ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2672, 19 January 1916, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

BOYAL COMIC OPERA COMPANY, fliis popular organisation will make a welcome reappearance at the Grand Opera House 011 Friday next. The opera chosen for the inauguration of tho H nights' season is JJIO romantic light opera, "Gipsy Love." "Gipsy Love" is said to bo splendidly rendered, and to invariably succeed in carrying the audience to a high pitch of enthusiasm. Miss Florenco Young, who has been, specially engaged for the Dominion tour, will be seen in her fine creation of "Lady Babby." Miss Kthel Cadiuau, an English vocalist, und llr. Derek Hudson, both English artists of high reputation, will appear as "Iloua" and "Joszi" respectively. A strong cast of musical comedy artists will interpret the opera. ■ "Gipsy Love" is described as a dashing, glittering melodyladen comic opera ot remarkable success. The opera is endowed with much beautiful music by Franz Lchar, the composer of the famous "Merry Widow/' Bright choruses, rythmical solos, striking scenic effects, and popular and clever artists, together with a wealth of gorgeous costuming, are among the principal assets of the opera. Of this important work the critic of the Sydney ' "Daily Telegraph" writes as follows:—"All the music of 'Gipsy Love' attains distinction. The opera is r.epleto with gems of melody that ripple and flow, and sometimes 6urge and roar. The plot is vastly interesting and humanly possible, and the story is set forth by a company possessing more than the usual ability. The costuming is gorgeous, and the dancing, of which there is a liberal allowance, artistic to a degree." "Gipsy Love" will be played for the first three nights, and will be followed by "Our Miss Gibbs" and "Paul Jonas," The box plans for these operas will be opened at the Bristol this morning at 9 o'clock. For the last seven nights will be produced: "The Quaker Girl," "Ma Mie liosette," and "The Dancing Mistress." , WIETH'S CIRCUS. There was another full house at Wirth's Circus at the Taranaki Street Wharf last night. The programme is long, but there is not a dull moment, and several new features that make it distinctive and memorable aro introduced. First in point of novelty, and remarkable as an illustration of the adaptability of animals to training, is the performance of Captain Frank Hilling's seals and sea lions. These rido horses, operate various musical instruments, juggle with balls and other articles, and go through a host of tricks. The Royal Wirtli Family give ample evidence of their remarkable ability as riders, and to Miss May Martin Wirtli nothing seems impossible lyhilo she is on horseback. Other notable turns aro the Loretta Twins, horizontal bar performers; the Ernestonians and Aovikoffs, thrilling aerial artists; Louvain, on the high wire; Missa Mamiev, the Russian Cossack; and a group of performing lions, born in New Zealand a fow years ago. A matinee is announced for. this afternoon. HIS MAJESTY'S-THEATRE. A very entertaining programme is presented at His Majesty's Theatre tills week. Kipp and Kippy are very clever jugglers, and they do the most extraordinary things in a most amusing way. Miss Alice Pierce is a very fine impersonator; and there is a strong supporting company, including Pollard and Jackson, Geo. Wheeler, Violet Trevenyon, Bollinger and .Reynolds, the Asteiles, Ward Lear, and Mable and Malfe. THE KING'S. TIIO programme of. sterling merit and: interesting variety which is being presented at tho King's Theatre' this week drew another very' large audience last night, the principal attraction being tho two great favourites Miss Anita Stewart and Earle Williams, in a Vitagraph drama, "The Awakening," which shows an ■ interesting contrast between life in high society and that in the slums. Tho film is up to the very highest standard of those turned, out by the Vitagrap'h Company.- Equally popular is a powerful drama "Reincarnation," with a novel idea presented' with rare skill, the. acting, of Miss Florenco La Badie and a strong cast being absolutely convincing. A comedy in which Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Frew figure to • advantage, and entitled "Following tho Scent," is clever, and a sure laughraiser, whilst another good comedy, "Wife—the Weaker Vessel"—is also shown. "How the French Coast is Guarded," a picture taken by special permission, is of. particular, interest, as also is the latest Pathe Gazette. The programme "will ha shown throughout the week, ivith a matinee on Saturday afternoon. .

. EVERYBODY'S'THEATHE. Everybody's Theatre presents an interest ills' bill. "The Million ' Dollar Mystery" is carried forward another step in au episode entitled "Trapped by the Flames." Also on the programme are "Love's Way," "Honeymoon Pact," and "Never Again." THE EMPRESS. There arc three Moore Brothers' in motion pictrtre work in America. Oiven Moore, who is married to Mary. Pickford, Jack Moore, bow with the Universal, and Tom Moore, of the Kalem Company (who married Alice Joyce). The latter . is, perhaps, the best-known of the three, and he stars with Marguerite Courtot in tlio "First Commandment," the star feature at present at the Empress Theatre. The dim is in three reels, and is a pleasing production, whose message is cleverly conveyed per medium of a powerful story of real life, telling of a financier who devoted all his time to the worship of the "money god." The drama shows how ho is eventually faced with ruin or the sacrifice of his daughter to a man sho dislikes. The daughter elopes, and finds happiness with another man, and the father is rtiined, There is a happy ending. The supporting items include:— "Constantinople' (Eclair scenic), "The Topical Gazette" shows the Allies landing at Salonika, and there is an amusing farce, written, directed, and acted by Sidney Drew, the Yita-graph funny man.