ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2505, 5 July 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THOU SHALT NOT KILL. The "Tcll-tnlo Heart" and. "Annabel Leu," tlio works of Edgar Allan Poe, liavo been made the basis for a remarkable production by D. W. Griffith, the man whoso brains aro behind the Reliance and Majestic Companies. The film is entitled "Thou Shalt Not Kill," or "Tlio Avenging Conscience," and will be featured this week at the King's Theatre. The story opened with a pathetic death-bed scene, in which a dying mother commits the carc of her baby to an uncle. The baby, grown to manhood, falls in love with a beautiful girl, whom he names Annabel Lee. The uncle disapproves and causes the lovers to part. The story shows how _ the young, man was minded, in the bitteruess of liis disappointment, to murder his uncle (as did tlio character in the "Tell-tale Heart"). A vision comes to him in which ho suffers all the mental torturo of an actual murderer —a sudden awakening and the dream of violence flies from him. Other films on the programmo will include the War Gazette and! a beautifally coloured scenic study. Sjjecial music will bo rendered by the King's Symphony Orchestra. The plan is at the Bristol Piano Company, where early bookings aro advised. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. At His Majesty's Theatre this evening the usual weekly change of programme will bo presented by the Fuller vaudeville proprietary. Several new artists will appear, amongst them being the Newmans, who will submit their musical comedy, offering revue tit-bits. Other aspirants for public approval will be Mr. Chas. Moody, an Australian actor-vocalist, who will appear in dramatic and descriptive songs; Bluffo, an American burlesque juggler; Frank Alton, billed as a comedy acrobat. A feature of to-night's programme will be the reappearance of Mr. Phil Percival, a comedian at the piano. Miss Dorothy Harris, who is increasing in popularity nightly, will introduce a number of the latest American ragtime successes. Tho programme will be further strengthened by Victor tho Great and. Mdlle. Cotliilde, Little Verlio, the Musical Sundowner, tho Tossing Testros. Mr. Dan Thomas will appear in a new repertoire of comio songs. Tho bill will be repeated nightly during the week,'and a matinee will be given on Saturday. . "CHILDREN OF THE CIRCUS." On Monday, at noon ; at Everybody's a sensational drama of circus lifo by the famous Nordisk Company will be toe leading feature of tho new bill. "Children of the Circus" presents an absorbing. plot, interwoven with thrilling and exciting stage performances; The plot depicts tlio efforts of an old circus artist to protect his daughter from the machinations of a wea'thy adventurer. The father outwits the adventurer and everything ends happily. The Keystone Company is represented by a- comedy, "Mabel and Watty's Married Life," in which" the two laugh-makers, Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle, play somo funny,jokes on each otiier "Zeppelin Raid on Paris" gives a good idea of tie damage done in a Parisian suburb, by the Germans. Tho "Gaumont Graphic" will complete this special star programme. SIAOMAI-lON'S THEATRE. The usual change of programme at Macinahon's Theatre to-dav will see tho reappearance of Charlie Chaplin in the latest of the Essannay comedies, "In tho Park," said to bo ono of his best. Other films include "In Jungle Wilds," a story of exceptional, sensationalism and thrilling interest; "Life in the Balance," a drama of action and power; "The Methods of Margaret," and "The Peacemaker" (comedies); "Topiel Gazeto" (social and war news from Homo). ■ EMPRESS THEATRE. Large attendances prevailed at the Empress Picturo Theatre throughout , Saturday. To-day's list of new pictures a powerful melodramatic attraction in the KalemV''Mystery of the Danco Hall," a sensational drama of the "girl" detective series. Tho plot is described as being moro cunningly contrived, and the play is said to abound in startling spectacular episodes and rapidly moving events of great interest. The Koystone comedy, "Hearts and Planets" is a yell-raising astronomical absurdity, in which tlio moon, stars and love get hopelessly mixed with ridiculously comic results. "The Law of tho Wild" is one of those vigorous dramas of life in the lone places, for ivhica "Flying-A" are noted. ,The educational side is provided in "Japanese Silk Industry." The War Topical shows '"Girls in K'uaki," "Canadian Troops," "The Italian Army," and other sections. qf interest: "A MESSAGE FROM MARS." Playgoers will welcome the news of the return to Wellington of tho Plim-mer-Hall Comedy Company, which did so well iri every respect when playing' here a few months ago for the Belgian Fund. The managemsnt has decided to revive Richard Ganthony's charming comedy, "A Message from Mars," the argument of which is peculiarly applicable to the spirit of tho times. Mr. Harry Plimmer will play Horace Parker, Mr. Winter Ball the Messenger, and Miss Beatrice Day Aunt Martha. The rest of the cast will be:- Minnie, Miss Ena Shanaha!n; Arthur Dicey, Mr. Vivian Edwards; Mrs. Clarence, Miss Marjorie Soper; and the Tramp, Mr. Paul Latham. The ]box plan will be. open at tho Bristol on Wednesday morning. The season will commence at the Grand Opera Houso on Monday next. Playgoers will be pleased to learn that there wvill probably be another opportunity of seeing Miss Beatrice Day in the title role of "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" at the end 1 of next week. Miss Day is to appear with the Plim-mer-Hall Comedy Co. in a week's season, to commence on Monday next, and there is a prospect of Pinero's master play being staged! at the conclusion of the season.; . ■

RETURN OF THE CHERNIVAVSKYS Leo, Jail, and Mischel Cherniavsky arrived last night from Picton, after a most successful South Island tour. The Cherniavskys open their season here at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday, July 7, and give concerts also on Thursday, July 8, and Saturday, July 10. This will bo the last opportunity that tho Wellington music-loving people will liave of hearing tliem for probably many years, as they leave by the Niagara early ill September^for Canada, where they commence playing in Montreal in November. En route they willplay in Suva and Honolulu, also spend two weeks at the Panama Exhibition. The Canadian tour will only last three months, on the completion of which they proceed to tlio United States for E0 orchestral concerts. The box plan is now open at the Bristol Piano Co.