ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 76, 22 December 1917, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

MISS MARIE TEMPEST. Tlio coining 01 juiss Mu.no Tempest to Wellington in awaiteniug union interest, juugiug uy tlic uuiuuul* ut floats that were uooiiiitt ui tfio jjnsiol yesterday. Wiieu uonaon Met raveu over Auua Tempests iioiiuu iu uglil eomecly, it was with good cause, anil xor years siueo tliat time ner career lias Deon ouc ol uubrolien success. Australia celioeil tup dengUt of lioutton playgoers, ajiu local patrous, it is expected, will 110 till) same, xno seasou will commence at tho Urawl opera House ou Uoxing Wigut, with live performances of "Tlio Marriage of Kitty," a comedy that has been ouiiuently successful wiierover presented, As Kitty Silvertou Miss Tempest has, it is said, all tlio personal oharuis that glvo outward attractiveness, and sho has the temperament that gives magnetism to those charms, and also tlio gilt of insight, and tho ability to use it to the enrichment of a character study so humorous as to be reckoned among tho treasures of theatrical experience, in artistic association with. Miss Tempest will bo Mr Graham'Browne, an English actor of distinction. The two principals will bo Bupportod by a strong cast. During the seaBon a number of comedies aro to he staged, all of which aro new to 'Welling. too including "Penelope," "Good Graoious, Annahellc," "Mrs. Dot" and "A Pair of Silk Stockings." Tho company, numbering thirty members, will hold a full-dress rehearsal on Monday evening to ensure that ovorytliing shall be in readiness for tho opening performance on Wednesday ovening Tho box plans for the Ave productions of "The Marriage of Kitty" aro now on view at the Bristol, where good seats in ccntral positions aro still available in either tho dress circle or reserved stalls. "A DAUGHTER OP THE GODS." The great Pox film "A Daughter of tlio Gods" will be screened at the Opera Houso nEain this afternoon and this evening. The nicturo is a triumph of luiematograpbic art and has delighted every attendance i-jiat, has seen it to date. Miss Annette Kellcnnann's graceful swimming and diving make only one of tho many powerful attractions that the film possesses. Tho scenery from beginning to. end of tho story is magnificent, and tho mußical Bcoro which accompanies 'tho soreening cannot fail to charm. A special screening of the picture is to bo given on Christmas night. • HIS MAJESTY'S THEATEE. "The Paris Models," staged by tho Walter Johnson Company, remains the principal attraction of tho bill at His Majeaty's Theatre. It is a bright and decidedly amusing revue, in which excellent use has been made of tho pretty ballot. Mr. Gus Franks and Mr. Harry Burgess arVSJiispicuous, and succeed in raising as many laughs ns evor. Blake and Granby, Ernest Pitcher, and Marie Bucher supply tho vaudeville portion of the entertainment. ■ KING'S THEATRE. The stranfiest figure in-history is the central charactor- of ".Rasputin, tho Black Monk," the World super-feature drama, to be screened at tho king's Theatre to-day. The riße of the Siberian peasant anu one time tho object of contempt of his village until bin t.it.lo ■of t,h« "W..V yur was whispered throughout Russia. is a most extraordinary happening. The story opens 'With tho first idea that tho Black Monk conceived of his sway over tho populace. His first important victim was a lady ol tho .court, and frob there ,ho gained an ascendancy over the Tsarina. This was through his almost miraculous cure ox tho ailing Tsarewitoh. His downfall was swift and terrible, for he was trapped by revolutionists, through his besetting sin, and his life waa quickly ended. An imposing cast interprets tho drama, headed by Montague Love, and including Juno fclvidgo, Irving Gummings (who was tho principal character of "Tho Whip"), Arthur Ashley, and Julian Dean, EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. A story rich in incident is told in "Borrowed Plumage," the Triangle drama, starring Bessie Barriscale, to De shunru at Lverybudy's Theatre to-day. Bessie Barriscale! who is said to be at her very best in this play, appears as tho kitchenniaia of a castle on the Irish coast at tho timo of the exploits of. tho American rover, Paul Jones. She has always hankered after,tho way of tho gentry, and at the approach of tho pirate all the castle folk run away, and the kitchenmaid has her chance. Bhe proceeds to drcsß' herself in, tho costume of a. grand lady'.when suddenly she finds that an English garrison has arrived to defend the castlo. They, of course, mistake het for ono of tho family, and she does tho honourswith great success. , The fight between the ■pirates and. the English garrison is said to be most exciting. Chapter Bof "Tho, secret Kingdom,"' "Butt" OA'y,"' will also bB shown. EMPRESa' TfIEATSE.' •' , ' A man who had lost his memory completely is tho central figure of "Tho Man Who Forgot," tho World Film drama, to be shown at tho Empress Theatre to-day. Robert Warwick portrays tho hero. The story opens in a Shanghai opium den, and flashes quickly to a great American city, where tlio vicsim is enabled to inako a now start in life. Hiß experiences make him hate drink, and ho becomes tho leader of tho American National Prohibition movement. Ho naturally incurs the enmity of thoso who are engaged in defending tna trade, and they set about procuring his downfall. A blade outlook faces the hero when an allegation is made against him, tho period beine that in which no could not remember, but all comes right .in the end. Doris Kenyon is the heroine. A strong list of items support this feature. ' "ROBINSON CRUSOE." Tho Btory of the experiences and adventures of ".Robinson Crusoe" will be screened to-day at the Queen's Theatre in a manner that will, according to the management, charm young and old alike. The picture, while following closely the book, has oinbellißhed tho Btirring incidents that happened to Bobinson Crusoo from tha timo he ran away to sea until ho was rescued frpm a deserted island some 28 years after. The producers, it is stated, havo spared no oxpense to visualise ths narrative so that overy foot will have a thrill ol' delight to loverß of adventure stories. Every advantage has beon taken of the beauty of the tropical islands to enhanco tlio enchantment of tho story. Tho "Motion Picture Gazette" said:—'"ltobinson Crusoe' is more than a gorgeous, production ; it is a lesson ill tho art of telling an old story in a new way. As filmed by Mr. Henry W. Savage, the story will stand comparison with anything that has been written for tho camera. Certainly no fairy story can equal 'Robinson Crusoe' for entertainment (hat will appeal to all ages and all sexes." A strong programme is promised as an adoett attraction to "Eobinson Crusoe." ' SONG RECITAL. ■ It is anticipated that there will be a largo audicnco at the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, this ovoning, when mußic lovers aro promised an excellent programme. Madam Elsie Davies, tho brilliant operatlo soprano, was engaged to appear in. Bendlgo ou Christmas night, but being prevented frota returning in time has enabled this concert to be given. In her first appearance in Milan at the Dal Verme Theatre, sho took the part of "Leonora," under tho conduc'torsiip of Tullio Serafinj and this ovening will sing from the aama part aB on that memorable occasion. She will also be heard with Mr. Ernest Drake in the "Miserere" from "II Trovatore." Miss Mina Caldow should be heard at her best in that beautiful solo from "Samson and Dolilah," "Mon Coeur Souvre a ta Yolx '* by Saint-Saens, and with Mr. Ernest Drake, in tho always popular Barcarole duet, from "Tales of Hoffman." By special request Mr. Drako will sing "Testi la Guibba," from Pagliacci, and his many Wellington friends will, have tho opportunity of hoaring him in wellknown ballads, including "Como Into the Garden Maud." The full programme is set out in to-day's Dominion. Seats pay be rcservod at the Bristol up to 12.30 today. The doors will open at 7.15, and the concert commences at 8 o'clock. "THE BARRIER." It is not often that two theatres havo boon engaged at tho ono time to houso ono picturo. But this is what has been done by Mr. E. J. Carroll in anticipation of tho business for his big Rex Beach film, "The Barrier," which is to have its advent at the King's Theatre) next Saturday, starting at 2 o'clock, and running continuously thereafter from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. till tho following Friday. It will also be screenod ■ concurrently at the • Orown Theatre from Saturday till Wednesday. "Tlio Barrier" comes with tho highest orodcnLiaU. It was described in America as "olio of tho best five pictures ever made." The Sydney "Kun" said; —"lt Is about as romarkablo a photo-drama as any we have had in Sydney," and the Auckland "Star," in a recent review, said: " 'Tho Barrier' picture is one of exceptional interest, and without doubt one of the finest of its kind that havo yet been produced in Auckland." Tho book iB too well-known to require detailed description, but the picturisation which is in soven reels is said to nroserve all tho moat powerful scenes and characters of tlio original work, and interest in tho human clement is never allowed lo lag. l'lio scenery is claimed to rank among tho finest ever shown: and special music, including tlio barcarollo "Song of tho North," will be interpreted by an augmented orchestra. Tho management announco that on account of "Tho Barrier" continuous presentation at the King's it -will bo impossible to rcservo scats there.