ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 230, 23 June 1919, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

_4— . j THE KING'S THEATKE. j Tho claim o'f tho Kinrt -Theatre manflgcmcut that they provide Kitiom, w. b "the test in l/ictures and the te.l music" was never more justified than when applied to the programme current at tho King's. Heading the. new b>ls "Her Great Chance,' m iyhieli are fe.itured Alice Brady and Dnvjd Powell. 1 . etorr lolls of (he «»°>™t ,o V pLp - lionnire's son and hen- (David Powell), . whose freakish ami expensive escapades are the talk of a, city and Ihe| de.p» r of his father. This .reformation fc» brought about hy a fascinatingsho »-gi.l_ (Alice Brady) in a manner that * novel as it is effective, and the «,toi j . terminates in a faslr.on that all love., of a good romance would desire. AOv . the least interesting fealure of the p - tnre are the many interesting and beauli- ( fnl settings introduced, which in wme instances are unique. Of the e upn t iii» pictures, the brace of Gazettes (Uis | Gaumont Graphic and the Pathe American Gazette) are worthy of special menio". Uoßictod in the former is what h cr«nefi* Wellington, Fiwt o,f all there is shown a detailed view of one of Hu. famous Handler Page heavy bomb ng ) machines. Then follow scenes of o l ig. squadrons of these machines in ful fl «tat. The=e were obviously photographed fro, one of the units of the formations and illustrate in a rind, mannerj SuvredV f air with the.precision rat'v of the French into Metis and btra.--and other places in Alsace an EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Lilian Walker, one of the, most refresha"o leSon, presented on a scale of .imon'%e Lust of the Ages" winstho litthat he, too is cursed with the dedieior wealth and gives him his wng and a copy of her book, whh* » as he P reads it. Through the f£ tide he conies to realise- that. lo\e .is S than wealth, and thatjiapmne* S to be preferred above power and influence. The supporting M n etronj? one, and includes the seven; teenth Episode of "The House of Hate a Keystone comedy, and the latest; Gazette, empresTtheatbe. whose chief asset is hef,beautjr, nnd *bo h.e to work for a living, »« »"* ™- dfivtnkes to pose as a mdel for a company of youn? artists, two of whom fall ?n love with her, and in the contest for her hand. Barbara Castloton has ample onUmiity to display .her vewat-Wv. 7,ilf»r sho appears as a lwgus countess, and in the end discovers her real irtenhh of a princess. The story throbs, with vifality dis full of dratnat e eirnntions. ,Thi ,dressing and the ■ etaging are perfeet In the other attraction Chaiiie OmMiri the kin* of comedians, appears in "The Cm,,f." and merry ... hi, own inimitable way. Between the screenings of these two. )M .nPcwllT eelecred mi«c Iβ P^^^V S'&^r^a^hesS a Vitagaph comwlv "T!ie Haunted Hnnee. p- *\f rm , with Pleasing effect;* Bel saf St. Mary's." accompanied bv organ, chimes, and bells. "THE THESPIANS." In the Concert Chamber of the Town TTill on Saturday evening, lnc meaSais," directed by Mr Cnlford Bel preLitol to a moderately large house a nrcramme of five short plays, lo the helve performers is due, in addition to il » nriisp of what histrionic distinction tymv have won, the credit of having t Heir assistance to a worthy cause, viz the promotion of the public school* ] tournament. The selection of subiocte for presentment had lef., no groun.l Sf oAmplSint on the score of variety; and the audience derived considerable enbest of the pieces. In the forme,•M^ £krl c s^f^»' Xa!.ce Hepnald kept the andience '■uißhiii" at a succession of. » ••' Us Towards the conclusion. Begin- ; that the bnnnes o Invwritin- was superseded by that of •oSkingjand soon aftevwarde fte ■ouse applauded an ending I™™s. ; vimoniallv speaking, only a beginnm.,. Af J-V.O "pure" for such cases wao .lmy nnd handled then, s?lendidly. Mus Mev ens is to be credited with another wo nlivs remaining to he mentioned arc "He. Sacrifice" andJThe Corporal." CONCERT AT HUTT. The Ik)x offico of the ninth annual Viivn been tho club is leaving no .-torn. rhnrpis who will take part in au e<l HUrs famous "Waiata Poi." During the h on ears the club has handed o«r fa result of these concerto a earn of over .MM to patriotic fluids.

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