ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2586, 7 October 1915, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS" MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Comedians, jugglers, and all manner of clever and daring people provide an exceptionally good programme at His Majesty's Theatre this week. Leonard Nelson, who is well known to followers of vaudeville in this city,, is again : appearing, find he has lost hono of his laugliterprovoking faculties during his absence, demons. and Dean are dancers cxtraordinntyi combining hiumour with graco and agility. Rowley and Quointin also dance. A clever exhibition' of juggling is given by Hcnnetsy and ■ Ma'ftcll,' who. keep the audieace in good spirits with their "funny business," Other good artists are M'Connedl and Austin,! trick cyclists; Miss Violet Trevenyon',''the Two Gibsons, Nat Hanley, the Eclair. Brothers, and Edenbury (hand balancer). THE KING'S. T.he splendid programme being submitted., at the King's Theatre this week ia attracting much attention from picturelovers, and large' audiences have been the order. The comedy-film from-the Vitagraph studios-entitled '"War" holds pride of place. It is, easy ; to, understand the success of this picture in America, and even here,. where, we hardly understand neutrality, it has an - irresistible appeal that evokes'the' heartiest of laughs at the warlike spirit and antics of the two heavyweight belligerents and their respective families. The rest of the programme is uniformly good. A Keystone comedy, "Mabel won and Lost, -and an Edison gem, "It May bo You," provide further bright corned}', whilst "Tho Quality of Mercy" and "The Cornet" are pictures that appeal to-the deeper emotions. A particularly interesting "Graphic" of up-to-date events, and an industrial subject, ""Cigar-Making,"' complete an ''exceptional--fy strong programme. The present programme will be shown all this week, with a matinoe on Saturday afternoon. A special star feature film is promised for next week.

"NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER,",. . ; The second week of: "Neptune's Daughter," featuring; • Annette Kellerinau, is Still drawing , overflowing houses to the People's Picture/Palace to view the Diving Venus in lier spectacular exploits. There certainly could be no more* delightful diversion than. Annette Kellerman- provides in "Neptune's -Daughter," aid it will probably go> down, to posterity as the most brilliantly effective pictureplay ever produced. - One of . the most thrilling incidents'in the play is where the villain is told off to murder Annette. She is hurled from: a. cliff 60ft. high, bound hand and foot. ' She escapes her bonds, but is pursued relentlessly through the water -by her would-be destroyer. This results in a fine series'of swimming matches and the iultimate death of the pursuer at the'bottom if the sea! The struggle—the picture was taken from a glass'chambers, very realistic. A daily matinee is given. Th® box plan is at The Bristol. - ,

"ARMIES OF EUROPE." There was'a big attendance at the Town Hall last evening, when the "'Armies of Europe" kinematograph pictures were repeated. His Excellency the Governor and His Worship the Mayor attended, and a number of soldiers from Trentliam. Cnmp were present. The Trentham Camp Band assisted with the music. A portion of- the proceeds is to he devoted to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. ' The pictures' touch on various' interesting phases of the war, they are explained by a lecturer, and there'is special vooal . and instrumental music. ■ /

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. A good budget of picture is to be seen at Everybody s Theatre this week. The star "laughter raiser" is. "Fatty's Plucky Pup," featuring, the inimitable -Roscoe Arbuckle. - The "Million Dollar' Mystery" is advanced , pother stage, the Gaumont Graphic shows pictures of lively topical interest, while local interest is! catered for in a fine film of the departure of "the 6th Reinforcements from Wellington.. The dramatic portion of. the. programme is very well represented in a drama of the pathetic variety entitled "Mother's Justice." ■ THE EMPRESS . Charles' Darrel's drama,' "When London Sleeps," continues to attract more people than can he accommodated at tho Empress. The- excellent acting and settings and high standard-of production maintained throughout the picture have done much.to lift it above the class of many melodramas screened, and in /jjreat measure, account for its -bopnlarity. Tho 'picture cannot be screened after Satur--day next. On the same programme are: —Tho Topical Budget, containing muchi ■interesting-: war'news-and views, in England, and some scenes from the Panama Exposition taken in the "zone" during a special carnival. The recent AssaiilUtArins at Newtown Park shows the iiujitsil display, the sham fight, etc The yitagraph comedian, Billy Quirk, is seen' in an : amusing comedy entitled "Tho Egyptian Mummy," in which a professor wjeote his special discovery,, "the elixir of life, into a mummy with rather startling results. . "THE GIRL IN THE TAXI." The new company,- composed principally Of English artists, recently organised by the J. 0. Williamson firm for the purpose of presenting the latest musical comedies which have successful in London and New York, will make a first appearance in Wellington at the Grand Opera. House on October 16. . The first of the _ three musical plays to be presented during the short season will be "The Girl in. the Taxi,", described as a bright, sparkling musical comedy, which ran for two Seasons in the big metropolis, and which has proved correspondingly successful in the principal Australian cities. The dialogue iB 'said to be smart and pointed, and the situations constantly evolved of such an amusing nature as to create almost incessant laughter. - Among the new play's many claims to popularity are its musical appeal, its sumptuous staging and dressing, its bevies of gaily-attirea pretty girls,'and the novelty of a new company. On Thursday, October 21, the same strong company will present what is described as . a musical jollity in three acts, entitled "High Jinks." The title of "High Jinks" applies to a liquid which has such an effect on the nerves that (used as a perfume) it makes one happy; and it turned grumpy, nervous people, and a morose doctor into skipping, frolicsome beings. The action of its influence is Baid to bo marked, throughout, the piece by v the introduction of a lilting theme which sets, everybody's feel; dancing, and which will 'no doubt become a. popular street melody. On Wednesday and Thursday, October 27 and 28, another London Gaiety success will he. presented in "The Girl in the "Film." Th<j box plans for the season of- eleven nights will open at the Bristol Piano Co. next Thursday morning 'at 9 o'clock.