ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2017, 26 March 1914, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. His Majesty's Theatre was well-filled last evening, whott the current vauctevillo programme met: with general approval. Perhaps the most humorous item in tlm lirst half of rite programme is that provided by two American comedians, Cunningham and Itose. Their cum is clean, wholesome, uiul very amusing. The main item «oa 'the second luiif of tho prafinvmmi) is a Western cowboy burlesque;, on titled "The Tcnd-srfijot's Troubles," . enacted b,y "Captain 'Brunswick and Co." Other performers are Valentine and Bell (wheeled humourists), Mitchell artd Lichttver (comedians), Millie ' Doris, and- Kitigsley and Graham. The biil will be presented again this evening.

: KING'S THEATRE. At tiro King's Theatre last evening a short scene depicting Mr. Scotland in his aeroplane was screened, The' film opens with- the machine ruuniug across' Athletic I'arls, and then iu a ilasli it is seen, to rise graeefuUy upiv4rds. After soaj'iijg lo a eonsiderahle height tlie niaetoue is seen ta turn and go slowly backwards, its progress in that direction hsivia'g beeu hindered by tlie wind. Later tlic machine is seen to tilt ft littts .•Mid then turn in the direction of Newtoiyn Park. Tl'ro fQI-lowing and concluding scene depicts the niudi'damas;cd aeroplano'hanging ht'lptesslv in the trees at Nowtowu Park. Thoagti short, tlio picture.- is qiiito a good one,' Other pictures included in the programme'are "An Hour Before Dawn" ('detective dr-ama), and Zus» the Bandmaster" {comic). _Tlio programme will bo repeiitcd this evening. THE EMPRESS THEATRE, ' A complete change of programme will be introatice-j at the.Empress Tlwatre caritiiuious pictTires to-day and to-night. At the top of the list is a stirring K'alem society "featitto" . drama. ""The Shado.v oi .Guilt,", in which a wealthy financier harasses a client for some money owiag to the former. The client is in 'financial difficulties, and the worry vf his position causes his d.eatli, Tlw Sinaneier's conscience pricks him, and to in alio amends Jte takes the fad mall's soil .uvto liis homo as liis secretary. Eamily complications lead the nre't! to alter lu's will in favour of the secretary, who shows how little ho deserved the legacy in a series of events which lead -up to a startling climax. Other' pictures includei--A .Western story, "Tcliderfaot's Jfoney"; "Canitto Tractio-n in the Belgian Army," "Tho Vapour Bath" (Mutual comedy); and "Billy's Birthday Present" eoir.edy),