ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2980, 18 January 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE AVAI'BACKS." The second performance of "The Waybacks" was given beforo a crowded audience at the Grand Opera House- last evening. Comedy, farce, and crude melodrama are included in the production, and on the whole it is an excellent laugh-ter-raiser. Bad and Mum and the family of soven visit Sydney, and a most amusing scene ocelli's where Dad goes to visit tho Minister of AVorks in connection with various improvements in the way of roads, pojice-stations, etc., which are required in the vicinity of tho home. "The Waybacks" will continue throughout the week.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Reginald Newton, a boy soprano, and a product of. Auckland, is the principal attraction at His Majesty's Theatre this week. His voice is ono of really good quality, and his item is a delight. Mankin, "the human frog," is giving a farewell season prior to leaving for America. Others on the programme, which continues throughout this week, with the usual matinee-' on Saturday afternoon, are: Elsa Brull and Arthur Helmsley, Leonard Nelson, Edwards and Parkes, and others,

THE KING'S. Two stars aro included in tho bill at tho King's Theatre, this week, and the programme is a most interesting one. "Manhattan Madness" is a story of how a young man back from the West found New York too slow. On his companions attempting to thrill him he cleverly turns the tables with a, neatly executed hold-up. A large amount of well-main-tained fun is produced. The other attraction is "Cinderella," a gorgeouslymounted film starring Mary Pickford. This programme will be shown again tonight and te-inorrow night.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE, "Tho. Old Folks at Heme," a Triangle mastcrpioco, presenting Sir Herbert Tree in a leading role, is tho chief attraction at Everybody's Theatre this week. The story deals with the attempts by tho parents o fa young man to savo him from the consequences of a murder committed while he was in a drunken state. The picture is ono of the best seen hero for some time from this company. Throughout the staging is capital, and tho piece .bears evidence of excellent photography.

EMPRESS THEATRE. To-day and to-morrow will see the last production at the Empress Theatre of tho star jicture, "The Common Law,"

which has been attracting such largo audiences throughout tho week. Tho picture shows how a.' young girl is threatened with poverty, and to prevent this becomes un artist's model. Later sho marries the artist, and tho events leading up to this happy finale are intensely absorbing, i

"SUNDAY." At the Grand Opera House next Wednesday night the- Royal Dramatic and Comedy Company will present, by arrangement with J. C. Williamson, Ltd., Thomas Raceward's stirring comedydrama of Western life, entitled "Simday," with tho youßg English actress, Miss Madge Surtees, in the title rolo. Miss Surtees, who received her training under the late Lewis AValler, is said to havo nindo a big hit in the part at Christchurch and Dunedin. She will be supported by tho other members of the company. "Sunday" is said to be the most successful production yet presented »to Now Zealand playgoers by the Royal Dramatic and Comedy Company. It can be presented for a few _ nights only. During the company's brief season here tho clean, smart, whoksomo comedy, "Tho Fortune Hunter," and the screaming farce-comedy, "Aro You a Mason?" will also bo staged. The box plans for "Sunday" will bo opened at the Bristol on Monday.