ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2921, 6 November 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

MADGE MAITLAND AT HIS MAJESTY'S. Miss Madge Maitland, "the Irish Girl from America," who, silico her debut here a month or two ago, iins been packing tho Fullers' other Maoriland houses, mukes her reappearance in Wellington at His Majesty's Theatre tonight, and the keen interest already manifested, at the box plan indicates that she is likely to duplicate or even to enhance her previous triumphs in tho Empire City. Her repertory for to-night will embrace now lyrics,, rollicking, p gently, witty and prettily sentimental, for her work is not wholly comic, though the laugh is predominant. Miss Maitland will be supported to-night by a full company of vaudeville entertainers which will include the already popular SteelePayne Bellringers, tho Wee Nicholls (a juvenile Harry Lauder and weo Caledonian lassie), Clark and Wallace (funmakers), Weight and Waite (also laughter raisers), Harry Little (baritone), Eileen Barnsby (soprano), and Dolßaity's phenomenal musical dog, Jap. Tho same programme will hold throughout tho week. PAUL DUFAULT Definite advice has been received that the Dufauilt Concert .Party will bo sailing by the Riverina to-day, and will appear at the Grand Opera House on Saturday, the 11th,and the 13th and 15th inst. Bos plans open at the Bristol Piano Company s at 9 o'clock'this morning. THE KING'S THEATRE. ■fhe programme at the King's Theatre this week is of unusual quality, and should thoroughly entertain the most captious critic. Not only is the leading attraction good, but the supporting films are decidedly better than usual. The leading- picture is "His Picture in the Papers," a cqmedy which "stars" Douglas I'airbanks, of the Triangle-Fine Arts Company. Comedy work is easily marred by vulgar mannerisms, and by careless acting is turned into broad farce "His Picture in the Papers" suffers from no such defects, and throughout is pure natural comedy. The story is not all comedy. Thero are several dramatic incidents which develop the climax, and which are worthy of pure drama Pairbanks portrays the part of a "clean sport," Pete, the son of a dignified father, who is a millionaire manfacturer of _ "Prill(lie's 27 vegetarian products." Prindle, sen., is a portly vegetarian, as are his two daughters, but Pete is a dissenter, and cares little for business matters and vegetarianism. Ho asks for a sharo of his father's business so as to get married, but it is refused, and Prlndle, sen., tells his son that ho can have the Bhare when his picturo appeared in the papers. Pete thinks this is easy, but it proves otherwise, and when, after several hard attempts ho succecds, it'is advertising a patent medicine, opposite in principle to his father's enterprises. Later he succeeds, proves himself a hero, and liis photograph appears on tho front page of half a dozen papers. Tho supporting films include two very instructive subjects—"Birds Feeding their Young" and "Tho Games of Tennis, and Skipping, and Leapfrog," token, eight times Blower than the movement of the players. This is most interesting, as it shows the actual movements quite ' clearly. The "Patho Gazette" is a bright number, and thero are moving cartoons of "Mutt and Jeff." EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Comedy is the predominating feature on this week's program pile at Everybody's_ Theatre. "Tho Waiters' Ball," featuring "Fatty" Arbuckle as tho chef and Al. St. John as tho waiter, is without doubt one of the best farces yet produced the Triangle Kay-Bee Company, and on batarday last provoked much mirth amongst those who patronised this theatre, It may be wondered occasionally how enough new tricks aro invented to keep the audiences amused without making thein bored, and certainly in a 11 lumber of pictures the samo tricks are repeated again and again. In "The Waiters' Ball," however, there aro practically no old tricks, and thoso that aro are introduced in new guises. Most of. the picture deals with the 'saloon where j "Fatty" is chef, and where all are waiting for a ball—a strictly full dress affair, to which they all intend A difficulty arises, however, in that "Fatty" and tho dishwasher aro the only ones possessed of full dresses. The wa'iter makes tho most of his chiuiccs, however, and takes "Fatty's" su,it, and lie and 'the pretty cashier go to the ball. "Fatty" also goes,.dressed, as a beautiful lady, in which part he is scarcely recognisable, wid later sees the waiter. Exciting, and highly amusing scenes follow. The final sceno shows "Fatty" and tho waiter,"dressed" in a couple of barrels, proceeding to the police station in charge of a constable. One amusing scene in the saloon occurs when a foreigner comes in for bread and cheese. 'Tatty" takes a piece out of a cash safe, whero it has been safely locked up, and as it persists in walking away, has finally to drive a big knife though it into tho table to hold it while ho cuts a bit off. The remainder of tho cliecse is requisitioned later on to "ohloioform" a .man who makes a nuisance of himself. The supporting programme includes a strong drama entitled "The Stepping-stone," and also an interesting number of the Gaumont Graphic.

MARY HCIvFORD AT THE EMPRESS.

Mary Pickford's remarkablo interpretation of Tessibel Skinner in the celebrated drama, "Tess of tho Storm Country," at the Empress Theatre on. Saturday created a viyid impression jipon the crowds who were able to gain admission. The story is brimful of tragic, pathetic, and humorous incidents. 'I'ho action is confined within the boundaries of a email village, where the inhabitants still retain the fierceness of their primal passions. The plot revolves upon tho decision of the owner of a large tract of land, used as a fishing village, to rid tho place of the fisher-folk, who live on it. This causes a revolt, and a murder. Tho father of Tess is accused and sentenced. He is quite innocent, but a scapegoat has to be found. Just at v this time the owner's daughter and son arrive at the village, accompanied by a young rtudent. The,daughter becomes enamoured of tho student, and the son falls in love with Tess, the wilful young waif.- Complications follow, and in order to shield her only girl friend Tess claims the child as her own. But there is a happy ending to tho play. Miss Kckford is fitted by nature and artistic development to givo life and charm to tho untaught but warm-hearted littlo waif,- who eventually wins the name of tho rich man's son. "Tess of tho Storm Country" is a great dramatic achievement, and is played by an all-star cast. Lovers of a powerful dramatic story, should not miss seeing it. A good supporting programme is added.