ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3169, 21 August 1917, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S TDEATJU3. Thoro is a gouuinc liair-rnising tlirill m Lhn "Globo of Death" sensation, wliich wan reintroduced to Wellington audiences at Ilia Majesty's Theatre by tho iitaiga last cvuniui;. in Una act two performers are concerned. They ride round tlio interior of a lingo 18lt. globo of latticed Btel on bicycles at uuuh a sliced that tho momentum enables them 10 travel round and roiinil until bicycle andriuor aro iu aliorizontul uoeiliou. Thou tho lady performer ilocb a auiu round oa a high-poworcd uiotor-oyclu at a -pace so great that tho eye can scarcely follow ilc;r flight. Last of all young Staig mounts the name machine and not only careers round the upper halt of tho elobo but loops the loop under and over, not ouco, but half-a-dozen times, and It is not until ho hops emilint;ly oK tho machiuo that tho audience breathes froply ouce nioro. It is to bo sincerely hoped t.hnt tho globo will continue to deny iia nnmo as it did last evening, hignor and Signora Molinari. the adinirablo singers, continue to give pleasure of no ordinary hind. Tho tenor was in good voico Jast evening, and gave lively expression to the lilt. "Lα. Donna o Mobile" tlrom "Higolelto"), and also in tho duct Sing to Mo." Signora Molinari sang ' Doming Homo" expressively, and was also a valuable adjunct to tho concerted numbers. Billy Brown, ono of tho very lew genuinely funny negro eornedlaoß who come tbia way, returned to favour in old favourites, including "Whon the Booze is in tho Truth Comes-,Out," "Bastus Johnson," and "They Called It Dixie Land. Tho comedian eaggod eo comic?i lly / J n<l ,was so naturally funny in all that he did, that ono could bo forgiven for wishing to see him in some of the old negro farces which havo been given such a long rest. Another popular itom on the the comedietta "Sandy's Dilemma, most excellently played by the Bunty Comedy Company (Jean Clyde, Abie Barker, and David Urquhart). Olemo is a gifted juggler, acrobat, and xylophone player, who crowds a lot into tho twelve "'""teslio in on the stage. Balto, ocjuilibrlst, Tim and Gertio Moore, Tilton and West, and Ford and Torrin arc otill on

king's thkatre! liMt.oTcninpr the successful drama "Idle i 1 ™ w *? a K»in screened at tho Knit's n% ™e,!>"!ture deals with tho evil of domestic discontent, treatine tho eubmi. , a DOVL,I ilud entertaininff fashion. Iho lesson is broutht homo by. meane of a picture within a, uicture. Three couples, whose happinesß has been invaded by tho canker of illicit desires, attend a Wneina enow, and are there convinced of tho wickedness of what they arc contemplating. Pmo Rctinp and oxce-llent phototrropliy make Idle Wives" a very good fllm-plav indeed.: THE EILPH.BSS THBATHB. The present programme is draivinff excellent business ait the Empress Theatre, and this is not to bo wondered at. considering tho exceptionally Rood selection showing. Juno Elridec as. tho notorious cabaret, dancer, who infatuates the young clergyman, givos as subtle a renderinc of tho part as could possibly he imagined, in fact her delicate handling of some very powerful situations reveals how olever this rapidly-rising star really ie. A further episode of the sensational serial, "The "Iron daw," and an interesting topical budget, complete a first-class bill. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. In "Paddy O'Hara,."' tho brilliant Triangle play now. screening at Everybody's Theatre, a, new movie actress to malic her appearance is pretty Mary It'lvor, who is supported by William Desmond. In addition to this remarkable' drama. IB a Kcystono comedy, "Villa of the Movies," which is ono of the funniest Keystone comedies yet produced. A very fine picture of the Ohristclmrch Grand National Steeplechase, of 1917 is also screened, showinpr the race' clearly from start to finish; also the great smash in the Grand National Hitrdles.