ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 86, 4 January 1918, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

MARIE ■ TEMPEST SEASOK. Uisß Mario Tempest and. Mr. Graham Browne, with, their strum,' supporting company, "who have made a groat buccetsa of "i , eiielopo M .'at the Grand Opera Uoum since its premiere, presented tho sparkling comedy for the laßt timo litßt even ing. To-night and on Saturday and Monday the company will present another of their London and A T ew York successes, "Good Gracious, Annabelle," with Kiss Marie Tempest, in the captivating rolo of Annabelle, and, .Mr. Graham llrowne as the chronio tippler, "Wimbledon. The play v is said to abound in wencß and sketches of a humorous and enthralling character. It will be submits ted for three nights, and the company's final week, commencing next Tuesday, will witness the Btaging of "Mrs. Dot" and "A Pair of Silk stockings." The production this evening, "Good Gracious, Anrtabelle," is described as "airy as a thistle down and a? inconsequential—but with the flitter rf spa water and tho BmartneßS of ultra-modern repartee." A three-act farce-comedy, built up chiefly of sparkling persiflage with, a mere backbone t of the plot, and a eerieß of situations extraordinarily # effoetivo, and a gtago setting charmingly ami picturesquely throwing HlseT Marie Tompeßt'a frocking into high relief."

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ■Some sensational turns are included iu the holiday programme at His Majesty's Theatre, tho artists being Dozey and Doura. Tho Australian Hamptons, the Alerts, Thurbor and Thurber. -As merrymakers, Blako and Qrauby admirably sustain the role and give a pleasing touch of variety to tho evening's entertainment. il'Kay and Graham and Jones and Raines are highly succcflsful in their musical turns, while Tom Bees is a -whole baud iu himself for ho plays creditably on several instruments during his turn. The star item of tho programme is the playing of the xylophone grand, an instrument that extends halfway across tho stago, by the Musical Bentleys. Playing together or singly the most artietio effects are uroducod, and the items include classical as ivoll an the more popular picces. (

EVERYBODY'S THSATRE. To-day will bo the laßt opportunity of seeing that most interesting of topical fllme, "Tho Eusajan Revolution." On urday at 11 a.m. will bo' conim£ncc<l a splendid Triangle picture entitled_ "Tho Thoroughbred," starring I'ranlt Keenan. 'Everybody likes a racing story if it is good, and undoubtedly "Tho Thoroughbred" is one of tho beßt racing plays ever filmed. "The Thoroughbred" proves that it takes .all sortf to malle a w° rld - THE EMPRESS THEATRE. To-night will Le the final opportunity of seeing at the Empress Theatre "Tho Woman Beneath" featuring Ethel Clayton. At the change of programme to-morrow Mary Anderson will bo seen in a Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature, '.entitled "Bunlight's Last Raid," a film dealing in ab Borbing fashion. with outlaw life in the American West. . THE KING'S THEATRE. All those who have uot seen Kcx Beach's famous novel, "The Barrier, now screening at the King's, should avail themselves of the opportunity of doing so today or to-night, the firm! presentations of the film. At tho whangs of proerammo to-morrow Juno Elvidgc anfl Montagu Love will be seen in a brilialnt World Film drama, "Tho Guardian."