ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2664, 8 January 1916, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. . - WILLIAMSON DRAMATIC COMPANY. Tho Williamson Dramatic Company will close their season at the Grand Opera House this evening, when "Under Cover" will again bo presented. The plot is a highly ingenious one with a surprise at tho end, and its development is marked by a series of thrilling situations. Miss Muriel Starr has au excellent role, and again proves herself an actress' of rare tafC'iit and versatility. Mr. Charles Millward is callcd upon to bo grave and gay Hi alternating scenes, and gives a capital fiiterpretation of a strong part. Tho supporting members of the cast show ability in their respective roles, and an enjoyi&io performance is the result, The play lis excellently mounted. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ' This afternoon a matinee performance will be given at His Majesty's Theatre, and this evening the current bill will be presented for tho last time. The "stars" oV-tiTe programme aro Jf.sses Amy Murphy Black, vocalists and. musicians. u'lte supporting artiste aro good, they present a well-varied entertainment. 1 Several vaudeville artists new to Wellington will appear for tho first timo on Monday evening. - The principal feature will be Bollinger and Reynolds, a troupe of American comedy wire-walkers, whose offering is said to be out of the common. Miss Alice Pierce, an English impressionist, will also make her debut in impersonations of famous stage players. Miss Betty Bruce, an English character entertainer, will appeal - ' in some original numbers. Other important engagements are Mr. George Wheeler, an American tramp musician, and The AsteHes, a troupe of Australian athletes. THE KING'S. "The Carpet from Bagdad" and the fine supporting programme will he screened at tho King's Theatre this afternoon at 2.30 and for the last time to-night. The picture, with its many stirring incidents and gorgeous Eastern scenery, has been attracting large audiences during the week and is certainly well worth seeing. "THE fcHULAMITE." "The Shulamite," a 5000 ft. adaptation of Alice and Claude Askew's well-known novel, will be shown at the King's Theatre for the first time on Monday night. The picture, which is produced by the London Film Company, will serve to introduce two new leading players, Miss Manora Then and Norman M'kinnell, as well as the popular English actor, Gerald Ames, and a strong cast in support. Tho authors have taken the title of the beautiful heroine of "The Song of Solomon," and used it in a striking romance of South Africa, in which Simeon Krillct likens his, young wife to "The Shulamite." The picture is claimed to be the best sent out of tho London Film Company's studios, and many remarkable scenes and photographic effects are introduced. The story is stated to be vivid and forceful, and will appeal especially to adults. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Record attendances have been registered this week at Everybody's Theatre, due, no. doubt, to the excellent programme screened. The patrons of "The Million Dollar Mystery" are now enthusiastically following closely its different episodes, and tho current number, "Drawn into Quicksands," is exciting enough to satisfy, anyone. In lighter vein a laughable Max Linder comedy, "Max is Lovesick," has given great enjoyment. The whole series will fl'nlsn to-night. Starting Monday, the star item on the new bill will be another mystery 6tory, '"The Battle of Wits," which tells in vivid scenes how the treachery of the Black Hundred was foiled. In this episode a trap is set for Norton, who is lured into the torture chamber. Luck sends Jones the butler as avenger and rescuer. Swiftly, silently he acts, and once again the tables are turned. The Vitagraph Company is represented by "Hilda of the Slums," the, story of a singer in a third-class cabaret. '.'Salonika." where ths have their base in.the Balkans, .is. seen, in a number of views. "Jimmie on the Job" is a comedy-drama, of a very laughable nature. The new numbers of "The Gaumont Graphic" contains the latest news of noto from all parts of the world. A charming travel scene shows "Tho Waters of the North Country," one of the many pretty parts of England. A hurricane of laughing episodes - hardly expresses the fun and humour _ contained in the comedy picture, "Tho Jinx of the .Tenks," in which poor old .Tenks lias a bad quarter of an hour .with his better half. •./ . THE EMPRESS. " "The Lure of the Mask," together with its supporting features, concludes a wellpatronised week this evening. The attraction for next week, will be another of the Yitagraph< Company's Broadway features, starring Helen. Gardner, who will portray three different and 'diihcult characters in ■ the same picture. The production is called "The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray," and Miss Gardner will take the roie3 of Sylvia Gray, tho young mother, the daughter, and the old mother. The drama is described as a romance of the Psychic, and it is said to portray in most stirring and powerful style a real life story that makes a great appeal to the emotions and to. the imagination. Henry Gray, a playwright, is at the end of his resources, when his fascinating young wife deserts him and his little daughter, and pursues a life of gaiety with a rich young man named Lennos. The picture shows how, many years 'later, tho daughter now. an artist's model meets her parents at a Spiritualistic The drama has a surprising ending. The supporting comedy, entitled "Never Despair," is genuinely funny. An item of more than usual interest is the film showing a portion •of the-French fighting line. There is also much amusement in the World Film comedy. "A Quiet -Game."