ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2771, 15 May 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"UNDER FIRE." Tta war play "Under Tire" excites and absorbs big audiences nightly at the Grand Opera House. The story is of red war, of desperate ploys and hair-breadth escapes, bloody treachery and heroic loyalty, of brave men and fair women, and the. uneven course of true love. The scenery is remarkable, and the presentment of the pieco convincing in its realism. The cast contains artists if distinction, headed by Mr. Julius Knight. The play will be 'repeated to-nigbt ana to-morrow night. FULLERS' VAUDEVILLE CO. A reinforcement of new vaudeville spe. cialists will bo presented by tho Fuller Proprietary in the change of programme to bo staged at His Majesty's Theatre tonight. Notable among these will bo Early and Laight, American comedy artists, who will present an original sketch entitled "On the Water Wagon." Another attractive turn will be presented by Mr. Geo. Crotty, vlio will appear in excerpts from London revues. A further important engagement is that of Cook and Handniau, a-agtime vocalists, wlio will sing a number of the latest Amerl. can successes. Another newcomer will bo Miss Glen Echo, an American descriptive vocalist. Perona, the popular piano-ac-cordianist, has been re-engaged for a short season. The new artists will have capable support in a number of last week's favourites, notably Armitage and Hine, Tiny Tot, Marjorie and Little Eileen, lions. Poincaire, Myra Gale and Little Sadie, and Carlton Max, all of whom ivill provide new numbers. The bill has been scheduled to run for six nights and the usual week-end matinee.

; • "THE MORALS OF MARCUS." [ A new and attractive programme will i be presented at the King's Theatre tonight. Tho principal item is a five-reel adaptation by the Famous Players Co. of . William ,T. Locke's great oiovel and . play, "The Morals of Marcus." In book iorm and as a play Locke's story has been regarded as one of. the best works . of this popular author, and in the film the story has been closely adhered to, of course being much more complete In detail than the stage play could possibly be. • An excellent cast has been selected, with Miss Marie Doro in the lead. Miss Doro is one of the bright stars of her profession, having a rare charm and personality'as well as undoubted talent. As Carlotta, the daughter of a missionary who had been killed by brigands in Turkey, leaving his girl to the tender care of a wealthy Turk named Haurdi, Miss Dorp has a great chance to show her ability. The scenes in the Turkish harem, and after Carlolta's escape, in England, the complicated but amusing situations with tbe staid Sir Marcus Ordeyne, are all well worked out to a romantic and charming conclusion. Although classed as a comedy-dnama, there are many exciting and interesting episodes. Supporting the star picture are the Pathe Gazette; a Visit to Paris Zoo, one of.the largest and best in the world; and a highly hilarious Charlie Chaplin cartoon comedy, "Charlie in Cuckoo Land.' Seats may be reserved at the Bristol Piano Co. ; "THE GOLDEN CLAW." Still another Triangle film, vThe Goli den Claw," is to be shown at Everybody's Uheatre to-day. It-is a five-reel drama, produced by Thos. H. Ince, one of the famous Triangle trio producers, which tells the. story of a woman who,, having tasted the sweets of life and being neglected by her husband, went in pursuit of phantom pleasures until a reversal of fortune to her husband woke both of them up to the follies and frailties of life, and they decided that the Mecca of marriage was trust and faith in each i other. Miss Bessie Barriscale, who plays the lead in this production, came prominently before the American public as Lovey Mary, in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," and since, then she has-played continuously'for the movies, onR of her biggest successes 'being in Bclasco's drama picture,. "'"Roso of tho Rancho." "The Golden Claw" is described as a picture that has a rare appeal, and an original theme sure to arrest attention. MARY PICKFORD AT THE EMPRESS. Commencing at 11 o'clock this niormng Mary Pickford will appear in her great achievement in character noting, the play written by Edith Barnard Delano, "Rags." The story opens in a little village, whore Alice M'Cloud is wooed by two men. She eventually chooses tho wrong one, a bank cashier; who, on his wedding day, is found to bo a thief. The bank manager is his rival in .love, and for Alice's sake forgives his' cashier, pleading with him to lead a' straight life in future. The inevitable follows, and the cashier sinks lower' and lower. When his wife dies, she leaves a littlo daughter, who becomes a precocious and irresponsible demon of mischief, whose proclivities earned for her tho name of "Rags.". Tho romance in tho story pivots on Rags's attachment to a young mining speculator, "who turns out to be the nephew of the man who loved her mother years before. The end of the play creates a deep sense of lovo of life.