ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2876, 14 September 1916, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

A number of really good turns are being submitted at His Majesty's Theatre this week, and among the leading artiste aro Miss L. Brooko and Miss 3. Spellnian, both of whom provide good items. Miss Brooke's item consists of wearing costumes and gowns dating from tho present time back to the early 'eighties, and she is sweetly sentimental in her descriptive ballads. Miss Spellman gets into favour immediately, and has plenty of American "go." Among other things' she sings "The Quaker Girl," Sully and Fenner, acrobatic comedians, are well received, and this is their first appearance in Wellington. Mr. Clement May, an excellent impersonator, makes ai good impression, as do also the Four Kings, who dance well, and for their size are remarkably good acrobats. Harry Howe and Co. score a success with rapid paintings and songs, and make a very good finale to.a good variety performance. THE ICING'S THEATRE. "The Ne'er-Do-Wcll" has proved to be one of tho most successful pictures which has been screened at the King's Theatre, another very large audience beinjj present last night. There is a grip about the picture, an interest-arousing and in--1 terest-holding force that is but too rarely met with on the screen. The story, of course, is well told by Rex Beach, who is a master writer on big, breezy, outdoor subjects, and the Selig Company have made «n excellent picture-drama of the novel, with a strong company of players, headed by Kathlyn Williams and Wheeler Oakman, and produced in the Panama Canal zone. The Flni will be screened again to-night and 10-monow night. "A CHILD OF THE PARIS STREETS." A Griffiths' production bears tho hallmark of high value, and with scch a strong combination as Mae Marsh, Robert Hanon, and Tully Marshall, the remarkable story of the uuder-world of Paris, as shown in the five-part drama, ."A- Child of tho Paris Streets,".to bo screened at the King's Theatre on Saturday next, should attract considerable attention. \ EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Tho big attraction at Everybody's Theatre this week is a five-reel drama from the Triangle studios, entitled "The Good Bad Man," starring Douglas Fairbanks and Bessie Love. The story has an outWest atmosphere. The hero convinces himself that ho is a social outcast, and plunges into the desert lands end becomes a bandit. He even forsakes tho girl he loves, but the kind Fate does not forsake him and her. "Women Workers for Victory" is another very fine picture, and gives some idea of the wonderful work women are capable of doing in war time. At the change on Saturday a great comedy-drama will be the star item featuring Frank Daniels as. "Crooky." EMPRESS THEATRE. "The Lion and the Girl" will fm ; sh its successful season at tho Empress Theatre to-morrow night. It is one of the funniest of all tho Triangle-Keystone comedies, and in addition to creating laughs, there aro many, perilous feats performed by the players during tho action of the comedy. Tho supporting pro. gramme is an excellent one. On Scturday morning, "Far From the Madding Crowd," a dramatisation 'of Ti'Omas Hardy's.great novel, will be produced. The play was produced by the expert who produced "lily Old Dutch," and follows the book chapter % chapter, and is said to bo wonderfully realistic. A .big supporting programme will bo shown in conjunction with the star .subject.

"THE DIVINITY OF MOTHERHOOD." "The Divinity of Motherhood," which is to be produced for one week.only at the Britannia Theatre,-starting on_ Moilday next, is described as a particularly powerful picture of an unusual class. The picture is said to deal with iniinito charm with a subject that is regarded as taboo. While being a strong sociological study, it is said to be invested with a gentle graciousness that robs it of any suggestion of sensationalism or sordidity. the picture is described as a lesson and a sermon in one, and full of vivid interest in its appeal to domesticity. The cast is a strong one, headed by that popular picture actress, Marguerita Fischer, and the incidental scenes of babyhood are said to be among the brightest and the best and the prettiest. Owing to the cost of the produotion it has been found necessary to revise the prices for this week only.

SCOUT CONCERT. A Scout concert, under the direction of Mr. Reginald Rex, will be held in the Y.M.C.A. to-night at 8 o'clock, in aid of the Scouts' camp. Items will he rendered by the Scouts, and a gymnasium display will also be given by hoy members of the Y.M.C.A. under Mr. Tracer. Mr. Alfred Boothman and, Mr. 'Turner's String Band will also assist.