ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3088, 19 May 1917, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

0 "THE FATAL WEDDING." Last evening the Brandon-Ocmcr Company concluded tho first week of its Wellington season with another performance, of "Tho I'iital Wedding." A l>i« attraction will bo introduced to Hie public this afternoon, with tho lirst representation of "Mary Lidiiucr, Nuu." This play, '.villi its thrilling scenes and quick action, is considered lo be something of a sensation. Miss Alien Rede will appear in tho title role, and .Miss Kathleen Arnold in tho part of Larky Stub!)-. "-Mary Latimer, Nun," will'be staged only for one uiatiuee and three nights. It will he, followed l,v "The Bad Girl of the Family," a drama possessing sufficient human interest, to ensure its success. THE ENGLISH PIEIiKOTS. 'J'he Fnglish J'ierrols gave their second entertainment in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall last night, and again scored a decided success. The members of His company, ten in all, are clever, musical, «ud entertaining. They include within their ranks several stars. In fact, each member of the combination is a star of some kind. They wear the traditional pierrot costume, and their programme is attractive vaudeville of a refreshing type, with much delightful singing, and 601110 excellent humour. 'I ho four ladies are charming all, and they have vivacity and power of expression as setting for well trained voices. f&ngs old and new are the chief element of the entertainment, but there are also monologues, burlesques, and extras of the pierrot typo. The company will appear every evening at the Concert Chamber, and many changes are promised.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. This week's programme, at Hifl Majesty's Theatre has been specially well attended, and to-day it will.be repeated in two concluding performances, the afternoon nintinee and tho usual evening's entertainment THE .KING'S. 'Adventure of the most impetuous and fiery kind, adventure in love, adventure in war, adventure in the net of intrigue of warring secret services—these form the series of wonder scenes of "Tho Ciivl Philippa," in which Anita Stewart stars at the King's matinee to-day. The story is based on the vivid novel by R. W. Chambers. Tho war scenes in the picture are said to be grimly realistic, and it is claimed that nothing more aweinspiring ami appalling has been put upon tho screen than tho bombardment of the quiet French village by tho Huns. Shells are seen to fall and explode, wrecking buildings whose walls topple and fall, crushing villagers ami soldiers. The love romance is described as a problem of passion charmingly set and of great intensity. THE EMPRESS. To find that his trunk is full of lingerie and other feminine belongings is the surpriso that greets the hero of "On Dangerous Ground." He gets a further shock when a beautiful stranger rustles in, clasps her arms about him, and greets him as her husband. The picture, which is a German spy story, and another of the popular "World" productions, opens at The Empress to-day. Gail h'ane is tho heroine, and Carlyle Blacluvell is a capable and manly hero. EVERYBODY'S. Luridly vivid views of tho interior of a stoke-hole and the explosion of defective boilers are shown in "The Gamble in Souls," opening at Everybody's today. The effect is breath-taking, as the frightful pressure, shown to be mounting suddenly, smashes the tubes, and tho ship is torn in halves. The story describes the startling adventures of an evangelist and a dancing girl wrecked on a lonely island. Tho experienco proves valuable to both of them, and its portrayal is said to be an admirable, lesson to tho narrow-minded. Billio Burke will bo soen in many novel and unique situations in "Tho Midnight .Riot." THE CHERNIAVSKYS. The Chorn.iuvsky Trio, which has won a firm place in the l.oavls of all ■musicrovers of Wellington, gave a third recital at tho Town Hall last evening, and attracted a very large and enthusiastic audience. Tho programme was calculated to please everyone with « soul for tho best in music, tho trio playing in particular creating that peculiar exaltation which is only possiblo when the artists are artists in the truest, sense of that much misused word, and aro in full accord with the poolio intention of tho composer. The trios played included one of Mendelssohn's, tho of Widor (who is known, more especially as a. composer for the organ), ono of Greig's delightful "Norwegian Dances," and a tingling Slav dance by Dvorak. Mr. JnJi Chcrniavski played a Chopin bracket in his best style. This player is happiest, perhaps, in his conceptions of tho work of "the poet of the piano." These were a "Nocturne," a waltz, and the "Ballade in A." The latter compost, tion lost none of its dazzling brilliance iu the facile hands of this radiant-mind-ed young Russian, whose faultless phrasing, crisp touch, and abounding sense of rhythm created enthusiasm, and encores had to be conceded. Mr. Mischel Cherniavski was equally impressive in his 'cello soli, "Romance" (Popper) and List's beautiful "Rhapsodic." Mr. Leo Cherniavsky played tho "Ave Marie" of Sclrabert (the Wilhelmj transcription), those brilliant, variations on a Corelli air by Paganini, and the same composer's "Studio" (No. 24). Encores wore insisted upon throughout tho evening.