ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 147, 17 March 1919, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

KING'S THEATRE. The new programme that ivas produced at the King's Theatre on Saturday contained some features of more than usual interest. The star film, ''The Whirlpool," with Alico Brady in the chief part, is a vigorous American story of a girl who, through no fault of her own, lived in shady company and. becomes associated with crime. Later she marries without telling her .husband about her early. career, but her past rises up against her. owing to a, chain of unforeseen circumstances. Loyalty to an old friend makes her attempt to secure the release of a man accused of murder. She lias a narrow escape from complete disaster, owing to the apparently wellfounded suspicions of her husband. But by courage and faith she achioves the dotsetion of the real criminal and is brought to complete happiness. The play, which gives Miss Brady wide'scope for the display of her powers as an emotional actress, is particularly well dressed and mounted. The supporting films include the second episode of the adventurous 'serial, "The Scarlet Kunner," adapted from the nov*l of the same name; a bright comedy entitled "His Lesson," and a pretty and interesting scenic film, "Hunting the Aigrette in America." This picture shows how the plumes eo much prized by some women are eecured. Members of the audience who had visited Eastbourne at the right time were able to 6ee themselves in a locally produced film, showing .scenes at Day's Bay, Kona Bay, and Muritai. During tho programme on Saturday Miss Ivie Rodda, an Australian singer with a pleasing contralto voice, contributed vocal numbers, and some excellent music was provided by the King's orchestra, directed by Mr. L. D. Austin. The programme will he repeated during tho week.

EVERYBODY'S THEATHE. Tho now programme at Everybody's Theatre on Saturday featured as the principal attraction . the Chaplin farce "A Dog's Life." Pearl White appears in a new instalment of "The House of Hate." Gloria Swanson is the principal in "You Can't Believe Everything," a Triangle production purporting to present incidents-of a season at "society's favourite summer colony." Briefly, the story goes, that Patria Reynolds is secretly loved by Jim Wheeler, vho has been crippled by a fall from a polo pony. One Kirby takes Patria for a ride in his motor-car and proposes to her. She rejects him, and runs away, leaving her cloak in the car. Kirby wraps another girl,' Amelia Powollson, in the cloak, and takes her off to a road-house, incidentally compromising Patria, whose cloak is made tho basis of gossip by scandalmongers. Patria meanwhile rescues Jim Wheeler from suicide, and persuades him that he may yet .recover from his injuries, which lib does, and subsequently claims her. The story is not a vpry f powerful one, and its characterisations are sketchy. EMPEESS THEATRE. A.' fascinating and somewhat peculiar drama entitled "The Girl in His House" is .being scriened at the Empress Theatre this week, with Grace Darmond and, Earle Williams in the star roles. The theme of the drama is unusual. James Armitage, having been jilted by Clara Weddell, turns over his estate to Ins lawyer to manago and goes to Asia. Six years later he' learns that Clara's aged millionaire husband is dead, and ho immediately returns home. He then mnkes certain discoveries. There is a strange young girl living in hie house; his lawyer has misused his trust and sold his pstate; also he discovers that he 'no longer loves tho woman of his youth. Armitage falls in love with the strange girl whom ho finds in his house, and fhe ending of the story is rjnite nretty in its simplicity. Charlie Chaplin- in "Charlie at the Rink" is decidedlv humorous. The ' Topical Budget gives a very interesting record of recent worldwide happenings.

, "TAREVN OP THE APES." "Tiirzan of the Apes," screened at tho Grand Opera House on Saturday under the management of Ills C. .1. Williamson Ctopßiiy, is bound, for many reasons, to attract considerable .attention. It is quite remarkable, indeed, for the many macnificent jungle scenes it introduifes, in which the camera man eucceeded'Hii photographing, with wonderful success, all manner of wild life. The story ot "Tarzan of the Apes'' was written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. , It is one that presents no "problems," sets out to teach 110 moral, and is on that account, therefore, most welcome—indeed, it is positively refreshing. Lord Greystroke undertakes an , important mission on behalf of the Uritish Government iu connection with the suppression of the.slave traffic in Africa. His young wife accomPiinles him, but before the African coast is reached a mutiny breaks out on board .their ship. The mutineers seize the ves-sel.-and Lord.' Greystroke and his wife are set ashore on a wild and uninhabited part of the coast. Then commences their terrible struggle for existence in tho midst of the jungle. A child is born.' and soon afterwards first Lady Guystroke dies,- and then Lord Greystroko is killed while defending himself ami hie infant, son from air attack, by laree numbers of apes. However, a sheap2, Kala, who has lost her own baby, takes a fancy to the child, and rescues him; the infant in turn learns to love Kal.i. and eventually ho is taught to conform to the life and "language" of the aues. Meanwhile, -in England, Lord Gi'tystruke's brother, a man thoroughly unprincipled, has usurped the family title and estates. But one of the sailors on the mutinous ship succeeds in reaching England, ■ and tells his story. A search party- set sail, and eventually tho heir is found, but is only persuaded to leave the apes on account of his fascination for 11 beautiful young girl of the party. "Tarzan" is the means of saving her life when she is attacked by a lion, which ho succeeds in killing by novel meaitd. Altogether, "Tarzan of the Apss" is a remarkable picture. An efficient orchestra provides a programme of well-chosen and suitable musical items.