ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3072, 7 May 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

JOS MAJESTY'S 'J'HEATKE. The nlaiularil ut the Euller Vaudeville progi-iuumeo snows nu signs ui ainiiiusuliig in ijiiality H ttie bill sec clown ior pioductioii at Ills .Uajesty's Thuatro tonight can bo tuKen as a enwriun. Those nuu-vellous, seiisutional, but withal whimsical, tight-rope perlormers, tne Caraiuia Duo, still head cue bill, and should no doubt ropeat tho successes lor wuich they were responsible last week. They will bo supported by A'red Arthur, tlio "Tattered Tuii," Ueuigo Wiieeler, "jUusical Tramp," Liout. Liordon, . Scotch ventriloquist, Minerva mid Urace, trapezisra, Walter Emerson and Gweu.Hasto, sketch duo, the Tiny Tots, juvenile acrobats, and C'elero, JPronch pantoniiniist. A completechange of programme is announced for to-morrow nigut, when sundry -new acts will make an appearance. These will include (Jusko's Monkeys, an animal act of a. remarkable and refined nature, Doranto, a Chinese musician, who, it k said, has a iuculty l'oi\ extracting enthralling melody from tho weirdest of Oriental instruments, Jack Martin, a cowboy lariattlirower, the Three Paulastos, comedy acrobats, and Murfayne, a renowned English, sylophonist.

"WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN?" Emphasised as never before in tho history of the world by the enormous losses of men, aye, and women and children, caused by the war. that is decimating a contineut, tho problem of race suicide is almost rudely elbowing itself into tho focus of public attention, and demands that eteps shall be taken to prevent tho great loss of life that occurs 'hourly through the failure of married people to realise their duty to tho. State iu the matter of the Divine law to increase and multiply. The time has passed when this subject must only be whispered about in a half-light or at meetings for women only. In "Where are My Children?" now showing at t'ho King's Theatre, the views of the propagandist—and few will disagree with them—are that the time is opportune for straight dealing. The picture, which is a very human document indeed, and one that touches tho core of the whole matter, deals with the domestic affairs of « District Attorney, who is naturally fond of children, and grieves that he has none. Unknown to him his wife is deliberately violating tho law of creation. His housekeeper's daughter, led' astray by his wife's brother, dies as the result of an illegal operation, and in dying confesses. The lawyer lays a charge against the doctor concerned. He is convicted and sentenced to fifteen years' hard labour, but even ag ho is dragged, shrieking, from the Court, he tells the Attorney to look to his own household. A perusal of the doctor's books reveals the truth, and an air of gloom settles on the once bright home, for the woman now finds it beyond her powers to right the wrong, and so

thej btow old—alone and childless. The final scene is ■ very beautiful. The old couple, silver-haired, una lined with Time's searing hand, sit by their lone fireside, while ghostly visions of delightful cliildren cluster lovingly round the old man, whose accusing eyes are never removed from the bowed head of the woman who would not be the mother of his children. The picture is very admirably, delicately, and tastefully presented. Mr. Tyrone Power, who will.be remnmbered by old players in Wellington as tho first exponent of Carton in "Tho, Only Way," invests the part of the attorney with tho graces of Bincority and restraint. *F«riiaps the one discordant, note was tho singing of a hymn, during ono of the most tragio scenes. This might well have Keen omitted. The programme also included thft Triangle-Keystone comedy, "Safety First, Ambrose," and a Gaumont gazette,, with a wonderfully interesting picture of the method adopted for breaking the ico on the canals at Home^ during the record freeze of . a couple of months ago. .. "Where Aro Mr Children?" will be shown each afternoon and evening this week at -the Kind's Theatre. ■ EMPRESS THEATRE. A striking photoplay cntitlod "Vera, the Medium," is tho principal feature on this week's bill at the Empress Theatre. Its initial display on Saturday was witnessed by large crowds. Kitty Gordon plays the leading role of tho adventuress, and gives a charming study of the role of Vera tho Medium, a woman who acquires a magnetio ascendancy over men. In a gambling 6aloon sko barters her own hand in marriage against ono thousand dollars that she will have a certain man at her feet within a week. Tho bet is taken up. Very slowly she gains 'her onds nnu the object of her scheming eventually leaves his family and becomes hers. On tho night they aro about to run away, the man's daughter intervenes and begs Vera, on her knees, to give. the father back to them. She yields to tho girl's entreaties, gives him up, and loses tho wajer. Tho man who took up the bet now comes to her house to ciaim his reward, and the story quickly dovclops to a pleasing climax. He is her old lovo and the denouement is appropriate to tho circumstances. There is a good supporting programme. .

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. ' Tho new bill at Everybody's this week provides a very attractive entertainment. The headlinera are "The Americano" and the eleventh • chapter of "Gloria's Romance." The latter film contains a further interesting development in the bis: I serial, with its charming heroine, Billie Burke. On this occasion Gloria lias suspicions of Muiry, Treneau's partner, and endeavours to keep, him in view. Mulry leads her a merry chase, and, for the time being, escapes.. Gloria then comes upon the Indian Chief, whom she' met in the Everglades five years before, and he reveals to her his hatred of Royco and explains it by saying that Royco was the man who tore her from his embrace on the other occasion. Royce, who has como on the sceno, denies the Indian's statement, but Gloria more than ever doubts the honour of her dead lover. Considering the relations in which tho characters are left at the end of the chapter, the next instalment should provo especially interesting. "The Americano," with Dougla9 Fairbanks in the title role, is a talo of a young engineer's adventures in one of the uneasy little republics of South America. There aro plenty of thrills in the story, and not the least of them is the battle which decides the Americano's fortune. After all the excitement comes a pleasing finale, in which a beautiful Spanish bride is the most prominent figure. THE CHERNIAVSKYS. Speaking of this famous trio, the New York "Sun" of January 17, says: "Leo, Jan and Mischel Cherniavsky, violinist, pianist, and 'cellist respectively, gavo their first recital in the Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon, before a large audience which welcomed the young musicians with applause that continued throughout" Jan Cherniavsky played three Chopin compositions in a manner that showed not only technical perfection, but a _ sympathetic understanding of the meaning underlying the score of his music. He was obliged to give three encores." The box plan for the concerts here will open at the Bristol Piano Company this morning.