Thin Mick." The vocal numbers are delightful. The remainder of the programme include turns by Courtenay and Shaw, ragtime singers; George Camphill, com- | edy juggler; the Dentines, and others. THE VIOLETS. ; Another appreciative audience filled ; the Tow;i Hall Concert Chamber last , night to enjoy the excellent entertain- ; ment provided by The Violets. This ; talented costume comedy' _ company, ■ which is touring under the direction of Edward Branscombe, Ltd., can he classed with the test which previously visit- j ed Wellington under the same manage- ( ment. Among the artists contributing ; popular items are Miss Dorothy. Gard- i tier (comedienne), Mifs Shirley Cooke 1 (soubrette), Miss Kate Checkett (so- . prano). and Messrs. Cuthb'ert Rose J (Character comedian), Geo. Brooke ; (baritone), and Howard Hill (basso). To- • night and : to-morrow night The Violets - (vill appear, at Lower Hutt, and oil Fri- ■ day night they return to the Concert ] Chamber witn a complete change of pro- . gramme. ' THE KING'S THEATRE. 1 "Love, Speed, and Thijlls," a Keystone farre. described as "an eaclewinged whirl of merriment," heads t this week's programme at the ■ Kmg s Thoatie. Tho farce is a grotesque absurdity from beginning to end, and is a great laughter-provoker. There is . a pleasantly-varied list of supporting subjects, which include: "A Night's Ad- ] venture" (Reliance drama),_ "An Old-' j Fashioned Girl"' (domestic drama), . "Cutey's Vacation" (Vitagraph com- : edy). and a' great Kalem drama, "The | Derelict." There are some interesting \ topical films. ; EVERYBODY'S PICTURES. A splendid filmic adaptation of Hugh ' Conway's- great story "Called Back, ' . features on the current programme . > showing at Everybody's Pictures. "Called Back" is produced by the Lon- , don Film Company's talented company ■ of picture artists, and the is ; really worth seeing. The supporting 1 films include an interesting war ga- ; zette, a laughable comedy, "The.Super- i flous Bahy," and: other good pictures. To-morrow, in addition to the ordinary programme, there will be screened 1 "His Musical Career," a Keystone : comedy; featuring Charles Chaplin, the unique oomcdian. , • ■ - : PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. 1 Large crowds flocked to the People's ; Picture Palace yesterday to. see the . great Biblical picture "Samson and Delilah." The films picturo in a vivid manner the interesting Bible story ol Samson's remarkable strength, liow ho ; slew'a thousand Philistines with tho jawbone of 1 an ass; how he instilled terror into the hearts of all; of his fall at the hands of Delilah; and of the final great scene, where he seizes tho pillars of the temple and wrecks : the huge structure.' Tho picture is really magnificent, and should not be missed. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. Those who have not already witnessed the current programme of the Empress Theatre continuous pictures will he afforded a last opportunity of doing so to-day and to-night, The most prominent subject is the Reliance Company's "feature" drama "The, Wireless Voice," a story of a desperate attempt to rob two young inventors of the secret ulans of a wireless telephone invention!liie leading thief is imprisoned, but when he has served his sentence he [ plots to kill the inventors by electroI cuting them. The would-be murderer, however, falls a victim to his own vil- [ lainy. The supplementary films comi prise: "Ambrose's First Falsehood" (Keystone comedy), "Tho Last Assign- ■ ment" (Edison drama), "British India" (Pathe scenic), and "The Topical Budfet." To-morrow's new hill will introuce the eighth series of Selig's exciting c wild-animal drama, "Tile Adventures of 1 Kathlyn." Associated with the "star" [ film will be "Hearts and Diamonds" (Vita comedy), "Fatty's Echo" (Kalem I comedy), and "Tho Australian Gazette." 1 SUNDAY CONCERT. . The outstanding items to be performed at the Professional Orchestra's i second concert of the season at His Majesty's on Sunday night are Mendelssohn's splendid "Ruy Bias" overture and tho prelude to the second act of Giodano's opera "Siberia."' This will be the first performance in New Zea- - land of the latter piece. Mr. W. H. Bowman will contribute a cornet solo, and other items by the orchestra will be "Pique Dame" overture (Suppe), Boocherini's Minuet for strings, taa- • tasia "Faust" (Gounod), and a new. piszicati entracte by.-Mathe. A silver ooin collection will be made in aid of the orchestra's library fund. ADIEU TO THE COURT CARDS. ■ Musioal costume comedy has been presented here.by many oompanies, each of which'has justly claimed some particular merit, but Press criticism throughout New Zealand has been unanimous in according to Mr. Edgar Warwick's English company, ( the Court Cards, the praise which their artistry and originality merit. Though hero for only a fortnight, on their_ previous visit each of the Cards established an enviable reputation, while the concerted work of the company was a revelation of smooth efficiency only obtainable by artists who have been long* associated. Consequently the return visit is .being keenly anticipated, and a warm _ welcome no doubt awaits these quaintlyattired entertainers on Saturday, night, when they again take the boards for a,' season at the Grand Opera House. At 9 o'clock this morning tho box plan tor the season will open at the Bristol. During their seven nights' stay old friends and new acquaintances will be treated to further new and original programmes from the exteusivc repertoire of the Court Cards—to say nothing of their Joker. _____