ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 241, 29 June 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

"dioic wurmsfiTON" to-night. Tlio J. 0. Williamson annual pArtlo'hiintt nit ruction is to open at tlio Grand' Opera lIOIIW. to-night, at 7.45. Laughter and en* joyablo nonsenao, interpolated with myriads of tuuefitl numbers, dances, balms, oJlsombles, .inarches, ail interwoven iiito a filry plot—such ia tho ground work of li suocdflßflll pantomime. It ia said tliitt tho authors have Hot been sparing of tlioao atliirinfr ingredioutg. "Dick Whittinglon" is described an a, joyful carousal of piquant and clcvorly arranged entertainment, 'calculated to appeal agreeably to tho senses of an audlencn desiring t/> bo amused. Judging by contemporary opinions, "Dick YVhittington" Quito uplioldn the high standard of pantomimo invariably set by tho 'J. 0. Williamson firm. 'The two nets comprise sixteen scparato (cenofl, with many gorgeous nrrang'iiuonts of light and colour. Tho ilroßsinsj is dcscrihod ob bowilderingly mngniflccnt, and a porfoct library of fashion for Women's reading. The pantomime, it is nald, in notable for thrcQ things amongst many others, its Principal Boy, its singing, and its d<uicing. Of Hiss Vera PeaTco an Dick ' Whittingtoii, the critic of tho Melbourne "Ago" writes ns follows:—"Miss Vera Pearco is exactly ovcrything that a. ;rincipal boy in n> 'pantomime bliolild lie. Sho is of arresting appearance, she can sing and sho can dance, and undoubtedly sho can act. Not for many years have wo had a principaJ boy who could do ill theso thiiiEß. It is doubtful if wo havo ever had on 6 who could do them as well as Mies Pourcc." The box plans for tho first Bix nights and flißt matinee' uiext Wednesday) aro now open at the Bristol.

THE ENGLISH PIEItEOTS. Como wind) come wrf»;k, it makes l*tlo difference to the sizo of the audiences which attend tho delightful entertainments provided nightly at the Conccrt Chamber by the talented Enplish Pierrots. This week's programme is a particularly excellent ono all round. Xiss Elsa Langley, who is heard all too seldom in terioua songs, contributes a very beautiful number entitled "Somowhere" (composed by herself 1, and is fascinating in the noW and l gracefully-written "Pierrot" song. Tho duets of Miss Langlcy and Mr. Leslio Austin arc always a popular feature. This week they are singing tho haunting "Santa Fo," and a pretty firelight fantasy entitled "You've Got Me Dreaming' (composed by Hiss Langley), which ia very prettily sun? and actcd. Mr. Chan. Lawrence, Mr. Louis Mitchell, and Mr. Hoy Cooke, Mr. David Lylc and Misses Wilson and Kosslyn, all sing with great succmb. EMPRESS THEATRE. "Betsy Boss." a World drama, will bo ' screened for the first time at tho EmprcßS Theatre, commencing to-day. Tho sceno of this World film is laid m America, about tho time of Mic War of Indopendenco. The story contrcß round the love affairs of "two sisters," whoso two lovers both become moro or less fugitives because each-thought he had killed a, man. This exciting plot is further comphcatcd by the partisan feeling which ran _so high at that timo between tho loyalists and tho rcbelß. l'hero are many tense moments, especially at tho end, Betsy rides to save her sister's husband from being shot a's a spy. . KING'S TIIEATEE. The fllmatisaiion of Eudyard Kipling's masterpiece, entitled "Tho Jewel of Desire, or The Naulahka;"- is an event both m the picture world and'in-the/literary world.Antonio Moreno tak'js the fart of tho young hustler from the backblocks of Colorado, and is said to do splendid work, while the worldfamed dancer. Doralama, gives some astonishing terpsichorean per: formanccs. The story iB widely known, and it ia expcctcd that all lovers of Kipling will be anxious to see the film 'jer- . sion of his story, which has a fine eramatio climax, and should lend itself particularly well to tho ' Ecrcen. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. In the Triangle feature, "Mountain Dew," the star picture to bo screened at Everybody's Theatre to-day, Margery Wilson takeß tho part of an illiterate little sprite of the wild Kentucky hill, country. Into the settlement there comes a novelist, who falls in lovo: with t}ie mountain maid, and accepts'.the position.of: head ol tho school. A thriling fight occurs.be-. tween the now schoolmaster, and tho iormer occupant of the position. In the end ail exciting situation arises, and the new schoolmaster decides to marry the mountain girl, but while ho is getting the neces&wy paTpon moonshiners try to do away with him. The climax ]« •«« and dramatic. Episode five oi ® Mys'tery of tho Double Cross, entitled Life Ourrc-nt,"'. )vill' also" bo shown.