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"WITH SIIACIvLKTON IN ANTARCTICA." Sic Ernest Shackloton's 1914-15 attest t0 IW eh the South Polo by wol AVoddell Sea o C XradUture, ever remain an c t )K ; , illusmfmsm n - Well the solo means of recording nvikes them members of the bnaciv uo» Stkln for the evening.- Tho R»! little Endurance is shown lea\in„ ■ mouth, ami afterwards Buenos A Then the dash is made ioi the B.m u. but before it can he reached the jessei is shown, in a series of amazing pictme=, & nose through . apparen ,y endless fields of pack ice, with owe up views of her irou-slmd stem »"» through the thin ice. opening of dark water. It is a tascniiiiim, «.„It. Then, as the ice becomes thickci tho Emlunutce is seen to sway from side, to bide as she presses ever forward. Uut nature finally pinches the Endurance in a deadly grip, and durum a. tenmonths' struggle, slowly reduces the vessel to a pitiable wreck. Pictures are actually shown of the fall of the masts and the tearing away of the rudder; the camps that nre formed on the floes; glimpses of scouting parties out with dog-drawn sledges; the failure of tio motor sledge; the setting out of the parties in' three boats for Elephant Island, and their final rescue by the Chilian tug Ycbco, whose aid Shackleton had been ablo to secure by making an fSOO-. mile, trip in a small boat. Among the most' interesting pictures, after Ilia glories of the .i(je pack, were those taken on South Georgia, where numerous families and specicslof waddling penguins and lumbering sea elephants supply tne ! necessary comedy touch. An excellent ' descriptive talk about the expedition by ll r. George, Dean accompanies the picture. Other pictures on tlia programme . are "Ma's -Apron String" (comedy), ''Spanish Morocco," \ "Captain Groggs in tho Tropics" (a farce), and "Tho Voieo.of Gladness." The lung's excel-. !cnt 'Orchfistra played thvrj of the four movements of Grieg's "Peer Gynt" suite . very effectively, and Mr. Rupert Moates, a basso, sang in good style "The Gallant Salamander," "Requiem," and "Drihk- . ins:," each number .displaying admirably ! c'u!"singer's astonishing' register belnw the clef. There wil 'b9 a matinee this | afternoon.
EVERYBODY'S T.HEATHE. For their new programme the proprietors .of Everybody's' Theatre have selected a very amusing photo-play, entitled ] "All Wvonc." for ,the feature picture; The Droduction is tile work of the Palhe Company, and it certainly does that famous) firm of picture makers credit. The title of the picture conveys nothing: and to attPiupt to explain the seouence of events.would court difficulties. ••-Briefly, the star performer, Bryant Washburn, tj'ies an experiment in marriage. and his line of action is based 011 the manv theories he possesses about' the matrimonial problem. His nifiin idea was that after marriage ho should continue to lira as ho did in his courtship davs. An excellent start was made, but the eoniolications which followed satisfied both husband and wife that things were all wrong, and their realisation of this enabled them to make things all right. The plot is a capital one, and tlw scenes are decidedly mirth-provoking. ! The supporting items include an excellent Patlie Gazette, a comic study, and an interesting 3cenic study. The prozramme will be repeated to-day and I throughout, next week.
EMPEESS THEATKE. . , The new programme at the Empress Theatre.is well up to the standard', and drew -large crowds at boili sessions yesterday. The star feature is n> World film special, featuring Miss Jladge Evans in "Home Wanted," a seven-part* comedy-' drama. The story is built up on the life of an orphan who is looking for l:cr mother, who she bfllieves to be'in a bis house opposite the orphanage. • The opening scene shows Madge in a home for orphans, and with hqr pal "Spotty," a freckled youngsteii she plans to escape, and. investigate'the big house across the wav. When she succeeds in gaining admittance she finds, much to her disgust, a sniff old orge by the name'of Major Arnesworth. who reside." alone with his. .valet Pierre. The major.' whose early life has been one of trouble, •is a man of .violent temper. Madge, finally per-, tiuades him -to allow her to wheel him out in his chair, and one day she. loses control of. the chair, which races down a Isteep liitf. .- Dick Washburn happens to see the trouble, and succeeds in rescuing the old man.' Dick, incidentally, is en-gacc-d-to Letty Thompson, who f's a good Samaritan of little., Madge's. While Dick is administering to the major's wants, the crusty old man comes across evidence, that proves that Dick is his long lost son. So Madge acts as Cupid and peacemaker. The picture is a pretty one, and- is full of sympathy and appeal. The ;olav in well cast and beautifully acted. ( The fifth chapter of "The Man of-Might" 1 is also on the bill, and is exc-iting from start to finish. The Gaumont Graphic and Pathe News make up the remainder of the programme. VAUDEVILLE TRIALS TO-NIGHT. . It is expected that the Grand Opera House will be packed to-night to witness the vaudeville trials promoted by . the Vernon Spencer management. The, previous "trial . nights" have been 'most popular and entertaining, and this event's effort is expected to beat all'previous.' records. - There are a host of aspirants to vaudeville, anxious to curry favour with the severest of all judges— the .audience—and carry off some of the prize-money. Mr. Vernon Spencer states that, he has discovered a talented child comedienne in "Little Meg."- The' Jazz Orchestra will be present with the latest. iazz novelties. The plan is reported to be rapidly filling, but seats may still be booked at the Bristol this morning, and at Ned Perry's hairdr-esing establishment Ibis afternoon.
TO-NTGHT'S ORGAN RECITAL The following items are to lw played lit the organ recitAl at the Town Hall this cvonins by Mr. Bernard P. Pags (city organist)Borowski's Suite (No. '\/ (IVelmle. Toccata, Meilitation-Elegii;, Marche Solcnnelle); Lenmrc's Summer Skntclma: ])nv:ii. The Bee. Cuckoo, Twilight and Evening; (a) JEiniaturo, Op. 30 (No. 2). (b) l)anscdcs Odalisques, Op. 2 (No. 3). l>v ]ie!)il;ofl'; Prierc m C Sharp Minor (Ol). 20) (fear Francis) (1822-011); Wacnsr's Siegfried-Idyll, and Wagner's Wiiljher'ti "Prize Song" (from Act 311", "i)io Meistorsiiiger"), which will be played bv-racmest.
!A. private cablegram from I.ojkloh lias linen received stating that Mr. Ernest Drake, the well-known New Zealand tenor,"has been ensfi:jsd to sins, in enmIpanv with Bosnia Buckman and Peter Dawson, world-famed vocalists, nt the Albert Hall. London, oii April 27. Mr. Drake arrived in London on December ;>2 and spent Christmas with the Earl Countess of Ilarrowby, at Sandon Hall. Stafford.
Official estimates nut tho number of British,' French, -nd' German-born wives broufrht home by soldiers of the Ameriran Expeditionary Force at IS.OOO.
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