ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 70, 17 December 1918, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

KING'S THEATRE. _ A little fisher girl whose lover had become a famous man and who amid tho glitter-of Paris had nearly forgotten her forms tlie basis of the story of tho star feature, "The Belgian," now screening nightly at the King's Theatre. The story deals with Belgium and France in the earlier days of the war, when both countries were airiicted to a large extent by the "spy pest. The picture is exciting from beginning to end. Another episode of "Tho Fatal Iting," tho "Pathe Gaetle," and other items are also shown.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN. An announcement which will be vory welcome both to grown-nps and children appears elsewhero in this issue to the effect that everybody's favourite, Charlie Chaplin, is to appear on tho screens at both the King's and .Everybody's Theatres for one week commencing next Saturday, December 21. Charlie Chaplin will appear in '.'The Immigrant/' and there is little doubt that parents will avail themselves of tho opportunity of taking the children to Jiavo their good Christmas laugh at this extremely clever comedian's excruciatingly funny comedy. Those who witnessed the private screening of the picture state that Chaplin goes through some really side-splitting atunts whilst impersonating the character of an immigrant.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. A powerful drama, "The Knife," is being screened at Everybody's 'Aentre, and in it Alice Brady .makes hor debuts under tho Select banner. The situations provided in this picture are very dramatic, and the end is finely, contrived. The dresses, and especially ! the sets of furs, worn by Alice. Brady are such as to make n very'special appeal to female patror.a. ' EMPRESS THEATRE. ' . The .special attraction at the Empress Theatre at present is "Efficiency Edgar's Courtship," an Essanay comedy-drama, featuring Taylor Holmes. The enterprising Edgar introduces the most modern business methods into his love affairs, and tho result is a series of laughable situations, which keep the audience in a high state of merriment.

THE "MESSIAH." • With the increased numerical strength in the male section of the chorus,, [the production of Handel's "The Messiah" on Saturday next by the Royal Choral Union a performance that will do justice to the composer. In its choice of soloists the society is singularly iortunate, and the cjiuij-tet engaged is the best'obtainable in the Dominion. Madame Bella Itussell; of _ Auckland, is the soprano, Miss Alina Caldow tho contralto, Mr. Sydney Bntler, of Auckland, tho tenor, and :\fr. .lolin Prouse the baritone. Tlis Jiox pliiu is to open al: the Bristol at nine this (Tuesday) morning. A full rehearsal will take place to-night .at St, Peter's Schoolroom at 8 o'clock,u and the final at the Town ' Hall on Tuesday at 7.30.