ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 101, 23 January 1920, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

GHAND OPERA HOUSE. "The Man Y/l' o Cumo Back" was produced for the last time at tho Grand Opera llouso last evening before a largo holiday audience. Tho Hawaian drama, "Tlio .Bird'of Paradise," will bo presented this evening. Jli&j Starr will appear as a Hawnian princess, who loves a white man of weak character. It is a part in ivhich the ingenuousness of the superstitious, semi-civilised, native girl : s contrasted with Hie European clement? into which fate ironically' plunges her. A feature of tho production' is the hula hula dances and ukulele players. A big spectacular scene will he the eruption of the volcano, which appears n seething mass of steam and flame. In contrast to the fascination of the too simple life there is the story of the redemption of "Ten-Thousnnd-Dollar Dean," 'by the educated, refined white girl, who leads him to tho light. Mr. .Frank Harvey is said to make an interesting stud)' of the beachcomber Dean. Others conspicuous in the cast are: Arthur Stymy, J. B. Atholwood, Harold Koran, Edwin Lester, Hnrry Power, Frank Allanby, Stuart 'M'Bae, Fred Cope, Ethel Morrison, Marian Marcus Clarke, Bryel Bryant, Els'o Manzies, and Daphne Bairn. The plans are on view at the Bristol. KING'S TIIEATRE. What is described as one of. the finest .Tom Moore new Goldwyn pictures is ty be screened at the King's Theatre tonight. Not only does the picture afford a number of delightful surprises in the way of startling* complications and unexpected thrills, but it shows Tom Moore in a decidedly new guise. Larry Hays., a mounted policeman, monarch of all lie surveys in tho fashionable part comprising iiis beat. He makes his first mistake in the performance, of his duty when he overtakes a speeding limousine and reminds its beautiful occupant that her chauffeur is e.vcoeding the speed limit. The society girl resents this, and sets about to get him dismissed. From this moment surprises begin to happen. ' An added attraction will be the first appearance in Wellington of Charles Smyth d, the eminent Australian basso. Mr. Smythe occupies a position in tho front rank of his prqfess'on, having figured as a principal with such distinguished combinations as tho I}ame Melba and Madame Calve Opera Companies. His repertoire embraces a wide variety of vocalisations, ranging from grand opera numbers to' rollicking nautical pongs. He will be ass'eted by Miss Anna Greene, lyric soprano, and Miss Miriam Kutner, accompanisto. The plan is now on,view at tho Bristol. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Constance Talmadge will be seen in "The Shuttle," which will bo greened at Everybody's Theatro to-day. The story tells of a young American girl who journeys, to England to visit her sister, married to a: degenerate member of the aristocracy. The brutal. husband has broken the health and spirit of his wife, but encounters more than a match id the young American girl- While subduing the aristocrat and restoring to health her elder sister, the girl has still time to enjoy a romance with a neighbouring squire. EMPRESS THEATRE. The final screening of "Tho Pagan God," the b : g Oriental'production,'-with It. B, Warrior in the leading role, will be given at the Empress Theatre to-night. This picture lias proved a very big attraction during the week. Tho new programme to be screened to-morrow will have for its attraction a six-reel comedy drama entitled "Struggles of Red Gap," v."ith Taylor Holmes in the leading role. This is a deliciously humorous story of an English valet's experiences in America. Supporting items will include episode ten of Pathe's thrilling serial "Tho Lightning Raiders."

MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY. Tho J. C. Williamson's New Musical Comedy Company will commence a-tea-son at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday next with "Yes Uncle," said to be the very latest thing in successful light opera in London. Tho plot hinges upon tho predicament of a young artist who married the-new lovo before he got rid of the old. Caught in a more than merely tight corner, he arranges for a friend to impersonate him, not knowing that his wife Ims made a similar arrangement. The inevitable rich uncle turns up to pour his fortune into tho lap of a nephew who is really no relation, and :i niece-in-law who is in fact a typical merry widow with nothing to do witli the ease in point. And that is only the beginning of tho tangle which receives eventual solving iii a . sensational last act. Miss Madge Elliott and Mr. Cyril Ititchard between them provide the secondary love interest.of the play. o Miss Gracie Layers is another who confirms the impression made by her work Ln "Going Up!" As a very young looking merry widow, she has a lot to do, and is said to' do it thoroughly well. One soug, "Widows are Wonderful," should provo one of the most.popular of many bright tilings in tho piece. Miss Lavers Mttgs this item with the Exquisite Eight as a background, lioth Mr. Alfred I'rith and Mr. Field Fisher have excellent part-s in Bobby Summers and . jirabazon Hollybohe" respectively, also Mr. William Greene (George Bellamy Stark), Mr. George Willoughty' will be seen as a plotting South American President. Mr, Pirie Bush (Baptistc), Harry Wooton (Gustavc), and Jack Hooker as an irresistible comic waiter. . Miss Cecil Bradley is said to have a strong part m "Joan/' while both Miss Millie Engler (Bebe) and Marie Eaton (Lolita) have been well provided for. The music, which is claimed to bo exceptionally bright and tuneful, is by the famous Nat. Ayer. There are two acts and three scenes, the last of which, The Ballroom of tho Fourt Arts -in Paris, is said to bo an unusually fine exposition of the scene-painter's art. "Yes Uncle will bs played for the first seven nights. Tho box plans wi'l be opened at tho Bristol on Monday.

WIR-TH'S CIRCUS AND ZOO. Wirth Bros., Ltd., proprietors of the well-known circus and zoo, will open on Monday, January 20, a season of fix m'flits and five matinees. They will pitch their big tent oil' Cable Street, near the Taranaki Street wharf. The first matijiee will be held on Tuesday. •M'unv star attractions will be presented. The Eddy Duo will perform on the silver wire, turning somersaults. The Cevino Troupe of four ladies and two men will appear in a wire-walking and dancmg act, entitled "The Maniacs of the Wire," in which they move at. such speed that they require two parallel wires to give room for the whole company, to perform at once. The Three Garcias bring with them a promise of some astounding acrobatic feats. The Zoo Sisters, suspended in mid-air from cords gripped by their teeth, will execute a butterfly ballet that is apt to leave the spectator in doubt whether the beauty or the peril of the turn is its more fascinating feature. Tho Flying Winekills will leap through space, pirouetting and soniToaulting from one swinging trapeze to another, wnile their Charles Chaplin clown cuts ludicrous capers. Circling the Loop of Death, T,co Mculfort is likely to thrill tho onlooker quite as much as the average person wishes to .be .thrilled. Tex Bailev's living statuary animals wiK be seen 'again in an 'entirely new set of classical and topical poses, copies from the beautiful alabaster statues of tho world's famous art galleries. La Be.lo Onra wilt execute graceful and daring feats on the high trape/er Last, but not least, Silly Danny, the Clown, with his flock of performing geese, will demonstrate to all and sundry tluit there s a method in his madness." The zoo opens at 5 p.m. Box plan at tho Bristol.