ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 148, 18 March 1920, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE EOTTERS." There .was aijain a, large attendance at the Grand Opera House Inst even-nR, when H. F. Maltbv's coiriedv. "The. Lot-(c-rs" was repeated I)}' Hie -Minn Company. The pl.iv abounds. in ludicrous situations, while ti'R dialoinio _is humorous throimhout. • Tho plot' involves a satire on the hypocrisy which often obtains anions thoF-e_ who s?ek social place and political distinction with a iri'oi'.t outward appearance of ulrrarospjetabiiity. The' 'central fipnrc, Clnirston, a; 'self-madeilliterate man. while eoveUnpr the position ofinavor.of his town, i-'j bent oil impressing everyone with the surpassing worthiness at his family. Not only does .each mymoer of the household prove to a <ljsaPnoinlnient. but Clufiston, himself, is shown to be ill' 1 hypocrite imaginable. Mr. Allan Wilkie.-as Iho chauffeur who wins the love of the elder Mire Clujistoiu is particularly successful. The iwrt of the elder <hi>2ht>r. receive pdmirabl° treatment by Hiss Frediswydo Htmtff-Wnlts. ' 3rr. Eds-ard T.andor does snlendidlv in the role of Cliisston. The principals are supported hy a thoroughly capable cast. . ' KING'S THEATRE., "The Road Through the Bark," a etirrinsr Select feature, with. Clam Kcrnball in the leading role, will toscrcerM for tho last* tiiue to-night at the King's Theatre. ■ ' .. ■ J. Warren Kerrigan is the principal character in "A Burglar. For a Night, to bo screened to-morrow 1 evening. Mr. Kerrigan is seen as Ivirk Harden, son ot a railroad owner, who returns to America. 'from China, .bririEiii's with hini a .companion. Willinm. Neal. Tjpon hearinK that his father is about to be. ruincd-i by a business rival, lie and Neal devise a plan whereby tho intentions of the rival may be destroyed. The working ot their plans demands that Harden become a burglar, which character he assumes for a nighlt. A splendid supjioiv inpf programme will also be shown, the music to bo rendered by tho King s augmented orchestra will, it is promised, be something out of the ordinary. The Entr'acte will bo a selection from "II TrovatoTe" (Verdi), Mrs. -I. -V. Woodward (soprano) will be heard in a complete change of programme. EMPRESS THEATRE. "The Face at the Window," a picfiirisation of the sensational and mysterious detective stage plav, is 'now being shown at the Empress Theatre, and is a remarkable play, with beautiful acting, and thrilling scenes. Miss Agnes Dobsnn, a clever Australian actress, plays the leading lady, and is- seen to great advantage as the bankers' daughter. The supporting pictures include, the weekly serial, "The Man of Might," and two latest Gazettes.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. A particularly powerful story is told in "A Heart in Pawn,"-'which will lie finally screened at Everybody's Theatre The talented Japanese actor, Sessile Hayakawa, is featured, and gives a splendid .portrayal of a Japanese student in America, who, married in Japan, and later heaving of his wile's supposed death, remarries, A highly interesting supporting programme is also, hciiur shown. AMATEUR COMPETITIONS. The Vernor Spencer hmiingemont announces another series of competitions for adults and children, to take place at the Grand Opera House on Saturday. I Prizes amounting to 20 guineas will he : dlstnlHited amongst the winivrs. Jii- I are advised to write iiimiediak-l.y to Vernon Spea'ter, P.O. Ens 1195, Wellington. ~ I