ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2564, 11 September 1915, Page 15

ENTERTAINMENTS

"PUN ON THE BRISTOL." "Fun on 'the Bristol" may bo enjoyed at the Grand Opera House, where Mr. George Stephenson's talented company are playing it'nightly. The pieco sparkles with humorous situations, and in the role of Widow O'Brien Mr. Frank Hawthorne finds ample scope to display his undoubted gifts as a merrymaker. Bo makes a good deal of capital out of his . two songs, "Annio Skiner's Chicken Dinner/' and "I'm in Love." Mr, Hawthorne is strongly supported- Vy tho members of the comprmy.

THE KING'S. The current programme headed l>y the Vitagraph feature, "Two Women, ' in which Miss Anita Stewart has so delighted the crowded liouses this week, will ho finally shown to-night. Thero .will be a matinee to-day.

"THE SPOILERS." This remarkably well-written story by Rex Beach is probably the greatest favourite of all his books, aiul no doubt this fact prompted the Selig Company ill their choico of whioh of this author's many works should bo singled out for screen adaptation. No expense was spared by the company to retain in tho production all the wonderful thrill, romance, arid rugged and picturesque scones and characters so well described in the book. One of tho most remarkable personages in the picturo is tho' adventuress, "Cherry Malotte," and. in the great gambling scone where Glenister wages his interest in "tho Midas" against the saloon of the "Broncho liid/' Miss Kathlyn Williams, as Cherry, provides' a wonderful characterisation. Shs assists the gambler to ruin the miner, and at tho critical moment saves Glenister from ruin by declaring the oards wrong. The groat fight between M'Nauiara and Glenister is depicted with a fidelity that makes the audience gasp. Another tense time for the beholders is the attack upon the mines by she "Vigilantes," and alarmii.'gly realistic is the dynamiting of "the Midas." Helen Chester's trip with, tho rascally Strtivo to the lonely house to secure the papers, and liis attack upon her, which was so dramatically ended by a shot through tho window, is faithfully depicted. Auckland papers speak in terms of universal praise of "The Spoilors" in its film form, and there as in America and Australia it is drawing sensational patronage; The film will take the whole of tho evening 'at the King's, and a feature of the entertainment will be the special orchestral music. The plan is at the Bristol, and the bookings, are very large.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. There will be a matinee at His Majesty's Theatre this afternoon, . when Mr. Paul Stanhope's American Musical Revue Company will stage the successful burlesque, "Fun oil a-' l il arßU ,> The show lias proved a great attraction during the week. To-night the company will give a farewell performance. They will lie supported by a strong array of vaudeville artists, including Billy Wells and_the Eclair Twins, Misses Jessie and Dolly Miller, Phil Percival, Ernest Pitcher, and 1\ Hcrberte.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. To-day and io-night the last screenings of that grand Boy Scout picture. "The Lion's Cubs," will be given at Everybody s Theatre. Oil Monday u. complete new change will be presented, when a special dramatic production, "The Living Death, by the Majestic Company, will be the star feature. The picture is quite original in its novelty, and many good and interesting scenes are introduced ■ during its 2000 ft. of absorbing narrative. When it is slated that a father loves his daughter so dearly that ho prefers to keep her secluded from the world, one can quite understand the difficult problem that he undertook. Love that knows no bounds upset his calculations and the complications that ensue.make the filming of this grand drama one of the most exciting yet witnessed. Supporting features include a laughable Keystone, in which Syd. Chaplin is featured—"Gusslo Tied to .Trouble. A "Gaumont Graphic'' and several, other gems are also included.

THE EMPRESS. Monday's new feature is an intensely powerful portrayal by Kalean, entitled. "Her Husband's Honour." The drama is in two parts, tuid is distinguished by remarkable acting', and carries a very intense moral appeal for the honour of the homo. Other excellent features are the Keystone comedy, "A Human Hound's Triumph," in which the greatest screen comedians of the film world will produce the fun with thoir usual skill. The ''Topical Budget" contains many interesting features, among which is a great cavalry charge taken on the field in Galicia. Four hundred British prisoners o£ -war arrive from Germany, after spending many weary months cf.harsh treatment. A oaptivafcing comedy is "Cupid's Pranks, * and Vitagraph's drama, "Breaking In," completes an excellent bill.

. BRITANNIA THEATRE. Crowded sessions were again recorded at the/Britannia Theatre yetserday, where the.feature film, "Hearts in Exile," has proved, a real drawing card since the first screening on Monday last. It is an adaptation of John Oxenham's well-known novel, tho leading role being- played by Miss Clara Kimball Youn^,- whose acting is something above the ordinary. "Hearts in Exile" will be on. the 1 programme again to-day.

TO-NIGHT'S ORGAN RECITAL. . There will be the usual weekly organ rccital given at the Town Hall by the City Organist (Mr. Bernard F. Page) tonight. At the last recital Mr. Page would have repeated Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, from the second movement, if time had permitted, and he has promised to include the work in this evening's programme. The "Elegie" (Claussmann) and the "Piece Heroique" (Cesar Eranck) are by great composers. Other works to be played are 1 the "Suite -Ancieiine" (Holloway, an old English composer), Wolstenholme's "Nocturne," and tho "Rhopsodie" No. 3, l>y Saint-Saens. Altogether tho programme is a .very fino one, and a large and enthusiastic audience is expoctcd. . -

DANCE RECITAL. Misa G. M. Campbell, who has earned some distinction as a teacher of the young in tho subtleties of the art, of fancy dancing, is, with tho assistance of her pupils, to,give a dance recital in tho Grand Opera House on Wednesday next, in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' and Mayor's Patriotic Funds. For somo time past Miss Campbell has had some very clever children under her control, and the dances they will perform will embrace many of the latest graceful and picturesque dances. The accompaniments to the dances will be played by an instrumental trio, consisting of Air. Frank R. Jchustono ('cello), Mrs. Johnstone (piano), and Mr. Horry Ellwood (violinist). Tho entertainment will be under the patronage of His Excellency the Governor and tho Countess of Liverpool, the Prime Minister and Mrs. Massey, Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, and the Mayor and Mayoress of Wellington. '