ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9788, 11 October 1917, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE ENGLISH PIERROTS. This popular baud of mevryrnakers< are to appear for a short farewell sea-* son, commencing at the Grand Operai House on Saturday evening next. Tiiei length of the season will depend upon the present bookings of the Opera House, lueiug fulfilled, but in any case tnq Pierrots will play up to and including; Wednesday evening next. The pro-) gramma tor tuen evening will be well; selected and request items wni bo* given wherever possible. The company; will be the same as formerly, inciud-l ing Misses Elsa Langley, Billie Wil-t son, Hinrley Cooke, Messrs W. P. Tur-( oxer, Charles Lawrence, Leslie Austin,. (David Lyle, Roy Cook, and Louis Mitchell. Ail these artists are well amS favourably known here and should en- 1 , joy highly enthusiastic receptions. The;' box plan will open at the Bristol tomorrow morning. HIS MAJESTY'S. A bright and diversified programme by Fuller’s Vaudeville Company drew another crowded attendance to Hit Majesty's Theatre last evening. Among the most notable items are the songs by Mr Malcolm MoEncliern, the gifted “basso profundo.” the comedy act by James and Selma, and the musical revue “Safety First" by the Paul Stanhope Company- There will be a repetition this evening. The Countess of Liverpool and suite; were amongst the audience at last) night’s performance. “LB BAL MASQUE PARISIEN." By the courtesy of the Camp Commandant (Colonel Potter) the Trentham Band Orches'.'ra will provide the music at the masquerade ball and 1 poster pageant to be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday, October 24th. The daily papere are offering special trophies for the best neuters and fancy costumes. Tickets are now available at the drapery establishments, tube assistants of which are working hard to make the function a groat success. The proceeds aro to be devoted to the Citizens’ Christmas Gift Fund. The box plan for epactators will be open shortly at tho Bristol. HVBRTioDT’S THEATRE. “Wolf Lowry," the star feature‘of the programme now screening at Everybody’s, tells tho. story ot a ranchman find a sort of king of the wild. desert country. Ho portrays a strong grim silent man quick on the trigger, terrible in hia wrath, and bitter to hie enemies. His anger rises when ho hears that some ono ha« dared to take up a claim in the valley. He ly sets off to drive the intruderv:o«t; The settlor turns out to be quite the prettiest girl he ever swa and a’Warm friendship strikes up between the ; two. Lowry begins to realise the fine influence tho girl has on his life. -Margery Wilson as Mary Davis makes her appearance as leading woman for W. S. Hart in this play- On Saturday Ann Murdock and Shirley Mason will bs seen in the “Seven Deadly Sins.’’ EMPRESS THEATRE. A play which has been praised by a great critic as containing enough material of human emotion for the construction of three modern dramas is found in “The Iron Ring,” the powerful World film drama now being, screened at tho Empress- Edward 'Langford, who made such a hit when acting with Clara Kimball Young in '‘The Dark Silence’’ is tho leading man in the production. He portrays a young husband whose opportunity of business success leads him to ,negleot hi s wife. The setting is lavish jn the extreme, and the scenes of New York life are splendid. Chapter’l3 of "The Iron OlaW" entitled "The Hidden. Face" is also on the programme. KING’S THEATRE. . , Caught overnight in a storm and compelled to stay with a Handsome scoundrel, Cynthia Starr (Bella Bruce), the heroine of "A Son of the Hills," the star feature now screening at the King’s, has no course open but to agree to his proposal of marriage. But she eoon bitterly learns the gravity of her mis-' take. Antonio Moreno, the star of the “Island of Regeneration," is the leading man in this production, and acts. with much skill and vigour. The story, abounds with dramatic situations ■ ana > tho setting and photography are up to the usual high standard of the Greater Vitagraph Company. - J “- CROWN ’THEATRE. : ' Tho Crown Theatre was packed to the doors last night, when Antonio Moreno, in “A Son of the Hills,’’ was screened.Tho story fs B . fine ono with many striking situations. Tho hero is a young: man, bred in a country town, in. the pure bracing atmosphere of hills. Dreams of success in a wider sphere draw him to the city, where for five years he labours patiently and well. Returning at last to his native place, he feels impelled to do all ho can for his fellow- ■ townsmen. He keeps his identity secret, and makes a number of inquiries. Sadly enough after all his endeavours ho finds that the girl he, has ever: dreamed of has been trapped into marriage and cnnilot be his. Belle Bruce plays very effectively the role of the lost sweetheart, her daintiness providing an excellent foil for Moreno’s virility. Tho supporting items include the Pntho Gazette and a beautiful scenic.