ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2663, 7 January 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

. "UNBEP„ COVER," Tho best play of the Muriel Starr farewell season, "Under Cover," met with its reward last night, when from tho time tho doors wero opened crowds flocked to the pay-boxes. Placed last night from start to fiuisii with consecutive grip, "Under. Cover" promises to cover with distinction the last nights of Muriel Starr's farewell season. Mr. Charles Millward and Miss Stari natunaily are the convincing pivots ot the piece, but special mention should bo made of the brisk playing in tho opening net which on the first night rather lagged. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The current week's programme at His Majesty's Theatre Teaches a hijh standard of all round excellence. The artists are strong in musical talent. Miss Violet Trevenj-on sings principally in lighter vein, and is a comedienne of talent. Miss Amy Murphy, operatic soprano, and Miss Nellie Black, contralto and violinist, have sung and played themselves into .the position of favourites with the audiences at His Majesty's. Wykcfham and Preston appear this week in a new dramatic sketch, and the other artists who n'iii&e meritorious contributions to a-n enjoyable programme are: Manuel de Fra (balancing feats), Les Teordowicz (Danish acrobats). Ward Lear (comedian), Bcllora (bird mimic), Tozart (actor-artist), Con Moreni (comedian), and Armstrong and Howarth (sketch artists). THE KING'S. , The current programme at the King's Theatre, the chief attraction being "The Carpet From Bagdad," the Selig feature film, will be screened to-night and tomorrow night, and a matinee will -be given to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 3 o'clock, instead of 2.30, to enable those who wish, to see the picture to do so after the troops have marched past. "THE SHULAMITE." At the King's Theatre on Monday night a picture that has already become famous in book and drama form will be shown for tlie first time. This is a . 5000 ft. adaptation of Alice and Claude Askew's novel "The Shulamite," by the popular London Film Company, with a strong cast of British players, including Gerald Ames and two new leading artists, Miss Manora Thew and Norman M lunnell. The story of "Tho Shulamite" deals with life on a South African veldt, - and 'how Simeon Kriilet, the aged Boer,, took for his wife the beautiful Deborah, vchom he compared to "The Shulamite," the wonderful woman described in such striking language in "The Song of Solomon.' How the Englishman came and saw and conquered is one of the most vivid and thrilling stories that has been told, EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The reappearance on the film of Max Lindei', the popular French actor, takes place in this week's.programme at Every-, body's Theatre,' and; is attracting large attendances. , Another comedy is supplied by the Edison firm, and the Gaumont Graphic illustrates the world's neijs. Exciting escapades are depietid in the'latest instalment of "The Million Dollar Mystery." On Monday, .the 17th episode of the "Millidn'Dollar Mystery," ■■ entitled "The Battle of- Wits," will be screened,' also several fine views .of Salonika, now in possession of the Allied troops. ' '

THE EMPRESS. The excellent programme at The Empress continues: to attract crowded .audiences.. The filmed adaptation, of Harold M'Grath's widely-read novel, : "The Lure of the Mask," is the star feature, anil it is meeting - with: - considerable applause nightly. The picture is.unusually, well acted, and its many dramatic incidents are enacted amidst particularly, beautiful surroundings.' The minor filins include King Ferdinand and t)he Bulgarian Army, the amusing Clarendon Comedv, . "Jack Spratt's Parrot,"' : and"the'' Topical "'Gazette; an item of considerable interest'in the latter film portrays a review of the American Navy by members of the Senate, The attraction listed for the coming week will show some remarkably fine character acting bv Helen Gardner, now with Vitagraph. Miss Gardner will portray three difficult and different parts in the same production. The film is one of the Broadway features, and is entitled "The Strange Story of Gray."