ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 168, 5 April 1918, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

"MR. Manhattan" to-night. This evening, at the Grand Opera House, will ■be presented by J. 0. Williamson, I/td., "Mr. Manhattan." a musical comedy entirely new here. Tho new play is eaid to bo exceptionally brig-ht and vivacious. The critic of tho "Australasian" jyjitea of it as follows:—"The new composition has all tho ingredients that eo to tho making of thia euceulont stage dainty. To mention soruo of Uio good things with, which "Mr. Manhattan" abounds, there is a oatohy -waltz air, a deal of melodious ragtime, a daeh of grand opera, and a number of trioky Bongs and lyrics. What one might call the superstructure of tho banquet upon which t'-e authors buila is French, farce, modified to what, In compliment to ourselves, we consider the rofined prudery cf Anglq-Saotoii tastowhish moans that you will see it more than once, just to confirm your impressions. Taken by and' large, "Mr. Manhattan" is a really fine show, exauifitely done. "Mr. Manhattan" mil be> played for throe nights only. On Tuesday next "Katinka," a now threc-aot comic opera, will be sfaged. and will run for fivo nights. The yOans for the balance of the season are now open at the Bristol. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. There' is Bomethinp to suit all tastesi In the current programme at ° Theatre. The star feature it Globe Trotters," a merry, musioal revue, which is staged by the Walter Johnson Co. On Saturday there will bo a matinee • ■ ■ • KING'S THEATRE. "The Battle of Arras," which haei been drawing crowded houses at.the Kings Theatre during the week will bo screened for the laet time to-night. At the change, to-morrow Charles Bay will be seen in a Triangle drama "Sudden Jim.". The picture is? said to be full of stirring and rotational eSenee. .In ad fT"T W h«N G ehown the eighth instalment of. The Neglected Wife." .... EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. To-night will eee the final. screening at Everybody's Theatre of "Ohicken. Casey, starrinTDorothy Dalton. • At the change, tomorrow Earle Williams will be seen in the Greater -Vita-graph masterpiece The Qrell Mystery." ■ ■EMPRESS THEATRE. ;"Alimonr" will-be soreened at the Emoress Theatre for the last time to-night. Commencing to-morrow "Sally In Our A.ley," starring two well-known favourUeslluriel Ostriche-and. Carlyle Blackwcllwill be screened. . . > "THE PASSING SHOW" BETUBN OP MR. JACK WALLER'S The Jack Waller Kevue Company, which conoludea a lour weeW Beacon at the Uraud Opera ilouse laet lnontn with "ljuok Wno's Here I" is.giviuis Wellington another taste or -the company's quality, which was too good to bo easily forgotten. •■■i'lio Paesuig Biow," the title of the now entortaiuiuent whioh waa presented lor the lirat time at the Concert (jhamber last evening, is practically the same form 01 delectable entertainment .which louncl such favour hero a few weeks ago. It u a music, song, and comedy sketch divertissement, with music writ- large, almost, j every item in a long and : varied programme being given an individual appeal by the innate artistry of the .performers. From 8 p.m. until 10.30 p.m. the show rip- , pies on-a rivulet of mirth meandering through a meadow of music, it is good to hear onoe more the trioe of Messrs. *. W. Denuett, Gregory Ivanoff, and Wylie Watson, whether it be a spasm of 'Mad; ame Butterfly" or "Gilbert, the. .Filbert that they fool so cleverly with. The Busaiau violinist, with the expressive bow arm, was in excellent form, and aroused enthusiasm, whilst the facile pianist did hie best with a portion of a Gneg Concerto which the orchestra attempted feebly to accompany. The Gprgqnzola, Quar et was a vocal farce In four bits, with Wylie Watson as soloist. They worried Uie fake "Italian" most comically. Mr. »on no end of an entertainer. He plays the ( 'cello better than ordinarily well, has a fundVof dry humour that always hits the mark, and sings with a fine tenor voice. As the caretaker of Shakespeare'e House, in a farce, he made- the audience rock with laughter, tickled them in his old Hong burlesque, and charmed them in .the ballad "I Know of Two Bright Eyes" (to his own 'cello accompaniment). Mr. Howard Hall is the valuable baritone of the company. Aβ. the village blacksmith (who hart mislaid his apron) he sang the old Bong of the name right heartily. The counter melody in the second voice was sung much too loudly to be eflcctive. Miss Cecilia Gold sang of "Mrs. Napoleon, and was helped out by Mr. Jack Waller as a, comic Man of Destiny. A rare treat wan provided in the rhythmical light and airy dancing of the Dick Dorothy Trio, who',' if they are not the poetry of motion, are the jingle of action. Their treble break-down in the second half is a symphony in. clog-dancing. This merry ehow concluded with a farce entitled Three Knocks,", in which Jack Waller and Wylie Watson churned- ont the heartiest laughter The Purple Band, under Mr. Simms Waller, did well for a first night. The drummer (Mr. Will Render) plays over a dozen instruments. The Concert Chamber was quite filled, as it/is likely to be for the season of "The Passing Show.