ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2615, 10 November 1915, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

BIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. All who enjoy a good hearty laugh at wholesome tomfoolery, with a tew good songs thrown in, should not miss "Sure Thing," th 6 revue Jiow being staged at His Majesty's by the Elton Black Company. Mr. Black is a capital comedian nnd burlesque artist, and his song, "As Long as You've Got the 'Art," is too good to bo missed. Mr. Peter Brooks, a like able tenor, with a voice of suiuiy quality (ind good range, Miss Nellie Quealy, Miss Kate Howard, Miss Pearl Livingstone, and a good male quartet, all help to mako one's pleasure-a sure thing. In the second half Alsace and Lorraine, Miss Rose Log Ivy! a"d Herbert Brooks aro artists (veil worth seeing and hearing.

THE KING'S THEATRE. ! "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was again screened at tlio King's Theatre before a keenly appreciative gathering. The picture, which is entirely a new version and far and away beyond anything that has been done before, is really a fine production, and the story, of course, is appealing and gripping to a degree, whilst the acting is of high merit, and the photography excellent. The story woven round Uncle Tom, little Eva, Topsy, and tho others is too well-known to require repetition. The character of Uncle Tom is very faithfully drawn, and Mary Eline, the clever "Thanliouscr" child, plays Eva remarkably well. The setting of the story is often beautiful, and some of the scenes and views of mountain grandeur are glorious. Among the other pictures on the bill is a laboratory scene, depicting the production and utilisation of asphyxiating gas, a picture which is particularly interesting just now. "The Latest European Gazette" shows in brief the freshest news items from England and the Continent. A beautiful scenic from Soller, in the Mediterranean, and some clever and amusing "Cartoons on Tour" complete the programme. The bill will be repeated throughout the week.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "The Million Dollar Mystery" is advanced another exciting chapter at Everybody'.? Theatre this week, and here also the comical Syd. Chaplin presents another Guzzle adventure in a side-splitting picture, entitled "Love's Lost Control," one of tho fmmiost pictures seen at this theatre for some weeks. Good comedy •i also produced by Billy Reeves in "Billie's Heiress," whilst the "Gaumont Graphic" reflects faithfully many of the notable happenings in. the.world'of things that matter.

EMPRESS THEATRE. "Mcney," t'ho World Pilm star feature in five parts, is tho means of bringing huge crowds to the Empress Theatre. Tlnjre are many notable scenes of high society life, and these are staged in a maimer which shows that money was no object in tho production. Novel and unusual situations abound throughout tho play. One of these is the oyster dance, and another striking scene is that portraying the champagne bath. The part whero one of the guest 9 in uniform, in eagertiess lo secure a drink from the fair occupant, fails into the bath never foils to secure a. laugh from the audience. The fire scenes are very well done, and the photographic quality throughout is in keeping with the high standard of the production. Tho Topical Gazette showi> Cape Town's enthusiastic welcome to General Botha on his return from German South-West Africa, rccruiting scenes in England, .-mi! eomft very fine views of great crowds in Paris watching reinforcements leaving for the front, are also depicted. There is also a very laughable comedy called "When Charlie was Young."

SUNDAY CONCERT. Tho Wellington Professional Orchestra makes its last appearand! this season oft Sur.iloy next at His Majesty's Theatre. The programme selected should prove a ponuhr one, being raaile up of "request" items, and will, include "Finlandia (Sibelius), the overtures "Zanipa" and "Maritana," Maseagni's "Intermezzo," tho "Angelus" (Massanet), Sullivan's "Graceful Diuice," and the "Itnrcho HOll--of Berlioz. Sir. Herbert Bioy will conduct. A silver coin collection will be taken at tho the . doors.