ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3016, 1 March 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES." Lovers of wholesome farce comedy are to be well catered for during the Georgo Willoughby seaeon of seven nights, which starts at the Grand Opora Rousn on Saturday next, when that popular comedian will present "What Happened to Jones." Many people have already seen this, farce, with. Mr. Willoughby as ■the irrepressible bag-man, who travels for a hymn-book house, and sells playing cards as a, side-line, but none yet in the Dominion 'have witnessed it as a musical production. Special nermission was granted Mr. Willoughby W tho author, Geo. H. Broadhurst, to make the transposition, and the result, it is Eaid, has been most successful, special songs and dances having been written and arranged to fit in with the dialogue. The box plan for the season is at the Bristol. "What Happened to Jones" will.be played for a few nights only, and will be followed by "Why Smith Left' Home" (which is now also a musical farce), with Mr. Willoughby as John Smith.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATBE. The large audiences which have been attending Hie Majesty's Theatre this week have enjoyed to the full the excellent ■programme submitted. Half of the programme is occupied by a musical company under Victor Prince. This band produces the second and jjoncludino; part of the humorous evtraifiganza "Eobin6<s» Crusoe," and rouse their audiences to shrieks of mirth. On the eecond portion; of the bill Miss Alwyn, who is making' a first appearance, contributes a number of entertaining ballads. Mr. Percival, the "drunk pianist," receives numerous encores. Others on the bill are Blake and Granb" Early and Laiirht, and Leonard's dogs. ~

"FOX TKOT" COMPETITION AT HIS MAJESTY'S.

k F»Her management announces that a competition for amateur dancers will shortly be held at Hie Majesty's Theatre, when handsome prizes will be awarded for the best rendition of the ivell-kuown "Fox Trot," as danced in the 'Robinson Cru6oo" pantomime by Mr. Yorke Gray and Miss Annette Lang. There is no entrance fee, and lessons will be given to intending competitors on the stage of His Majesty's Theatre at 6.30 p.m. and 11 a.m. every alternate morning and evening, commencing next Friday evening.- The "Fox Trot" is danced nightly at His Majesty's Theatro by Mr. Gray and Miss Lang. Tho audience will, judge the competition on the night it is held. THE KING'S.. "Through tho Wall," a Vitagraph feature with a boldly original plot, is the premier attraction at the King's Theatre, and seems to have caught the popular fancy. In addition to comedy and topical subjeots, the pictures of the stranding of tho Mararoa, aro exciting great interest. EVERYBODY'S. "Gloria's Romanco" 6howe Miss Billio Burke at ; her loveliest, and a whole host of now admirers will no doubt follow her through the balance of the weekly episodes in this motion picture novel. A remarkably good supporting picture is a story by Richard Harding Jiavifi, entitled "Somewhere in Fiance," which deals with the German spy system. Louise Glaum is the star. The pictures of the stranding of the Mararoa aro exciting moro than ordinary interest. • , THE EMPRESS. A first-olass motion play by the World Co. is "Fate's Boomerang," the chief picture at the Empress. Splendidly chosen scenes of metropolitan life and a highly dramatic denouement in the wild mountain country aro outstanding features. The picture of the big military jxmrnament at Masterton and also those showing tho stranding of the Haraloa, me most interesting.