ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2526, 29 July 1915, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY' STHEATRE. Mr. Jack Waller's company of Butterflies continue to delight the audiences at His Majesty's Theatre. Tho combination comprises good singers sjul brilliant instrumentalists, ami Messrs. Eullcr-Bren-nan made an excellent move when this show was engaged for the New Zealand circuit. Also appearing at His Majesty's are the Great Baffling Biker, Misses Jessie and Dolly Millar, Miss Gracie Graham, and Miss Nellie IColle. In addition to tho performance every evening, there will bo a matinee on Saturday afternoon.

THE KING'S THEATRE. "The Middleman," with Mr. Albert Chevalier in the cast, is proving a big. attraction at the King's Theatre this week. Nothing of the story is lost in the picture, which is made beautiful by fino old English scenery, a.nd still further improved by the splendid acting of Mr. Chevalier. There is .a good supporting programme. Music is supplied by ' the King's Symphony Orchestra . EVERYBODY'S THE A TEE. ! Capacity business was again t'he order at Everybody's Theatre last evening, while tho-afternoon sessions were also largely patronised. The crowds are Icing drawn by an excellent programme, which includes an exciting Lubin drama, "A Siren of Corsica," and an amusing Keystone comedy, -'Tatty's Sweetheart." A liig' attraction.' next Monday will be a grand patriotic drama entitled "A Hero of tho Dardanelles." This is a sequel to the re-cord-breaking patriotic film, "Will They Never. Come?" THE EMPRESS. ' Very large attendances continue at the Empress Theatre, where the popular Charles Chaplin has become such a favourite, in Keystone's "Masqueraders" that (by-request) Ire will be shown in conjunction with to-day's otherwise all-new programme until Friday night. The star special'of to-day's fine list isJßeliance's big slave drama. "The Slave Girl." This play comes with « reputation. _ It is after the manner pf the favourites, ITJncle Tom's Cabin" and "The. Octoroon," and deals with tlie adventurous career of a beautiful white girl stolen in childhood and sold into slavery. Her identity is -ultimately established by means, of finger-print evidence.' Vitagraph presents "Love Will Out," described as a captivating and admirably-acted photo-play. Other picked subjects will be:—"Ambrose's Eury" (Keystone), the Satast' Australian. ; Gazette, and "Tho Haunted Attic"; (oomedy), '

PICTURES AT THE TOWN HALL. That section of the public who attended the Town Hall last evening to see the pictures presented there had little to con-gra-tulato themselves upon. The pictures for tho most part were aged and well worn. Tho star picture, entitled "Tlif White Slave Traffic," a Nordisk produo tion; illustrated the danger of young girls'being lured from their homes by 6pecious advertisements, and consigned to dens of infamy by wretches that hanging is too good for. "Masks and Faces" was a pictorial representation of Charles Reade's old drama, which is just as often known as "Pretty Peg Wofiington." Other':.: pictures screened were "The Gorges," "Armour of Fire," "Buddy and His Dog," "Events of tho War/' and "The Only Woman in Town." During an intermission between the pictures' Mr. Frank Charlton 6ang "The Soldier" with good eft'ect.

. : PATRIOTIC DEWDIC CONCERT. • The patriotic concert which, tho Druids are holding in tlio Hown Hall next Saturday evening promises to be a great success. A capital programme on popular lines', has been prepared, and is being contributed to by favourite artists. Tho concert is. under the patronage of Their Excellencies Lord . and Lady Liverpool, who Will be present on the occasion,. also many of our leading citizens. A fine torchlight procession with coloured fires and representations of ancient and modern Driiidism, will be hold in. tho evening, prior to the concert, and the members of the different lodges are -requested to ,assemblo at the Government; Buildings at G. 45 p.m. to march to tho Town Hall. CONCERT AT LOWER- HUTT. An entertainment organised in aid-of the funds of the Petone and Hutt branch of the Plunket Society, was held at. tho Lower Hutt Lyceum last evening before a crowded audience. Each item was well received, and credit is due to the committee for the production of such an excellent programme. The following contri-buted-.—Hre. C. M. Hector, Miss Phoebe Parsons,. Miss Knight, and Messrs. Farmer, Carr, Waters, and Clarkson. It is anticipated that the society's funds will bo considerably augmented by the'entertainment.