ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 17 April 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"A PAIE OP SIXES." That merry quick-moving farce, "A Pair of Sixes," excellently prouucui mm cleverly acted, drew another largo audience .to the Grand Opera House last evening. The comedy deals in nothing more serious than laughter, and the comical ficenes twinkle past with kineniatograph speed, thanks to the brains of tho directing power behind it, impersonated in Mr. Robert Greig, who is so comical as the loser in the fateful poker hand. Gpod work is also done by Miss Beatrice Holloway, Miss Marcus Clarke, and Mr. Kenneth Brampton. . "Tho Travelling Salesman, .which is to be staged on Thursday, Friday, and' Saturday, is, it is stated, entirely difterent to the two opening pieces, inasmuch as it is a real comedy drama, .it contains a mixture of romance and comedy, the latter being the dominating feature. The comedy is part and parcel of the play itself, and, therefore, it contains much more legitimate humour than tbe average farce comedy. -Mr-. Bobert Greig as Bob Blake, a travelling, salesman, has a part, which, it is stated, might have been specially jmtten for him, and Miss Beatrice Holloway as Beth Elliott has also a most congenial role to portray. As in "A Pair of Sues, the dresses are a special feature ot tne production.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Few could cavil at the diversity of fare on the vaudeville menu at His Majesty's Theatre last evening. Zakaree Ermakov, the brawny Russian ex-secret serviceman and soldier, once more showed nis remarkable dexterity as a juggler of axes, war clubs, and spears, and a deadly, land .with the rifle. He also gave his lectorette on the map of Europe, reviled the Germans in good set terms, and renewed his nightly promise that within a few months the war would terminate gloriously in favour of the Allies, bo may it be. Mr. Walter Emerson, comedian, reappeared successfully in a trio of jingling comic songs, which tickled the audience. He also appeared with Miss Gwen Hasto in a mirthful sketch, entitled "The Telephone Girl. Dan Crew, the Scotch oomedian and dancer, made merry in kilte, and Mr. Huntley Spencer raised a tenor voice in eentimental ballads. Thompson and Montez harmonised attractively in tne Hawaiian-oum-American love ditty, Hicky-Dula," which has a catchy melody likely to become wpdg when it i? picked up by the Ballemtea. Merlyn, who haa the smallest respect for traditional stage magic, entertained most amusingly for ten minutes, with the assistance of "Arch," and.Winifredj and Lumley sang gay songs and jokes .brightly enough. Lily Cockier sang "Private Michael Cossidy, V.C., as a ballad and exercised her powerful voice fn other songs. The Brothers Mad Fanning and the Elliot Sisters also contributed heartily to the enjoyment of the evening; .

THE KING'S.

"Dedicated to youth that it may glimpse the tragedy that lies behind the barriers of convention." This w the object of the Greater Vitngraph new play, "IndisoreHon," e picture starring ■the dimpled beauty, Lilian Walker, now at the King's Theatre. In■ *%*'"* is her greatest oppounity, Mies Walkei plays the part of a motherlessi girl, whoso gay pranks and ignorance of the world lead her to grave trouble before the lesson is learned. . The picture is drawing big houses. , ; EVEKYBODY'S. The San Francisco waterfront is -the scene of most of the action of lhe Wharf fiat," the Triangle play now (screening at Everybody's Theatre, and the play is remarkable for wonderful and lowed by a host of admirers. There. aro Ksomev^plendia.cartoons of Lloyd George.-• ': . '

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