ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3034, 22 March 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. "Tho House of Glass," the drama which is being presented by. tho Williamsoil Company, led by Miss ' Florence Rockwell, at tho Grand Opera Houso, was repeated last night, and was thoroughly enjoyed by a large nudionce. It is a play of more than common nicrit and of some subtlety, and the performance of it by tho talented company of players is wholly admirable. The first change of programme is announced for Saturda} evening, when W. Somerset Manghan's London success, "The Land of Promise," will be presented for the first time in New Zealand. There is said-to be a charm about this comedy-drama which is absolutely compelling, and it introduces Miss Rockwell in a totally different class of character to Margaret Case in "The House of Glass." HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Brull and Helinsley, a comedy pair, are the leaffing artists on this week s programme at His Majesty's Theatre. The male member is also a very good eccentric dancer, and his comedy work is fresh and entertaining. Billy Brown, comedian, is making a reappearance,, and another of his class also on the bill is Fred Arthur. Both these items al ' e clever and decidedly .There are also a large number of other varied items on the bill. THE KING'S. Norma Talmadge has never appeared to greater advantage than in '[The Crown Prince's Double," a splendid story of Royal intrigue, in one of the 6mall principalities of the Balkans. The popular Maurice Costello has the male lead' in this picture. A remarkable motor-car trip through Death Valley, U-S.A., is also shown. Saturday's change is "Spartacus," a big spectacular historical pageant.

EVERYBODY'S. . The double feature programmes a.ro attracting consistently large crowds to Everybody's. Charles Ray. in the Triangle play, "The Honourable Algy,' has tho rola of a fortune-hunting English lordling, who goes through a series of splendidly-presented adventures before lie finds a wife and financial succps. Billie Burke, in "The Social Vortex,, is most charming, and has better chances for dramatic acting than in the previous "Gloria" series. Saturday's change will introduce a Triangle novelty in the shape of a scientific lesson wrapped up in a powerful drama, "The Microscope Mystery." THE EMPRESS. Ethel Clayton, in "The Hidden Scar," has made the greatest 'hit scored by the World Films since "Tho Common Law. The story, which is. that of a former cabaret dancer married to a clergyman, describes the woman's brave struggle to amend the past,- and the tragic circumstances under which tho truth, becomes known to the lvusband. Ethel Clayton will be shown again next week in The Madness of Helen."