ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 88, 8 January 1919, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

KING'S THEATRE. J Again last night a packed house greeted the screen appearance of Oiara lum- ' ball Toung in the leading roio of that tiiio society super-feature "llarionettes." 'Undoubtedly this popular picture aptress ia a mistress of her art, and the crowds arc wending their way to the Kind's Theatre to witness hei - delightful jjpurtrayal of a splendid paljt. Other uc.iub on the current week's programme include a particularly lengriiy gitalin of particular interest. The- King s augmented orchestra is quite a fuaaire or the evening's entertainment, and the solo items are greatly enjoyed. Seats may be reserved at tne Bristol or telephone 3U3. "HEARTS OF THE WOELD." A team of experts from J. C. Williamsons iSyduty iuutuuaiual department will tour liisv Zealand with the big I). W. Griffith film production, "Hearts of 'tne U'oi'ld,'' winch, is to be staged for a iitiiitwi number of occasions, beginning at tne Grand iiouse oa Saturday iiight, and for which the box plane will I bo opened at the Bristol Piano Company tu-iuurrovr mornyig at nine o'clock. The <luij; ol the mechanics will be-to see that f.rr'y inwileut of the film is punctuated Mica tittirablo eil'cets, and the full operI sue orchestra will a;so assist In the ; iv;i>isr.i of the grf.at war picture, (ieiiius i is said to be the art of' taking pains. ; Jc lias also been suggested that it is the 1 art ■■of making'other'''people take paina. ( Mr.: D. W. Griffith, the producer of "The Birth of-a-Nation," and;" Hearts of the World," fulfils both interpretations.- He never starts on a production until he has considered it in every detail for five or six months. Hβ knows precisely what he wants, and. a remarkable gut enables him to visualise every scene.as it will appear on the screen. Then he ee.ts to work. He will work. a whole day on one short scene that does not take more than half a minute to show on the screen.. Iu regard to his actors and actresses, Mr. Griffith is equally deliberate'in estimating tiieir abilities, but once he has made up his mind that they will make good they have never baen known ; to fail. Nearly every popular film favourite has passed-through his hands, beginning at a pound a day. Some of them now. earn ,£6OO a day. The combination of a marvellous memory, a capacity for detail, ani! a personal force and magnetism compelling his psople to do what ne wants results in the production of films that earn fortunes. "The Birth of a Nation," for instance, was shown for 85 weeks at one theatre in New York, and made'• w>ll over .£1,000,000 in America alone. "Hearts of the 'World," which is still attracting crowds at the IPalace Theatrp, London, bids fair to beat all records. The interpolation of , brief scenes in the Chancellories and Parliaments of Europc'duriug the early days, of August, 1914, shows in maeterly fashion how they react on the lives and destinies of the principals of the story in a little village in the North, of France. The genius of Jfr. Griffith has woven together all the threads of the world-, tragedy and reproduced them on the screen. |

• ■ . . EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. A sensational, attraction is being ed this week at Everyljody'e Theatre in a Vitngraph drama entitled "Soldiers of Chance," a cleverly-presented story of the wrongdoings of a jealous man. The various situations in the story are dramatic, and the acting is convincing. The battle between the federal troops and thb revolutionaries is very realistic and exciting. A. strong cast is headed by Julia Swayne Gordon, Evart Overtoil, and lliriam Fouche. In addition to thi9 picture is a screaming Triangle cqmedy, "Hie ,Hidden Talent," a fine jPothe scenic, and an interesting Pathe Gazette.. ... . . . '. EMPRESS THEATRE.; /Historical', interest,. together ■ with _ a gripping story, make "The 'Beautiful Mrs. 'Reynolds". a very popular picture. It ie being" shown at the Empress Theatre, that talented actress, June Elvidge, having the .leading part. • Playing opposite to. her. Ie Carlyle .(Blackwell, who plays the par.t of Captain Hannlton-; and Arthur'' jffliley is Major" Biirri in" addition to which Evelyn Greeley has an imipdrtant rolb. ; All. the .scenes' are set on a gorgeous scale, while the dressing is, quite a feature of the production. A Gazette of .excepti'onal interest is included on the programme. This programme will be screened to-day and to-morrow. '. : QUEEN'S THEATRE.

A' two-feature programme ■is being screened at the Queen's Theatre, Cuba Street. George TVnlsh and Jewel Carmen appear in the star roles of the latest Fox productions: "This Is the Life" and "The Kingdom of Love" respectively. : Both stars giv6 < delightful

"THE BOAT-WAITERS." Mr. Borneo , Gardiner, the well-known .entertainer and siffleur, who recently arrived on a holiday tour of the Dominion, has consented to appear with "The Boatwaiters" (a talented company of entertainers, who are. waiting here for a boat 'to : Australia), opening at the Concert Chamber on Saturday evening. Mr. Garidinef is well known:in Wellington, and ;no doubt he will receive a great reception. Also appearing are the following:— Mr. Hughie Ogilvie (Scotch comedian), Stewart and Moore (entertainers),' Miss Nari 'Taylor (singer of Scotch eongs), Mr. ■Andrew- Pace (comedian), Mr. Frank Wright (burlesque artist), Mies ■ Lalla : Ward (soprano). Miss-Madge Surtees (infenue), Messrs. Lionel Walsh, Wilton 'ower, and Felix Bland and members of the "Peg o' My Heart" Company. A feature of the entertainment will be the novelty and variety of the acte. The plans open at the Bristol to-morrow morning.

PROFESSOR ANDERSON-HYPNO-

TIST. ' • The hypnotic performance given at the Grand Opera House by Professor Anderson is attracting good business, and again Inst evening the numerous patrons found in the entertainment both interest and amusement. Plenty of willing "subjects" were forthcoming, and after being subjected to the hypnotic influence they were put through various antics, which gave the audience ample cause for mirth.