ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 41, 12 November 1920, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

KING'S THEATRE. Pleasing entertainment is offered in the new- programme at the King's Theatre it e j miDS - R Programme comprising photo-dramas orchestral ■ music, and operatic Tocal selections. The principal pic- ' ' .?/ ' 11^11 ? Shepherdess," features Anita Stewart and lovers of this popu- • lar player will find, her cast in a con- ■ B«nial role. Thia plot.deals with lifo in the Goldtjn West of America. This picture is said to be the best Anita Stewart has yet released from her own studios, per medium of the First National ■ Ex- . lubitors. Ample scope is given for- the exercise of her undoubted histrionic talents, and followers of this young actress , will it is stated, be pleased with this n«r latest suocess. Suitable accompaniments will be played by the King's Orchestra, and oporatic vocal items rendered by Miss Hylda Shannon. Tho plan is **t the Bristol, or after 5 o'clock telephone King's 22—212. '

.EMPRESS THEATRE. _ "Wild Primrose," fitarring Gladys -Leslie and' Richard Barthelmoss, is to be shown at tho Empress Theatre • to-day The stray is said to be free from doubtful situations, its principal charm being its simplicity,- added to -which- is the fact that every member of the cast seems to be in tho right place. Taken all through there is not a weak moment in the picture, which is expected to prove a popu- ' lar offering. "THE SHADOW OP LIGHTNING RIDGE" The E. J. Carroll , attraction, "The Shadow of Lightning Ridgo," which has had a particularly successful season at the Empress Theatre 'during- the past week,.' will be transferred to Everybody's ' Theatre to-day and wttl run there until Thursday next. A special advertisement giving details ns to prices, of ad-, mission and times of screening appears in another column. •.-■■. CARTER THE GREAT. . ■.The mysterious conjuror- and illusion, ist, Carter the' Great, is still attracting large crowds to the Opera House, where he is presenting a very diversified progJnm r me- T? lr - Cnrtcr has.', the'.assistance oi Aliss Rene Maxwell, in several of his illusions. The big scene- of the entertainment is the spectacular illusion "Tho Beautjr and tie Lion," in which a real lion takes part. The Wellington season will continue all this week, and on Saturday a special matinee will bo given, at which many tricks will be given specially for the children. "'■'.'"' ' ' QUEEN'S THEATRE' ' "The Terror" is the' title of the latest Tom Mix picture, which William Fox ■Is-to we-sent at the QueenV Theatre beginning to-day This, it is claimed, will p ™ ve ° ne of the most stirring pictures with the rugged West as its background, in which Tom Mix has,yet appeared.

"BING BOYS ON BROADWAY." • -The box plan's for 'the first six nights of The.Bing Boys on Broadway" will bo opened nt the Bristol on Tucsdny morning, and the Wellington.season will open on Thursday. . The • two acts and nine scenes, of this modern revue- take something over 100 people to, interpret them. Foremost is Miss Jennie Hartlev, nn English comedienne, who has succeeded In creatine a most unique. popularity hi. Sydney jjnd Melbourne. Then there,ls Mr. Phil Smith, a musical comedv name to_ conjure with, nlso Mr. Reginald KoK erts. Another newcomer of distinction is Miss Edith Drayson. The Auckland TteraJd" critic writes of the play thus: "Complaint is sometimes made by then-tre-goers that each new revue is built on the bones of previous ones, and that itis futile to hope for much novelty. This certainly cannot be said of 'Bin's Bovs on Broadway.' It is a brilliant prodfie Hon, an. inexhaustible storehouse :of mirth'and frolic, of dazzling scenes that delight the eye, and unexpected novelties that charm the mind. As a vehicle of'amusement it Is a masterpiece of its tind. So skilfully is the fabric*-woven,' with the merest thread of a plot showing up,, just here and there, that the audience is, hardly conscious, of .the rapidity with which its interest. is transported from scene to scent. Never does interest fla?, nor the desire for change obtrude. Change comes before it is exnected. The brains which built' the struo ture seemed to have ransacked the worldof art and the world of reality for thei> needs." Also nrnminent in "a long cast are: Herbert C. Walton. Harry Paulton, Sydney, Culver, Maptsrie'Dickinson. Gwen Burroughs. Gus Bluett. Mnie Baird, Beatrice Winban,. Gwen Ives;' and , many others. / '

: ADELAIDE VAN STAYEBEN. Th» return recital to bo irlveh nt tn* Town Hall on Tuesday evening is expected to prove even a greater success than previous ones. Miss Von' Stn"e:»n'f * mezzo-soprano voice is of sue 1 ' remaTkv "vble quality and power that she could not fail in, making,a deep impression ' upon her audience. Whether fiinrinsr an operatic aTia. an excerpt from oratorio • or a simple hallad. she has .the rift of divininjr the innermost meaning of both text and music; which doubtless accounts ♦or the enthusiastic appreciation of; hor performances accorded throußhout the l ' Dominion. The prpirramme.arranged for TiiAsdnv is of creat musical interest, and n-ill a'fford the many admirers of this ' creat artist, an opportunity of hoarine her in works widely differing from any she has previously touched in her Wellington recitals. '.".'•