ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3068, 2 May 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The programme presontod at His Majesty's Thcatro hist evouing included three.iiou- items. Tliat of the Carannu. Duo \ns tlio Jirincipiil attraction. 'J'lio nialo member of tho duo is a rcinitrkably clover wiro-walkor, and his lady companion ia u good musician. The man appeared, to l>o very muck at homo on tho looso wire. To cap his turn, ho got a barrel-shaped box with ouo end knocked out, etood into it ivhilo on the wire, and managed to sidle from ono end to •tliß other without mishap. During £ho whole of his performance ho maintained a running ilre of jokes which kept tho audience highly amused. His assistant played -well.on an Irish harpy and danced pretily. Celero, a French clown, made niorry, and had many novel ways of keeping his / audience in a mirthful mood. Tho third new item was that of tho Paulastos, and it was distinctly entertaining. ■ Minerva and Grace, Lieut. Gordon, Fred. Arthur, Walter Bmerson, andjithor artists also aro on tho bill. THE KING'S. In "The Enemy," a powerful Vitagraph play, screening nightly at the lung's Theatre, there are many, powerful scenes, picturing tho upward fight of the man that_the alcohol fiend haa gripped, and the end is most pleasantly and ronianticallyjfrounded off. Peggy Hyland and Charles Kent aro excellently cast in tho leading roles. Charles Chaplin in "The Vagabond" is shown in all Ills droll comicalities. EVERYBODY'S. • , Win. S. Hart is> seen in a new role in the newest Triangle play at this popular house. In "Truthful Tulliver" ho _is a newspaper editor in a lawless mining community. Hβ is instrumental in rignting a grievous wrong perpetrated on a misled young woman of tho place, and finds his reward in the. love or her handsome sifter, (capably played by Alma Ruebens). Billle Burke continues to attract record orowds by the charm and naturalness of her portrayals in "Gloria's Romance." Tho present instalment 'Wangled Threads." THE EMPRESS.v The marriage of a light-hearted butterfly of fashion to a man older than herself is the reason for the tragedy of^_the life of ITrou OFron, the heroine of T?he Hungry Heart," a oapital World Film play, now being screened at the Empress. The popular Alice Brady has the star role, and Gerda Holmes is good in. a subsidiary part. Realistio scones, m Venice and Paris, and spmo surprisingly clever 'child acting are outstanding Incidents in' the pioture. Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance in. "The Vagabond are causing much laughter.

•TOM, DICK, AND HAKRY." 'ihe reappearance of tho Charley's Aunt Comedy Co. at the Grand Opera.House on Saturday night will doubtless bo eagerly looked forward to by playgoers. The company on this occasion will present tho screaming comedy, Tom, Dick, and Harry." Speaking o£ the Christchurch production, the "Lyttolton limes of April 0 says: "Rarely, during the past ten years, at any rate, has any production in Christchurch induced an audience to indulge in as. much laughter, and it is safe to say that on no occasion during that time, has any farce made a bigger hit. The revival of "lorn, Dick, awl HaTry' at the Theatre Royal can confidently challenge compjirison with any recent comedy production amateur or professional. It is. a fine chance for an exoursion into merriment, whioh in these serious times can be recommended. 'Tom, Dick, and Harry , is a strong medicine, a dose of laughter to help life along." 'Iho cast of characters includes Norman Aitken, Paul Latham, Kenneth Aitken, W. !W. Crawford. Jack larsen, J. Phillips, W. B. Kcaney, Phipps Williams, Miss Mabel HardingeMaltby, Miss Eul>y Scott, Miss Vero St. John, Miss Ina MDonald. The box plan is bow open at tho Bristol. The old favourite, "Charley's Aunt," will be rovired for ono night, Friday, May 11, the Inst night of the season.

"WHERE ARE MY- CHILDREN." Tlie Universal film, "Where Are My Children?" which is to l>o presented twice daily for a season commencing at the King's Theatre at. the matinee on Saturday next, under the direction of Air. E. J. Can-oil, is said to describe in a, wonderfully real and gripping, manner the inhuman aots which society women are tempted to have performed, and also tlie consequences. It is claimed that various phases o£ life are shown in the picture with startling," yefc ; inoffensive, realism. The picture details the life of a district attorney, who, being a great lover of children, is caused much sorrow through his. wife being childless. The attorney causes a doctor to be sent to prison for treating a young girl who died as the result of an operation. The doctor calls out in Court that the attorney's wife was one of his clients, and that his book will prove it. The attor'ney thus learns why he has been deprived of his children. The scenes of the picture are mostly kid in New York City. "Where Are My Children?" is represented to bo one of the most powerful pictures yet produced. In accordance with the requirements of the censor of films, no person under the ago of 18 will ho admitted. The bos plan is now open at the Bristol.