ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2601, 25 October 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"HIGH JINKS." The musical farce, "High Jinks" was produced before a - largo and laughing audience in the Grand Opera House on Saturday night. The motive force of the frolics is a marvellous perfume, warranted to make the most livery, illnatured, sobersided person, forget all about his blues, aud laugh ancl danco ' and sing and flirt. It is the flirting that : -causes the trouble, and supplies - the gaiety. There will be rio more "High Jinks" after Ihe performance on Tuesday evening next. '• For Wednesday and Thursday next, the last, two nights of a successful season "The Girl on the Film" will be presented—tho most recent of London Gaiety Theatre successes. It is in three acts, each of which is described as being a -pleasing riot of alluring music, clever dialogue aud novel situations. Mr. C. H. Wakemaii will be seen as Max Daly, an irrepressible film ' manufacturer, whoso great achievement, and one from which the main film of tho play is extracted, is the taking and screening of a colossal star Cinema picture, "Napoleon ttiid 'Ho Miller's Daughter." Mr. W. H. R-awlings will be the humorous Clutterbuck. The play will be produced by Mr. Harry B. Burcher, with Mr. Harry Burton as musical director. The season terminates. on Thursday nest.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. A holiday matineo will he given by tho Fuller Vaudevillo Co. at His Majesty's Theatre to-day. A new programme will be presented, in which Another contingent of specially imported artists will appear for the first timo in Wellington, chief among whom will be' Balancing Stevens, an American specialty entertainer. This artist -will perform a number of balancing feats on the necks of.bottles, across ordinary household chairs, and other articles. Miss Eugenie Boland, a Queensland contralto, who is said to ;be possessed of a magnificent voice, will appear in a repertoire of high-claßs songs. A complete change of programme will be submitted by Mr. Leonard Nelson, the favourite comedian, tho Ibson Musical Trio, Wells and Eclair Sisters, Louie Duggan, Pollard and Jackson, Arthur Douglas, and the Two "Colliers. ■; The current programme will he, produced nightly during the week, and a, matinee will be given on Saturday."

EVERYBODY'S. To-day at 10' a.A., a new bill will commence its week's running. The epecial feature will.be the Tannhausor 6far, "Tfce Countess's Coaching Party," the sixth episode of "The Million Dollar Mystery." A coloured 'Pathe comedy, "Wiffles on the Riviera," introduces the famous comedian in some laughable antics at the favourite resort. '"Britain's 'New Army" gives in- 1 teresting glimpses of our boys in khaki training for their fight with the Germans. "The Gaumont Graphic" (topical) and "The New Valet" (comedy) 1 form a holiday bill that should please picture patrons.

THE KING'S THEATRE. 'At the King's Theatre to-night an entirely new programme will bo presented. As the main attraction, a 5000 ft: feature film from the famous World ■Film Corporation, entitled ."When It Strikes Home," has.been selected Only artists of the highest ability are chosen for the Corporation's pictures. In the capable hands of Grace Washburn (probably the most popular actress afterMary Pickford), Muriel Ostriche, William Bailey, and Edwin August, all of whom have deserted the "legitimate" stage for the motion picture theatre, the story by Chas. K. Harris, the famous •song writer, gets full justice. The piece is a powerful dramatic appeal, with inany affecting touches and strong heart interest. Included in the programme ig a Lubin Company's farce-comedy, "When Wifie Sleeps," "A Trip up the River Clydo" (with views of battleships in tho making), and "The Latest' Gazette." A special holiday matinee will he given this afternoon.

SUNDAY CONCERT. . The Wellington Corporation Tramways Band gave a concert at His Majesty's Theatre last evening before a fairiy large audience. The selections rendered by the band,- under the competent. conductorship of Mr. G. W. Bowes, included tie contest piece "Classic Gems" (scored by W. Ili ranter), which was played at-the Auckland Exhibition contest. Other pieces were the marches ''Elephant" and "Brilliant" (both by J. Ord. Hume), the characteristic "March of the Mountain Gnomes" (Thompson), and "The Rosary" (cornet solo by Bandsman M'Masters). The band was assisted by Mr. H. F. Wood, who sang "My Little Grey Home in the West," and, with j[ r . W. Goulie, the spirited duet "Battle Evo." Mr. J. Gilford Bell's recitations were also greatly appreciated.

"WOMAN AND WINE.' William Elliott, one of America's leading screen players, will head a largo cast of artists m Arthur Shirley's famous old play, which is being screened at 10 o'clock this morning at the Empress. It is claimed-that this picture is perhaps the groatest that the World Film Company have yet been responsible for. What is described as one of the most sensational episodes is where two women fight a duel to the death. Tho picturo is"said to be remarkably well acted, and the photographic effects leave, nothing to be desired On the samo programmo thero will be studies in clay (Lubin cartoons), and a now Gazette of the latest war doings.

"DAMON AND PYTHIAS." . To-day at the People's Picture Palace that masterpiece of kinematography, "Damon and Pythias," enters on its second week. Crowded houses have been the order at almost all sessions during the past six days to witness tho beautiful story of the greatest friendship the world has over known, as produced by the Universal Film Company. Tho cast is possibly one of the strongest that has ever been got together in the picturo world. The scenic work and the great ensembles, in which not- hundreds, but thousands, of supernumeraries figure, are a feature. An advertisement in another column draws attention to the special holiday sessions which have been arranged for to-day.

ORGAN RECITAL. A highly appreciative, if\iiot a very large, audience atteudori the organ recital given by Mr. Bernard Page in the Town Hall on Saturday evening. The City Organist included in his selections Mendelssohn's overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Naturally this, work, with its pretty, delicate work for the strings, is not heard to the best advantage on the organ. The fairy music which opens tho'overture was played too lightly (after tho first few ohords) for tho running melody to bo distinguished, and in the fortissimo passage which follows the full power of the organ was used —ten times tho power of any-orchestra—and all definition was lost in a riot of deafening sound. There were.other passages that were delightfully melodious, beautifully modulated in tone, aud admirably-col-oured by resourceful registration. The Andantino movement from the Pianoforte Sonata (Op. 12) of the Finnish composer, Sibelius, is certainly original, aiid has a weird charm as- interpreted by Mr. Page, who used the wood-wind stops extensively in-accentuation of the sombre theme. One would like to hear the Sonata played on the pianoforte to gain a clearer idea of 'its character. The programme included three interesting fragments from Debussy—the Pre-! lude from "La :Damoiselle, Blue," "The Little Shepherd," and the Prelude from "L'lnfant Prodigue," the Frenchman's most successful pantomimic opera. Mr. Page was in his element in the "Waldweben," from Wagner's "Seigfried," which he interprets with splendid freedom and charm, thoroughly realising the Wagnerian "flair." . Tho programmo also included a very beautiful ."Pas-; torale," by Cesar Franck, and Air and Variations on Handel's "Harmonious Blacksmith" theme by Karg-Elert. 1

LABOUR NIGHT RECITAL. Visitors to Wellington for to-day's holiday-making will have an opportunity to-night at the Town Hall to hoar the City Organist (Mr. Bernard Pago) play some especially favourite compositions. ' The .Peer Gynt Suite (Grieg), tho four pieces comprising MaeDowell's "In Passing Moods" ("Prologue," "An Old Love Story," "A Deserted Farm," and "Told at Sunset"), and the Symphonic Poem "Danso Macabre," by Saint-Saens are, works that will stand constant repetitioir when interpreted by the City Organist. A new item to Wellington is to be performed in the Fantasia Op. 117, by Silas. Th>'s picce wae> written for the opening of the new organ at Blenheim Palace (1891), and introduces the famous James ll's March. A melody by Wolstcnholme, and Bach's Fantasia and Fugue (A Minor), completes what should be a very enjoyable programme. .. . ' ■ '