ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3059, 21 April 1917, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE TRAVELLING SALESMAN." The Williamson Comedy Company gave its second performance of "The Travelling Salesman"-in'the ' Graiid Opera House last evening before a large audience. The play is typically American in construction and, atmosphere. It moves swiftly, it is full of whimsical humour, and bright periods, and it gives ample opportunity for good work to the capable members of the company. Mr. Kobert Greig has the part of Bob Blake, the drummer' who drops into a waysido town on Christmas Day and finds himself involved in a love affair and a contest with eonio local trickstere who are planing to rob the charming girl in charge of too railway ticket office. The role suits him admirably, aud last night's audience enjoyed itself every minute ho was on the stage. Miss Beatrice Holloway makes a delightful railway girl, and eho and Mr. Greig are excellently supported by other members of the company. The season will close with a final performance of "The- Travelling Salesman this evening. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATEE. To-day two entertainments will be of-fered-to patrons of His Majesty's Theatre, the afternoon matinee and the evening performance. Tho programme is a well-varied one, and includes acrobatic, comedy, musical, juggling, aud a number of other "turns." Ermakov, a Hus6ian ex-secret service man, is one of the chief attractions with his lecture on Europe, varied with tho juggling of tho weapons of his nativo country. Mark Erickson, the woll known "long comedian," is another feature of tho bill. THE KING'S. . Gerald Ames has a double rolo in "Arsone Lupin," tho clever dotectivo drama commencing at the King's matineo to-day. Ho depicts both, the master cracksman and the Duke of.Chnrmerace, .and. the photography is done with great ingenuity, the two characters being on the screen continually together. The lift scene is a remarkable piece of ingenuity. The bottom of the-Jift is hollow, and concealed in it Arsene has time to make up as Guchard, tho detective with whom he is at war. He steps boldly out and completely deceives Guchard's men, whom he persuades to arrest their genuine master. ' . : "THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES." A denizen of lashionable art circles is the hiiroiUß o.i "xiie .female of tlie' Species," the smart Triangle, play screening at Everybody's to-dav. Dorothy JJalton is a sumptuous eircn in the leading role, and tho whole cast is a strong .one, including Howard Hickinan and Enid Markoy. The latter is particularly alluring as the young wife, aivt make? up charniiugly. The story is oddly original, its main incident being the accident which deprives the 1 husband of his memory, and thus puts him at the mercy of the beautiful schemer. The first scenes in. Gloria's art saloon are very beautiful,- and are remarkable for the quietly effective acting of Howard Hickman. , Tho production is, as usual with T. H. luce direction, Ml of photographic /surprises. The new instalment of "Gloria's ltomanco" is called "The Shadow of Scandnl." .*-■■■ CLABA KIMBALL YOUNG. I As a setting which enhances her beauty, "The Itise of Susan,"-■ which' opens at the Empress this morning, docs more for the lovely Clara Kimball Young than even did "The Common Law." This is partly due to tho variety and number, of splendid costumes,, but sqmo credit must also bo given io the artistry and originality of the photographio wort. "A confession 6he ehould not have made* is truJy said of the dramatic outbuTst.sho mute at the'famous wedding scene, A grim beautiful-trag-edy lies in. Tier utter misjudgment oi her loret. . She makes the woman's greatest sacrifice—a renunciation of her claim to her man, and it all results in his being displaced by a drug fiend, weak, irritable and totally unworthy of 1 the manly hero. •■ .- ■ ■ .-■ '• - "WATCH,YOUR STEP." -""The "Watch to be' played at the Grand: Opera House oo Tuesday next and following nights is already attracting a great deal of attention, anad judging by the following report from the "New Zealand Herald" the production is worthy of suipport. Says the "Herald": "In a riot of colour, and with a blaze of 6pectacular stage effects,the 'Watch Your, Step' revue, played and produoed under the auspices of the E-e----turned Soldiers' Association, by a company of Aucklanders, commenced its season to a packed house at His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday night. It is as a spectacular production .that, the revue flucceeds most; succeeds not merely by the mechanical, stage effects of lighting and 6cenery—though these are such, as no professional company comld find fault with—but bv the tellinsr effect produced on the eye by beautifully costumed and well trained ballets and choruses." The box- plan is open at the Bristol Piano Company's. ' TO-NIGHT'S OEGAN RECITAL; In view of the wet, weather on Saturday evening last, which interfered with the attendance at the organ recital given in tho Town Hall by Mr. Page, the City ■Organist has-been prevailed upon to repeat fully last Saturday's programme. The items to be played are.; Scriabine's Prelude No. 3, Suite Gothique (Choral, Monuet Gothique, Prierer a Notre Dame, Toccata), (Boellman), Second Movement from Symphony in D Minor (Cesnr Franck), Khapsodie (0 Filii et Filiae), (Faulkes),. Prelude ana Fugue in D Major (Op. 93) (Glazounov), Air from Suite for Orchestra (Op. 40), (Greig).