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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2920, 4 November 1916, Page 14

Originally played at the Princess's Theatre with a strong east (says the "Australasian"), the pretty comedy, "Lover's Lane," has lost littlo in- its revival at tho King's, Melbourne. Trusting nothing to action or adventure, it is the simple life story of a clergyman who lias tho courage of. his cloth in placing humanity before convention, which is often more virulent in villages than in cities. Mr. Harry l'limmer makes a fine, manly Christian of tho pastor, wlio. further complicates himself with ohurchwar'dens and critics by falling in lovo wiEh a village girt, when ho should, according to congregational views, have sought a teacher. Sifes Sua Shanahan, who acts with rfm, is a beginner, but tho house, realising both her personal charm and very considerable promise in her effort, gave the young actress just encouragement.

Another vaudeville liouso is being added to Melbourne's already lavish equipment, in that line. The National Amphitheatre, in Bourko Street, taken over arid renovated by Mr. B. J. Fuller, is to ho devoted to that light and inconsequential stylo of entertainment best known as musical revue. The house, rechristened as the New Palace, will be opened on November 4.

A letter from J. S. Dane to the "Bulletin" records the wounding oi Harcourt Beatty, actor, during the Sommo push. Ho got it in the arm, and it was at one time thought that amputation would be necessary, but at the latest he was pulling through satisfactorily. Mr. Beatty will be remembered as the first King Charles in "Sweet Nell" in Wellington with Miss Nollio Stewart. llnrraclough's. Progamlra Cures Corns quickly.—Advt,