ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 212, 2 June 1921, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE KING’S THEATRE. “Pleasure Seekers" is showing at the King’s Theatre this week. There are tense dramatic moments in the picture, in which the star's rare capability for handling emotional scenes shines, and there are relieving touches of bright eomody. Thomas Jenkins (tenor) has a pleasing voice, and, in all his numbera, ho receives well-merited applause. The King’s orchestra adds to a pleasant evening's entertainment. On Friday will be screened "The Notorious Mies Lisle,” one of the latest American productions. Critics consider it to he one of the finest film plays of the year. Miss Katherine M'Donald, the American beauty, will appear in the principal role.

EMPRESS THEATRE. "Robbery Ender Arms" is still attracting crowded houses to the Empress Theatre. It is a picturisation of Autralift’s best loved romance. The story is adapted for tho screen by Kenneth Brampton, and is vividly and faithfully portrayed in six powerful reels. The acenes are played in Terrible Hollow, Starlight’s hiding-place. The supporting items include episode two of tho new and popular serial, "The Silent Avenger," a scenic, and the latest Topical Gazette.

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. To-night will terminate the season of Sessue Hayakawa in "Li Ting Lang." Large audiences have attended all sessions throughout the week, which indicates that the feature was pleasing at all points. To-morrow’s change offers Alice Brady in the delightfully human picture, "Redhead,” Tho film adaptation was taken from a well-known novel, and is expected to be a winning feature fcr. the coming week A specially selected supporting programme is promised, “FINNIGAN.” "Finnigan," Mr. Vernon Spencer's vaudeville entertainment, was again presented at the Grand Opera House last night. Tho vaudeville entertainment in the first 'half is highly diverting. Blight and Ward present a club, sword and torchswinging act that is extremely clever F Eileen Spencar and John Henderson sing some entertaining ballads; and Beynon, a youth, plays the zylophone well. The "revue" portion of the programme is good, the work of the juvenile performers being excellent, and a capable orchestra enhances the pleasure of the whole entertainment. The performance will be repeated to-night, and a matinee is announced for Saturday afternoon.

“HUMPTY-DUMPTY” PANTOMIME. Of the J. C. Williamson "HumptyDumpty” pantomime, which is to commence at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday, June 8, the Sydney "Sun” writes as follows:—" 'Humpty-Dumpty’ is a fine show. Pantos are not what pantos were. A pantomime in 1921 is a revue and extravaganza. The show this year is quite gorgeous and characteristic. There is a rich feast of light, and no lack of excuse for laughter. Here is the shimmering blaze of colour that, waves and scintillates.. Here is, indeed, exactly what tho public seems to want. As principal boy, Miss Beatrice Allen develops unexpected qualities. She is breezy and pert and convincing. She has « certain dash and audacity; she 'gets over.’ The principal girl. Miss Marie Fan'chonetti, has a soft individual charm that wins for her a. definite success of personality. Miss Emmeline Orford is at her brightest and best, a very conscientious and stimulating artist. Mr. Albert le Frer is a dame of some subtlety who speaks English and the air clean about him. Mr. Edwin Brett makes gome friends. Miss Helen Temple is artistic and handsome as the Sorceress. The most emphatic individual success is made by the Lecardo Brothers, in a hugely-funny bakehouse tomfoolery, with a lot of amazingly fine gymnastic work in it, and fun enough to fill a ship. All sorts of other clever people in an unusual prodigality of riches. 'HumptyDumpty' is the’ best pantomime for a long time, past.” The box plans open at the Bristol on Monday, June 6.

ORGAN RECITAL The organ recital given by the City Organist (Mr. Bernard F. Page) in the Town Hall last evening was the first

given on other than a Saturday evening (Good Friday and Christmas excepted) for some years past, but the weather was such that one could not very well say' if the change is likely to augment the audiences. Last evening’s programme was pleasantly diversified in character. Mendelssohn’s’Sixth Sonata for the organ is a notably fine work not heard every day. It embodies a very impressive chorale with variations, a royal fugue, and a lovely andante movement. Tho lino crash and clamour of the fugue (which suffered in definition by the warring echoes of the big empty hall), made the cool beauty of the andante doubly welcome. The Sonata was followed by those two sketches of the Russian Moussorgsky (from his Sketch Book for the piano), "A Tear” and ".Meditation,” both eerily melodious in that air of melancholy so frequently to be found in Russian music. Debussy was represented by two entrancing preludes from his "La Dame Eluo” and "L’enfant Prodiguo,” both of which involve a fancy as delicate as Barrie’s in literature. Jovian thunder and the sweetest of woodland echoes are to bo found in startling contrasts in Faulke’s “Rhapsodic (' O Filii et Filae"), a number involving some delicacy in pedalling. The second part consisted of Cesar Franck’s “Pastorale, s number of much mystical charm, and the same composer’s "Fantasia in A. The next recital will be given on Wednesday ’riext. CA LE DON IWN CON CERT.

The Wellington Calwlonian Society's concert given :n the Concert Chamber lost evening in aid of the bazaar fund was a distinct success. Songs were sung by Mesdames Paterson anil Monknmn Dempster, Tudor Davis, L. .1. Loftus, and T. Jenkins; recitations were given by Messrs. W. M’Keon and \\. Perry; Miss Rabe played a violin solo, and Miss Lee gave the monologue "Little "Wise Son." The .society’s orchestra—a promising body—played two selections, and the Caledonian Pipers stirred the blood with their martial selections. Perhaps the most popular items of the evening was the Highland fling, danced bv Misses Babs Coy. Phyllis M'Millan, and Evelyn 'Wright, a sheantruibhas, most, gracefully stepped, by Elsie Burns, and a spirited sword dance. NEURALGIA. It is impossible to have thin blood and strong nerves. The nerves qzpend ,in tho blood for niirishnrent and u the blood is thin nervous trouble is certain to follow in lime. Sometimes starvation of the nerves ieriil(s in neuritis. Sometimes there is a nervous breakdown accompanied by nervou= headache mid indigestion. When neuritis is the result of weak blood, victims of the disease are almost certain to obtain relief by a treatment with a non-alcoholic tonic to tone up the blood- , ~ . „„„ To build up the blood there is one remedy which during a generation has remained unsurpassed, and that is Dr. Williams’ Pin.k Pills. They tone up (he entire system, make the blood non and red. strengthen the nerves mcreme the appetite, nut colour in the cheeks and Ups and drive away that unnatural fired reeling. Plenty of sunlight good wholesome food and fresh air will do the rest. Sold bv all chemists and storekeepers at 3s. per box—Advt.

In connection with the Empire Day patriotic service, which is to 'be held in the Town Hall on Sunday next, the returned soldiers in Wellington are requested to parade at their club rooms at • 15 n.m. and march to the Town Hall, headed 'by the band of the Wellington Patriotic Society.