ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 56, 29 November 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"GBUJIPIVA crowded house greuted "Grumpy" at tne Grand Upcra Jiouuo lust, oroului;. Jir. Oyrii iiuudo 13 one ol lliose gUiva liuglisn uisiors, wuoao an 13 ae sure mm clean and delicate us >\ WaUeau pajuliub'. ins ausorptiou in the role of Andrew Bumvant ("Uruuipy") ia really rcmarluuie, more bo peruupe to thoue who Know me aotor'g vigorous natural manner mid almost cbuuicnuu of youmt'ul spirit. As me nauty, irelt'ui, lrntaulo, Buy, insultiug, pugnacious, yet. altogether lovable 01a man, lie gives us a utdie 01 what we used to get 111 the old Brouctt and Bouuioault days 01 blessed uieiuory—nijtrlug tmu is acting in the pure and not juet being oneeeli in a pan an ia tho modern American "type" idea. "Urumpy" is a play thut fascinates and ticKlus, tne kmd 01 play that uiaKes U o'clueli come all too soon. Definite arrangements have now been made for the rest of the si'aaon. "Urumpy" will be played at a matinee on Saturuay as well as in the evening. On Monday and Tuesday the dill will be "Goneral John ileean," preceded by the screen aceuo lroni "The iichool for Scandal," and what will be received as gladdening nows to all old playgoers, the last two nignta 01' the season aie )o lie devoted to a revival of Tom Jtobertson's charming play, "Caste," with ilr. Oyvil Maude- as Jieclea. On Wednesday afternoon next a arecial matinee of "Caste" will be given lor returned soldiers and nurses. MB MAJESTY'S THEATBK "The Honolulu Girls," the rovuo staged by the Waiter Johnson Co. at His Majeetye Theatre this week, ie a tright production, lull of catchy numbers und clever skits. Mißs Lola Hunt, Jlr. Gus Franks, and Mr. JJarry Burgess are pronuneni in the fun-making. The first act ia in a London setting, but in the stcoud aot the scene is moved to Honolulu, where dainty damsels 01 the chorus lave an opportunity of displaying their charniß in picturesque native costume. Jl'Kay and Graham are still upon the vaudeville programme. The Alerts, uattlcaie jugglers, ■will mako their reappearance thia evening. EMPEESS THEATRE. A World Film drama, "The World Against Kim," featuring June Jilvidge and E. K. Lincoln, ia tho special attraction at the Empress Theatre. Mark Weet's little Bister dies aa tho result il a nekless operation performed by> a. surgeon ae an experiment which he well knew would result in the child's death. Mark discovers the truth, and he kills the aurgeon's assistant, and is condemned to death. In the gaol occurs a strange wedding that is the central dramatic incident of the plcture-a, wedding in which Mark is the bridegroom only because he is soon to die. The fight wh.cn Mark resoues the girl he adores from the Indians is a hue piece of stagecraft. The last chapter of tho "Iron Claw," "The Triumph of the Laughing Ma-sk," is aleo shown. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Enid Bennett ie the Btar of "Tho Mother Instinct," the . new Triangle photo-play now screening at Everybody's Tncatro. The story dcale with the sacrifice made by Eleanor Coutierro, daughter of a poor fisherman of the French sea coaat, xi order that'her elder sister Marie nrgiit marry Piorre Bondel, a -worthy ycung man who loves her. Eleanor suffers for her noble sacrifice, even forgoing '.no attentions of her own sweetheart, an artist, by the name of Jaques, but after many dramatio ecenes a confession olears Eleanor and leaves her free to wed her artiet lover. The fourth chapter of "The Seoret Kingdom," "The Hon. llr. Oienham," i> also shown.

KING'S THEATBE. ImprossiYD white costumes wore used for the solemn ceremony of marriage performed according to the rites of the Mormons. Theso are reproduceii vilh csact fidelity in "The Mormon Maid," llu! star feature now showing at, tho King's Theatre (continuous), llormon eldors, according to the tenets of the creed, had some wonderful privileges. One of them has the right to take up to ten wives, provided that they were fit and proper persons according to the letter of the Mormon Bible text. The operation of thin tremendous power in the hands of the fanatics who headed the gi-ivth of the Mormon settlement in Utah is the theme of this , powerful film drama. Mae Murray and lfobart Bosworth are fefo lured in tho principal roles.