ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 102, 24 January 1919, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

.-"GOING UP"—TO-NIGHT. This oVGninp; at 8 o'clock at the Grand OporiuUouso J. U. "Williamson, Ltd., will present the- aviation musical play, "Going Up." It is claimed that in the whole course of their mnmigerinl career the firm of J. C. "Williamson, Ltd., have never presented, in the musical comedy way, anything quite eo splendid generally as Going Up." It is Riiid to bo both musically and scenieallj abovo the usual good light opera productions of the present day. The story ie novel, and at times thrilling, and requires for its interpretation the use of a real aeroplane, which is seen circling in the clouda, finally landing in the centre of the etago. The company*is without doubt a popular ono, and comprises Messrs. George Willoughby, William Greene, Alfred Frith, Field Fisher, Fred Maguire, Harry Wotton, Miesps tirade Lavers, Cecil Bradley, Florrie Lusk, Dorothy Pnrdell, Madge Elliott, and Maude Beatty. "Going Up" will be played for the first five nights, and will be followed by "Oh, Boy!" "Three Twins," and probably a revival of "You're in Loye." The plays will be presented under the personal direction of Mr. Harry B. Burcher. KING'S THEATRE. To-night will be the !ast occasion on which patrons will have an opportunity of iwitnessing Florence Eeed in that wellscreened picture story entitled "To-day." Included in the programme is a fine up-to-date Gazette, the fourteenth episode of The Fatal Bing," and a comedy, 'The Finishing' Touch." The music played by the King's Orchestra is greatly appreciated. The plan is at the Bristol. . "THAIS," AT THE KING'S TOMORROW. "Thais," a screen version of Anatole France's famous mystery novel of tho same name, will he screened for the first time at the matinee at the King' 3 Iheatre tp-inonw. In the principal role is Jlary Garden, one of the finest living exponents of Greek dramatic art. It is claimed that not only ie her histrionic ability noticeable, but the gorgeousness of the costumes and the barbaric splendour of the scenes, depicting the streets of Alexandria, add to tho magnificence of the 'picture. "Thais" is the story of the reclamation of a doomed soul. Miss Edna Bell has been specially engaged to appear in the.. Danse Egyphenne as an introduction to rnais." The 'orchestra will be increased'to ten solo instrumentalists, and the music .selected for next, week's, programme includes such gems as selections from "Madame Butterfly" and "La Boheme" (Puccini), Herodiade (Massenet). The entr'acte items will be selections from "Cavmen" (Bizet),' and Mr. S. H. Bernard will play as a cornet \solo his recently published song, "The Heroes Who Sleep Over There." The whole programme of pictures and niiisic should constitute quite one of the strongest yet submitted. The plan is at the Bristol. j 'EVERYBODY'S THEATRE, j To-night will see the final screening at Everybody's Theatre of the Goldwyn mystery drama, "The Face in the Dark," featuring Mae Marsh. A domestic drama, I which.is said to possess distinctively at--1 tractive flavouring, eutitled "Every Woj man's Husband," will be the attraction ■ to-morrow. Tho themo is baeed on an j attempt made by a -younfj wife to keep hevs husband in strict subjection, following on advice tendered to her by friends, that she must rule her husband with a rod of iron. Gloria Swanson is featured j in the leading role, and she is said to j play the part with unique charm of nian- • nor and artistic forcefulness. The rest i of the programme is said to be distinctly i novel. EMPRESS THEATRE.. ;;-. ! . "Old Loves for New ''will .•■be , '-' finally I screened'at' the" Empress Theatre to-day, i The new picture, which ■•.•will- commence j to-morrow and.show'all next week, is'"A ; Woman of Redemption.". The fnscinat- ; ing actress, June Elvidge, has the leadI ing part, and John Bowers ,'pkys oppoj site to her. The picture "is described as ] one of intense:.interest, which holds the attention , from beginning to end. There are said'to be, plenty of thrills, while the climax is great. The main theme of this World drama is the effect of a good woman on a man who had no ambition in life past cabarets and other places of the kind. Tho latest Gazette is said to. show wonderful scenes of the Huns' defeat just previous to the signing of the armistice. This programme is-expected to meet with a large measure of support. BUENS ANNIVERSARY CONCERT. The Burns concert to be- given at the Town Hall to-morrow right promises to be one of the biggest events of the kind ever known'"in Wellington. Some of Wellington's best-known artists are appearing on the occasion. Martin Duff, of Glasgow, the Scots tenor, who is well known in Dunedin and Wellington, will sing "The Star o' Robbie Burns"; Miss Clarice Buckman, sister of the great diva, Rosina Buckman, will sing "The Banks 0' Loch Lomond"; Mr. Len Barnes will sing "A Rosebud by My Early Walk"; Mrs. Culford Bell will recite "The Soldier's Return." Mr. Verdi M'Kenzie will be heard in Scots and humorous songs; and Master Winston M'Carthy will sing 6onie of Harry. Lauder's best-known songa. Mr. Culford Bell will recite Burns's "Cottar's Saturday Night."'Mr. W. W. Crawford will be heard in a musical monologue, and Madame Dempster will'sing, amongst, ether songs, "Castlee in the Air." Mr. Noel Monkman, the 'cellist, will pliiy selections of Scots airs. A special feature will be national dancing by a troupe of twenty juvenile dancers, under Mr. W. E. Boyd, and pipe-playing by the Pipe Band of the Scottish Society. The box plan is at the Bristol, .