ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 51, 23 November 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

' HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The principal attractions of tho programme at Ilia Mnjeety's Theatre this week are still Hies Ruth Budd and the Creole Fashion Plate. Miss Budd eWee an cxquieitely graceful performance on the Uoman rings, and the Fashion Plato provides a clever vocal tnrn that concludes with a big surprise for the audience. Ihe Follies of Pleasure produce a revue ontitled "Joyland." KING'S THEATRE. Anita Stewart will Iβ seen /or the last time tonight in the Greater Vitagraph masterpiece, "Tho More Excellent Way. At tho matinee to-morrow, commencing at two o'clock "The Mormon Maid," a powerful drama, featuring Mae Murray, will bo tho star feature. Mormon nteß are conducted in the most mysterious fashion, and with great attention to points of costume and general Bettings, and it is stated that enormous expense has been incurred to obtain the strictly trno pictnrisation of the actual methods employed by the Mormon authorities. Tho play is described as ah earnest effort to show what happens under any system of polygamy which lias fanatical religious bigotry to support it. At the/ time in which the action of the story occurs, the Mormon settlement was shut off front the outside world, every pass belmr guarded by the fantastically prarbed "Destroying Angels." Within the settlement the Mormon elders held absolute sway. The drama is said to be lavishly produced, superbly acted, and to have a, unique and boldly original plot. The King's Theatre will be opened as a continuous houae at to-morrow's se»eeninsr of this jpictur* For evening sessions a. bor pi.nn Iβ open at tho Bristol. Prices are tint to be raised, and will be the same in all resijgsts as those obtaining in the other continuous picture houses in Wellington.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. To-night will see the nwal screening of "The Habit of Happiness" aud also Charles Ohaplin in "Easy Street." Enid Bennett is the star of "The Mother Instinct," the new Trianglo photo-play to be screened to-morrow. The story details the oxperiences of Eleanor Couterre, daughter of a \poor fisherman of the Trench sea coast, in adopting the child of her elder sister Marie, that tho sister may marry a worthy young man. who loves her. In the thi'iliing course of events Eleanor suffers from all 'the dishonour heaped upon her through her sacrifice, even foregoing the attentions of her own sweetheart. The settings arc described as a eheet delight, and depict magnificent coastal etorm eoenes. Oh α-pter 4 of "Tho Secret Kingdom," entitled "Carriage Oall No. 101," will also be shown.

EMPEESS THEATBE. To-night will see the farewell appearance of little Madge Evans jji "The Little Duohcas." June Blvidgo and K. K. Lincoln will be seen tb-niorrow in a new World drama, "The World Against Him." Mark West Mis in love with a society belle, Alice Ridgway, who flirts with aim to pasa the time, and then becomes engaged to a young and famoue Burgeon, Dr. Welsh. Mark hae a young crippled aieter, and he saves up enough money to take her to Dr. Welsh, The latter triei the, spinal chord operation, knowing full well that it will probably kill the little girl. She dies, and later Mark finds out the truth, and, blind, with fury, rushee to the doctor's office and kills the assistant. Hβ is tribd for murder, and condemned to death. The final scenes aTe full of thrills The last opieode of "The Iron OlawV' "Tho Triumph of the Laughing Mask," will also be shown. t

THE HAQIO CARPET. The box plan for the performance of "The Magic Oarpet" ie stated to be rapid ; ly filling, and a packed house is expected to greet the rise of the ourtaln at the Grand Opera Houbo next Saturday night. Mies Gladys Oampbell and her pupils, assisted by several well-known amateurs, have been working hard, with a viow of presenting the pantomime on the saiuo finished scale as when it scored such a hie success previously. A feature of tho S reduction ie the beautiful ballets and ance divertissements, and In addition to Mies Frances Muter and Mies Joyoo Oouzens repeating their numbers, littlo Hazel Hardwicke will this time be able to do her solos. The spinning wheels used in the firat act have been lent by Mrs. JMI-Thompeqn, of the Navy League Sj>innery. Tho proceeds are for King Georgo's Fund for the Navy.