EVERYBODY'S THEATRE,

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2463, 17 May 1915, Page 9

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE,

To-day at noon Everybody's will screen what the management term a two-star bill, which includes a Keystone comedy and a Reliance newspaper drama. Mabel Normaud and Patty Arbuckle, the Keystone comedy duo, are featured in "The Simple Life," in which they decide to 'go on the land. The amusing antics of this laughable duo will cause a paroxysm of laughter during the half hour : the picture is scrconed. Reliance's drama, ''Beat of the Year," concerns the doings of an American "Star" reporter, whose speciality is the elucidation of robbery aud murder' crimes. _ In this instance he gets in touch with a big sensational mystery and sets to work to ferret out the criminal. How he works and succeeds makes a thrilling picture. The Gaumont Graphic gives the latest news from home. A beauty comedy, "Rude Awakening," and the latest war topicals will also he screened.

MACMAHON'S THEATRE.

To-day will sen the production at MacMahon's Theatre of a dramatisation in five long acts of Marie Corelli's famous novel of Sicilian life "Vendetta." Few hooks have made a wider sensation or been more generally read than this nmaziiig product of a woman's genius, and in picture form there is not an idle moment or a lapse of intensity throughout its whole 5000 feet. Speaking of its production in San Francisco, tho "Examiner," h tho typical vernacular of tho West, remarks: "It suro plays on tho emotions, and it is one impressive chaos of hurtling interest. Even tho man in tho back.row forgots to pick his teeth with a penknife as lie follows breathlessly the stouy of a blood-feud that makes the vaunted Arizona vendetta look like a two spot in "a show down." The play has been produced by the H/cla firm, and its scones are laid in the Island of Sicily. Acted by Italian players, and exquisitely dressed, it is a p.roduotwu of es-

ceptional moment. The usual strong 6upporting programme will include a hilarious downstairs comedy entitled "Back to the Kitchen," and the latest Vat-he Gazette. "Vendetta" can only ho shown for three days, after which it is to go to Sydney. "THE ROMANY'S REVENGE." The new programmo to bo presented to-day at the People's Picture Palace is' said to be one of the best yet submitted. The star picture is from the celebrated Aquila Company studios, and is entitled 'The Romany's Revenge." The film is full of the most enthralling incidents, each, it is said, portrayed with a realism that cannot fail to impress. Throughout the whole of its five thousand feet the main theme is not lost sight of, in a mass of irrelevant sideplay. The photography merits the highest commendation, and the mounting of this great feature is described as really superb. Enacted amid the most beautiful Italian scenes, this production, it is claimod, bids fair to rank with the most successful pictures ever screened in the Dominion. The supporting subjects include dramas, comedies, and scenios. The latest war news, as contained in the "Topical Budget," is full of interest.

"THE VIOLETS." That clever little coterie of artists, "The Violets," entertained with song and humour a large audience at the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, on Saturday night. Miss Dorothy Gard'ner, with her quaint little skotches, was very soon k high favour with the audience, as was also that droll comedian Mr, Cuthbert Rose. Mr. George Brook, the baritone of the party, sang in a way that made his,, hearers demand a double encore. The Ragtime Duo, Messrs. Browne and Collins, dispensed "Yiddle on Your Fiddle,'' and others "rags" in good style, while Mr. Howard sang very acceptably. Mr. Arthur Riacoe k his imitation of an kebriated one was very amuskg, and his rendering of "Higher" kept the audience in high tumour. The ensemble numbers were well received*

ORGAN RECITAL. On several occasions we have noted' iu tlie,se columns tho admirable skill with which Mr. Bernard Page, the City Organist, is able to obtain purely orchestral effects on the grand organ. There was a time when it was not considered dignified to attempt to imitate anything on tho organ—the great instrument was all sufficient in itself, and should only be • used for organ music in the pure. That idea h'aß been' assaulted with vigour during the past twenty years, by no one more than Edwin Lemare, nntil to-day, there are few organ recitals given,, except on special occasions, which do not include one or more orchestral selections. In playing the music of Wagner, Mr. Page has often produced effects that absolutely thrill by their likeness to 'concerted strings, with beautifully interlaced work by the brass and woodwinds, and one cannot but admire how near he gets to the original both in tone and spirit. On Saturday evening his programme was wholly orchestral, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Regular attendants are now fairly well acquainted with the melodious tumult of much of "Wagner's mu6ic, and on Saturday they were enabled to refresh themselves with the dazzling beauties of the preludes to Acts I and 111 of "Tristan and Isolde," the "Romeo and Juliet" of ninsic. Then the programme unfolded the quaintly lugubrious but fascinating "Danse Macabre" of Saint-Saens, an arresting "Elegy in G" (for strings) by the whole four movements ot the ever-popu-lar "Peer Gynt" suite by Grieg, and the psychological poem "Le Genie et la Mort" by Rebikott.

THE EMPRESS THEATRE. There will be a ooraplete change of programme to-day and to-night at the Empress Theatre Continuous Pictures, The principal production will be the Edison Company's sensational "feature" drama, "Tracked by the Hounds." Mr. Stuart, a millionaire, objects to his daughter Katherine keeping oompany with Johnson, their • neighbour, The millionaire prefers Count La Francisco,: a foreigner, on account of his aristocratic/birth. The Count hears that Katherine is to be sent abroad by her father and he conspires with two others to kidnap the girl and hold her for ransom. How the plot failed through the sagacity of a pair of Siberian wolf hounds is graphically shown. The supporting films will be "Rum and Wallpaper" (Keystone comedy), "Topical Budget," "The Silent Accuser" (Selic drama), and "The Bear's Omelette" (Cines cartoon).

MADAME LINA NYBERG. ' Madam Lin a Nyberg ; the Belgian operatic soprano, who is announced to appear in the Grand Opera House next Monday and Tuesday evenings, is not only the possessoi of an excellent voice, but is also endowed with a gracious and charming personality. Although she relates the story of her escape from Antwerp in a very quiet manner, it is said to be easy to recognise the horror'of the situation of all who were making for the neutral'borders of Holland. Madam Nybere, with many others, was forced to. make the journey on foot, through the railways being completely disorganised by the exigencies of the military traffic. The visiting artiste, after many and vicissitudes, crossed the border, ultimately securing a passage to England. At the two concerts to be given in Wellington next- week, Madam Nyberg will sing a number of choice excerpts from . the most eminent composers of grand opera: The box plan opens at the; Bristol on Thursday morning.