ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2609, 3 November 1915, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

TITS MAJESTY'S TIIEATRE. rfi Theatre this week tUo Elton Black I?evue Company is producing; "Catch On," an amusing musical farce, which affords scope for some lively comedy, smart songs, aud merry pranks. In tho coiirso of "Catch On/' Mr. Black £l, ve * capital impersonations of Charles Chaplin and Harry Lauder, Miss Pearl Livingstone sings some, catchy ragtime ditties that sot tho whole audience swaying, and a very good malo quartet harmonise rather well. Apart -from tho revue, there are some good turns, notably those ot Balancing Stevens, Vernon and Sinclair, Miss Kngenio Boland, Arthur Douglas, -and tho Duckworths, THE KING'S THEATRE. The second screening of the big feature picture, riio Escape/' was witnessed bv o bis crowd at the King's Theatre last night, and the picture proved to be quite up to the standard of those usually produced by Mr. Griffiths, who invariably introduces elaborate stage effects and a wealth of interesting 6cenerv. The story touches npon the sex problem and the science of eugenic 3, and occupies thn whole of the evening's programme, and undoubtedly fascinates . the onlookers, probably of its adherence to the truth Tho opening chapters deal with slum life, and show the eldest of two sisters longing for a brighter future and beseeching her father to better the con-, dition of his children. She escapes just in time to avoid a marriage with a villain of the blackest type, but her delicate sister, to her lifelong 6orrow, readily agreed te become the wife of the same man. Moving in higher, but even more perilous circles, the eldest girl is re-scued-for a Geoond time by a young ambulance surgeon, whom she grows to love. Her marriage with the surgeon is a very natural ana happy ending to a sensational, story.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "The Million Dollar Mystery" unfolds another of its fascinating pages :it Everybody's Theatre this iveek in "The Doom of the Auto-Bandits," whose deeds are almost as daring as the real auto-bandits of Paris of about three years ago. Ford Sterling and Jlinta Durfeo are seen at their best in tile comic picture, "Dirty Work in a Laundry," whilst "Old Jane of the Gaiety" has the requisite touch of sentiment, that encourages interest. The Gaumont Graphic gives snapshots of topical interest in the Old World. THE EMPRESS. Excellent business was done by the Empress Theatre yesterday, where the drawing card is "The Silent Plea." This is a motion picture which makes a power? fill appeal for State aid to widows and orphans. It shows the effect of the upbringing in State institutions, where the child is away from the influence of its natural protector; it chums that the money paid to the institution should be handed direct to the parent. A very pathetic and realistio hnmaJi story is portrayed to point the lesson, and that remarkably clever and versatile Vitagraph player, Edith Story, plays the' lending role, in winch she is supported by Harry Morey. "Gertie," an amusing cartoon film depicting the work of Winsor M'Kay, causes much laughter nightly. There is the usual interesting Topical Budget, and the Eclair Company present a'very fine scenic subject showing a trip lip the Nile. An amusing' comedy, containing a tame panther and a sensational train wreck picture, are on the same programme.

FOR "OUR BOYS" AT THE FRONT. Patrons of to-night's concert in the Concert Chamber of- the Town Hall, in aid of the Tobacco Fund for our soldiers at the front, are promised a treat in an exceptionally fine miscellaneous programme, vocal, instrumental, elocutionary,, artistic dancing, and a dramatic sketch. In addition to items by Choral Club members, the following are also taking part:—The Misses Walter, Fix, Aitken, Teychenne, and Scott, Messrs. Norman Aitken, Zante Wood, Bentley . Russell, Goudie, Hanlon, H. F. Wood, and G. C. Russell. Apart from the enjoyment of suoh .a fine entertainment, the object is a worthy one, which will appeal to most people. One shilling will admit to all parts of the "hall. VIOLIN RECITAL. In response to numerous requests, Mr. Herbert Bloy has consented to give a violin recital prior to his departure from Wellington. The concert will take_ place next Sunday evening at His Majesty's Theatre, under the auspices of the Wellington Professional Orchestra. Mr. Bloy will have the assistance of Miss Betty Purdom and Mr. J. Culford Bell, and among the violin items will beWieniawski's "Souvenir de Moscow," the "Fantasia Appassionata" of Vieuxtemps, and "Romanza Andalousa" (Sarasato).