ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 79, 27 December 1917, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS -MAJESTY'S TUKATRK. Acrobats, comedians, anil musicians contribute items to an excellent vaudcvil o programme at His Jh.iesty B this week, fhurhcr and TJnirbcr are a pair who practise innocent deception rather prettily; ono of tho Hamptons oiecutcß annum? fonts upou » pedalled wheel; and Dozcy and Doura. late of the Munchurian acrobatic combination, repeat their best per-formancc.-i. The comedians are tniest Pitcher. Marie Bticher, Harris and Gold, Blake and Granby. the Colemaus, and Raines and Jones; though. Jones, for his skilful playing of the piano, deserves to he classified as something of a musician. The cream of xylophone playing is provided by the Eentleys. who have the largest instrument of its kind yet seen or heard in New Zealand. KING'S THEATRE. The big holiday attraction at the King's Theatre is a, World super-featuro drama, "Rasputin, the Black Monlc," the most extraordinary story in the history of Ihe world. By betraying a band of revolutionists headed by Jtndin, Itaspnt.in is given a position of political prominence, and soon after gains entrance into the T»?ar'B household by curing the infant Tsarevitch. June Elvidge. Arthur Ashly. and ITontaTue Lovo aro featured in the leading roles. EMPRESS THEATRE. Robert Warwick, the popular actor of the World Film Corporation, i> seen to great advantage in the powerful drama, "The Man Who Forgot," which li> still drawing large crowds at the Empress. With him is associated Doris Kcnyon,' whose dainty charm and»admirable acting have already installed her bb a picture favourite. Tho film reproduces some very fine scenes in connection with the recent bi<r Prohibition movement in the TJnfled States A capital comedy, entitled "Tom's Tramping Troupe," and the latest Pathe Gazette, complete an excellent programme. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The holiday attraction at Everybody's is a stirring Triangle drama, "Borrowed Plumage," starring Bessie Barriscalo. In this play Bessie is seen as Madcap Nonio, a kitchen wench in a castle on the sea coast of Scotland. Paul John Jones arrives with his pirate band, -and everyone but Nonio decs the ca-stle. An emissary of Jones recognisos in Nonio a former sweetheart, whom he' had left In Ireland Borne years before In addition to this feature is chapter eight of "The Secret Kingdom," entitled "Bum Oay." Thiif episode shows the thrilling adventures of Phillip and his party at tho hands of tho savages. "ROBINSON CRUSOE." Still showing at tho Queen's Theatre in Cuba Street is a delightful picturisatiou of the story, "Robinson Orusoe." The producer had great ecopo for tho creation of magnificent spectacles, and he evidently availed himself of it to tho full. Shipwrecks, storms, slave markets, cannibal feasts, hunts for wild animals are among the many impressive eights presented. Tho scenery throughout is very beautiful. 'THE BARRIEK."

The Btory of "The Barrier," Hex Beach's now famous novel, which has been produced under the author's supervision for picture purposes, and which will be screened under the direction of E. J. Carroll at the King's and Crown Theatres, commencing at 2 o'clock on Saturday next, tells of the love for Merridy, a. pretty young school teacher from Vermont, by two sturdy men, honest John Goylord, "and gambler Dan Bennett, afterwards known as Ben Stark. Bonnett wins her almost against her will, and Gaylord returns to his mountain hut crushed and hopeless. Merridy is ' murdered by her jealous husband, who accuses Gaylord of the crime, after the latter has fled with Bennett's littlo daughter, that she may be saved the evil influences that surround her. The child Nccla, grown up in the belief that she is Qaylord'e daughter, and a' halfbreed, meets a handsomo young lieutenant, who falls in love with her, and whom she worships in return, but the In. dian blood that is supposed to run in her veins is "The Barrier" between them. Owing to "The Barrier" being screened continuously at the King's Theatre, no reservation plans will be opened.