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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2462, 15 May 1915, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS -0 THE COURT CARDS TO-NIGHT. The brief farewell season of Mr. Edgar Warwick's popular company commejices this evening, and will continue for six successive nights at the Grand Opera House. Ea'cli individual artist will appear in new items and concerted work 011. quite a novel scale will ho presented for tlie first time. A hearty laugh, and an admiration of good music artistically rendered are assured results of attendance at Court Cards entertanments, as t thoso who have already enjoyed their bright programmes know* full well. It is, therefore, understandable that bos plan indications ar to the effect that the present brief farewell season will be even better than was tho successful first appearance of tho Cards. There have probably been few more popular comediennes in Now Zealand of recent years than Miss Maude Fane, and it will be with keen regret that the many who appreciate her undoubted art will say good-bye to this most capable and versatile young lady. As with Miss Fane, so with tho other Cards of this pack —they have established themselves in popular favour, both on and off the stage. After noon to-day the bos plan will be removed from tho Bristol to Miss Lennox's, where day sales of tickets will also bo made, i ./ 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 revile is one riot of musio, mirth, and song, by the capital fun-makers in tho company. The supporting programme includes some turns of merit, notably "Tho Dentines," "Courtenay and Shaw," and tho celebrated Mandeno's Dogs. Thero will be a matinee this afternoon. • THE VIOLETS. After casting their fragrance on the salubrious air' of the Hutt Valley for a couple of evenings, The Violets returned to the Concert' Chamber last night, and were heartily received by a largo audiencc. , Whilst' The Violets may be considered a fair sample of the costume comedy company—a style of entertainment wliicli become part 'and parcel of our being—they do not bite so hard into favour as some other companies of the kind Mr. Branscombe lias sent this way. Still they jolly their way through, having plenty of numbers at their disposal, and show an easy liberality in encores. One exceptionally clever artist is Miss Dorothy Gardiner, who is a distinctly gifted and finished comedienne, with a pleasing presencb and a bright natural humourT She mado a hit last evening in "Poor Little Jane," and was equally clever in "I Couldn't Help It," and "Mister Bear," all "kiddy" studies with a lot of comic human touches. Miss Gard'ner was also 'highly entertaining in her sketches ivitli Mr. Cuthbert Rose "How They Say Good-bye" and a tickling "Cat" duet. Mr. lloso was broadly humorous in his sketch "The Mayor," in which he was aided by hirsute appendages of farcical outline. As Mr. Henpeck he was also funny. Mr. Arthur Riscoo was amusing in depicting the troubles of an "inebriated swell" and in the ludicrous lilt "Higher." Tho company started the rag-time ball a-rolling with the merry "Mississippi Dip." which was taken up later by Otto Collins and Oswald Browne, who sang "Yiddle Oii lour Fiddle," a burlesque on the duet 'Excelsior,".- and "Mickey Rooney's Rag-time Band." Miss Kate Checke'tt, soprano, sang "Carissima" and other songs and joined with Mr. Howard Hall in a couple of musical cdmedy love anets,. One of the most pleasing of the- Violets is Miss Shirley Cooke, who save pleasure by the natural methods employed in the songs "Glimmer Little N lgh tlight, and "If No one liver Marries Me." Mr. George Brooke lyhose singing always gives pleasure ob- ' j urn, 7 he Love Lil y 1 " "Because," , -p. Rosary." The sketch "Past md Present is cleverly thought out, ma was exceedingly -well done: This programme will be presented until Tuesday evening next. THE KING'S THEATRE. , 'Anita Stewart is the leading ladv in a sensational train wreck drama, by ' Y'tagraph Co. entitled "413," commencing on Monday at tho King's. This teature is claimed to be one of the company s most costly productions, a tfhole string of carnages and a great locomotive being smashed ,in the culminating scene. The story deals with Baron ■ Barcellos (engaged m smuggling diamonds) who meets Elaine, Saugfter of lur. Jiall, a diamond merchant on board an ocean liner Tina, an adventuress, : infatuated with the Baron, is also a passenger. The Baron cleverly eludes ' tno Oustoins and hands over the diamonds to "Four Thirteen," the head : at the band of smugglers: Elaine be- ■ comes engaged to a Secret Service agent, and tho Baron, who is infatu- < a-ted with her, is furious. Subsequent incidents lead t-o the tracking down of the Baron by Elaine's husband, actiii"- ■ in information supplied by jealous Tina. 1 the Baron is killed in a raid, and the smugglers endeavour to escape in a stolen locomotiro, which, when ■ travelling sixty miles an hour, strikes an jpen switch and becomes a wreck. The 1 Rim is said to be superbly done. Other ! films will include Duke Kalianamoku at ■ Wellington, "The Man in the Vault" 1 "Performing Bears," "The War Ga- ! zette." To-night's programme con- ' sists of 'The Dereliot, a fine Kalem 3 j ' ttle K e J' ston ß "Love,vSpeed, md Thrills," with many supportiiif features. This is the final screening of this bill. EVERYBODY'S PICTURES. There is an excellent programme of pictures now showing at Everybody's 1 lheatre. The feature film is an adapta- ' ■.n n ii o j Conway's thrilling novel ' tailed Back. The supnorting pictures ' lie exceptionally good, and inolude an 1 uproarious Charles Chaplin farce "His 1 Musical Career." 1 A feast of good things from a picture [Mint of view is promised at Every- * Jody's on Monday. The big, star attrac- * ;ions, a Keystone comedy and a Reli- ' ince newspaper drama will be the clief f l'ouvres of the programme. Mabel Normand and Fatty Arbuckle m Keystone's < 'Simple Life" decido to givo up their 4 strenuous town existence and live in ;he country, rising with the lark and ;oing to bed at tho same time as tho iirds. Thoir efforts to conform to farm lite are excruciatingly funny, and a half-hour of undiluted joy is promised. I'lio Rejiancc drama, "Beat of the fear," is a thrilling nowspaper story, ivhero_ a star reporter engaged in k letective mystery unearths the mur- • ierer. Tho programme, which is a par- '• cicularly strong one, includes a "Gau- 1 n'ont Graphic" and a Beauty comedy, i lesides tlip latest war topical. j MADAM LINA NTBERG. } Tho announcement that Madam Lina 1 Nyberg, the Belgian prima donna, who 11 recently arrived in New Zealand, will [ ;ivo a series of Grand Opera recitals in Wellington, will bo received with inter- 1 ;st. Madam Nyberg will appear in the c 3 rand Opera House on Empire Night a [Monday, May 21), and Tuesday, May J 1 25. Tho visiting artist conies direct ;rom Antwerp, where she was appearing 1 it the Theatre Royal when tlie war n-oke out, and only left when (ho bom- j jardment of llio city oommonced. ~ Vladain Nyberg has an oxtensivc reper- 1 ■oire, and during her season in Welling- c ' on will submit excerpts from several 1' veil-known grand operas. Thoso who Sl lavo heard ihe artist sing state that ihe has a remarkably clear voice, very lexible, and evenly balanced fhrougbnit. The appearance of Madam Nyberg y it the present juncture will doubtless tl jo received with groat interest, not only