ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3141, 20 July 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"INTOLERANCE" REOPENS ON MONDAY. On Monday evening next J. C. Willi?, 1 soil, Ltd., will present P. W. Griflitna colossal spccuicie, "Intolerance, for a return season of six nights and live matinees only. The box plan opened at the Bristol yestoiaay. .and the indications are that Monday will again 'see a packed house. One million feet of lumber, jniica of steel guy ropes, train-loads of cement, and tons of statuary were alone made use of to rebuild Babylon as shown m this picture. The 67.000 people einnJoycd by Mr. Griffith to complete his nstouucluig work outnumbers the figures history eyes as the combined total of the army of Bel* sliozzar and the opposing hordes of Cyrus, whdac battle for supremacy is so realistically pictured in "Intolerance' As ono example of Mr. Griffith's care to reproduce with fidelity the architectural splendours of this royal city. stands the preat sates of lugur Bel, veneered with copper and bronze to duplicate the original gates which history elairns were fashioned .of solid copper. And yet these Babylonian scenes with their Bacchanalian episortes, their pageantry of prodigal luxury* tneir astonishingly realistic combats, as lie v.* to us as they are thrilling, form but onefourth of what Mr. Griffith offers as his latest spectacle. The other three-fourths comprise the modern drama, the locale of which is America; the French story, which 1 takes place in medieval Paris during the I reign of Charles IS. and shows Among | other thrilling scenes the massacre of tho Huguenots; and the Judean episode, which j depicts Jerusalem at the time of Christ. | HTS MAJESTY'S THEATEE. .. 1 The purely vaudeville bill presented at His Majesty's Theatre for the first time last evening was a welcome change alter a long revue season. The management has 011 this occasion succeeded in making up a good even programme, and one which, to judge by last evening's performance, should be very popular. Some old favourites appear, but the balance 01 tho turns are new. -Maud Panning, . coon singer, and the Elliott Sisters, who sing and dance nicely, open the show. I lieir mm »:> very -iii.c-v the same as the one Ihey presented in "Wellington some time ago, and it is quite as well received. Ijtton aud West, two young men who deliver themselves of some bright patter and one 'or two amusing songs, follow on, and then "make "way for the Philmers, whose turn 1 provides what is easily one of tac best juggling and wire-walking acts ever seen in Wellington. The feats performed by the male member of the duo include a blindfold walk along the wire (with, incidentally, a little blindfold juggling), and a sensational leap on to the wire wit-ti the aid of a novel type of spring-board. Billy and Doris come on as expert step, dancers and clever comedians. is particularly lithe and agile, and Ins •performance last evening earned .him liberal applause. Concluding the nrst half of the bill arc the Ibson's, who present a musical turn undistinguished by any special merits or demerits. * n ,J;{ l6 second half, the performers include the Tiny Tots," two little acrobats who are splendid in their way; Itose and. Bell, acrooatie cyclists, waose incidental pattei tlie T iv many a good laueh; Armanu Triller, the 1 "rag" artist; Taylor and M'Quain, vocalists; and ITaig and Haig, gymuasts of the first water. Ihe programme will be repeated this evening.

THE' IfBW DANDIES. It is said that Xr. Edward. Jirnnscombe's latest company, the .New Dandies, is the brightest of the many companies wlucli the management have yet presented to Dominion audiences. This may ue attributed to the fact that the coterie of artists who make their appoaranco in the Town Hall Concert Chamber specialise more in comedy than any of their predecessors. The management hold tlie opinion that the public to-day. incline more to the lighter side of entertainments, and are quick to appreciate a company who satisfy tile demand in this direction. The New Dandies iiiciudo, apart from the capable quartet of comedians and comedienne. an excellent vocal trio 111 3liss Dorothy Manning, Miss Linda Bradford, and Mr. John 'Wellby. The judicious arrangements of the programmes, whereby tlio comedy clement is leavened by the contributions, individual and concerted, or the vocalists, is said to have given great satisfaction in the cities already visited, where the success of the Jiew Dandies was so marked that return seasons have already been decided upon. The Wellington season commences to-morrow evening., and tlie box plan is now open at the Bristol. THE' KING'S THEATRE. Mary l'ickford scores another success in "The Foundling." which is _now being screened twice daily at the King's Theatre. As the waif whose mother dies 111 bringing her into the world, the little heroine works, scrubs, and laughs her way through much trouble to where happiness and love await her. To-morrow Bessie Barriscale will be featured at the matinee ami evening nerfovniances only in "The Snarl." A remarkable additional attraction will show Anitrica's preparations for war, under the heading of "Our Fighting Forces." EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "The Whip" continues to draw an overflow every evening, and crowds attend the dav screenings as well. Commencing to-morrow Hobert Warwick will be presented in "The Argyle Case," a picturisation of the famous detective play. Headers of the hook will remember tile situation that faces the young detective who. after saving the woman he loves from the gallows, iinds that her mother is an accomplice of the real murderer. The picture is described as being wonderfully well carried out. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. June Elvidge and Arthur Ashley are seen in one of their most entertaining pictures this week. This is "The Page Mystery," a story written round tlie murder of one "G'olouel Page." Wonderfully thrilling is the first story of "The Iron Claw" now screening. To-morrow Lillian Walker will be featured in "Kitty Mackay." CONCERT TO FRENCH- SOLDIERS. Tlie French Club entertained the invalided and wounded French soldiers now ill town at a concert 011 Wednesday night. There was a large attendance of soldiers, club members and other residents. Thu president, Oaptaiu Barclay, gave the men a hearty welcome in tlie course of a short address, and then all joined in singing the "Marseillaise." A large number of items rttre contributed by the soldiers theinst'LVes, aud several of tlieni received encores. Songs were also contributed by :,iademoiselle Decleeue, Misses Rosa Van Staveren and Stephenson, Madame Decleeue, aud Messrs. Cooke and John Ilutchesou. Mr. Balliain gave a monologue. "Lcs Enfants et Ich Parents," which was very amusing, aud was much euioyed by the French visitors. Mr. T. JI. Whctton recited a poem by Lamartine. One of the hist items was a i>ian.o duet bv the Misses Allan and M'Diarmid. after win-.• the "Marseillaise" was again sung, and then "God Save the King" and "Auld Lam: Syne," the only items in English. Many of the French visitors testified their appreciation of the efforts insde to entertain them, while the local residents suoke of the pleasure they had received from hearing the visitors' songs. Altogether an extremely pleasant evening was spent.