ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 34, 4 November 1920, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

KING'S THEATRE, To-night is the final soreeninjj of ; highly diverting programme at this popu lar house of entertainment. Consmnc Talmadge. is at her 'beat as "A Yirtuou : Vamp." The supporting films are wel varied. Mr. Charles lloom is this week' vocalist, and King's Orchestra mnintmi ' thjsir reputation ns "the finest in Wei ling-ton. .At the head of to-morrov nighf s oomplete change is "Big" Mitchel Lewis, of "The Barrier" fame, in hi latest suocees, "Nine-tenths of the Law,' a gripping drama with a big ' theme motherhood. The star is supported b; the phenomenal wonder child ■' of thi screen, little "Breezy" Reevw. There i a comedy special, and Mr. Georgia Childa the eminent basso, is the new vocalist The box plan is at the Bristol. Reserve, may be-booked by ringing telephone 23- ■ £12. ' EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. To-night- tiie thrilling feature "A G«n tleman's Agijaement," starring Nell Ship mem, will be finally screened. The stor.i Is written round a peculiar custom exist ing in the Canadian North-Wfst, 11 which o rescued mail becomes tlv bone slave of the rescuer. Commencing toj morrow, a complete change of programmt will be presented, when the star featurt will be the clevor and original newspaper detective drama, "Deadline at Elevwi, 'starring beautiful Oorinne Griffiths Th< etory, filmed in a newspaper office, dealt with a newspaper, and emanated from i reporter. In it. Corinne Griffith, as tho : heroine, -unravels a murder mystery, ami the murderer's "deadline at 11 p.m. forms a thrilling episode in a striking 6tory. KeSsrves may be booked by ringing telephone 50. . EMPRESS THEATRE."His Father's Wife" will 'be finally • icreened at the Empress Theatrci to- ■ • night. The picture tells a very human story guaranteed to entertain nil classes, end is presented in attractive manner. Juno' Elvidge is the star. Commencing to-morrow, in addition to "Th<e Shadow of Lightning Ridge," the first ejiiscde of the t&rilling now serial, "Smashing Barriere," featuring tho popular stars William Duncan antf Edith Johnson, will bo • screened. Produced by th* Premier serial producers, Albert E. Smith and Cyrus j. Brady, it is in'fifteen, episodes; one of which will be 6hown each week. In 1 this inwest of all serials. Bill .Duncan who has a reputation for spurning doubles in hairbreadth tricks, is said to excel his reputation. . "THE SHADOW OP LIGHTNING RIDGE." ! ' "Snowy" Balder, who plays the heroic highwayman In E. J. Carroll's seven-reol : Tomance, which is to be screonoil (it tho Empress Theatre - continuously tar ow wcok, commencing at 11 am. to-morrow, is one of the finest alPrnund amateur athletes in the world, having wpresentod and won honours for Australia in tho i Olympic, Games.' For seven years he was . 1 a member of the -Now South Wales Lancers and captain of the University fonf- ' tall team. Ho was'a successful competi•tor in military touroamonts fit tho (<arTafijh- (Ireland), Aldorshot* nrid Olyrnpiu (Eneland-), and also in France and Hoiland. In "The Shadow of Lightning Ridge" he is given giaat opportunities for the display of danng horsemanship. Assisting Mr. Baker in thiw pi-oduction are Miss Brownie Vernon. Miss Bmonw Vere, Mr. Wilfred Lucas,' and a full company of Australian artists. 'The Shadow of Lightning Ridge" is .claimod to i'cli|ifo Any previous piohire of its type- iho first episode of "Smashing* Bamors," a serial with a big reputation abroad, will also be shown. "TILLY OF BLOOMSBTJRY." After a very successful season here, - "Tilly of Bloomsbury" will be presented at the Opera House for the last timo to-night. The play is taken from lan Hay's "Happy-Go-Lucky," arid represents one of the best .'pieces of this well-known . ' author's work. The clever and bright humour nevor fails to delight the audience, and' tho dialogue is splendid The effectiveness of the play is added _to_by the bright -acting, particularly of Mr. Frank Freeman, Mr. George Blunt and Miss Dorothy Manderville. The Wellington season will oloso to-night. CARTER THE GREAT. Considerable interest is being taken in the latest J. C. Williamson attraction, Carter the Great, who commences a Mason at the Grand Opera House on Saturday evening During .the last seven years Carter has travelled over 250,000 miles, nnd ho is now on the-final tour of the world. Although he is gmto a young man, be has been Sppoanng lw-for-t alidiences in overy part of the globe for tho Inst twenty-eight years. He, speaks twelve languages, and in tho course of his travels has bad many experiences. One of.thow.wns his visit to Afghanistan, where lio was ordered to give special performances for the Ameer s family in Kabul. Before tho ladies of tha barem could attend, a purdah box with a net veil across was built, so that tho ladies could soe bnt remain unseen. To reach Kabul ho was obliged to go through tho famous Khybcr Pass where tho English Government pays tho bandits to refrain from firing-on travellers three tfays a week, Monday, Wednesday, and , Saturday. .Needless to say olio of these days were selected to .pass both waya. Thi) huge lion which Carter uses in the • "Linn's Bride" was the proporty of ex- ' King Emanuel of Portugal, and it was during Carter's visit to thai country that the monarch was deposed and aIL .his. effects sold. The season is limited to <en nights, and the box plans for the hrst six nights and tho one matinee, open this morning at the Bristol. Care of. Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves. With the object of inculcating in the minds of the rising generation the reverent recognition due to the last resting place of our soldiers, the W.N.RGirls' Club approached the Wellington Headmasters' Association seeking its cooperation in securing the assistance of school children in tho care of the 6ol- * diers' graves at Karori. A ready and enthusiastic response ' was conveyed to the girls' committee by Mr. Foster (representing / tho Headmasters' Association), and a list of dates was immediately drawn up allotting ono Saturday in i ■ the year to each of the city and £uls urban schools. A number of senior pupils are selected—girls to do the sorting and arranging of flowers, and boys to do the clearing up, carrying watering cans, etc. Clyde Quay School was first on the list, followed by Brooklyn, then Mount Cook, while last Saturday the work wag done by Newtown School. The children are accompanied by ft teacher, and the work is carried out under the supervision of members of the .' W.N.R. Girls' Club. The generous response of tho children has rj-eatly relieved. the difficulty of obtaining sufficient flowers eacli> week, and the mein--5 ,bers of the Girls' Club feel very grate- " ful to them indeed. The abundando of flowers provided by each school <o date , has been beyond expectation, and the children have been congratulated on the splendid enthusiasm shown in this work.' It ia hoped that' all private and ' secondary schools, in addition to the public ones, will co-operate irf the work by undertaking one Saturday in each y»r. . Orphanage Bazaar, The bazaar of St. Joseph's Orphanage has now been running seven nights,.and ' each night the attendance has been large. Last night an excellent programme was presented, and very much appreciated. Dancing items, by Mias Barbara Putnam's large troupe of specially trained young ladies jvere performed most creditably. The side-shows proved an at- ' traction for the men, -whilst the tea kiosk did a brisk business. The stall- "■ holders report good sales, whilst tickets for the raffles of tho beautiful works of art aro eagerly sought after. A largo number of raffles were drawn last night, St. Mary's Convent orchestra enlivened the proceedings with excellent music. Tonight a fresh programme will be preoent- ■ ed and more raffles will be drawn.