ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3116, 21 June 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT." The. third performance of the l>«n<omiuic, "The House That Jack UniM. by tin; Williamson Company attracted' a very lari-o audience 10 the Orand Opera, House last night. The production was again a hrilliajit success. Mr. Arthur Stisaul, as j Damn Barleycorn, makes one oC Iho most, amusing figures scon in Wellington lor muuy a. long day. Jle is caj«iW.V ","!)• ported hy Mr. Ernest Langfonl as Par iDor Barleycorn, whose melancholic humour was highly appreciated. Another , clever comedian is Mr. ]Lurry Hoxbury, as Sammy, and mention has to be made. 1 of Mr. William Fullbrook, as the versatile policeman. The lady members of the, company arc- accomplished as well as pretty. Miss Hilda liuivor, as Jack, looks charming and sings delightfully. Miss Grotchcn Yates is the principal girl, ami she also is entirely rharming. Miss Amy Murphy, who takes tho part of the Vairy Queen, is among the other accomplished _ members. The dressing and the mounting ot the pantomime arc above reproach, and many novel features, including quaint choruses and items of the "variety" order,'are introduced. The pantomime as a, whole is a worthy successor to many other splendid pantomimes that, have been presented here bv the Williamson management. "The House That Jack Built" will be repeated this evening. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Johnson Jte.vue Company, which is responsible lor the major part of the cutcrlaiiimeut at, His Majesty's Theatre this week, is proving the biggest drawing proposition that the management has had to do with for a long timq. Large and enthusiastic audiences nightly attend, and the Indications arc for first-rate business to the conclusion of the company's season. Violet Trevcnyon is billed for a number of diverting items, and the, remaining performers provide amusemeut of a good class. THE ENGLISH PIEKJIOTS. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool and party were present last night, and the large audience was very appreciative. This evening the Pierrots enter upon the last week of.the season, and a. complete change of programme will bo given. Wednesday., Juno 27, is the farewell performance, and patrons are advised to reserve their seats, the plans now being available for the remainder of the season at the Bristol. KING'S'THEATRE. "The Chattel," the leading feature of the current programme at the King's, owes its success in the main to the restrained and convincing performance of the beautiful Peggy Ilyland, who appears as the young wife who discovers that her husband regards her as a mere part of the household furniture. How she wins his affections and esteem and at the. same time teaches him a salutary lesson, is cleverly told. On Saturday Clara Kimball Young will be starred in "Tito Price She Paid." EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The winning ways of a child form the themo of the delightful production running at Everybody's at present under -tho name of "The Crab." Tho principal players are Frank Keenan and Thelma Salter. Frank Kcenau is too well known as a powerful actor to need any special recommendation, but the little girl is a comparative stranger. Her performance in this picture should ensure her permanent popularity with discriminating patrons. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. The thrilling rescue from drowning of a smart set beauty in a fashionable indoor bathing resort is one of many unusual scenes in "A Square Deal," a World play in which Jane Elvidge and Carlylo Blackwell are starred this week. The story shows lioiv a young author is entangled by tho wiles of a society matron, but is rescued by the sacrifice of one of his Bohemian friends who flirts with the woman to show her up in her true colours. THE WAR PICTURE. The official film depicting the Battle of the Aucre drew auother very large audience to the Town Hall last night. The building was filled in all parts and the picture, which has been giveii" added interest by the. publication of Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch describing the battlo and its results, was watched with keen attention. The War, Office, in placing this film before the people of the British Empire, has not aimed at giving a comprehensive view of the big battle. It has sought rather to present a series of incidents illustrative of the operations,as a whole. Much! of the horror and brutality, of war has been eliminated in accordance with the policy of the War Office in refusing to allow pictures of a gruesome character to bo talicn '.'at tho front." But enough remains to give the public a very vivid idea of actual conditions .on the West, front. The picture is being shown under the auspices or the Y.M.C.A., and the Wellington season is announced to close with th.e matinee on Saturday afternoon. Last night, Major Slecmnu, 5.0., addressed the audience briefly in connection wit.h the picture. He emphasised its importance as a record of historic events