ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 300, 7 September 1918, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

« . ALLEN DOONE SEASON. Mr. Allen Dooue and the members of hie company presented the popular Irish comedy, "Lucky O'lshca," again at tho Grand Optra. House last mght. Mr. Doone is bucu at liis best iu tliis attractive play, which deals with the udvciituvcs of a witty and light-hearted Irish'lad on Die battlefields ol Prussia, and. iu tho social circlee of Dublin, more than a ceutury ngo. Incidentally, if. suggests that ilio German has nut improved much in the intervening years. Mr. Doono gives a delightful char actor impersonation, and incidentally uses his pleasant voice in some effective songs "Lucky O'Shca" is to be repeated this evening. KING'S THEATRE. Jforma Talmadge and Bobbie Harron art tlie leading pair in tho Triangle- drama "The Aliasing Bank Notes," commencing to day at the King's Theatre. The stors Btarlß'oS as.the lovo romance of Henrs Gaylord, who rune away with tho prettj daughter of tho local Magistrate. They en as happy as turtle doves for a while, bui the Magistrate is murdered after mining Gajlord's father, and tho young huebanc 16 arrested. He has almost certain prooi thst his brother did the crime, and keepi silence. The solution of the murder mys tery is a complete surprints. There is an other love story which runs parallel wltl tho main romance, and it is said to b( splendidly interpreted by Constance Tal madge and Elmer Clifton. Thero is eomt very clever detective work in the play worked out by the local orank ou critui research, who, to tho surprise of everyone has the correct theory as to the real man Bobbie Harron in tho opening scenes is shown as the scapegrace student whe finds that education is exhausting owint to the lato hours ho has to keep learn ing to "see life. The whole drama, ii original and full' of unexpected turns. A fine Pathe Gazette and a- most interesting comedy film entitled "Soap Bubbles" will also be shown. EMPRESS THEATRE. "The Trap" is a World drama, featuring Alice Brady, and said to , contain a, power' ful indictment of hypocrisy, and the lengthe to which it can go. A you'd? girl, Doris Shaw, livee in a small fishing village. Doris is discovered talking to an artist, who is visiting the village, and her father drives her awaj. She eventually lands in Now' York, and secures employment as a.n artist's model, and her picture appears on an advertising poster. A stalwart Westerner sees the poster, and is so struck with the girl that he decides to find the model. He does eo, and his attention to her arouses the jealousy of the artiet, who seeke a most unscrupulous method of ridding himself of a, rival. To relate this method would perhaps spoil the etory. Suffice Jo say that after a, very exciting climax tho course of true love rune smoothly at last. The picture is aaid to contain BOine deligntful settings. ARTCEAFT THEATRE. At tho Artcraft Theatre, Molesworth Street (late Urown), commencing to-day, Lina Cavalieri will make her debut inmotion pictures in a Paramount subject entitled "The Eternal Temptress." This fliin is of a highly emotional and extrenioly dramatic nature, and the supporting &>st includes the highly popular Elliott Dexler. The Artcraft Theatre has changed its management as well as its name, and is now showing a double star programmo continuously from 2 p.m. to 10.15 p.m. The second star picture in this programme is entitled "The Widow's Might," in which Julian Eltingc, the famous Paramount feminine impersonator, plays the load. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. / The cast in the Greater • Vitagraph's latest film, "His Own People," is a strong one, inoluuing as it does Harry Morey, Gladys Leslie, and Betty Blytho, and the story is said to, keep within bounds of everyday possibility all the time. It tells of the love of an Irish blaoksmith who is a great reader, for his little colleen. A society lady, struck by the blacksmith's personality and learning, invites him to the manor house, whose master causes one fit the villagers to bo shot for poaching. This arouses the village. The blacksmith's little sweetheart, nrompted by jealousy of the society\lady, also goes to the nmnor house and is trapped in tho library by the maeter of the house. The blacksmith, having promised the orowd to deliver tho master to the law. goes to the library and finds his sweetheart there. The position thus becomes very dramatic. The picture, it is said, does not burlesque the Irieh people, but instead arouses feelings of great admiration for tho natural nobility and delightful vivacity of even the humblest character. It is described as a most convincing etory with fine appeal. There is also being ecreei'd the fin?.! episode of "Tho Mystery of tho. Donble Cross," in which the solution of this olevor story is revealed. It is a distinct surprise. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. An attractive programmo has been prepared by the Wellington Orchestral /Society for the concert to be Riven in aid of the Camp Entertainmoilt Fund in the Concert Chamber on Thursday evening next. The chef d'oeurvo of the orchestra! numbers irill be the overture to Shuberfh "Picrrabrae," a little-known opera written when the oraposer was 26 years of age, but which wae never performed owing to its weak libretto. The music, however, is very beautiful. The orchestra will also play Mozart's "Symphony in A Major," . a "RoKimundc" en'tracte (Schubert), two of Brahm's always delightful "Hungarian Dances," and the quaint 'Woodland Pictures" suite by Percy Fletcher, played by the orchesirn- at its last concert, ajid Elgar's charming sketch, "ltoscmary." Tho concert is under tho patronaeo of Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Liverpool. CONCERT AT ISLAND BAY. A crowded house is anticipated at the concert to bo given in the Mand Bny Hall this evening. All tastes have been considered, and there will be vocal and elecntionory items by good artistß, find artistic dancing by a- number of Miss Becre's clever , punils. Thi> Wellington South Orchestra, will provide items, ard dramo.t'c sketches -will bo givnn by Mr. C. Bell's Thespians, and i>. comedietta by two clover young ladies. The proceeds i're in nld of Hie Camn Entertainment Fiiml. Home-mado sweets will bo sold during tho evening.