ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 11, 8 October 1917, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

XKW BILL AT HIS MAJESTY'S. 11- will no doubt hn witli considerable regret that WclliuKlnn music-lovers will Irani i, t,he for!bromine wr-nk ,vill he 21r. Mulcolui M'Ear.liern's Inst in the Kmpirn City. Since his debut here. <i fortnight ago, Mr. M'liucliorn has completely won hia way into Wellington music-lovers' hearts. To-night's programme. will include tho following exci'iute from I'.ls repertoire: "Drake Goes West.'' "Let Jle Love Titer." "My Old Shalto," and tho popular "Flora 1 Dance." Mr. M'Eachern will bn pleased lo also render this evening, iinrl subsequent. ereningß during tile week, any requests which members of tho audience, may wish to hear before his departure. He would also like lo be Riven opportunities of hearing and judging the voices of any amateurs who aspire lo histrionic honours. Appointments must be mudo by letter to the manager of the theatre. Mr. M'Enchern's advice after hearing the voices will be given entirely free. This week's change of bill at, Bis Majesty's will include fresh items by the eccentric Yiddish comedian, Mr. Lew •lames, and bis dainty and versatile partner. Miss Reina Helms, Jlurfa.vne, "the monarch of the xylophone," and tho .Royle Trio of dancers. The Paul .Stanhope combination of entertainers will feature an entirely new musical travesty entitled Safety First." in which Mr. Stanhope, Messrs. Newman, Baynor and M'Oall will be. heard and seen in a. fresh routine of humorous situations. The Grafters Quartet. headed by Mr. Teddy Long, tho Ginger Girls, and Misses Le Cain, Edna M'Gall, and Lottie Newman, will support the principal comedians. The same programme will ho presented nightly throughout the week, and a matinee will he given on Saturday afternoon uext. THE KING'S THEATKE. At. the Kinpr's Theatre, where the most famous and most popular of screeu iiiures are always to be seen, a, Greater Vitaproduction entitled "A Son of the Hills," was introduced on Saturday. There was the usual bie attendance, and the picture was very well received—as, indeed. it deserved to be. Many thousands of picture-goers no doubt have in their minds a glotvins memory ol' Antonio Moreno's acting when he played the leading rolo in "The Island of ilegeneration." To these it, suffices to say that his work in ASon of the Kills" possesses the tamo virility and charm that characterised it in the earlier production. The present story is a fine one, with many striking situations. The liero is a young man, bred in a, country town, in the pure, bracing atmosphere of the hills. Dreams of success iij a, wider sphere draw him to the city, where for five years he labours patiently a.nd well. lteturnine at last to his native place, lie feels impelled to do all he, can for his fellow-townsmen. He keeps his identity secret, and makes a number of inquiries. Sadly enough, after all his endeavours, lie finds that, the girl he has ever dreamed of has heen trapped into marriage, and cannot bo his. Belle Bruce plays very effectively llie role of the lost sweetheart, her daiutiness providing an excellent foil foj- Moreno's virility. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. A Trianglo drama, starring that incomparable player of big parts, William S. Hart, is certai nto attract big crowds all this week. It is a thrilling story of Western life, in the United States, and is entitled "Wolf Lowry." Tom Lowry, tho owner of Bar Z ranch, is a strong, grim, silent gun man. eiuick on the trigger, terrible in hia wrath, and a bitter and implacable enemy. A settler has dared to take up a claim in the valley ho lives in, and when the news is brought to Tom ho immediately sets off with his favourite gun to drive the intruder out of tho country. He is stunned when he meets the intruder and finds that she is none other than Mary Davis, the prettiest and sweetest girl ho has ever Been. They uuickly become friends and she brings a softepins influence into his grim life. Buck Panning, a crafty real estato agent, also has hia eyo on Alary, and is interrupted in a. violent love scene by Tom Lowry, who throws him out. Through such situations as these the strong character of - I'oj.o is brought out up lo tho final scene, when ho makes his great sacrifice for the girl who has come to mean everything to him. It is a tale of primitive passion as displayed by strong men and women. The Western scenes aro. wonderfully realistic, and tho American rancher is faithfully depicted.. Wolf Lowry gives a man .lust one minute to live, but something happens in that ono minute which causes him to lower his six-Bhootei\ That is one of tho tense moments in the great drama. The supporting items are varied and interesting. EMPRESS THEATRE. "Tho Iron Ring," n World film, is a story of matrimonial complications arid their disentanglement. It featured three great screen stars-Gerda Holmes, Edward Langfofd, and Arthur Ashley. 'Jibe film was, screened for the first time at .the Empress Theatre on Saturday, and was favourably received by the spectators. The story, briefly, is this:- Aleck Hulotto (Edward Langford) and his wife BeES (Gerila Holmes) have lived happily for two years when Aleck is taken as n, partner in an advertising firm. Bess, dolighted over the prospects of- wealth, tells her maid, seamstress, and Mrs.- Georsie Leonard, a. new neighbour. Stephen Graves, president' of the firm, tells Aleck to keep his plans secret uut.il they.aro fully matured. The following day Graves .brings' the agreement for Aleck, to Bign, when Mrs. Leonard happens to come in and mentions the partnership. Aleck uiul Graves learn that Bess has gossiped, anil the former tells Bess that it is ncccßsary ■ that her husband leave town for a day. Graves and Alcok leave town. Jack Delmorc (Arthur Ashley) and his sister Dorothy, while motoring meet with an accident, and the.girl is injured. She is removed to 'a bouse close bi and Jack, o'u going next day for medicine, meets Bess. She invites Jack and his sister to call- Dr.'.Hogue, who attends Dorothy, is struck by her beauty and forgets his wife and two children. Disruption in tho marital lives of the couples follows. Eess is led astray by Delmorc, the doctor leaveli his wife for Dorothy, .and the Leonards become separated. Reconciliation follows in some cases and suicide in one. There aro remarkably fine scenes of New York city in this drama. Chapter 13 or "The Iron Claw." entitled "The Hidden Face," is also Shown.