ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2684, 2 February 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Bletsoe Musical Revue Company, in their bright, breezy, ami boisterous revue, "Fiyi in a Sanatorium," are drawing big audiences to His Majesty's Theatre. The story deals with the flirtations of a bevy of pretty nurses, with their amorous patients, ami the fun is kept going at high pressuro. Mr. Roy Kene, as Dr. Abe/ Isaacs, the Yiddisher modico, is delightfully amusing. The -singing and dancing, and the quick action of tho piece, will appeal to Wellington theatre-goers. The revue is well mounted, there being some veiv pretty scenes, and tho dresses too are very good. Other performers at His Majesty's this week are Ibex, a shudowgraphist; Sylvia, the dancer, the Quealys, Bailee anu Sutton, Miss Betty- Bruce, and the Maxwells, trick cyclists. ' The programme will be repeated every eveuing this week.

THE KING'S THEATRE."A Yankee From ihe West," produced by the Majestic Company from the worldfamous novel by Opie Head, drew a large audience to the King's Theatre last-night.. Like all star dramas of this company, "A 'Yankee From the West" is well acted,, and abounds in delightful scenery. .It is the story of a young man's redemption, and in composition and exposition ranks with' the best. It was accorded a splendid reception again last • night, as was the Neptune' Company's film, showing the training of the Royal Naval Division. The Vitagraph Company, well known for their comedies, have kept well up to their previous standard 1 in "Cutey's Awakening." "Pathe's Gazette," and an excellent mining .film by. the same company, make up an enjoyable evening's entertainment. EVERYBODY'S'THEATRE. , At Everybody's Theatre this week two instalments of the serial, "The Million Dollar Mystery," entitled "The Secret Warning" and "The Documents of the Treasury," are being screened. In the first episode Florence, through the ageucy of an intercepted letter, is enabled to foil a poison, conspiracy. In the second episode the Black Hundred ai-e foiled. A trap is set for them ljv the Russian. Minister> of Police, and th<?y fall into it quite readily. • "Cutting' Down Expenses" is a Lubin comedy, dealing with • matrimonial squabbles. ,The supporting 51ms inclode an Edison picture; " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas," and the <"iau>iiont Graphic, which covers the most recent events. An enjoyable item of, the programme is the music, under the baton of Mr. Herbert Bloy.

THE EMPRESS. Notwithstanding that the hot evenings are sending people to the open air in -preference to the cinemas, excellent houses are the rule at the Empress, where Lubin's drama of the pulpit and the stage is the 'head-liner'. "Nell of the Dance Halls' tells of-"a minister who falls in love with a dancer whom he has saved from the insulting attentions of a bully. The film shows many dramatic happenings behind the scenes both of stage and church before L, C.'Shumway as the parson leads Edith Stirling as Nell the Dancing Dolt,to a newer and better life than that of a dance-hall favourite. The acting and photography are up to Lubin's highest standard. In support there is a very interesting Gazette, which shows, heroic British, nrases in Serbia, scenes of a terrific explosion' in Paris, and 1 much beside.. The Vitagraph drama, "Greater Love," 'shows Mrs: Mary • Maurice, the most beloved portrayer of "old lady" roles on the world's screen to-day. There is :a very clever set of cartoons showing the Pinkerton Dog, a Pathe comedy creation. A Kaleni farce-comedy, with Miss Helen Gibson, gets a good reception nightly. - FRENCH RESERVISTS' CONCERT. Considerable interest is being, taken i in the concert to the given by the French Reservists from Tahiti at tho Town. Hall to-nigM. The. programme will include ■South Sea Island 'dances and liakas in native costume, aud some special selections will be played'by-the Tramways Band. Among the numbers 'by the Tahitians will.be the -.danceVOtea* Tahitian, song. and chorus:.' "Montague des Pyrenees, ' "Paoa" (chant antique), . and tho "Marseillaise" by the whole company. M. A. Ferran, an operatic baritone, will sing "Thera," and., there will be other numbers in .English. Proceeds will go to the Wounded Soliders and Sailors'• Fund.