ENTERTAINMENTS
THE ItOYAL STROLLERS. | That clever little band of artists travelling under the title of "The Eoyal Strollers" in one of the- best costume comedy companies seen in Wellington for many a. Jong day. There are only six artists, but each is £o gifted and versatile that the two hours spent at the wand Opera House pass all too quickly. Mr. Sydney James is a host in himself. ■lie is a first-class comedian, and', as a ventriloquist his equal has hot often been seen m Wellington. Miss Madelino Eossitor also has an exceptionally big share of talent. She sings* plays tho piano, the violin, and dances perfectly. Miss Gwen Lewis, who sings 'at fho piano, would be Bard to ecjual, -while Miss Connie Milne, Mr. George Gravestone, and Mr. C. W. Desmond help materially to keep the audience in a good humour.
HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Crowded houses have greeted the firstclass vaudeville artists who are appoar-VJS-at His Majesty's Theatre this week. Milner and Storey present a delightfully humorous comedy sketch, and Perona, a skilful Italian musical specialist, products a vory pleasing effect when he plays simultaneously on a piano-accordion and on musical bells. Cariton Max is still very much in evidence, and creates much merriment with-his dummy. Sharratt and Lang, dancing comedians, are responsible for a novel and much appreciated dancing item. Other artists who nppear are Neckelson, in sleight-of-hand tricks; Mable and' Malfe, Ted Stagpoole, and Agnes Eawea. THE KING'S THEATRE. "Britain Prepared," the film review of the naval and military activities of tho moment in Great Britain, still holds tho screen at the King's Theatre. Tflere were large audiences at both screenings yesterday, and the pictures were keenly appreciated by all present. iFor tho benefit o± visitors a short resume of the pictures may not be out of place. Commencing with the recruiting and training of tho new army, the film shows the' making and preparing of munitions by the women workers of England; then some fine views of the Eoyal Flying Corps, field telegraph and' motor-cycle machine-guns in action are shown, followed by the arrangements tor feeding the.ihuge. army. A grand march past of a division, leaving for the front is shown,.beinfr reviewed by"His Majesty tho King. The second part is devoted to the many and varying phases of naval activity. . Battleships in action, cruisers, inine sweepers, submarines, and destroyers are soon sweeping tho • North u r m, r f ? r the enemy to show him6elr. ine whole series comprise the most complete and comprehensive set of naval and/ military pictures yet seen in Now Aeamud. The pictures will be shown twico daily for tho remainder of the week. 1161 next week, commencing on Monday n ] s ht -,,1 filra adaptation of the famous play, Niojye," by the Famous Players v.o. with Miss Hazel Dawn in the name part, will be the chief attraction.
EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "Jelfs," the story of tho cowboy bank manager, is tho leading attraction at Everybody's Theatre daily. Henry Ainley, the noted player, who took the leading parts in "The Prisoner of Zenda" ami "Kupert of Hentzau," interprets tho title rolp in "Jelfs." Jelfs is a cowboy - m Canada,' when called upon to manage Jelfs' Bank, un old London* institution. The cowboy knows nothing of tho subtleties and intrigues of business, and social life in the groat metropolis. His only sdoctrine in lifo is to do "to others as he would.have others do to him. Ibis principle applied in tho crude manner of tae cowboy produces surprising results in business and love. There is a good supporting programme.
"THE SUBMAEINE PIRATE." A big week of laughter is promised from jUonday next at Everybody £) when the first oi tho famous Triangle features, The Submarine Pirate," a 'splendid comedy, will be screened. The association oi tho world's best producers, D. W. Griffiths, Tups. Ince, and Mack Senne-tt lifts tho photoplays into another world by reason of the careful attention to even the smallest detail which they give their production.. "The Submarine Pirate" is a tour-reel Keystone, Triangle comedy, and is easily the funniest comedy feature vet produced. The United States Navy Department ■ lent a submarine to effectively carry out the comedy, and Syd. Chaplin, as the waiter who stole the submarine, is a dream of delight in the droll and quaint comedy he indulges in, in this big laughing feature.
' EMPRESS THEATEE. The last three nights of Albert Che, valier and "My aid Dutch" are announced by the management of the Empress lheatre, add those who have not had tho pleasure of witnessing this lino uplifting play should at once seize the opportunity, "My pld Dutch" is a play that will livo in the memory, thus a double pleasure is obtained. On Monday night another big attraction is offered, "Helen's Babies." This is a story that has delighted millions in all parts of the world, As a picture play it is said to intensify' the humour and gaiety, and tho characterisation of the book, and makes a joyous little drama that is most engaging. Embodied m the same programme for next Monday is a thrilling pliolo-nlay in three acts, "Tho Third Commandment." the outstanding features, of which ah tenseness and swiftness of action, unbroken unity of plot, and strong cliar. neterisation. This in conjunction with two other leahrras should put patrons of the Empress on tno alert for.the changa ol program nib.
"OUR BRITISH NAVY." Large numbers of people assembled at the low. Hall at .yesterdays matinee, and also during tho evening session of the X,r"nm n^°v 1 f' J l? P ict,lres entitled Our British Navy." The short season has been a good one and of much educational vame to the younger genera-
CLEMENT L. WRAGGE. MY. Clement L. Wragge, the well-known asxronomer and meteorologist, will »i v a bis popular interesting, and instructive entertainment m tho Town Hall, commencing Q U Monday next, when an entirely new subject entitled "Tho Eternal Lmverse and the War" will be given. Although Mr. Wragge's subjects are of a scientific nature ho has such an unconventional mode of treating them, with so much of the light atfd delicate "touch" of the great master, and withal listens his discourse with so many anecdotes and Hashes of dry humour, that he engrosses .Hid charms his audience and leaves them hi-that Dickcnsoninn state of mind familiar to. most people as. the condition of Oliver'Jwist, when he was asking for "T°'i, ? V, r Wra ?" e ™P" ts a f'l'Kl of valuable information and treat*; the subject in a most attractive form. Ho illustrates the whole with magnificent Col(Hired lantern slides, which enable the J"'ist scientific m -„{\ i 0 „ ri , sn i,; s ~e „ ,i , ,., > . i: The entertainment will embrace the latest phntoeraphic views from the leading oK w.valories of. the world, inclining- pictures of our fellow planets, giant simstornis, the birth ami death of other worlds, sunrise and sunset on the moon, as revealed through the fi"a«lic te>'scopes of Paris and I.ick Observatories. Reserved • seats at the Bristol. PAUL DUFATJLT IN DUNF.DIN. Mr. Frederick Shipman telegraphs from Dunsditi:— , "I'fliil Dnfaulfs opening' concert - here at His Majesty's Theatre tremendous success, hundreds turned away, Dul'ault in. wcmierful voice, reroived great ovation, recalled again and aijain. House sold out for to-morrow night."
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