ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3002, 13 February 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. There was a big attendance at His Majesty's Theatre- last evening, when a fresli bill was presented/ Among the audience were several members of the Shacklcton Expedition. Tho now bill is an attractive one. Tho Elmars are equilibrists of considerable ability. Tho man of tho party appears to possess extraordinary strength,, and' there is.no doubt as to his skill. Ho is assisted by a woman and a little girl, both of whom are excellent colleagues. The display of muscle development by the man is somewhat of a revelation. Merlyn, the world'* worst wizard," mado a very welcome reappearance. His wizardry is of the exceedingly simple order, and it has tho great and novel advantage that the wizard supplies the key to every trick. Tho supplying of the key is where the fun comes in. However, as some of the wizardry would pass muster but for tho exposure that provides the amusement, it makes one wonder what decree of difficulty attaches to tho work of tho*e who supply no key. New on tho bill aro Mason and Lo Cain, a sketch duo, whoso turn is rather entertaining. Also „„,.. 4-n H(* city p™ AVi-iifT-,1 an,-l T,-.,, v ley, who sing and chatter very pleasingly. Also on the first part of the bill is Miss Violet Trevenyon. Tho second portion of the programme is given over to the La Blanc Company, who produce ' a revue,- entitled "At the Exposition." Tho exposition, of course. i= the big San I Francisco affair, but that does not mat- [ tor, for tho revue rocks' nought of plot [or place. Tho company wheedle a lot of light fun out of very little.

THE KING'S. "Tho Law Docides," a splendid Vitagraph domestic problem play, is the ruling attraction at the King's Theatre, and is meeting ', with great success. Dorothy Kelly, Harry Morey, and last, but not least, littlo Bobby Connelly, have the leading roles in what is one of the most powerful film treatises on the divorce question seen for years. A ton trusting young wife, a reckless admirer (assisted by a scheming njother-in-law), and an indignant husband, form the eternal triangle round which tho story revolves, and there is a wonderful sequence of powerfully acted situations, which form a story engrossing all through, and 'lith the added merit of probability. There aro suitably selected surnnrts, including the newest film pictorial. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Charles Chaplin, masquerading as one of the gentry wlip do business- under the three-ball si»n. "The Pawnbroker" is causing mucli laughter at all sessions at Everybody's Theatre. Big. fierce, burly Erie Maxon and dainty Edna Purvianco provide the offset for the comical Charles, and most of the fun is provided by the latter's handling of "uncle's" customers. There is a first-class Triangle drama on the same programme, in which Prank Kecnan and Enid Markey provido a unique study of a girl who was reared as a boy, but defies her bluff old father and-secures skirts in spite of him.

-THE EMPRESS THEATRE. Kitty Gordon, the statuesque leading lady of the World Co., shows the audience some splendid gowns in the present headliner at the Empress, -which is entitled "As in a Looking Glass," being adapted from the well-known book of that name. Miss Gordon, who will/be remembered iff such past successes as "Her Maternal Right," has in this picture possibly the most powerful role she has played—that of an adventuress pursued by foreign diplomatic agents, whoso knowledge of her past enables them to use her as a society tool in' Washington. There is a dramatic denouement. The supporting features are well chosen.

QUEEN'S THEATRE. A charming "drama of the old world, yet one in which scenes of modern timeß find a place, is being screened this week at the Queen's Thatrc, Cuba Street. The picture showed commends itself to lovers of romantic drama as well as to tho host of admirers of Marguerite Clark, who plays tho leading character, in tho stylo which has won her so many admirers. The story, "Silks and Satins," is a peep into.-the court life of two hundred years ago, when dashing courtiers fought with the sword for their ladies, but it - is/really a modern story, told in fashion of that time. A young girl on tho eve of her marriage to a suitor, who is distasteful to her, finds the dairy of an ancestor who was married under similar circumstances. After reading the dairy of tragic events in the life' of her ancestor eho turns to the man who really loves her, and against the wishes of her people. The picture is produced on an elaborate scale, and no room is left for complaint in the acting and the dressing of the characters. \The supporting films are varied and good.