ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 162, 5 April 1921, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

KING’S THEATRE. Georges Carpentier, as Henri d’Alour, has an excellent part in “The Wonder Man,” the special attraction at the King’s Theatre. D’Alour as a secret service man, whose adventures are of the most surprising order. Of course, ho meets the inevitable girl, but does not win her until he has been through a lively four-round fistic bout. In addition to the feature there are a number of attractive films, and Mr. Les Walton, elocutionist, contributes “A Soldier of Fortune” and selections from ’’The Sentimental Bloke.” EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. “The Turn of the Road,” which is drawing large attendances at Everybody s Theatre, is a story built upon the philosophy of right over wrong, and good over evil. The story is interpreted by an all-star cast. Other attractions, including a comedy, “She Needed a Doctor, 1 ore also shown. | EMPRESS THEATRE. i “The Gauntlet,” tho principal attrac- • tion at the Empress Theatre, is a stirring tale of the mountain country of Tennessee. Harry T. Morey play’s the part of the hero, a stranger to the back country who becomes particularly unwelcome to a band of moonshiners. There is trouble and excitement in plenty, 'but the story ends in the downfall of the lawless band. Included in the supports is another episode of the serial “The Invisible/'Ha nd,” a gazette, and a comedy. MARIE TEMPEST’S FAREWELL. Special interest centres in the reap-, pearanoe here of the great comedy actress Marie Tempest, and Mr. Graham Browne, who, together with ,their brilliant company, will commence a brief farewell season at the Grand Opera House tomorrow night, in Arnold Bennetts pbantastje comedy-drama, “The Great Adventure.” During her recent season Miss Tempest presented only two productions of this clever play, and on both occasions it attracted record houses. A critic recently sand: ‘‘Marie Tempests Jane Cannot is a masterpiece, from the cretonne skirt in the first act (where she makes Ham’s acquaintance) through the second act (where fihe doesn t want to ceddle her rejiutation, but there is no harm in keeping an e J° on into the third (where she pours out tea for the curates, who have tracked their supposed father to 'his sinful lair). She rises to every occasion, and it was not, surpusing that she received an enthusiastic recall at the termination of the piece.” "Graham Browne,” wrote the same critic, “as tho nervous, stuttering, posturing Ham Carve, with his topsy-turvy attitude to life is at his very best; in fact, we. have never previously enjoyed such a highly artistic characterisation, which must be ranked with, his greatest creations.” Only the one representation can be staged of “The Great Adventure, and on Thursday night the company will stage “The Marriage of Kitty.”. On Friday night “The Duke of KilliecrankV will be staged. On Saturday “Mrs. Dot” will be revived, and on Monday "Mary Goes First” will he presented. The season will close on Tuesday, and M eduesday with two special productions of M “Outcast," in which Miss Tempest ac’.hieva great triumph in Sydney recently, lhe plans are now open for the season at tho Bristol. ~ ; A. "SINBAD THE SAILOR.”, .Messrs. J. C. Williamson's “Sinbad the Sailor” Pantomime Company will appear in the Taranaki. Hawke’s Bay, and Wellington provincial centres as follows xWanganui, April 7 and 8; Stratford, April 9; Hawera, April 11;' Palmerston North, April 12 and 13; Dannevirke, April 14; Napier, April 15 and 16; Hastings, April 18 and 19; Masterton, April 20. The box plans will be opened in each town three days prior to the opening nights. A RENOWNED HUNTER. Among the passengers who arrived yesterday by the Ulimaroa, was Mr. Harry K. Eustace, F.Z.S., a world renowned wild animal hunter. Mr. Eustace is an Englishman, but has spent twenty-five years of his life in tho jungle wilds of Africa, and is now looked upon as possibly the greatest wild animal hunter of the present day. During the war, Mr. Eustace acted as chief scout and guide to the British forces in German East Africa, and the experience gained in this capacity, coupled with his long period of life in the jungle, makes him a most interesting personality. Mr. Eustace, who is accompanied by his wife and daughter, is making a lecturing tour of the Dominion, and accompanying his lecture is a film of 5000 feet depicting all the most wonderful jungle scones possible to film. Tho haunts of the elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, zebra, lion, and leopard, he has succeeding in’ filming many daring adventures, and hairbreadth escapes from death, which he narrates in graphic words, and the fascination and dangers of big game hunting he vividly portrays by speech and picture. Mr. Eustace will he directed in New Zealand by Pickford and Pettie Ltd., and the Wellington dates will be announced shortly.