ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 117, 11 February 1919, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE KING'S. An enthusiastic house last evening witnessed the piquant Select picture, "Up the Road with Sallie," in which Constance Talmadge achieves a. great success.' The musical part of the programme is also a great attraction. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. What is a woman's sphere in life? The shop, the office, and the salon, or the home, the cradle and a baby? This question is the theme film adaptation of the famous novel, "The Business of Life," by Robert W. Chambers, nowbeing shown at Everybody's Theatre. In addition 19 shown a side-spliting Keystone comedy, "Her Torpedoed Love," a very fine scenic picture, and other items. 'EMPRESS THEATRE. Belle. Bennett has a particularly fine part to play in the big feature, ' Aehes of Hope," a play of excitement and thrills, laughter and tears, and big cabaret scenes. The latest Gazette shows interesting items of news, and a Vitagraph comedy, a "scream" from start to finish, is concluded. THE COMPETITIONS. Mr. J. C. Fulton has consented to act as judge of the Highland dancing along with Mr. M'Kenzie Forbes, of Wanganui, at the competitions promoted by the. "■ ..Wellington Competitions Society which open in the Town -Hall next Thursday. Patrons are reminded that the times and days remain as arranged before the postponement of the date of the competitions. All tickets issued previous to the postponement are still valid. The bos pton is at the Bristol, where souvenir programmes may bo obtained; also at Messrs. C. Begg and Co.'s, and from Mr. F J. Pinnv. Season tickets may be had of the secretary, Mr. G. W. ( Jenner, Box 1059, Wellington. BOWLS , « The following are tip, results of pennant matches, played between tipper jHutt and Petbne on Saturday (Upper '. Hatt scores first):- , ! At Petone.-Judd, 1. Keys,, Harrison, JLowe (s.), B;'Allan, Kirk, Firth, Beyi'Tt Upper Hutt.-W. Keys, Benge, ! Greenwood, Goss (s.), 13; Elvines, Roynoids, T* Si-Arthur, Cole? (s.), 30. 5 The following are results of tho Kel-mirn-Petono pennants (Kelburn scores first):— , n At Kelburn.-Doherty, Gannaway, M'Coll, Gray (s.), 17; Curtis Findlay, Ronnie, Weame (s.), 36.. Nicholls, Hodgkins, Duguid, Routiey (s.), 16; Mudge, Gilmour, P. M'Arthur, Robertson {<-.), . "At Petone.-Widdop, Caughley, Knowles, Stevens (5.),, 22; Jones, Dr. Rob, Wylie, Melhu,isht(s.), 18. Hutchinson, Lewthwaite, Cowie, M'Ewen (s.), 15; Young, Jackson, M'Callum, Comp-°Totals-Kelburn, 7D; Petone, 90. . Petone rink at Wellington green m the match ngains.t the World r-Petone: Naughton, Hancock, Gray, Barge (s.), 24. World: Bridge, Crease, Hamilton, Magnus (s.),' 21. . • The contest for the Stansed Shield 1 played on the Lyall Bay green between I the Hataitai, Seatoun, and Lyall Bay Clubs resulted as follows;—Hataitai: Youn", D. Claridge, Feilding, Cheeseman (s.), 25. Lyall Bay: Pears, Tyrrch, Dillon, Raven (s.), 17. , Hataitai: Kean, Kershaw, A. Claridge, Hendry (s.), 2a. ( Seatoun: Bradley, Mason, Mcston, Laiichlan (s.), 20. Lyall Bay: Whitehead, Dallison, Burgess, King (si), 13. Seatoiwi: North, Paul, Magill, Green (s.), 24. Ha- ; taitai: Cheeseman (s.), 24. • Seatoun: Green (s.), 15. " Lyad Bay: Raven (s.), 25. Seatoun: Lauchlan (s.), 15. liatai- ' tai: Hendry (s.), 26. Lyall Bay: King (s.) 20. Totals: Hataitai, 100; Lyall 'Bay, 75; Seatoun, 74. The Hataitai Club thus wins.the shield for tho season T3lB- - The following are.the Lyall Bay Bowling Club teams for Wednesday':-Fricnd- | iy v. Lower Hiitt—At home: Newcombe, . I Whitehead, Tonks, A. Raven (s.); Jenkins, Ward, M'Lennan, M'Girr (s.). Teams for Saturday :-Pennant match v. ■ Seatoun-Home: Kilfoy, Moran, Mortah, H Irvine (s.). : Away: Newcombe, Pui--ohas, M'Lennan, M'Girr (s.). Pennants' v Upper Hutt-Home: Goldfinch, Clatcr, Whitehead, Tonics (s.); E. Fletcher, Hackworth, Ryder, Dillon (s.). To de-' fend Edwin feathers v. Newtown: Ward, Drew, Gilbert, Rcid (s.).