ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 87, 5 January 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATBE. There will be a matinee at His Majesty's Theatre at 2.30 p.m., when tUo bright holiday programme will be repeated. There are quite a number of star turns, licadcd by the Musical Bentlcya, with their xvlophone grand, a huge instrument, reaching half ncross the stage. ' Theso artists render a wide range of musio from classical pieces down to the ragtime loved by tho million. Tho Australian Hamplnne, wheel experts, provide a sensational turn, and there are other artists who are also expert acrobats. At the matinee and alßo at the evening performance tho following will appear besides those already mentioned:—Dozey and Doura, Jl'Kay mid Graham, Thurber and Thurber, Tom Kees. Ernest Pitcher, Jones and Raines, Blake and Granby, the Coleman Sisters, and the Alerts. § THE KING'S. A worthless fortune-hunter and a map. whose past will not, stand mvestigauun are the opposing characters in "l» c Guardian," the World Film drama to no screened at the King's, commencing today at 2. Montagu Love iB the hero, and Arthur Ashley is tho villain of a play which is said to be remarkable lor its original situations. The hero IB a prosperous banker in a rising town, ana is guardian to a lovely girl (June .hividge). The first scenes of the drama depict her as a pretty boarding-school scholar, infatuated with a handsome raneel. Tho guardian, on meeting the love'; promptly forbids him to the house. Tho scamp falls in with a saloon-keeper, who knows something discreditable in wio guardian's past life, and th 6 two blacKmailors promptly join forces. Their efforts result- in tho flight of tho guardian. Plot and counter-plot follow in swift succession to a sensational climax.

THE EiIPKESS. Cyrus Townsend Brady, who wrote "Tho Island of Begonaration" ana many famous novels, is responsible for a splendid Btory in "Sunlight's Last Bald, the star featuro to ho screened at the Empress today. It iB of Western type, but crowded with new ideas. The mountain scenes aro said to be staggering in their realism. The first incident Is the hold-up ol a train by x Sunlight. who is one of the hairbreed Mexican bandits of toe low ; bowius hat-lifting type.. He is a black-neartcd scoundrel all tho same, and the list ol his infamies is' long. There is a sensational attack' on Die ranch by the bana of desperadoes. llary Anderson gives a fine exhibition of horsemanshu;, contriving at tho same time to. look amazingly pretty. Tho whole drama is a fine piece of artistry, and a credit to the Vitagraph. producers.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The lovely homes and cultured manners of old Virginia are features of tho brilliant Triangle drama, "The Thoroughbred," to bo screened at Everybody s today. The part of an old colonel, a. vc„eran 08 the Confederate Army is played by Frank Keonan, well known to .picturegoers. He loves horse-raein? for tho sake of tho sport only, and "Mlbs Minto is a beautiful specimen of the thoroughbred. The dramatic interest of the story centres round the younpS parson who comes to the little town to fight everything that ho conceives to be evil. Among the worst of those is gambling, and partly through his earnest efforts horse-Taciug is ohm" ishr/1 in the State. Then. the. young preacher finds that he' haß done grievous harm to the father of 'he girl who has become very dear to him. and he faco3 social exile. Tho plot in full of ingenious surprises, and how the parson takes a hand in a gambling transaction entered into the real spirit of right doing is cleverly conceived. In addition will be shown Chapter 10 of tho scrjal-'The Goat Without Horns."

J. 0. WILLIAMSON'S MUSICAL comedy COMPANY. The popular New English Musical Comedy Company, organised by J. 0. Williamson, Ltd., is at present playing to record business in Auckland, and it will be seen in Wellington at the Grand Opera Jlpuse, commencing on Saturday, January 19. They will oppn hero in that big suceefs, "You're in Love," and' thie will be followed by the saucy and piquant muaical farce, "Canary Cottage,", and a special revival of "fio Long, Lotty." From acoounts to hand from Auckland tho company is one of the strongest yet sent to New Zealand, while the musical numbers are of the kind that haunt and linger in the memory!

During the past few days a large number of harvesters have arrived in Ashburtoii, and are waiting employment (says the "Guardian")- Many <« the men came from Dunedin, while tho majority of tho remainder are .from the North Island. Some of these men were naturally disappointed at not finding employment straight away, and 0110 North Islandor informed the "Guardian" representative that he had been led to believe that the harvest was in full swing in the country. The delay .ill getting out the mills has also hold several men up, and it is understood that about, seventy men had been booked for various mills. Some of tho millowners, with a view to keeping the men together, havo allowed thorn to use tho sleeping accommodation in the whnres. There is an apparent shortage of tonmstors in the district at present, somo of tho latter having forsaken the plough to engage in the more lucrative work of shenrinc and harvesting. , Chateau Tanumla brandv, for vliich Messrs. Reginald Collins, Ltd., :"-o the New Zealand agents, is advertised in this issue. Tt is an Australian brandy, and the Austrn'ian doctors speak highly of its qualities. Mr. E. M'Donnell will continue his .nerics of lectures on "Plays and Playwrielits" at tho Alexandra Hall on Sunday evening. Subject: Miss Adela Panklmrst's play "Betrayed."