ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 6, 2 October 1918, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

*— — KING'S THEATISE. "llcvclation." th« big all Motion :it til" King's Theatre, is a worthy vehicle for the (renins of the, sreal Najimovji. It tcllsi ; tlio story ot .Inline, a model, living in the Irttin quurtcr iu Pari?, who Hurls a soul : through the agency of the eacreri rosebush. Through .tnlini: a miracle is performed, when a pious monk, who sees her : standing brside the saevcrl bnsh, sees i Khining in her eyes the pure, spirit of tho : Madonna. Tim buch bursts into blooiii. j Hut this miracle is :>s nothing compared j to tho rovelation by which .TaliwV wholo j nature is transformed aiul jiiiritietl. Echoes j of tile great war are heard in "Itevela- i Hon." and .talino finds her happiness ftrat I in service and thsn in love, 'ihe- second feature is a Triangle pic.tiin. rniillen | "Shoes that Danced," featuring Paulino I Starke. ] EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. I "TlwlVild Cat," a coinefly drams now j Bcrct'iiing ar, Everybody's Theatre, is av j eixcllent feature, .for-lhere is Tonielhins' j in it to iileaee all classep. It, in clean and ] wholesome—it picture that, every mem her of the family will lli;e. There are. many ' nnur.iiKl situations which Di'ins: heartj lai.ghter from all asres in an aud)ene.e, and the story itself is pmarilj; develoiied. Misa Jackie Saunders is featured in the leading role, thai, ot a, recldesa harum-scaruni up to nil eorta of" pranks. In addition is shown a side-splitting comedy entitled "Backward Sons and Forward Daughters." EMPRESS THEATEE. "One. Shot Koss" nas a man who played tho fool in a wise way, aim so brought an outrageous criminal to trial, it is a vivid and virile \Vestefu story ilimca uy Triangle, wuh Hoy Stewart in the title role. Josio Sedgwick ta.iics the part of the heroine, and she proves a. very pleasant heroine indeed. There is plenty of uu-itemeiii in tlie story and some doughty combats. There if. a- pleasant lovo theme and the picture ends with "One. Shot" and the heroine as tho happiest couplu in the world. AIITCBAPT THEATER. A powerful drama, "Tie Honour of His House," in which the clever Japanese actor, Sessue Hayakawa, fills the role of , a young Japanese count, who is married to an American society belle, is tho chief ■attraction at tho Arlcratt Theatre this week. Another attractive film is ".Sunshine Nan," which tolls a. story of a lighter type. The bill, which fllso includes an interesting "llazette." will be repeated this • evening, to-morrow, and Friday, and will give way on Saturday to another strong programme. KATHI/ENE JIACDONEIiIi IN "OUTCAST." Miss Katlilenc MncDoncll, at the Grand Opera itoyso on Friday next, will again be seen ill her powerful impersonation of • Miriam in Hubert Davis's alluring play, "Outcast," which will be the first of the favowell performances of this popular artiste. "Outcast," when produced here on the occasion of "Miss ' ilacDoncll's first visit to Wellington, was staged for one ' night only, owing to the then existing ciroumstanccs, and it created 60 marked an impression that it is safe, to say. that Miss MacDoheU'ti patrons who missed it will avail theniEoives of the coming opportunities. It would appear that in Miriam, the 'London street girl, the gifted artiste has achieved another triumph equalling that of "Daddy Hong Legs." Excellent support ' Is. promised. Mr. Charles Waldron has done nothing better than his performance • of' the jilted Gcollrey Sherwood, an. extremely difficult part. The author has generously provided for Messrs. Hoy Hedgilivo (Hugh Brown), Plumpton Wilson (Taylor), Kenneth Brampton (Tony Hewlett), Mißsea Beryl Bryant (Valentine), Audrey Worth (Nelly). "Outcast will bo presented on, Friday and' Saturday next, and . will be followed on Monday and Tuesday next by "Daddy Long Logs," "Komancc," being announced for tho last night. The box plans for the five-nights' season will bo opened at the Bristol this morning.

THE ENGLISH PIERROTS. Tho management of the English Pierrotß have decided-to give one final performanoo at the Town Hall on Saturday next, which will positively be the last given in this city prior to departure for Australia. The box plan is now open at tho Uristo'i.