ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2510, 10 July 1915, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS

9 PLIMMER-HALL COMEDY CO. "A Message from Mars," to bo produced in the Grand Opera House on Monday and following nights by .the Plimmer-Eall Comedy Co., has ofttimes been referred to as "the greatest of all comedy-dramas. l " Certainly there is much In Ganthony's fine composition to warrant this assertion. Laughter is interspersed with tears, and pathos with comedy. . The weird, element of the supernatural, introduced by the arrival | of the magnificent superman .from the | planet Mars'is at the, same time responsible for much humour and a good dealof sentiment, while throughout the play a 'very pretty love themo runs. Mr. Harry Plimmor, who' has in the past given us a good number of fine studies, is said to ! beat his best in this piece, while the other members of the company, headed by the popular Miss Beatrice Day and Mr. Winter Hall, are fitly cast. The box plans'for the first , four nights of the season are on view at the Bristol, where seats may be reserved. / THE KING'S THEATRE. "Thou, Shalt Not Kill" ■ will be shown at the matinee to-day and again this evening for the last time. • This feature has .eclipsed all previous records at the King's. On Monday nest the King's will, screen a- sentimental drama by- the celebrated Vitagraph Co., entitled "Good-bye, bummer." This is suggested by Tosti'a famous song, and is -the story of a wifo who, owing to a loveless husband,- dwells in a perpetual winter of sadness. The love of her child brings her the only ray of 6uashino. and hope of summer. The drama ends somewhat sadly," but has - artistic consolations. The song will bo sung while the picture is being screened. Also on the programme aro "Bully Boy, No. 6," another, of'the series of clever war caroons, and "A Thief in the Night," an excellent Lubin drama. "Mak.irig a Rifle" is a timely -and interesting subject. "Pathe's New War Gazette" is full of interest, and the Keystone comedy, "Love in Armour," provides the.mirthful side of the bill. . HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. . The . "queen of ragtime,"-. Miss -Dorothy Harris; may still bo heard at His Majesty's Theatre. ' .Her rendition of songs of 'this class is remarkably fine. . The programme altogether is a particularly good'one, and attractive new turns are staged, by the Musical' Sundowner, Alton, the Acrobat, Liatle Verlie, Val and Lottie ] Newman, the; Tossing Testros, and several' others. - There will be a matinee at 2.30 p.m. to-day. . ; . EVERYBODY'S.' - "The Children of the Circus" and tho strong list of supporting films will be shown to-day,.-and .for..tho last' time tonight. A big special attraction is announced for Monday at- noon, in the shape of the Edison star drama, "Where is my Wandering-Boy To-night?" a film play built on the story of one of the best-known-and most popular. o£ old English songs.' The picture version is ■ de-scribed-as being particularly- strong in emotional passages, finely acted by a good cast.. Tho Keystone comedians, Mabel Nonnand,. Fatty . Arbucklc, and Ford ■Stirling,, will present "That Little Band of Gold" in their own inimitable fashion. ."The Girl on the Trestle" is an;exciting drama of railroad life' in which many sensational hapuonings - are vividly pictured. Then there will be'"Th® .Rein-.; deer," a-Vitagraph.. study : in natural history; and the most recent number of the always-interesting "Pathe Gazette." ,' ; THE EMPRESS.-' The popularity of the pictures at tho Empress Theatre seems to be greater I than ever, _ for overflowing attendances assemble with unfailing regularity. That fine-'Vitagraph drama "Tho Girl in the Case," the'excruciatingly funny Keystone, comedy "The Lucky Girl," and the meri-| torious supporting films will be withdrawn after to-night. 'For. Monday, at 11 a.m., a star attraction, is announced.' -This will be the reappearance of tho h6autiful : a.nd intrepid actress,' Miss Kathlyn Williams,'-who gained-.'public favour by her fino work in "Tho Strange Adventures.of Kathlyn." On this occasion she will be seen in "The Leopard's Foundling," an exciting drama in which she shows- to special advantage. ' Tho Keystone Co. will bo represented by a yellprodncing absurdity, . "From Patches. to Plenty," . with comedian 1 "Hogan" as principal laugh inducer. . The 'Vitaeraph drama "Moonshine -.Maid and -' the Man" is described as..' an '-excellent. production, while "Maloola From'- PaJoona" is comical, and the new- "Topical Budget" is charged with interesting sections, including "The- German 'Air Raid on Ipswich," and .."Canadians and;. Their Guns at Ypres, 1 . ■ ■ RICKARDS'S TIVOLI FOLLIES. The high standard to which Hr. Hugh B. M'liitosh ,h*ts raised vaudeville' <iud j revues on his, Australian Tivolil circuit, i will-bD, fully illustrated in the'appearance ,of Eick'axds's Tivoli Follies, which open a six-night season at the .Grand Opera. House on Monday, July 19. '.Mr. M'lntosh is travelling over 50-people on' tho -New Zealand ■ tour, including some of tho.-finost -vaudeville. stars that have appeared oh. the Rjckards's ; circuit, a ballet of-extensive numbers, a'full orchesjtra, and; a huge,, stage: equipment • and wardrobe: The special engagement for this 'tour'rof ; Mr. Kobert Parker, the world-famous' baritone from Covent Garden, is in itself a notable ac'hieyement. There are many other well-khowli artists in the Follies, such as Jack Cannot (the' English comedian), Frank Greene, Vera Pearce, Eileen Watson; new faces to these parts aro Isabello d'Armond, Alfredo,' Murfaysae, Alvarelto Rogo, and Stoppit, and Madame Gere, all said to be highly-paid : performers. • Box plans open at the Bristol next Thursday. '' TO-NIGHT'S ORGAN RECITAL. . After a'break of 6even weeks the weekly organ recitals given, by the'city organist (Mr. Bernard F.' Page) will be resumed to-night, and an interesting programme has Deen prepared.' . The - works to bo ■played are Mendelssohn's', overture in F, Arcadelt-Page's . Ave Maria, Dvorak's Humoreske, Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, the Psychological Poem (Robikoff).' the Musette (Dandrien), and WagWaldweben from . Act 11, "Siegfried." The prices are popular .ones. ■ -PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA. . The programme selected for the Professional Orchestra's - concert to-morrow' evening at His Majesty's should prove very popular. The principal items by the orchestra :will be . the "Maritana' overture, a "Norwegian. Carnival" by Svendsen, Mascagni's famous "Intermezzo," Dvorak's "Humoreske," and the "Entry of the Boyards". (Halyorsen). Mr. John 'Vitetta will contribute a harp solo,' and the orchestra will bo under the _conductorship of Mt. Herbert Bloy. A silver coin collection will be made at the doors.