ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2625, 22 November 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE,

_ Brightness and variety will be-the"dis-tinguishing feature of the new programme to be submitted by the Fuller Vaudeville Co. at His. Majesty's .Theatre to-night. One of the principal attractions in the new bill will be the initial production of a new. revue,by the Elton Black Musical Comedy Co. The second part will bo devoted to vaudeville. In this section the Lee Aldous Trio, a team of American dancers, will make their Wellington debut. • New'items will be submitted'by Morris and Meeker, patter comedians; Rose Lee Ivy, in new'eongs; Billy Kincaid, in fresh juggling feats; Eddie Marshall, in new crayon drawings. The programme ■will He repeated nightly during the week, and a matinee will bo given on Saturday. THE KING'S.: 'V In the new programme at the King's Theatre to-night, , the feature film is a 5000 ft. story of London life, entitled. "The Heart of a Child," produced by Iho London Film Company, justly famous for the merit of their productions, with Edna HugJirth,' the Mary Pickford of England, and Edward Sars, the eminent actor, in : the leading roles. 'The . story is taken from' Frank Danbv's '-charming' novel of ' . the same name. Many remarkable phases of London life are sljown, and the plsy is said to be sti'ong without being morbid. Included in the programme will be a fine scenic of timely .and historic value, • "The Cathedral of Reims"; a clever and tense drama, '"'A Woman of Nerve," by the E-elianco Company of America; the latest. "Gazette," 'and a blight comedy will also be'shown. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. ' ' To-day, at noon,' a epccial dramatic programme will be inaugurated, headed by "Shanghaied,"'a breezy story of t'ae . sea, 1 and comprising the tenth episode of "The Million Dillar Mystery." Florence Hargreaves is .abducted and placed on a ' sailing vessel. /'Nearly a : Prizefighter" will show; Billy Keeves in a'farcical character, and "An Hour of Freedom" (Lubin) is.described as a story full of charm and heart interest;" Napoleon," the, • . chimpanzee, introduces a wonderful trained animal.' The "Gaumont Graphic" will ' also be included:" A special feature of the programme will be the'music by the Symphony Orchestra—Herbert Bloy, Mrs. Bloy, and P. Johnstone. ~~r — : —;. ; ' 1 ! .THE EMPRESS.' ; The "star" feature at the Empress , Theatre to-day will be a Vitagraph film, entitled "From Headquarters, and-, it features Anita Stewart and Earle Williams two of the most popular, artists now acting before the camera. "From. Headquarters" is a story of the business world. . It tells of a pretty - typiste, who believes in the offer of marriage her employer makes her, and is victimised. . There is a tragedy, : but . everything ends ' well. There ; will be a varied supporting programme.*. : " "POTASH AND PERLMUTTER." ■ There is likely to be an excellent demand'for seats on Thursday morning ; Jiext, when the plans will be opened at 'the Bristol,for the sensationally successful and extremely funny Hebrew comedy, "Potash and Perlmutter,"'to be staged by J. C. Williamson's specially selected company of actors and comedians at the Grand Opera House on Saturday evening next at 8 o'clock. "It is absolutely essential," said a leading Australian writer recently, "that, the public should have some healthy distraction from the horrors, of the tragedies which' are happening in Europe, to-day, and from - this point of i'.- view alone," the same critic went on to remark, "the production of /Potash, and Perlmutter' must be regarded- as a. wonderful, antidote.'*' • 'Miss Margaret Vinton,,j who has made a big "hit" as Ruth Goldman' is.said to very much resemble Miss Nance O'Neill, who visited here some years ago. "Mr. Samuel Howard and Miss Lizzie Wileon, the tw;o other Americans in the cast, were both in the original-New York-pro-duction of the piece. There are innumerable details ,in the prodution of "Potash and Perlmutter," eo .tihe management bave sent two setsjof: scenenf,and. .effects. The set'for the local fterformaace'lias al- " ready arrived, and a scenic and effects rehearsal will take place before the arrival: of the company. Altogether there are.over '40,- travelling members of ..the organisation.:., , " ORGAN RECITAL. Despite the low temperature and boisterous weather on Saturday evening, the audience at the'organ, rmtal given by the City Organist (Mr. Bernard Page) in the Town Hall was rather larger than usual. . The programme was an alto- . ~'gather delightful one. Wagner' was. -re- . presented by beautiful mysterious music of-the Prelude to "Parsifal," and the Erelude to the third act of "Tristan and solde," and sandwiched in between were Edwin Lemare's charming Summer Sketches, 'and, Clanssmahn's. atmospheric ' "Pastorale." 'Ghizounov's "Prelude and Fugue in D Major," a Tschaikowskr "Elegy (for strings), and a "Finale'' by Wolstenholme' were other enjoyable features of tho programme.

Mr. Cr. L. .Petersen* touring: - manager for Wirth Bros.' CiTcus ■ and Menagerie, will arrive in town shortly to arrange for the Wellington season'of the show, from January 17 to 22. , ,- r ■