ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 229, 22 June 1921, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. "Dead Men Tell No Tales,’’ a VliaKraph film, is shown at. Everybody’s Theatre this week. The burning of a passenger ship at sea. to hide the theft of golden treasure aboard, ending in the destruction of the vessel by nn explosion, provides many thrills. The supporting programme contains a Rolin comedy, "Grab the Ghost,” a Patho Gazette, and Post Nature scenic. KING’S THEATRE. "Dinty,” a picture of exceptional merit, is screened at the King’s Theatre this week. The lead is played by Wesley Barry, better known as 'Treckies,” and he adds to his success by a fine performance ns the little Irish boy, who has to fight hard in the streets of San Francisco, in order to keep his mother by selling papers. The vocalist is Mr. Vai Jones, baritone, and the King’s Grand Orchestra renders suitable music. There are good supporting pictures EMPRESS THEATRE. "The Deadlier Sex,” with Blanche flweet in the lead, is screened at the Empress Theatre. The story revolves about a modern girl, who kidnaps her money-grabbing business enemy, and takes him to the woods, where the hundred thousand dollars he has in his pocket is of little avail. The star is given excellent support by Mahlon Hamilton, who was popular in "Daddy Long Legs.. The supporting programme includes Episode 5 of "The Silent Avenger,” some interesting kinograins, and the latest Gazette.

QUEEN’S THEATRE.

Commencing at the Queen’s Theatre on Friday, one of the greatest of all Charles Dickens's works, "Bleak House,” which commanded double the number of readers that enjoyed "David Copperfield, will be screened. "Bleak House,” over which thousands have laughed, and cried, has now been adapted to motion pictures to be projected on the silver screen for all those thousands to see and feel in a more realistic manner. The screen production, which is eaid to be in every detail the work of genius, is stated to contain the complete triumphs of real entertainment, besng dramatic, humorous, pathetic, tragic, and human. There is one greet point deserving emphasis, and in itself sufficient guarantee of th© excellence of the film version of "Bleak House.” The laurels of authorship undoubtedly go to Charles Dickens, for the very simple reason that hardly anyone has ever been able to equal him in ability or approach the high standard of his works. In the play the brilliant dramatic star, Miss Constance Collier, in ths part of Lady Dcdlock, heads a largo and famous cast.

"50,000 MILES WITH THE PRINCE." A wonderful record of never-to-be-fot-gotton incidents is the official film of the Prince's tour. It has been shown to great houses in the Town Hall since it opened its season here last week. The hall was packed to its utmost capacity yesterday afternoon, when tie speciallyarranged schools' matinees were continued, and, in the evening there was another large attendance, which gave the picture an enthusiastic reception. A part of the film that is always loudly applauded is that in which the future ruler of the British Empire is shown paying his respects to King Neptune, and undergoing with many of his subjects the ordeal of a lathering and a ducking. There will be no screening to-night, as the hall is otherwise engaged; but the season will be resumed to-morrow evening. The final matinee will be given on iSaturday, and the final night screening on Saturday also. The box plans are at the Bristol till 5 p.m. daily, and after ffiat hour at the Town Hall. ' DOROTHEA SPINNEY.

Miss Dorothea Spinney gave her second. and last recital in the Concert Chamber last night, and showed again that she is an artist of very great ability and sympathetic understanding. She held the close and appreciative attention of her audience for over two hours. Her programme for tho evening consisted of W. B. Yeats's "Hour Glass,” J. M. Barrio’s "Rosalind," and selections from "Much Ado About Nothing.” These gave her wide Tange for the display of her histrionic power, and she was successful at every point. "THE GEISHA.” A wide general interest is always manifested in the performances of tho Wellington Amateur Operatic- Society. The following is the cast of characters in "The Geisha," to bo performed at the Grand Opera House from August 11 to 18:—0 Mimosa San, Miss G. Helen Gard’ner; Juliette Diamant, Miss Kathleen Bennett; Nami, Mies Daisy Isaacs; O Kiku San, Miss M. Skill; 0 Hana San, Miss C. Rayward; 0 Kinkoto San, Miss Ailsa Newton; Komurasaki San, Miss Amy Ross; Miss Marie Worthington, Mies Thea Malcolm; Miss Ethel Hurst, Miss Kathleen Cracroft; Miss Mabel Grant, Miss Jessie O'Sullivan; Miss Louie Plumpton, Miss M. Curran; Molly Seamore, Miss Eileen Clifford; Reginald Fairfax. Mr. J. Eliott; Dick Cunningham, Mr. D. Hislop; Arthur Cuddy. Mr. L. Dewe, George Grimstone, Mr. Lionel Inch; Tommy Stanley, Miss I, Post; Cantain Katana, Mr. R. C. Moore; Wun Hi, Mr. Allan Fuller; Marquis Imari, Mr. K. E. Luke. THREE MODERN PLAYS. Mr. A. Stanley Warwick will present three one-act plays in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall to-morrow and Friday, at 8 p.m. The playa to be performed are "Tho Land of Heart’s Desire,” "Tho Bishop's Candlesticks,’ and a play for children, "The Rose and tho Wind." The box plan is now open,at the Bristol.

Mr. C. Fry, late touring manager with Notariello, haa been engaged to act in the same capacity with the Cherniavskys.