ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 23, 22 October 1920, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

KING'S THEATKE. Clara Kimball Young, heading her own company, will appear at the King's Thf-atre -to-night in her latest feature, "Cheating Cheaters.'' This subject is sai.l to be one of the moet elaborate and unusual in which the talented, star has appeared. "'Cheating Cheaters" ran lor a. season on Broadway and attracted thousands to tho theatre. It in in the iif.lure of a melodramatic farce, although its actual character is not revealed till the finale For the most part the action embracco the daring intrigue of two bands of crooks, each operating on the principal that tho other is a family of great wealth and easy to Swindle. The supporting items include fgmedy, scenic, and latest • Gazette. The 'King's Orohestra will play selections from "The Fortune Teller" as an cntr-acte. There will be a full orchestral matinee to-mor-row. "THE END OF THE ROAD." Commencing to-day, the Public Health Films present, for the iirat public exhibition in Wellington, the propaganda picture, "The End of tho Boad." Tho photo-play is one which tells young people what 'their parents should teach them, out seldom do. In the prologue, tho childhood' of two of the main.characters, Mary Lee (Clair© Adams) and Vera Wagner, is briefly reviewed. Mary is simply and lovingly instructed or a wise mother, while Vora, whose childish questionings are repressed, is ultimately disillusioned in a sordid manner. Vera's mother holds np to her daughtor mercenary standards, and l sends her to a departmental etore in New York to find a man with money She meets him, he robs her of her. innocence, leaves her wretched, -unmarried, and, worst of all, in the grip of a fearful disease. The action of the stoiy moves through hospital war is, wrecked homes, haunts 01 go-called gaiety and pleasure, and the horror of the battlefields, fa a. happy close. In view of the _ fact that the Government Censor's certificate is issued for tho segregation of audiences, the management have arranged for the film to bo' shown/at the Empress Theatre for "ladies Only" and-at Everybody s lhentre for "Men Only," during all fssiow. Persons under 18 are not admitted to the screening, unless aocompanied by parent.

"TILLY OF BLOOMSBURY." ' The story of how Inn Hay's, highly mioceEStul play "Tilly of Bloomsbury came to be written is a very elm rain one, The novel, "Happy-go-Liicky, on which the play is basdd, was written years ago when lan Hay had not the slightest idea of becoming a _ playwiighh Two school girls m a small private school, .enthusiastic admirers of the knot, deeded that the story Id make a good i/lav They spent the whole > of the lolsure of • one term in panning !t as a {our-aot play. They wrote the play. Mid produced it as a highly ,~f« rnd-of-term entertainment lor their school-fellows. Shortly afterwards laii Hi.v, through his publishers, receiteda obarmingly apologetic note irom- the t*o youthful enthusiasts, who hoped he wotilrf i,ol he annoyed nt the liberties taken with "Happy-go-Lucky," and enclosed a. typewritten copy of the pla?. would, they hoped, "amuse him. It did-more than amueo him, for it gave him the idea which resulted in hiei own dramatisod version Blooinsthurt " The girls were flattered to rcS a letter asking if lau Hay m ith himsolf make usd of their idea, and n i* a faot that some situations in the play are thise ortpftnally devised by the girls for their school performance. Meanwhile, the play goos from one -morass to another It has pawed lts -JWfn nfrfonnance in London. .This eynchroSs with the first production m New York, wliero Mr, lan .Hay vised the production, with an all-British "Tilly" is being teansktcd into Trencn, and a dor.en film conccrns. ineliding British, and American, are comXif to secure the tanemato ? aph Sts "Tilly of Bloomsbury" will £e 'presented at the Grand Opera House by J. C. Williamson's new English Comedy (Virimiiy,- commencing on luesday next. IV box plans open fhi S morning at the Bristol.

LOWELL THOMAS The deiigMful''T ra Tß]og M 'J r Prc|D^d at th« Opera House by Mr. Jewell. Thonas, «W well-known ]oumM. and war Snse tat »s*>6™ KracTwC"™ S™ h ? x srssrs"sa.ssfiS'5..»" ill !>• • ■»"•« J"""?:

■ QUEEN'S^THEATfIE. Ali tho elements that go s?]"* * first-class Western frt ha seen in Forbidden i.ro.iis, which Buck Jone* the new BDnsahon o the screen, will he at SCfWSS { " a "S as,tJ Btt his 'taring; and J "Vta T lid tV outdo his .previous work in n most convincing manner Through the .forr thore runs a delightful romaniß. teV is cast as Taylor owner oMhe Arrow Ranch, near tho townj>f -Uawes Affpr havinc been elected eheriu of town he is k®pt. from' tho office *7 » corni'pt political ring headed .one Cwragton "The Devil's is a thrilling William Fox drama of theatrical life in which Gladys Brockwell wins new laurels as a girl brought up on the plains of Montana who goes to Mew citv of. her dreams, and wages a terrific fight against the temptations of a big city

CONCERT AT TOWN HALL. , A most acceptable concert was given in the Concert. Chamber of the Town Hall last evening in aid of the funds of at. Joseph's Orphanage; The entertainment was generously patronised and a talented coterie of vocalists and instrumentalists •were associated in the production of the pi-onrauime. \As an opening number Messrs.'G. and H. Shepherd contributed a pianoforte duet, "Tarantelle (RubenBtein), and following this Miss Teresa M'Enroe captivated the audience with a vocal item. "Theme With Variations (Prochj. Miss Mabel Esquilant and Miss llilceii Olifioi'd wfre also heard to advantage in pleasing numbers. Others who contributed to the programme were Messrs. A. Balcombe-Brown, 1. b. Morgan, E. Clifford, V. Welch,- and S. Clifford. The accompanist was Mr. Harold Whittle. '

Master John Wattore (treble) is .to Smith Island as vocal soloist with the Wellington Watcrsiders 1 Band.