ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 80, 29 December 1920, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

■• —: —4 —i— j "THE DUKB OF.kILLIECEANKIE." A bright, agreeable comedy is "The Duke of Killiccrankie," in which Miss Marie Tempest and Mr. Graham Browne . appear nightly at the Grand Opera - House. Tho plot is yory simple, but tho dialogue is smart and witty, and never for a moment descends to dullness. Miss Tempest's part is that of a vivacious but very sophisticated widow with a reputation to protect. Mr. Graham Browne is .Mr. Henry Pitt WclLy, M.P., a harmless, amusing creature,,in whom a few moments of anything approaching profound . reflection ' would seem liable to light the Are of a consuming brain fever. Miss Tempest and Mr. Browne provide most of tho fun, while a few light 'touches of-sentiment nro introduced by Miss Dorothy Hamilton, as Lady Henrietta Addison, and Mr. Frank Harvey as the Duke. To-morrow and on Friday night the comedy-drama "Cousin Kate" will bo staged. ' In "Cousin Kate" • 'both Miss Tempest and Mr, Browne receive great opportunities for the display of the genius which they possess, and 'which lifts made'their name 3 household namen ' throughout England. The plot is intensely interesting and the comedy / .scenes are such that one cannot belp laughing heartily. Owing to tho brov- -' ity of tho season only two evening representations. Van be given of "Cousin Kate," and on Saturday night Vill be revived that exquisito comedy of romance and love, "The Marriage of Kitty." A special matinee performance of "Cousin Kate" will be produced on Saturday «/• ternoon. The plans for the entire season will be on view at the Grand Opera House from half-past 0 o'clock. KING'S THEATRE. Variety is the outstanding feature of the current programme at the King's Theatre. At the- bead cf attractions is ' 'The Sporting Duchess," an intensely interesting phpto-play, with Alice Joy" in the leading part. The supporting pictures comprise a Vitngrnph comedy and . a topical budget of the latest events in Europe. There will be a special holiday matinee at 2.30. ? EVERYBODY'S THEATRE, "Mints of Hell," featuring William Desmond, is the. big film at Everybody s \ Theatre for the current week.. It is an interesting story of the frozen upr.th, "Mints of Hell" and its supporting pro- ' gramme will be shown again to-mglit nn(l - for the remainder of the week. empresTtheatre; "The Little Boss" continues to attract ' large attendances at the Empress Theatre.' The picturo gives an idea oftiie . -rigours of life in the North-West; of Cannda, and the unwritten law of the mining and lumber camps, "the survival o, the' fittest." The supporting programme ii a very attractive one. QUEEN r S~THEATRE. ' The feature of N the programme at the Queen's iTheatre is "Should a husband Forgive?" a William Fox special. "Should a. Husband Forgive?" may be described ns a problem play ■ cast along Sof melodrama. The overworked word "thrilling" seems to belong here. The picture is gripping, tense buo nevu morbid. It maks an almost universal *appeal because of its many angles, lne 5i cast includes Miriam. Cooper, , mL James K. -Hackelt, ;Martha Mansfield and James A. Marcus. Mr. Mnic, assisted- R. A. Walsh in. the direo, ton of'the picture. The mammoth racng and boxing scones are the latest word ' in screen art. Good supports are sho^n. THE DIGGERS' DAY. ' The conditions under- which the New .' Zealand soldiers worked dur- :: ' ing the great war has still a-strong aupeal to the public, and the movingpictures which are being shown at the Town Hall give an excellent idea of what the "boys" went through. An excellent selection of picturos has been made, the offerings covering'camp life in England and France, and the historic crossing ot tho German' frontier by the New /.ealaud Division. The athletic- activities of the soldiers was also given a fair share of prominence, and the-- n"™es figure prominently in' a section of the film. - Some remarkably good views of Paris and Southern France are. also shown. The pictures will be screened again to-night and on Thursday and Fridnj. •'•''■ . '