ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3144, 24 July 1917, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

INTOLERANCE.

tindoubtedly the finest and most colossal Bicturc that was ever screened in Wellington, "Intolerance," Iho niusti'i'pieco of David W. (ir/IBtli, was reintroduced to Wellington audiences at Ihn Kiuß'B Thcatro last ciTuiiiiiß, and such is its Ei-andeur of conception, its human poignancy, and its infinite.-variety in the reflection of the irreal crises in the history of the world, that it thrilled, charmed, aud. perhuns borrified a laree percentage ot the lilk Kalheriug present. "Intolerance" almost exhausts the possibilities of the screen, for it embodies in a very marked manner the poetry, sentiment, diiama and tragedy of life writ, laree. Its 'scenes, depicting, in si series of amazingly beautiful nnd wonderful tableaux, life iii Babylon, the onulence aud degradation of lite in the ancient metropolis of the. world, the dazzlins ponij) and circumstances of Bclj.sliiiizar'e court, the liideousncss of tho great, wars with Cyrus thai ended Ihc ftlory of the Syrian potentate, arc. extremely interesting. As now, so then intolerance stalked abroad In the machinations of the false priest, in the revolt of ihe lovely, but truculent, mountain maid, in the lifted garb of the saintly as titer show their scorn of the lowly A'azareue: in the ruthless debauchery of the soldiery on the awful eve of St.'Bartholomew; and in the struggle of the Boy and Girl, of the modern story to seek upward for the best in life. And whilst the world goes on its fuming, froiiine way, lift , begum life—the. cradle ever rocks—and there is no universal understanding. The nations rage .with uncomprehending eyes; the fieh and the poor rub shoulders in the marts of the. world, and there is no nrosnect ut welding the-peoples or the world into one homogeneous, whole, that, will give p"ai:h and all a place in the sun. To understand how truly Mr. firilßlh has sensed Ihc slate of man. and of man's intolerance, before and after Christ, and right, up to the tucseut moment, one only nan to think of current- history, with the most civilised or nations at death trips. The acting ill the picture, is superb. Evidently the very "rcalest care, was taken in sclei'.t.uiE the cast, ami the result is a triuiunh of theatrical skill as applied to the screen. It is too recent, since the picture was shown in Wellington to go into details of I the action that marks the.-four interlocking stories; hut, each lias its own particular charm and anneal, inn mjcctal music liy an expanded orchestra, under the baton or Mr. P. Wynn-Jonci, is a Jwlnfiil factor in the production, which will he repeated each afternoon aud eveuThe management had invited Ihc members ot Parliament to last eveninps fcrceuius because the picture and censor had been so severely attacked in certain ti.iia.rlortO' In fact, ih<: management especially arranged a return season so tluitn.ll memhers of Parliament, might, have the opportunity of iudffins Tor themselves upon a matter which is of vital importance .<> Ihc whole picture world and to the general public. The management- claim that "Intolerance" is not. only a liberal education, but sin eloquent and appealing lnlluicncK towards all that is goad and uplifting to the nation.. The. following members attended —Sir Joseph Warn, bir Janice' Carroll, "tho Hon. D. Bnddo. Messrs. ley. Payne, llindmarsh. Poolp, Purr, and others.

HIS .UA.IESTY'R THEATRE. There was it eooil .allendnncc at Uie Majesty's Theatre last evening- The. bjll cintaincd several ilfPt-olass turns. Amonij Iheoe. was the performance of Hose and Doll cyclists mid acrobats, lhc man is one. of tho m-atcat liimblove ever «r u -..;1,? rt tho woman is a Blrai.iuK trick eycliet. lhc Rovlo Trio «160. are highly They sing and dance merrily .and keen Iho ball rollliiE with ample Then "wiutc.r" eonc v.ns heartily applauded. Ta-vlor a-nii M'O.uoin, vocalists, and duettisis. staged » varied turn winch in somp reappcts excellent. rhei m ■ ■iketches were amusine and then ninpuiir wai really flno. Baron, a ventri oqilist, gavn an exposition of bis art which a,,nnnred o bo acceptable to tho audience MaulVahniw nud the EUiol Btaljn} roanjieared.. Hiss Panning was hcaul in coon songs, and the olhnve a.lco wnro thev wri-n very welcome on tile Pro-Ei-aramp Thoy arc clever little performers. «££ will h, rr.ne.tcd l«-nl K ht and throughout !hD week.

THE TUNDIrfS. The Now Dandies eotnrlaincd another anpreelel-ivc andienco at the CMUcrtObambrr last rventnff with music am Torv W orsaniEation is wgU snipped with vocalists, and' both Iho solo aiid concerted items wcro well woith hearing. HiV 3 Linrtii, Bradford- is a pavticu oily sympathetic. f and her items wcro well chosen nud conscientiously ir.lci-pi-ftcd. Miss Dorothy Manning is ftlno a. strength to tho compauy. in her suuge ol •estcn-ear. The, "Carmen' cjionifcs W edrairably sung. by a full-Voiced nuiiltcl. Tho comedy ws safe in the bands of Messrs. Harry firaham. Andrew Pace, and Courtney Ford, and. Mr. John Vfrllby sums with immense- power.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. ' The dotrcts.phonc. n.ud the ftictaphonc are two of the modernclectrical doviecs used m "The Argylc Case." Modern Pcientißo methods in detection of crime *ro bolii inscnioU3 and swift, and they aro very cloyrly 'and cleverly delineated in tho jiTcen by means of flno studio ca-afl. in this Tine piny. Bohprt. Warwick in iho premier roles makes a manly hero. "Our Fighting Torccs" shows iu most, intereslins fa-shion lvhat Aranrica is doing nnd has yot In do in entering the world conflict. , THE BMPREBS THEATRE. The telcgrs.ph code is useil with great •cft'ccl in "Kitty ' Mnc-kay," tho ' f plendid Scotch play. In -which Lillian Walker is featured. The young lord who falls in love with Kitty laps his proposal out. on Iho wall, surely the first time that a, screen star has been offered lnarriagc- in ibis uniQUo fashion. Meg, Kitty's chum, overhears it-; however, ivhich makes things awkward for tho pair. Tho play is humorous aud clever to a. degree. Tlio second instalment of "Tho Iron Glaw" is thrilling: The Paul Stanhope ttcvue Company has arrived to fulfil a-return, wason on Iho Fuller circuit, opening in Auckland. Jlr. Rob. Thomas, tho propricior of the English Pierrots, has returned from a. visit to Australia. Tho company ie to piny a return season at the CoDcert-Cha.ni-bcr' in September, and will play the summer season «t Adelaide.