ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 191, 8 May 1920, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

"LIGHTNINV j At 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Grand )pera House a special matinee performince of "Lightnin'" will be staged by the ] I C. Williamson, Ltd., management, ' Chit stealing actor, Mr! John 1). < las endeared himself to local playgoer* ' n his mafiiiificent cliaracterisation of ' 'Bill Lijjhtnin'," and this performance j nil livo in the memories of playgoers for > nany years to come. Miss Plana .Wilson ' las also achieved a success as Mrs, Davis. >rid the other parts in the play are all played. Only three more evening can he staged of *'Lightain'" as on Wednesday next the company will leave for tho South Island. The ilan9 for this afternoon'*; matinee and for ;h« final throe night performances of 'Lightnin' '• will bo on view this morning it the Bristol Pinno Company. The Joore for the matinee performance will be open at 1 o'clock. KING'S THEATRE. The .King's Theatre was crowded at ill sessions yestorday and deservedly so) or the new programme is nn extremelyittroctive one. The.star film, eutitled 'Go We3t, Young' Man," features Tom Hooro tlie delightful Irishman who ns )ick Latham has a role that fits him iplondidly. '• "Fired out" for idleness ly a wealthy but irate father, Tom be-. »m«s what the Americans call a hpbo, securing his meals and his means of rrnnsport bv, the simple old method of 'sneaking" "them. 'He. /joes, "out West vheroho obtains a job (it dishwasnihg" in the town of Twin Bridges, Eventually he is selected for. the position >f sheriff by tho had man.who rules iho town. The choice is due to the bad man's belief"-that , D ! |cjc Latham" will do anything he is told; But Lick locs not come up to. expectations, for be : "oleans up" the bad man and liio. colleagues. There is a-girl, of course, in the story, and she and Tom Moore between them provide plenty of dashing fun and thrilling adventure. The trcp-' porting films include a comedy, "Their Mutual Motor" a travel series,■-and the latest Gazette, Owinir to'the indisposi-. tion of Miflß Elsio-Kellß,-Mr.--Leslie Belcher was'the vocal'st last -"vening. His .performance was" ,wafmly r;applandeq, • EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. . There was something • to please all tastes in the new. bill presented atEvcry-' body's Theatre last ; evening. Tho feature, of the evening was the 'sevfamng of a oiever socioty drama entitled "Dust of Desire." The picture is noteworthy on account of the fact that the. principal role is filled by Ruby do Bemer, ;thf. beautiful star, who shone to such ndvan-' tage in "The Auction Block." The. story is'woven oround episodes in the life of a girl who, in spite of air unfortunate if; discretion in her youth,'makes good and wins the love of a worthy man of su'bstance, only to be confronted with the ghost of her past. This' leads her into o, mazo of intricate situations, in .wlijch n'mplo justice is done to the many o'mo»: tional scones, "Dust-.-of D?sire.'.-,is :n----lavish.production.'the settings being particularly good,'and interest in the'story, itself npver lags.- The supporting, films inoludg an excellent ; European '• scenic study and a comprehensive Gazette. Added interest is lent-to 'tfco iiregrnmmp,. by the inclusion of a diversified educational film, which contains 6ome unusual features. . ; ; .EMPRESS THEATRE; " Another complete changeof programme] was presented at the Empress Theatre yesterday, when a new ,Wo'rld feature wag the-leading picture, In this fine production Arthur Ashley' and ..Dorothy Green were seen in the leading roles- In "The, American Way," ■ a sevori-part comedy-drama, There are several ways; of winning the love of a maid,; but Betty Winthrop preferred tho American way, What exactly, this way is makes.. (ho theme of the drama. Arthur Ashley appears as Dick Harrington,' -tho spn of nu English lord; and English lords. happen to bo one" of Betty's dislikes. ; Dick'brfv-' ing made London too hot to hold him, has been packed off to. the.Stated to make a man'of himself, but' on arrival he overhears Betty say she would rather marry a red-b'looded American bu'rglia than an English lord. '.Dick doesV not exactly get as fnr as burglary in : his of. ■forts to win. the prize, 'but''he'wiglis it in tho real American way, and it isfnot. until after: he "makes good" : in the gjrl's eyes that the old lprd turns up.and 6he, realises that ah English] lord can''be lis; good a man is one made' in the 'American".' way. Another episode of the sensational serial,- "The- Man of -Might,"- featuringWilliam Duncan, was. screened. This is called "The Ship of Dread "and it-gives William Duncan plenty of scone to >hbw? off his abilities'as an actor athlete. The rest of the programme is mado up of; a pretty scenic and the. usual Gazettes,. .A:special picture will bo shown of- thn,children's demonstration at the Pavlia-; m'entary grounds; and the interesting events at the Petono pageant. r (il ,. queen'S J.,,..; ' Lovq affairs Jlono : are more entertaining 1 than'those 'of a gipsy princess,.Rhona., tiie;hotoine; of- "The Sneak'.'!' This pict'ute,: which, opened yesterday =at the Queen's Thea-i tre, goes through';'ady>n.tures;';pf;;fh.ioh;. the romantic society: belle->»oan -only, dream. 'Rhona's' is the : loye'storyof the, wild wood lands, where' jealous . rivals !'fight' nhd plo't'for the hand'of thejcharni-i er. Gladys Brockwell,',in,tlie..prihcipn!; role, is said 'to' have -achieved';? another, triumph. She fits perfectly,:.the .: :grenfe out-of-doors',, and- ini her tragic .moments; she' is an' awe-inspiring/'figure,-; Other; attractions on this week's programme, include Fox'a Gazette/' "Mamifacture -of Paper," "Mutt and Jeff in Spain-," and a Sunshine comedy entitled "Footlight Maids." .; •";„ ~,... PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA, . Tho Professional Orchestra will" give, its second concert of the season' to-mor-row- evening l - at His Maiestj'a Theatre, under the baton of Mr/Henry Moschini. The principal items will'be Tsohaikov-' ski's brilliantly-coloured' "March Slav, Schiubwt's Overture to "Ilosamunde, and a' fantasia on "La Boheme,' while liehter items will include"Traumcrei. "Humoreske," and a Suite from 'The Queen of Sheba" (Goldmark). 'A silver coin collection ivill be made at tho doors. "THE BETTER'OLE." i After a highly successful tour of the South Island, tho English Musical' %>*■ edy Cohlpiny, playing "The Bettor '0!«, will inaugurate a provincial tour * l ; Feilding on Monday evening. ■ This comedy, which was played for two years ur London by Mr. Arthur liourchjer. Mci' its origin in Bairasfather'scomica). cartoons, 7 *Fragmenls from Frap, and tlio three ohief' figures in the play are thw redoubtable warriors.Old Bill, Alf, and 'Erb.'who are 6hown in the tronohfs, m billeta behind the line, and m flighty, each scene being enlivened with Bmrn»father humour, which/never fails to.roiße uproarious laughter. The- company includes such slerling artists as WaJsh. Mr. Harry Young, Mr. Hitorr Lee. Mr. Wilton Power. Mr. Kolph Hoiland, Miss June Addcle, Miss Lona Henry Miss Louise Pawoe, and other talent,' people.' The comedy is aWftlive with songs, dnnccs, nnd funivv ■'. stunr*. dwr to' the heart of the "Digger Wld his people. The <lates..9f the country Kcr arc announced in this issue