ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 103, 24 January 1918, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA MOUSE. "You're iu Love" was produced again at, tho Opera House last evening by tut Williamson Musical Comedy Company, and was appreciated to the full by the large audience. The .piece- will be repeated tonight and to-morrow night, and will Rive way on Saturday to "Canary Cottage," which, according to an Auckland critii:, is "very gay am! very humorous, the staging and dressing of the piece unusually good, and soino of the spectacular effoots up to the standard of pantomime, a standard not often aimed at in mueical comedy." It is en id tli.it the "book" of "Canary Cottage" is replete with snappy dialogue, and most of the situations are deoidodly humorous, the whole atmosphere being lively and laughable. The music in "Canary Cottage" is described as sparkling and melodious, and, the principal members of the company havo plenty of opportunities to show their capabilities as singers. Hiss Maud fane had achieved one of her triumphs to date in the part of Pauline HigK, and Hiss Cecil Bradley will take the rolo of Trixio Fair, gives this talented young Australian comedienne better opportunities than she received in the opening piece. Mies Connie Ediss ie said to be screamingly amusing as Blanche Jfose. while ileesrb. Field Finher, Alfred Frith. Wiiliam Grceuo, Fred Jlaguire. Harry Wotton, and Tom Preston have all congenial roles. A feature of the opera is tho dancing numfier entitled "The Cat and the Canary," executed by Miss Madgo Elliott and Jtr. Jack Hooker. Only five performances can be given of "Canary Cottage," and tho season will close with iwo representations of "So Long, Lctty." The plans for tho season are now open at the Bristol.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Those who like variety will find that quality is the outstanding feature of tho bill at Hiß Majesty's Theatre this week. Among the new arrivals are Walsh and Waleh and Kelly and Drake. Thesecouples have some excellent novelty danoinc to present. The Fivo Levins, w ; io are all young girls, stage a good act, and ono of a rather unusual kind. "Living statuary" poses arc the stock-in-trade of ti;e De Bouviers. The Kennedys (mueiciana) and Mr. Ted , M'Lean and Miss (jenevievo Lee are among the performers remaining from last week. KING'S THEATRE. Wynn Wimhorp (Anita Stewart), the heroine of tha •'Billions Plot," or "Tho Message of the Uouso," the star feature now screening at the King's, was the spoilt darling of a millionaire father, bo that her brains did not enter into tlie calculation at iho live scheming diplomats who had constructed- a far-reaching plo! to retrieve the disasters that befell their countries by ruining , America. The foiling of the whole diabolical conspiracy comes about in the most surprising way, and the little heroine tneounters sunie strenuous adventures in her role aa telf-appoiut-cd secret service agent. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. A Triangia drama, '•.Tub- iut jitel Warrior," is inu slur picture nuw acrccuuig al Everybody's Theatre. Tiie story <teaia with, Uoiouei Alms, who is thitjat-euoci by foreclosure) of a mortgage on Ins plantation by Silas Peters, a loan shark. Paul Darveil. tho keen .Northern business man who goes South to get by any jneana possession of the old mans property, and promptly syoils tho scheme by failing iu love with the pretty niece, is taken by William Shaw. The supporting Ucniß Include Oharlie Chaplin in "Behind tho Screen," and the twelfth chapter ot "The Secrel Kingdom," "Sharks' Nest." EMPRESS THEATRE. "A Woman's Way" is the feature now screening at the Empress Theatre, aud it is attracting large business. The story is cleverly told, and is full of dramatic momenta. The settings aro something Lo be wondered at, beping examples of the most lavish and costly surroundings of tho rich society idlers of a, modern great city.