ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3152, 2 August 1917, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Lauraut, tho gifted.caligranhist, is not ouly .an entertainer, but liis curious talent presents a problem in mental duality. . ttaut is interesting many people. It is almost uncanny to watch the man writing backwards as fast as the everyday individual can write in the ordinary way. and his ability to write different sentences with each hand at tho same time must/be regarded as a case of divided mental powers. Other performers on the present bul are those remarkaDle dancers, M'Lean and Drury, who exhaust some phased of the art or Terpsichore by their vim and skill; the ltoylo Trio, who are dancers of anoiner calibre; Rose and Dell, expert cyclists and quippists; Mr. William Liddlc, baritone; and Taylor and M'Quoin, sketch artists. THE NEW DANDIES.

Those entertaining people, tho New Dandles, continue to attract large audiences to the Concert Chamber, whero their Diversified programmes, consisting of breezy comedy and musiS of a light popular orS? 1 "' , B ., ucceetl in meeting the general taste, the Dandies aro particularly strong vocally, and thcii ensemble singing is a feature of the entcrtainmeut. The management promise- a complete chango of programme for this evening.

"VERY GOOD EDDIE." On Wednesday next at the Grand Opera House J. ami N. Tait will present their new Musical Comedy' Company in what is claimed to be the smartest of musical comedy successes, "Very Good Eddie," written by Philip Bartholemac and Uuy Bolteu with lyrics by 8. Greene, and'music by Jerome Kern. Tho company consists of many new artists who were engaged in America by the firm. The lending lady. Miss Fayette Perry, has appeared in all the big American productions of recent years, and she is said to bo one of tho leading musical comedy stars lu the United States. Mies Lilian Tucker, who also hails from the States, is, in addition to her histrionic ability, reputed to be one of the most handsome women on the American stage. According to the Australian Press critics Mr. John Beck, who will". make a first appearance here, makes one of the biggest hits of tho piece; his stylo .is new to theatregoers in the Antipodes, and for tho first few minutes tho audience are Baid to be at a loss how to tajsp him, but his quiet natural manner and buaint delivery of his lines get them laughing. Mr. Beck has played in everything from melodrama to grand opera. A vi.ry welcome reappearance will be that of Barry Luflino, who Is principal comedian with the company, and it .is said that as Eddie Kettle he presenta a delightful study. With a lengthy cast of principals and a. specially selected chorus and ballet. "Very Good Eddie" is expected to be a bright and entertaining show. There are said to be nlenty of good musical numbers with voices to do justice to them. The company's i season is one of. ten nights, tho first six being devoted to "Very Good Eddie," and the remaining four to "Tho White Chrysanthemum," a mußical tale of Japan. The box plans for the first six nights open at the Bristol- this, morning.

EVERYBODY'S' THEATRE. • The truth 'about the trenches and the actual fighting at, the front are clearly depicted in the remarkable war picture entitled "War As It Really Is," now being screened at Everybody's Theatre. Aoroplanes to the number of 2400, handled in one station, are- filmed in this picture, and Captain Thompson, official camera man to tho French a'rmies, succeeded in snapping' tho whole of the Allied air fleets. In doing so, he had tho misfortune to lose one eye, and part of his skull. Many new innovations in fighting methods are also shown. Douglas Fairbanks creates much morrimentin his latest Triangle sucocss, "The Mystery of the Leaning Fish."' ■ . THE EMPRESS THEATRE. "Moral Courage," now screening at.the Empress' Theatre, is the story of a rebellious marriage and what, came of it. Mnr T iol Ostriohe is the bonnie heroine who marrier the mill-owner's son in SDite of her father. Tho third episode of "The Iron Claw" is the "Cognac Cook," which abounds with thrilling moments.

i KING'S iTHEATRE. In "The Pinch Hitter," now screening at tho King's Theatre/Charles Ray puts up a very fine performance as the awkward country boy who saves his baseball sido. and restores his solf-confldcnce. Associated with him in. this, picture is. the protty Australian actress Sylvia Bremer, who possesses auite a new type of beauty, and acts with splendid nerve.