ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3023, 9 March 1917, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

"WHY SMITH. LEFT HOME." "What Happened to Jones" was performed for tho last timo lust evening by tho Geo. AVilloughby Comedy Company. This evening tho company will revive Geo. Broadhurst's amusing farce, "Why Smith Left Home/' in winch Mr. Willoughby appeared so successfully here somo years ago. As in the case of ■its predecessor, tho fnreo will bo brightened by tho interpolation of a number of bright songs and dances, calculated to havo a freshening effect. Mr. Willoughby is underlined for tho part of Smith. On Saturday afternoon a &peci&l bargain matinee is anouiiced for 2.30, when "What Happened to Jones" will be repeated in its ontirety at bargain prices, to all parts. This will bo the- last opportunity of witnessing- this talcutod company in Broadhurst's screaming farco in this citj. THE' KhNG'S. To-night is to 1m tho final presentation 1 of "The Stronger Love." To-morrow the : . chief attraction will bo a Patho Gold Rooster play describing a .story of .un- _ known Central Africa. Mysteries crowd thick and fast upon tho hero in his journey among tho wild tribes, and tomanco is lent to tho story by tho discovery of a lovely white girl imprisoned I in one of tho temples. Valkvrien, the ■ Danish, beauty, who plays tho principal rolo, lays claim to faultless beauty of form, and tho picture is described as be- . mg full of dramatic surprises adorned by -wonderful photography. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Tho programnio at His Majesty's Theatre this week is drawing lnrgo houses,and this is caused mainly by tho efforts of Victor Princo and his company of comedians who present a very laiig'hablo farce in "Tho Beauty Shop." Tho farco ■ > 9 *<"' of humour, dancing and singing! The supporting artists include Phil Pcrciyal, Billy Mann, Early and Laight, Miss B. Alwyne (contralto), and Leonard s dogs. On Saturday afternoon tho programme will bo repented at matineo prices. . THE EMPRESS. Gail Kane, in tho splendid story of revolutionary Russia, "Tho Scarlet Oath," w.ill give -way to-morrow to another of tho World Film dramas in which Robert Warwick is tho star. This is entitled All Man," and pictures tho story of a youngor son who has to "get on or get out." It is described as a bright and snorkling modern version'of "The Rake's Progress," with, an undercurrent of traeedy culminating in a satisfying romance. There will be tho usual varied minor films. EVERYBODY'S. The final screenings of Douglas Pairbanks in "Reggio: Mixes In," take place to-day, and Billic Burke, in "Gloria's Romance No. 2," will not be screened after this evening. To-morrow H. B. Warner, the clover Triangle star, -will 'bo screened in an Indian mutiny story entitled ' The Beggar of Cawnpore." The production is said to bo remarkable for its historical accuracy, and its terrifying phases are offset by a oharmius love'storv. Tho pioture describes the fall of an army officer through his becoming a drug fiend. Billie Burke will be seen in the third ST 7 ., of Romance, entitled .Perilous Love." QUEEN'S THEATRE, The wonders of the frozen North will bo unfolded in a big feature film to be produced at the Queen's Theatre. The special attraction is the rescue of the Stefansson Arctic Expedition, which is described as a great educational and hisJ2 nc §l P lcture - The Karluk, in which the Stefansson party sailed, was caught m the Northern ice-pack, and tho party experienced terrible hardships, which are detailed in tho screen storv. The picture is said to graohicallv'portray 'each chapter of this great event in the world's history. Patrons are promised intimate views of; the great explorer and hispartv. iheir -winter camp, the vessels frozen in the ice, the sinking Karluk. and the snrvivors struggling across the ice. and ater the party's desolate camp, and the thrilling rescue. In addition to the btefansson rescue, the picture will showwonderful studies of the Arctic animals, hugoherds of monster walrus, polar bears, grizzly bears, Alaska and iborian deer, Tii and mnny nt,lcrs - Tho different Alaskan natives and their dailv life will be vividly portrayed.