ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2632, 1 December 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

. "POTASH AND PERLMUTTER." "Potash and Perlmutter" again delighted the audience,that had gathered in the Grand Opera House last evening to wittess the performance of a play that is essentially human and full of bright, wholesome comedy. Abe Potash and Mawruss Perlmutter, with their continual quarrelling that does not conceal a faithful friendship for one another, are some of the most entertaining characters that could bo found upon any stage ; and the audienco was in ;a constant simper of laughter throughout the play. Their Excellencies the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool attended, the performance last evening. "Potash and Perlmutter" will be staged throughout tlio week. • HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Two very strong acrobatic turns~should attract, to His .Majesty's Theatre those patrons of vaudeville who are partial to stage athletics. The .performers are' Nelson. apd Nelson, who do amazing : things on stilts, and La- Franco Brothers, who ao all manner of things while standing on their heads.'Henri French, the versatile oomeclian, is also there,, provoking laughter \n divers.ways. - The programme is exceptionally good on the musical side. There is George Dixon, the "musical box," also Shea and Carter, Phil Porcival, the Leroy Sisters, the Lee Aldous Trio, and Gerald and Griffon. THE KING'S THEATRE. . There, was a crowded house at the King's Theatre last Biglit, when the present programme ■ was screened for the seoond time. The chief attraction is the appearance of Maurice Costello in tho Vitagraph Co.'s feature film, "The Evil Men Do." The plot is novel, inasmuch as it dispenses-with the more common type,of hero and : heroine, and replaces them with characters true to life. The acting and' production are excellent, and the play-ifc an, impressive one, with many striking- situations.' The supporting items are varied, and .of a' most interesting nature, and include "A Ten Cent Adventure" (Majestic : comedy-drama), "Picturesque Liguria" (coloured scenic), "Shocking Stockings" (farce-comedy), "Cartoon on a Beach" (Edison comedy), and the latest "Topical Gazette.!'.■ The: music by the King's Symphony. Orchestra adds pleasure, to the entertainment. To-morrow night will be a ."benefit 1 / night in aid of the funds- of the N.Z.. Natives' Association Band, who have ever been ready to help charitable .'and . patriotic movements. Selections- will be rendered by the band during the evening,. -. \ EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The Keystone Company are producing comedies nowadays- without Mr. Chaplin, and one of these is being shown at Every-body's-Theatre this iweek. "Battle of Airbrose and Walrus" is a real laughtermaker. . Another instalment of the, "Million Dollar - Mystery" serial is being shown, the title .of this episode being, "In the Path of the' Express;", Other films .are "Not Wanted," a drama with soine pathos, and the Gaumont Graphio. EMPRESS THEATRE. ; "What .Happened on'the Berbuda" is : tha title of a romance of the sea 'now being presented at the Empress Theatre. It. tells, of how a'steamer oarrving a freight of treasure was very nearly; captured by a gang of .thieves.. The story concerns mainly a merchant and his daughter, who- make the voyagb in the steamer, and after ..tho ship comes to wreck, they have many sensational- and strange adventures.. A good scenic series on the. bill is entitled "View 6 of Flamborough Head." HARMONIC SOCIETY'S, CONCERT • " TO-NIGHT. Readers are reminded ■ of the ' concert to be given this, evening in the Concert Chamber of the' Town Hall , by the Wellington Harmonic Society, under the conductorship of Mr. H. Templo White. The chorus will, be heard in a number of. unaccompanied part songs, including the desoriptive "Wake the Serpent Not," by Granville Bantock,'one of England's leading choral writers.' Eaton Fanning's vigorous "Vagabonds," PinsutiV delicate "The Sea Hath its Pearls," Dudley Buck's stately- "Hymn to Music,' repeated by request from the last concert, and a charming part eong by John E. West for .ladies' vpicti, with pianoforte accompaniment. The 'society will have the assistance of Miss" Agnes Segrief (contralto), Mr. E. H. Stephens (tenor), Signo? Truda (flautist), . and Rev. A. E. Huut (elocutionist). Thero . has been a, large demand' for tickets, and patrons are advised to reserve their seats to-day at the Bristol. ' "CINDERELLA," ■ • That the broadening influence of tho stage i 6 being felt was evidenced last evening, when the good people of the Central Mission appeared as amateur theatricals in a thoroughly delightful entertainment, which was witnessed by an audience that more than filled very seat in the Concert Chamber. -. The first part was provided by the children," who .appeared • in Clemen- . tiiia Ward's, pretty little ; operetta, /'The Doll's Hospital," in which groinis 'of fairies, wax dolls,. Tag. dolls, Japanese dolls, soldie l- dolls, and a remarkably clever sailor doll, all related in song, and dialogue how- they happened to be '"laid up for repairs," and frankly criticised one another, to the intense amusement of the audience. The chef d'oeuvro of the programme was, . however,"' Jacobi's operetta, "Cinderella." a bright little work, which expresses 1 the .ancient fairy • tale very simply and pleasantly;'. Miss May Bouttell, who sings well,' apted 'sympathetically

as - Cinderella, and Miss May Petherick mado a graceful and distinguished Prince Charming, speaking her lines admirably with a naturally correct iutonation and emphasis. The Ugly Sisters were amusingly played l>y Misses M'Quaid and Carlson, and Mr. AV. Howo was capital as the Father. Miss-Griffen looked well as the Fairy Godmothor, whilst her retinue (if fairie9 reflected the supernatural element very prettily. Mr. Russell, a gentleman in khaki, presided at the pianoforte. At the conclusion of the entertainment the Rw. Knowles Smith announced that thero would be another performance at a later date for patriotic purposes.