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ENTERTAINMENTS

"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE." Tho peculiarly American comedy, "It Fays to Advertise," as presented by tlifo Williamson Comedy Company, delighted another Wellington audience in the tirand Opera House last Jiight. The play is full of fun of ail hilarious kind, and its breozy Americanisms and its wonderful mixture of'bluff and bunco givo it a distinctive flavour. It points' its own moTal in the title, anil proves it in tho plot to the satisfaction of everybody conccrntd.

"The Boomorang," to bo produced on Friday, is said to .bo ono cif 5 tho very best comedies the American 6tage has yet produced. It is described as truo comedy, with that nice blending o£ sentiment which tho author, Winchell Smith, reveals in "The Fortune Hunter." Briefly, the story ia as follows:'—A youth afflicted with disappointed lovo is taken by his. mother to consult a physician with a perception beyond his years. Perhaps because, ho is sickening for the same ailment, he diagnoses the disease exactly, and his prescription is'a pretty nurse, to bo playod off against the girl who will not listen. The effect is that the latter begins to take notice at. oncu. In fact there are two patients under medical treatment, and two other cases impending. The nurse, who is in lovo with the doctor, determines to administer a little of 'his own medicine, and tho effeot is magical. This i 9 the boomorang phrase of it—physician cure thyself— and with some pretty comedies it all reaches happy convalescence. As Doctor Gerald Summer Mr.. Hale Hamilton will be seen in a character entirely different from the one he portrayd in the opening piece, and witnesses of the variojis productions in Australia dec'are that he is at his very best in "The Boomerang." As Nurse Xelva Miss Myrtle Tannehill receives much better opportunities to display her talent than _in "It Pays to Advertise," and so will Mr. Donald Bowles as Bud Woodbridge, tho patient. Miss, Celia Ghiloni will make her first appearance during the present season m "The Boomerang." Only the.tfcree productions awill' be staged of "The Boomerang," and it will be replaced on luesday next by "Twin Beds."

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. , First and foremost among the attractions at His Majesty's ■ Theatre just now is Miss Wish Wynne, a Wonted performer whose specialty is character studies of girls of various types familiar to tho Londoner. Miss Wynne's work is clever and finished throughout, and she kept tho house in the best of good humour. A bright ten minutes.of burlesque and fun is provided'by Coyne and Living, stone in their revuette, and tho Robert de Mont Co. give a clever mixture _of acrobatic work and balancing, with which ia combined a good measure of comedy. The other members of the company are. all good in their various contributions, and the programme as a whole, is right up to the high standard sot at Hi? Majesty's. THE KING'S THEATRE. Probably not one of the thousands who have viewed the remarkable war picture at the King's this week has gone out of the theatre without being deeply moved by what he saw. "The Battle Cry of Peace," swift panorama of stern realism that it is, yet has its dramatic as well as its grimly spectacular aspect. There is a well-defined and superbly enacted story which is portrayed with distinct histrionic ability by Norma Talrnade and Charles Richman. The supporting features include a Frank Daniels (Mr. Jack) Comedy, and a topical and scientific subject. There will be a matinee to-day and to-morrow, and the 'final presentation will take place on Friday evening. There is au augmented orchestra. "GOING STRAIGHT." x There have been many comments on the excellence of Norma Talmadgo's acting in her difficult role in "The Battle Cry of Peace." It is a coincidence that she is to be seen again next week at the King's in a totally different characterisation. She plays the.lead in a Griffith Fine Arts Triangle,play entitled "Going Straight." ' The picture tells a most novel and pleasing story of a pair of 'society crooks who have reformed, but are still pursued by their murky past. The Famous Triangle Kiddies appear in this' film for the first time in this country. . . ' , EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The high standard which characterises the programmes submitted to patrons of Everybody's is well maintained by the selection of film shown this week. Foremost place is given to the "Half-Breed," a stirring_five-reel drama which comes from the studios of the Triangle 'Company, featuring Douglas Fairbanks, the world-famed actor of the legitimate stage. It is a realistic dramatisation of one of Bret Harto's telling stories of the great gold rush days in California; full of striking incidents and perilous situations. There is also shown*a very fino film, "With the ICut Relief Force in Mesopotamia," which reveals tho great hardships encountered in the campaign and the difficulties with which the troops had to contend. Supporting items are the "Gaumont Graphic,"- and an amusing cartoon "Mutt and. Jeff in the Red Cross." , • EMPRESS THEATRE. The last performance of "Nedra" will be given at tho Empress Theatre tomorrow night. Tho picture has attracted crowded houses all. the week. The 6tory is wholesome, cxciting, romantic, yet true to the life it depicts, and makes a wholly fascinating entertainment. The supporting programme includes a bright farcical comedy from the Triangle-Key-stone fun factory, a pretty travel scenic, and the latest news gazette. On Saturday the weekly-change will bo mado, when a sensational detective story, "The Phantom Crook," will bo presented. It is described as a whirlwind romance of a beautiful girl who falls in love with a notorious gentleman thief. It is said to ,be unlike any other play in which the gentleman crook is tho hero, tho audience being kept guessing right up to tho. last flash of the picture. "ISRAEL IN. EGYrT." Handel's great oratorio, "Israel in Egypt," the most beautiful of all tho great classic oratorios, will be performed by the Wellington Choral Union in the Town Hall on Tuesday next Sergt. Edwin Dennis has been specially engaged by the Choral Union to sing tho tenor solos in this oratorio at tho Town Hall. The contralto part will bo undertaken by Miss Eileen Driscoll. A rehearsal for chorus only will be hold this evening in St. Peter's Sclnolroom at 8 o'clock. Tho box plan is now open at the Bristol.

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2912, 26 October 1916, Page 3

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ENTERTAINMENTS Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2912, 26 October 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2912, 26 October 1916, Page 3

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