ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 269, 2 August 1918, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

"TUB BING BOl'S." Tho rollicking revuu, "Tho Ding Boys Are Here, iioiigliU'U ano.lier crowned uuitiencu id tiio uruiiil Oiierii llousu la.-.i uifciii. This joyous combination ut vauiiuvuie, musical comedy, anil lurce has Ui-eii u, conspicuous succjes wild over prtacnicu, and it is kvidcui thai tin! UiiUiiiijtou soiltoil is going Hi Hi; no uxct'iiliou lo Uic rule. Tne jJins; Hoys, as reincsenied by the. irresistible conieuniiic, ."Ur. oulK Chiiuol iiiKi .Mr. Lesno iiollauu, "come to town" iii ii swill oi gaieiy, uiui Uiey are involved coiiiiimoiialy in a run of louu kuigimii;, dainty l'roclis, spectacular scenes ami pretty lacc.i. The uuvcuuues of iliu lioys are never cuuacuutivu or serious, anil me, production hits scarcely thu semblance ol a piot. But it bubbles over with merriment and contains tuneful nnuic, gorU'eoiis ballets, and clever turns by the ilo/.en. The Williamson Gowuuny is u strong one and includos, ill addnion to -Messrs. Cannot mid Holland, an established favourite in the person of Miss jMiiiiiio J.ovc, who can play cleverly as well as look uluiriniuK. Aliae l.ovo's songs am all most enjoyable; she frivols gaily and wear.- pi(|imut frocks. Air. Clyde Cook and .Miss Maie Baird provide somo very effective dunces, and Miss Itcgina Seaton, with a pyjaina song, Miss Nellie Payne, and Miss Hilda Giiiver all add materially to the delights of the revue. Thu eboru.-, aa li.-iuil, is winsome, and wondrously drccsod, and assists the scenic and mage departments to produce some original and remarkable effects. The Bing are to continue to bc.heru nightly during the week, Hud there will be a matinee appearance on Saturday afternoon. EVHiVBODY'S THEATER To-night will see Ihe llual scretniuir at, Everybody's Theatre of the (ioluwyu plwto-play "The Floor Below." "The Oilier Jlan," a Vitagraph live-reel drama, will bo the special l'eat.uro of to-morrow's change oi iirogi-amino. This picture is heralded as being i\ particularly stirring and intcrcsling phoiu-play. The cast is an exceptional one, and includes Harry Jlorcy, (Iracc Darmond, and Florence Dcehon. tiraco Darmond will be remembered for her remarkable beauty and her fascinating work in "in The Balance." The story tells of a doctor who discovered that hi's marriage is a failure, and as a result loses all interest in life. He gives up hia practice and goes downhill so rapidly that in a year be is little better than a vagrant. In addition will Im shown episode ten of "The Mystery of Ibe Double Cross," entitled "Tho Hole in the Wall." KING'S THEATBK. An entire change of programme will bo given (it the King's Theatre for to-day only, when the etiir attraction will be a Triangle drama entitled "Little Bed Decides," featuring the youngest screen star in the world, Barbara Connolly. The leading attraction for to-morrow's change of programme will be a .World drama entitled "Stolen Hours," featuring Kthel Clayton, who portrays the role oi : a daughter of a professional gambler. Her father's gambling house is raided by the police; she escapes, and also aids a young stranger to get away. Tho play h said to be strong in dramatic value, and to hold the interest unfailingly to the last, while some of the situations am distinctly unconventional. In addition to the feature a well-selected list of interesting items is promised. EMPBESS THEATfiE. To-day is tho last opportunity of seeing Alice Brady in the World drama "The Kpura of Sybil." To-morrow "The Beloved Tranor ' will commence. Mae jtiarsh, who will bo remembered for her fascinating work in "Polly of the Circus," in the heroine of this Goldwyn production, and is Haid to have a role for which her distinctive and winsome personality is specially adapted. As a young girl reared in «■ Belling village 'she ia loved by Judd Miuot, and loves him in return. He spends his spare time in modelling figures from mud. One fateful day an art fancier and his daughter reach the village. He sees one of Judd'a clay models, and recognising it as a work of untrained genius, perKiindes Jmld to go to New York and study. Then follow fame and flatterers, and tho love of his humble flshcr-days is forgotlen. It is an old story, and yet ever new. How, in tho end, the simple fisher jfi<;l wins him back to her and to his former inspiration and brilliance, which were- becoming dulled by his mode of life makes an entrancing olory. The photography is said to be remarkably fine. SCARLET TEOTJBADOUB3. The Scarlet Troubadours will be remetn. borwl ae a most accomplished body of entertainers. They wero the pioneers In this country of costiimo comedy worh. hmee tho first visit of the original company of troubadours, many changes In the porsonnel have been made, so thai to-day tho company Is presented as h organised and up-to-date combination. Liko other similar companies organise.,, under the Edward Branecombo management, the Tcouhattfturs are particularly strong on the vocal side, and their repertoire contains many excellent concerted operatic scenan. Bearing in mind thu demand of present-day audiences for comedy, the Troubadours have also built up a. big series of burlesques on current attractions, a feature which giveß ample ecopo to the comedians ot tho company. The Scarlet Troubadour will cammenco a season at the Town Hall Concert Chainher on Wednesday evening next. Tho hor n!an will open at tho Bristol on Jionday inorninp at 9 o'clock. The "Dick Whittington" Pantomime Co. waR in town j";storday. The members left for Sydney during the afternoon. Mr. Charleß Berkeley remains in Wellington to do the advance -work for the Kathleno M'Donell Company, due here on Monday week.