ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3128, 5 July 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

'•BABY MINE." Tina liuijjliuui..- uiwumiiy "iiuby Aline," winuii lias uuKiuil me wculutioir-tiieairu-Ifoiiis lmuilo iu suuic puipuou, wus imtycd oiicu thai eisjoyeu u> Hie lull nit counuul wmrl lliut lj caused uy a man's desire to Ijo a iatuer. Jtc gets what, lie wants lor n lime, but to ais intense chagrin iinds thai 'parental lovu is just as strong in others as nimseli, and lias in the end to yield up the sjioil ui the cradle to whom It really belongs. '4'hc farce in. well liroducud and smartly acted by tliu Wilnunison Coniiiauy.

To-morrow, bamrday, and. ou Monday the iNew I'ork comedy-drama, "Broadway Jones," will lie produced. U'lie foUowine is ii brief outline of the plot: A young American millionaire mimed Broadway Jones has, by high living, squandered u liuijo..fortune, until eventually ho liuds himself without a penny and heavily in debt. To overcome his difficulties lie liecomes engaged to a, wealthy widow, and despite the protests of his best friends he ia on the verge of marrying, when lie receives a telegram to the effect that his uncle has died acd has left him sole heir to a big chuwiug-guin factory. He is offered 1,250,000 dollars for the factory by a New I'ork Trust, but before closing the deal he is pursuadetl to visit the scene of bis fortune. Here hn meets .Tosio Richards, thj factory accountant, who begs him not to sell his interests, explaining that if he does the Trust will close up the factory and just, use the trademark elsewhere. This, she explains, will .ruin hundreds or families in the village who arts solely dependent upon the factory lor their living-. In a strong dramatic scene .Tones decides to eavrv on the business himself. Later he falls in love with Josle, but be is still bound to Ihe widow, so complications arise which aro eventually worked out tn a series of drama he and humorous situations The imrt, of Broadway .Tones should fit Mr. Greig lilfO tile provorliiiil glovp, uiitl Jfiss TTolloway will, of course, take her "original character-that of Josle.

HTK MA.TESTT'R THEATRE. The seating accommodation in the stalls and dress oirc]o IBS been foum , ißsm _ cient to cope with the number of patrons atteutling Mis Majesty's Theatre this week The -Walter Vinson Hevuo Company, a ,well-stai;«l ai.,-1 bright. Bond in a. farce entitled "The Kissing Maid," are the topvnl,l;?' -ii .'. Ic nr<! several' first-rate yauilevill lloms also on the bill.

THE KIXG'S TTTFATHE. . Earle Williams is featured in a. mystifring picture-play, called "Apartment 29" Heturamß late to his apartments, a young man has a, woman suddenly drop dead <rt ins doorway. Subsequent developments .lead to a unique' and satisfactory conclusion. Miss Ethel Terry is a pretty and capable support for the hero.

"THE WHIP." j One of the greatest successes the staco lies even known, tho. famous Drury Lane melodrama, ':The Whip," has now been made into a picture-play. Those who relnoinher the Bland Holt and J 0 Williamson productions will understand how splendidly the drama, lends itself to greater possibilities on the shadow stage. The thrilling train smash, the race with the automobile, the great hunting scenes, and tho final exciting horee race (taken at one of America's biggest meetings) are reported to bo vivid enough to make the oulookcrs gasp. "Tho Whin" will be nresenlcd twi«e daily at the King's Theatre, commencing next Saturday. There are special prices for the evening screenings. EVERYBODY'S THEATItB.

Enid Bennett and a number of clever children of the Triangle studio's are delighting the crowds' at Everybody's Theatre. With a, picture called "The Little Brothers," Miss Bennott is first a dirtyfaced fighting newsboy, but the end sees her as a fashionable heanty. Billie Burke'e present feature is "Tho Vow Fulfilled." The closing instalment of "Gloria's Eomanco" opens on Saturday, together with Louise Glaum and Charles Hay in "The Weaker Sex," described as a splendid Triangle-play. •

THE EMPRESS THEATRE. , Two special features—a comedy and an excellent World drama—are responsible for big business/ at the Empress Theatre. Charles Ohapliu, in "Behind the Screen," shows what very humorous things can happen in a motion-picture studio when tho scene-shiftere run amok. The comedy creates roars of laughter. Kitty Gordon, in "The Haunting-Shadow," after driving a poor Corsican fisherman to despair and suicide, marries a titled gentleman, aud wears hor usual assortment of wonderful dresses. She goes tho way of oil tho

"villainosses" of the screen, however, and a strong drama ends badly—for her. Anita Stewart stars in "The, Combat" on Saturday.

"DADDY LONG LEGS." o. O. i — _• ".— -■ "Jjuuuj .jUi.uuu u. new ijiuj a auu uc\y ui rcvisu io iicw lorii. xiio youuis blur aun-ran,

;tuie cuuiiAtuy oi couituy arusts, wni pruMuuJLui , !! uciiijiiuui Ditty, "Duuiiy i.oui; liUßs," which nae recently terminated a. auu in Auck;p.uu hiiu Cliristchurch it was lmcity blisiueas. iu spcilkiug oi inia may uieau contrast to otiiei , Auiuricau ulays tnat, have engaged me auciiuon of oyuncy uiayt'ocrs oi recent years is 'Daudy L.cng bcfe-s.' . . . jiiucu oi tne ongiuul booii is niissing, aud tlie public opinion aeeiueu to oe uiviuea as far as could be judged, as to whether the best hud been selected. The bust answer to hi 3 u_uery is that the production nas been ruuuiut: in London and Now York for some considerable time, to which no objection has been taken on this score. Miss Kathlene JlacDonell, as Judy Abbott, makes the character bright, animated, aud appealing. Mr. Charles Waldron's reappearance iu his original character of 'Daddy Long Legeis certain to entice many of his. 'old friends and admirers to the theatre during the approaching season. The production is excellently done iu the way of mounting and dressing evideuoe of attention to details being;" everywhere abundant." The Wellington season will be for seven nights, and a matinee. The box plans will open at tho Bristol next Monday, morning at 1 o'clock.