ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2482, 8 June 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

J- C. WILLIAMSON'S "CINDERELLA" PANTOMIME. . To-morrnw night, at 7.50, and the six following nights, and on Saturday afternoon next, J. C. Williamson's successful pantomime "Cinderella" will ho staged at the Grand Opera House, and n" i"? the booking recorded at tho Bristol, its initial production will be witnessed Ij.v a lull houso. Five beanut iiUy-staged ballets and marches, eighteen picturesque changes of scene, the latest popular songs in elaborate settings, an abundance of wholesome comedy and delightful illustrations of l n C^ a 'i a ' ry s * or y k ave made "Cinderella the most successful pantomime a?' staged by J. C. Williamson, Ltd. Mr. Barry Lupiuo is certain to receive a royal welcome to-morrow evening, treat interest is being taken in the hrst appearance of Miss Minnie Love (.principal boy) and in the debut of Messrs. Arthur Stigant (The Dame), and Mr. Jack M'Ardle (The Baron), all civ? 11 f av °nrites. The reappearance of Miss Celia Ghiloni, Dolly Castles, Gertie Latcliford, Dorothy Firmin, Lesie Gaze. Rupert Darrell, Charles Albert. and Bert. Watson will be welcomod by playgoers, and 60 will the principal dancer, Miss Maud Amery. 1' eatures. of the pantomime are the musical items, many of which are beautifully illustrated. Mr. Leslie Gaze's principal number, "I'll Never Miss Another .Girl Lita I Miss You," is one of the hits of the pantomime. Other notable song successes are: "The Candle Light" (Dolly Castles), "Peg o' My Heart" (Dolly Castles), "Ragtime Goblin (Minnie Love), "Sister Susie's 'Sewing Shirts for Soldiers" (Jack M'Ardle), "Ragtime • Patchwork" (Arthur Stigant), "Are We Downhearted? (Dorothy Firmin), "Fighting for the Motherland" (Celia Ghiloni), and "Love Among the Roses" (Dorothy Firmin and Gertie Latchford). Great interest is being taken in the represen- 1 tation of the Harlequinade, which is to bo staged at the afternoon performance. Seats in central position* may be selected at the Bristol. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Paul Stanhope Revue Company, which has caught die public fancy at His Majesty's Theatre, appeared in ! their fifth musical absurdity, entitled • "iardon Me!" last evening, before an audience that appreciated every miuute . ot .the farce. "Pardon Mel" deserves ] a. free pardon, on the ground that most- j l.y everyone concerned suffers from ■ temporary mental aberration, and as most of their antics promoted gusts of 1 laughter, the audience, as the jury, j made no complaints. Paul Stanhope appears as Pat Casey, the fiddler wno i cannot fiddle. Most of the dialogue i\i c n l3 between Pat Casey 1 and John uallace (Mr. Los Bates), sandwiched in between musical numbers, with ballet trimmings. The climax is provided by the arrival of One-round O'Brien, a tough gun-man, and Casey's mortal enemy. O'Brien (Mr. Geo. M'Call) proves to he an expert imitator of almost everything, aud when not en- l gaged in shooting Casey's boots, he en- i tertains cleverly. Miss Fritzee de t>uy sang about the "Ragtime Moon," and Miss Ruby Kennedy, as Gladys Candeberv, carolled "In Dreams" with somo succcss. Mr. Bates resuscitated his unfailing stand-by rag "This Is the Life, and tho Grafter Quartet were l heard m a harmonised version of "My t H?' 6 ® ro - v Home in the West" and , "Ihe Coon-town Quartet." Lovers of i this form of musical frivolity are minded that this is the filial week of t the Stanhope team. - In tho first part of the programme, i lom Dawson, . the veteran comique, ] sang with undiminished humour "I've j Called for the R.ent" and other domestic ' ditties with a tickle. George Edwards \ and Rosie Parkes are a pair of smart i comedy sketch artists who at once in- i cratiated themselves with .the audience. ■ and "The Australian Sun-Downer" ! proved that the dusty habiliments were j merely a disguise to cloak a rather good violinist, who played "I Hear You Call- , ing Me" and a bit of Schubert cleanly. ! and with sympathy. Lumley and , Rhodes represent a "Bowery" Jow i (stage version) and his attractive lady | party, who patter and sing entertain- : ingly. Courtenay and Shaw and Ida f Jams are stil lin the bill. ( THE KING'S THEATRE. ; The King's Theatre has screened som© ; fine dramas in its time, but few liner 1 than "The Attorney for the Defence," this week's star. It is the story of a ' lawyer's ambition, and it inspires a * Kood deal of useful thought. Freder- * ick fetrafciou, the man with the great ! ambition, is young in his profession, and he takes up the defence of one Bas- \ sett, who is accused of having murder- 1 ed his employer. Stratton tells his \ fiancee that he knows that Bassett is \ innocent, though the fact is that strong I evidence points to his guilt. During 1 the trial Stratton raises a technicality, which ensures the release of Bassett. \ Bassett, once again a free man, looks for work, and he is engaged by Strat- * toil's fiancee, whose kindness is based ] on Stratton's assurance that Bassett was an innocent man. Soon the plot c thickens. Bassett's accomplices de- * Hiand a share of tho ill-gotten gains, but Bassett will not share. They decide to kill him, and a plan for re- J venge is made. Of this Stratton hears. {■ and ho hastens to tell his fiancee all ] he knows of Bassett's case. However, ere he reaches her the plan has been put _ into operation. A motor-car containinp; the young woman and Bassett is driven over an embankment. From T here onwaid the story is more gripping s than ever. The climax is splendid. '■ Also on the bill are: "The Latest Ga- 3 zette." "The Portrait in the Attic" (a a child study), "His Sister's Kiddie's" 3 (comedy), and "The Queen Carnival." .The last-named includes the procossion and scenes at Newtown Park, and gives 1 a fine idea of the magnitude of tho undertaking. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. j A picture showing up the methods of a the "buoket" shop proprietors, or [ S bogus company promoters of America, ; 1 is the star attraction of an excellent programme of pictures screened at 1 ; Everybody's Theatre jesterday. The title of tne picture is "The Swindler," ® and it features the beautiful actress, P Miss Alice Joyce, in tlie part of the c swindler's wife. The opening scenes C show a country village, where a beautiful young girl is pining to get to the t great city to see life. Sho turns a t deaf ear to a country lover, and mar- a ries an attractive young jnan from P the metropolis. Her ambition is rea- % lised when sho becomes mistress of a t great city house. At the same time t the true business of her husband is ■' shown,'and one sees how widows and trusting people are fleeced of their small ' possessions by the bogus stock-broker. I' Finally she learns the truth, and P scorns the husband who takes tho bread s out of the mouths of the poor to place 0 diamonds about her neck, and in a 5 dramatic scene the husband is shown falling a victim to tho revenge of his s | dupes. 'Hie girl then returns to her father's house, sadder but wiser, and '' with a constant lover still waiting. The f other attraction of the programme 'j shows "Fatty and Ulabcl," the Key- '] stone comedy pair, in scenes at Sail 1:1 Diego, where the\ provide some great amusement. Wellington candidates for '! Queen of the Carnival are also thrown on the screen in some prelly scenes, while "Under Falsa Colour.'." is a de- ° lightful comedy love story. Other lilins include latest war topics, and an in- P rlv.strial picture, "The Making of a ? Newspaper," shoeing a great daily he- 11 in;; turned out, from the time the paper ei

sheet reaches the breakfast table. The programme will be repeated this evening. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. The Lubin Company's feature drama, "Beneath the Sea," is the chief attraction in the change of programme presented at the Empress Theatre continuous pictures yesterday. According to tho plot, Alice Herring, daughter or tlio president of the Submarine Construction Company, is ill love with Ned Ellis, a draughtsman in the employ of her father's company. Ned is infatuated with Alice, but he has a rival, Richard Mason, secretary of the company, who Mr. Herring has selected for his'future son-in-law. When Mason learns that Ned ha-s invented an under-water exhaust for submarine engines 'he becomes exceedingly jealous. A test of Ned's invention has been arranged by the directors, and Mason bribes a discharged workman to tamper with the submarine vessel, so that ail accident will ensue. The plot results in the vessel sinking to the bottom and refusing to rise. Ned insists on being discharged tlirough a torpedo tube, aud on rising to the surfaco is instrumental in the rescue of the others. Through Alice's kindness to the workman's wife the workman confesses his part in the treacherous act, and then denounces Mason. The invention subsequently proves a- success, and Ned wins Alice's hand. The remaining items include "The Topical Budget," "The Engineer's Peril" (Kalem drama), "Hash House Mashers" (Keystone comedy), and "Stickin' Around" (Edison comedy). "THE VIOLETS." I "The Violet-s," Edward Branscombe's talented little costume comedy company, concluded their successful season of several weeks last evening. "The Violets," like all other of the Branscombe compaiues, established itself as a firm favourite in Wellington, and a return visit would be no doubt well supported.