ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2790, 7 June 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE DANDIES,

"The Dandies" have prepared wlliat is claimed to 1m an excellent program mo for their opening performance in the Town Hall Concert Chamber this evening. The members' of the company are aire.i.iy receiving requests lor special numbers from old patrons, and in this connection Mr. Ford Waltham, tho basso of the "Scarlet Troubadours," will sing "Nelson's Gone a'Sailing," while Mr. Marshall Lawrence will sing "The Admiral's Broom," two songs which are well in keeping with the spirit of the day. In addition to other tilKiiao individual numbers, the "Dandies" will contribute several well-balanced concerted items, several of which contain a delightful sprinkling of comedy. A male quartet will bo heard in various selections, while the "Dandies'" strong contingent of comedians will be much in evidence. Seats. may bo reserved at tho Bristol.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATEE. .This week's.programme at His Majesty's Theatre does not lack in variety, and it is also most entertaining. A novel turn is provided by the M'Xeans, who danco with extraordinary agility and neatness. A Chinese musical act is given by Doranto, who extracts music of a weird and not of a disagreeable nature from all kinds of instruments. Other good turns, are provided by Miss Nan Taylor, (late of-the "Bunty Pulls tho Strings" Company), Miss Grace Quine, a charming "balliadist, and Slavin and Thompson, patter comedians, and others. THE ICING'S THEATRE. "The -Lily ,\nii the Hosts" is the leading feature at the King's Theatre this week.. The. picture unfolds a charming and human story, the features of which are presented with a freshness and boldness that. cannot and does not fail .to please. "The .-chief role is capably portrayed by Jliss Lillian Gish, whose natural. grace* is peculiarly suitable to the part. There, are besides some exceptionally, fine-supporting films. "The Patho Gazette", is alive with topioal features, while "Playing the Same Game" ib a comic much above par. Some excellent scenes in Egypt, especially on the Nile, arc also screened. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Miss Viola Dana scores a distinct triumph in her rendering of the character of Ruth Travers in "The Innocence of Ituth." l'Yom the simple-minded and rather ignorant girl to the wojimn whoso soul has awakened by the bitter experiences through which she passes, lliss Dana develops tho oharacter with strong dramatic instinct. The picture is undoubtedly the best the Edison Company has turned out. In addition to the feature film there is a clever bird comedy, "Jack Parrot as the Artful Dodger," in which a well-trained parrot does many amusing .tricks. Some interesting and up-to-dato scenes with tho British Fleet and the "Pathe Gazette" complete the programme, which will be shown throughout the week. , EMPRESS THEATRE. Tho Empress Theatre continues to do good business with tho big attraction, "Should a .Wife Forgive?" The story is a' powerful one, the staging and costuming euhauciiig the value of it. "Should a Wife Forgive?" tolls how a young business man falls into tho toils'of a fashionable actress, who causes him to forget his home tics. His wife discovers 'his infatuation for, the actress,, and calls upon the siren.-to make certain that her husband has fallen. Thi6 scone, together with fhro scenes where the actress tells her lover that all is over between : them, are thronged with thrilling moments. The supporting programme contains some excellent features. • • THE'CROWN THEATRE. "The Broken Coin," a serial picture story by the Transatlantic Film Company, in.twenty-two weekly parts of two ,reels each, will be screened at the Grown Theatre, beginning ,on Saturday. In the new story, Miss Grace Cmiard takes the part of Lucille Love, a novelist commissioned to write a novel. She finds a broken coin in an old curiosity, shop, and recognising the word,"Coronia" on it, sho buys it, and hunts, up old newspaper files, and learns its history. Shu goes to Coronia, and 'there meets her old enemy, Hugo Loubequ, known as Count Hugo, aad pretender to the tb-vone of Coronia, a bankrupt little kingdom governed by a puppet King. Since the old King's death, tho treasuro of tho kingdom has beon missing, and the broken. coin is the only key to the hidipg-place. The two pieces a,re held by Lucille and the King, and Loubequ endeavours to get possession of bath. Lucille is bsnfc on tile same: errand, and thus the battle commences. This serial is said to bo the most exciting produced by the Transatlantic Film Company. PAUL DUFAULT. The box plans for the Paul Dufault season open this morning at the Bristol. The first concert. will be given at the Grand Opera House next Saturday night, and-judging by' the interest-'already indicated in hia coming the great tenor win be greeted by tne usual Da&ult audience. At every concert so far given, Paul Uiifault is credited with having made the public behave with Latin enthusiasm, and such demonstrations, tho management claim, justify the term "sensational success," wliioh seems to be tho only one that fitly describes' Paul Dufault's present tour. Next Saturday's concert will be the 27th given by Mr. Dufault on his New Zealand tour. Following his season here, Mr. Dufault will give lour more concerts, and then-sails tor Sydney, where his Australian tour opens at the Sydney Town Hall on July 1. The Wellington season will consist of. iour concert#,- winch, will be given, next Ssitur r day and the following Alondoy, Wednesday, - and Saturday. • ; SUNDAY CONCERT. The Wellington Professional Orchestra will give its third concert of the .-season at II is: Majesty's' Theatro next ' Sunday evening. An interesting feature of...tiio programme selected will be a Concerto .for violin and orchestra, by Max Brnch, 'in which the solo part will be played by-Mr. Haydn Beck.' The principal items b'v the orchestra will be Rossini's "William Tell" overture, in -rrhiicli. for the first time for many years, local audiences will hear tho opening movement played by six solo 'cellos; and a "Norwegian Carnival by Svendsen. A silver coin collection wiil be taken up at the doors.