ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 276, 16 August 1920, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

« ——- KING'S THEATRE. "His Bridal Night" ,is at the head of tho list at the King's Theatro for the current week. Alice Brady plays the trouble role of twin sisters, l'he story is a bright and breezy comedy of errors, in which tho hero finds himself with two brides in his aruis on his wedding night, and cannot tell which is which. A small matter of a mole clears up the situation. The supporting items are of a most interesting nature, and an excellent proKrwnnift of musiu is played by the King's grand orchestra. "AUSTRALIA'S WILD NOR'-WEST." ihe splendid travel and adventure picture, known as "Australia's Wild Nor'-West," is drawing big houses at the Empress Theatre. For the first two days the record of attendance amounted to 5293 persons who paid admission to see the picture. Subjects of a like nature might, well bo introduced more tften. The splendid pictures of pearlng, dugong spearing, and tho other novel subjects secured by the party of explorers are interesting old and young alike. The descriptions given by Mr. M. P. Adams lend an added interest to • the picture. The season is limited to four more days, including to-day's sessions. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE, Pauline Frederick's latest play, "The Fear Woman," is ono of her greatest siicceses and is being shown at Everybodys Theatre. In this pioture the emotional artist gives a iino portrayal of a young girl who'inherits an unreasonable iear. An interesting supporting programme includes the sixth' episode of The Mysrjery of 13," the latest Gazette, and a clever comedy, "Ask Father." THE EVANS-GANGE SEASON. Amy IJvans, the Welsln soprano, and Fraser Gauge, a Scotch basso cantante, "who are touring the Donijnion under the direction of Chappell and Co., the widely-known musical house of London, will commence their Wellington season in the Town Hall to-morrow evening According to the comment of the Auckland Press, both of these artists come in the zenith of their fame, and easily sustained the reputation claimed for tTiem. ( Miss Evans is said to have an unusually, beautiful soprano voice. Fraser Gangs is tho possessor of a remarkably powers ful voice of great culture. The box plans for-the season are now on view at the Bristol. The day sales are at Ned Perry's, Manners Street. THE ENGLISH PIERROTS. On Saturday night tho English Pierrots again delighted a numerous audience at the Concert Chamber. The new programme loses nothing by comparison , with those that h-avo gone before, and this was fully manifested by the many insistent recalls. This applied especially to Mr. Roy Cooke for his singing of "Nita Gitana" and to . Miss M'Leod for her piano solo, "Automne"; although this must not be interpreted to mean that all the enthusiasm was confined to those particular performers. Tho naturo of the Pierrots' shiow is such that success is necessarily dependent on tho almost uniformly good work of the whole team. How good this work is, individually and collectively, may be judged from the fact that it can truthfully be said that for the whole two hours there was not a single dull moi^ent. Mr. J. C. Whitfield, stage manager for J. C. Williamson, Ltd., states that the ,tour of "The Sleeping Beauty" pantomime has been the most successful on record. Business was phenomenal everywhere, and the show has been generally conceded to bo one of the most delightful ever sent to New Zealand.