ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 113, 6 February 1919, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE KING'S THEATRE. The splendid programme of pictures and music at the Kind's Theatro again attracted a large audience Inst evening. Mabel Normaud in "The Venus Model" is the star item, while. Mr. Leonard Barnes sings two solos, and appropriate music is supplied by the King' 6 Grand Orchestra.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The merit of the Triangle mystery drama, "The Hand at the Window," in which Margery Wilson fills the premier role, is evidenced by the crowded houses nightly at Everybody's Theatre. The action'of the play is fast and interesting, and tne story moves forward to n, stirring dramatic climax. , Also on this programme is ii most amusing comedy, "Max in a Taxi." • EMPRESS. THEATRE.' "The Divine Sacrifice," a World Film feature play, is .the chief item on an exceptionally fine programme, now showing at the Empress Theatre. Kitty Gordon has the leading part in this drama, and has plenty of scope for emotional acting. "Easy Street," with Charlie Chaplin, is another good feature.

"BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.". The amusing Hebrew comedy, "Business Before Pleasure," to be staged at the Grand Opera House on Monday night next, is stated to be the most successful play staged in the Dominion for some considerable ■ time. It. America it ran forever two years, and in Sydney recently it was played to "capacity" business for three months, and in Auckland attracted huge, audiences for six nights. The. comedy will introduce to Wellington theatregoers the two celebrated l Hebrew comedians, Messrs Adams and Waters, who will be seen in their famous impersonation of those delightful and loveable characters, Abe Potash and Mawruss Perlmutter, played by them for long seasons throughout the United States. It is three year? since.."Potash and Perl; mutter" was produced here, and theatregoers then were amused by the numerous adventures and laughable experiences of the two Hebrews. In this new production they are looking for a fortune in the movmg-nicture business, and hare 1 received an advance of i150,0n0 from their bankers with the object of exploiting scenarios written by one of the members of their staff. With characteristic pride in their own families, and with a view to economy they give the chief parts to both their wives and other relatives, but the defect in the films produced is that there are too many relatives and too few actors. Eventually the partners decide that the making of moving pictures is not a "business but a dissipation," a>sd they finally go back to their clothing trade. The two principals, Messrs. Adams and Waters, as Abe Potash and Mawruss Perlmutter, are on the stage for the greater part of the play, which is said to keep the audience in a simmer of merriment, throughout. 'A strong JC. Williamson company will support tho two'principals.'and will include the popular favourite, Maggie Moore, who will bb 6een'in her famous impersonation of Rosie .Potash, a part in which, it is stated, recalls her original character of Lizzie Stofel in "Struck Oil." This production can be staged for six nights only. The box plans for the season will open at the Bristol this morning at 0 o'clock.

SATURDAY'S ORGAN' RECITAL. Owing to the fact that the Town Hall wis been hooked for. other purposes for a period, Mr. Bernard Pagfc, City Organist, will only he able to tfive one recital until further notice. On Saturday next he., .will play a programme of music/ selected from numbers previously played, and tho programme will include items distinctly popular to audiencef who have heard them in the past. These include a "Sonatina in A Minor',' by Karff-Elnrt; a "Pastorale" by Scarlatti (1683-1757); "Andante", from strin.j quartet (Dfhussy); "Fugue on the Name of Bach" (Schumann); Lemare's Arcadian idyll, "Serenade," "Musette," Solitude"; Warner's "Prize Song" (from jVct 111, "Die Meistersinger"); and "Finale in B Flat" (op. 21), by Cesar Franck. "THE PIED PIPER." The cantata crotesque, "The Pied Piper," by Ernest Truman, Sydney Git)' Orgauist, will be presented by the Wellington Harmonic Society at its concert in the Concert Chamber on Saturday next. The parts are as follow:—The Pied Piper, Mr. Victor R. Bennett; the Mayor, Mr. W. Steven; The E,it,' Mr. H. T. Barnes; The Lame Boy, Miss Maie Previous to the cantata, which will fill the second half of the proCTnmme, four members of the society will sing "The Daisy Chain".(Liza Lehnvann), with Miss Henderson (the society's pianist) as accompanist; and to complete the programme, the society will sing tho unaccompanied part song by Pinsuti, "The Sea Hath its Pearls."