ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2848, 12 August 1916, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

TIVOLI FOLLIES. Those who have negleftted.to see the brilliant Tivoli Follies should not neglect the final chances, which occur this after-' noon and evening. The Follies combine ni no ordinary way the youth and beauty i ® Australian stage, with, a quartet of the funniest comedians—Jack Cannot, Geo. 1 Welch, Walter Weeiiis, and Billy . rtego. Miss Vera • Pearce, the beautiful Australienne, sings new songs in the changed programme, and Miss Ella C'aspers, an artistic delight, will long lie remembered as a velvet-toned Mezzo, who sings with high intelligence, arid enunciates impeccably. Her.singing of "Coming ..Home' and ".The Rosary" has increased our respect lor both songs. Other cap?k P ei f°. rmcr f who. will be seen for ■the last time in Wellington, to-day are ISS Thelma ; Raye, Miss Jean Keith, Mr.- 1 rank Greene, Jl. .Jacques 801, the Belgian Trio; and the volatile Short and There will bo. a matinee performance at 2.30 p.m. to-dp,v at special prices, children nt half prices to all parts except the gallery, and to-niglit will be the Follies farewell to Wellington. - . .. • HIS M A JES'PY'S. THEATRE. . The best aots "to "be seen at His Majesty's Theatre this week trend towards the legitimate stage. For some years past the dramatic and comedy sketoh lias been coming on in vaudeville as a pleasant variant to the gentleman with the red nose and bald head who sings about ffiother-iii-lnw, the billiard-ball juggler, and the dealer in flip-flaps. In America and England the very best of players have bsen tempted by gold to play in vaudeville-with an elevating effect. This can be realised by any .person of taste who witnesses the performance of the Bunty Comedy Company in "Sandy's Wedding ..Present,", .and Miss Virginia Thornton and- her supporters in "The Counsellor," & "vivid American dramatic sketchj made by Miss Thornton's virile realisation of a Bowery girl fighting for the life of her- lover- Ivitchie aiid JClif-. tie are two exceptionally clever acrobats, and Miss Nina Alix's dancing is excellent. The second part is filled in by.the Le Blanc Travesty Stars. There will be a matinee this afternoon. THE KING'S THEATRE. At the inatineo this afternoon nnd again to-nig!lit, and continued each afternoon and evening of next week, "Tho All Red Route'' will bo screened at the King's Theatre. The picture depicts u holiday journey from Sydney to London, via Auckland, "Fiji, .Honolulu, and Canada, and is made entirely in British steamers and through British territory. The picture, while most entertaining, is highly educational and instructive, and enables the onlooker in a niost realistic manner to enjoy the advantages of surihi a trip. Bright, interesting, and beautiful scenes of- the various ports of call are shown,, aiid the trip across Canada is said to be most impressive, including many glimpses of the grandeur and magnificence of . the . Rocky Mountains, tho fertile prairies, and the wonder of tho . Niagara Falls. Excursions around' the cities of- Vancouver, Baiilf, Winnipeg Montreal, as'wtli as Liverpcfol London, aro included, the whole Making a' unique entertainment. Other pictures to bo shown include "Count 'Em, a bright comedy, in which .Anita.- Stewart and Enrle Williams appear, "The Unwritten Play," a one-part drama, 4nd the. Patho Gazette. The plans of reserved seats will lie at. tho Bristol till noon, then, at the King's Theatre. SCHOOL COMPETITION. The announcement of a competition open to all school children is made in our advertising columns. Fsur prizes of half-a-guinea each are offered for the 'best essay or, composition on tho motion picture, ' The All Red Route," the prizes to be given to the best boy over 'twelve years of age, the best girl over twelve, tho best boy under twelve,, and the test girl undo rtwelve. The headmasters of fhe'various schools will act'as adjudicators. '' : - EVERYBODY'S'THEATRE. . The new programme, to ba shown at Everybody's, commencing noon to-day, is described'as a Very "interesting'"and"attractive one. ■ "The Raiders," an InccTriangle production, is a sensational story of the Stock Exchange. H. B. Warner, who is Starred in "The Raiders," begins his life as a junior clerk in a broker's office. His .affections lean towards his employer's daughter, Dorothy fialdeman. 'The, broker, ; finding, it necessary that he should take a holiday, leafes his 'business in 'chaTge of his broker, Burnes, who conspires to ruin Haldeiiion.' Warnel', the clerk, overhears Burnes's plan, so at onco prepares to save his employer .from ruin. Taking Haldeman's place l on tho floor of the exchange, he fights "Burnes to a finish, thereby saving his.employer from rum, and in so doirig he gains the hand of the girl he loves. The supporting subjects aro .the Gaumont 'Graphic, Otto, the Artist," Lubin comedy, and the official war pictures showing the work of the Postal Department. , ' ' -.-.EMPRESS.THEATRE. . ■ To-Tlay, at the. Empress • Theatre, "Tho . Third Generation," a four-act "London Film - Company's dramatic success, will be soreened. When' it is remembered that it was the London Film Com.pany whioh presented "My Old Dutch" and many other great successes,' the public will no doubt be satisfied' there Is a treat awaiting.'them in. the screening of the "Third Generation." The picture can only be shown for one day. On Monday , the .great World-Equitable fi6n success, "Sealed Lips," will be screened. It is a five-act pnoto-play, said 'to teem with sensational incidents. ■ "JANE SHORE." Many a novel and poem has been writtell, many a play presented, arid many a picture painted with the fascinating figure of Jane Shore as the central motive, and her numerous love affairs in high plaoes' as the romantic trimmings. In the picture being shown at the Concert Chamber, Jane Shore, in spite of her coquettish Vays, is made something'of a martyr, and when finally ' she is denounced as a-witch by a spiritual court at the prompting of -the-wily Gloucester, and is made to wnlk through the snow and jeering crowds to her. death the sympathy of the audience is altogether with the woman. The picture will this afternoon and evening, and alEo on Monday evening. SUBMARINE -'PICTURES.' Wellington picture patrons will le given an opportunity of witnessing the famous Williamson.- Bros.' SubmSViue Pictures on Thursday evening next', when they will be presented at the Town Hall under the direction of Messrs. W. and F. Williams, Of their introduction to . the .Dominion, the "New Zealand Herald" says: "It may. be said without fear of contradiction that the WUlvam.soJrnlm representing submarine lifo in the tfopical sea 3 is one of, the . most remarkable moving picture ever screened in Auckland.- . . . The audience is taken a.trip along the bottom of the sea, Llyriads of fish are seen siyimmin? about; natives diving for coins, and the wealth of lire and scenes of beauty disclose'd could otherwise bo only guessed at. Contrary to expectation these submarine pictures aro very clear, and the whole series is most instructive, and of intense interest." The amount of work entailed in the securing, of-these pictures has. been enormous. The device by whioh they wero obtained consists of a strong i roll" photographic chamber weighing four tons, the iront of which is glass thick enough to withstand the pressure of water. Fixed to .the top of this chamber is a cylinder which folds like a concertina, which may be raised or lowered •by machinery in the operating boat. The operator, of the kinematograph descends by this collapsible cylinder to the. chamber, and as tlie boat travels on the water movTng pictures are being taken fathoms deep on .Hie .bed. of tho ocean.' The film concludes with-a most exciting fight under water right in front of the camera between one of tho Williamson. Bros, and a hii<*e shark, which he kills with, a knife. Tne season is limited to five nights, an^ 1 "*®; box plan opens at the Bristol on Tuesday morning.