AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15464, 17 December 1915, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

THK CHILDREN'S PANTOMIME

Judged Dy tr.o tinai rehearsal winch tool: i»iacc yoiiorclav, "lne "looping licauty should nui»«: a greater s>kccm ii.cn than iias ••['nvi.is and tbo 1 -aimV' last year. A. .1. -Ue-i----zies and M.- Vn . •>. Wmicnop have been hard at work lor sonic time past, witn the roult that some SCO cliiuiiou have been carefully trained lor the procturtion. InrUiuoil in the caste «>i characters are .Misses Ida Wilbiaham. Irene Duncan, and Possy Hollander, all ot whom have pretty vocal numbers. Courtiers. jes£ei>, solcliei-. and gipsies., {ill elaborately ;md artistically costumed, figure 1:1 the production, and special scenery has l>ecn secured. Particular inteicsi centies round the dancing, which includes an interpretation * of .McDowell's beautiful sea-piece. *'A Wandering Iceberg," danced by Mis>s Ruby Wilding, and a ballet ol' the season-', in which lot) little girls takepa.it. Mastor J<ouis Bennett will be the Prince. Mister !><>y Archbold the King. Misses Flossie. Goodwin and Polly Hollander the Princesses, and two diminutive comediennes. Misses Kathleen Brewing and Iris Donovan, will appear as Puppet and Poppet. Topical numbers wiil be given bv the. ">t Albans Recruits." A fine orchestra is giving its services, the production being in aid of tho Canterbury Patriotic Fund. The box plan is at Milncr and Thompson's, and the day sales are at the Toy Cave. The performance starts at 7.40 p.m. QUEEN'S THEATRE. Ihe new programme otiown for the first, time yesterday at tile Queen's Theatre has two stars—a drama and a comedy. The drama is a two-reel picture by the Reliance Co., called '"ihe Little number Jack," and was filmed in a lumber camp hity miles north of San Bernardino. 'Ihe company included the juvenile players Paui \tillis and Mildred Harris, Bert Hadlcy. Mrs Harris, Dark Cloud, and others. An imcresting fact in connexion with the filming of this picture is that Mildred Harris, who plays Mildred Edgar, the little hetoine, was really lost. She, with the other principals, had taken instructions for woodcraft from Dark Cloud, anil during a pause in making the production, she wandered away into the woods, thinking she had blazed her trail. Her amateur efforts were not a success, but she was eventually trucked by Dark Cloud. The .scenic effects right through the picture are very fine. The comedy is a two-reel Keystone production, "'A Pascal's "Wolfish Way," and is a clover burlesque on the "crook" story. The chief crook attends a reception, where lie steals a valuable necklace. An uproar results, and there is one of tho wildest chases yet seen in pictures—a railway tr.-vn. n hand car, an airship, and an automobile, are impressed into service. The chase fecenos aro remarkably well put on. The other pictures arc "Whitby" (Gimmont s'-enie). and the latest 'Pathe Gazette." The same vucturcs will be shown at all sessions to-day. GRAND THEATRE. "The Rajah's Tunic," the title of a clcvcrly-com> true tea two-reel drama by the Essanay Company, headed tho new piogrammo snown at the (irand Theatre yesterday. The play is adapted iiom'tho stoiy by Henry C. Rowland. The picture i» pleasantly free from .supeilluous .scenes, and there are several surprises in the plot. The photography and staging are both in tho usual Essanay style, and leave little to be desired. The company is fortunate in its choice of the principal artists, Sydney Ainsworth as Dalrymple, and Miss Nell Ciaig as Dominica, being east for parts which eminently suit their personalities. Dominica, an adventuress, meets Jell, a notorious cracksman, and they plan to steal Irnm Dalrymple, a sculptor, "The Rajah's Tunic, !> said to bo wortii an enormous sum. Dominica' seeks employment as a model to the sculptor, and learning where the tunic is hidden, lets Jeff into the studio while the sculptor is supposed to he away. How the thieves are frustrated is shown very dramatically. "A Lie that Became the Truth," an excellent drama. "A Trip to the Pyramids" (scenic), "Fable of the Sure Cure" (A Georgo A fin satire), "Boot; not 'Arf (comic), "Warwick Chronicle," and "Salisbury's Wild Life of America," were tho other items on a varied and interesting programme. The- same mcturos will bo shown tD-day and to-night. H7S The emotional drama, "No Greater Love," was again a popular Feature of the programme at His Majesty's Theatre last night. Other films included a laughabV' one-act comedy featuring Anita Stewart and Earle Williams, and tho latest European Gazette completes tho list. There will be a matinee tomorrow. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The. current programme was repeated at Everybody's Theatre yesterday, before large attendances of patrons. The star drama. "God's Witness." was followed with keen interest, and the comedy. 'Only a Messenger Boy," produced hearty laughter. The same films will be screened to-day. GLOBE PICTURES. "The Elusive Treasure- Box." heing the twelfth episode jit the "Million Dollar Mystery" terial, and the supporting films on the current programme, attracted lame crowds of patrons at the Globe Theatre yesterday. The same programme will be presented to-day. SYDENHAM PICTURES. Large holiday audiences were present at the matinee and evening performances in th 0 Sydenham Theatre yesterday. A new programme was R-reened. the principal picture being "God's Witness." It is a thrilling and appealing story of a young girl's love and sacrifice for her family. The play is full of powerful scenes, some of which are most affecting. "Only a Messenger Boy" is a rollicking Keystone Voniedy, feature Fred Sterling, the well-known comedian. The "Gauraont Graphic'* and a fine scenic, "Tunis," are also in the programme.