ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 311, 20 September 1918, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

ALLEN DOONE SEASON. "The Bold Sojer Boy" was played once moro to an appreciative audience at the Grand Opera House last evening by the Allen Doone Company. This evening the company will revive that very pretty corn-edy-drama, "Molly Bawn," which was popular with the public on llr. Doont'a last lour through New Zealand, This is the comedy which includes the picturesque fancy dress hall scene, in which Mr. Doono appears ao Kobert Emmet, aud incidentally recites the famous speech delivered from the dock by the Irish patriot, after being convicted. "Molly Bawn" will bo played to-morrow night also, when tho season will close. .

THE ENGLISH I'IEEROTS. The popular English Pierrots gave another of their Uuiiglitful eutertaiuuieuts at the Concert Oliaiiiuer last evening. The refined comedy of iliss Blsa Lauglcy is an auiaiug joy. Ko artist who lias appeared here lor years cau couiparq witu Aliss bangley for sheer ctelicauy, point, and persoma charm. She is exeellent in "Hy Tartan i'laid" aud "All Scotch," and her anting, no less than her singing, was pretty to see in the Quaker duet with Mr. Leslie Austin. Misses Millie Wilson, Jslaie Koislyu, and Kimii i'oung, ana JU'Bsre. 1). liyle, K. Cooke, U. Lawreucc, aud \V. i>. Turner kept the ball goiu;; merrily. Tho audience last eveuiug included Her Excellency the Countess of hi\rpoul aud a purty from aovemmeut House. .

XIUO'S THEATRE. To-night, will boo tlio linal screening at the iung 3 Tneatre of tiie Triangle feature. tho Patriot" and ol the first epi6odo of "Tne i'lital Kins." At the change to-mor-row Belle Bennett ana Barney Sncrry will bo seen in a .Triangle feature, entitled "A boul in Trust." The story is that of a man who marriee and has a boh. Ciroumstancos i'orco husband and wife apart, and the husband takes the child away. Later ho marries again, and has another child, which dies. The mail is laid upon bis death-bed, but before ho departs he appeals to the woman to care for thie other son. She accepts the trust, and soon comes to love the young man. Complications arise, for the mother of the boy who has become an adventurese con.es along and claims him. There are Bit nee of renunciation, disallusionment, and a fast action.that ends pleasantly.' In addition .will be shown the second chapter of "The Fatal Eing," entitled "Crushing Walls."

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. To-night %yill see the final screening at Everybody's Theatre of the "Fields of Honour," starring Mao Marsli. James Aiorrisou and Grace Valentine will bo Geen to-morrow in what is described ns a. tragic and appealing photo-play, ontitled "Buboling Tonijues." : This )a claimed to be one of the most human dramas ever screened in the Dominion. The story is that of the eternal triangle—a man, his wife, and the other man. Three moro honourable characters never lived, and yet eueli is the force of kibbling tongues aud eyes that see evil where no evil is that the husband believes his wife false and loses hie life in a duel. The wife is forced into social exile, and is driven into tho arms of the other man, while the other man becomes an outcast. The dramatio power of tho story is said to bo unusuaily strong. EMPBESS THEATRE. The World feature, "Tho Way Out." starring Juno Elvitlge, will bo screened for. the last time to-day and to-night. Commencing to-morrow a Vitagraph drama, "The Tenderfoot," will bo shown. This is ■ a Vv'osteru tale, and has a full supply of thrille. One light in the picture is said to stand out as a very realistic piecec of work. The story is ono of an Easterner who hae been disappointed in- love aud goes West to try and forget. He falls very low, but eventually meets a girl who causes him to become a man again. They find that they love each other, but the "old love" accidentally arrives at tho. same town, and a coutlict ensucß between tho Tenderfoot's old allegiance and his now ■ love. The story ends very satisfactorily, and shows the transition of the hero from a tenderfoot to a typical Westerner of fearless and virile type. William Duncau plays the title-part, and is supported by Oarol Holloway as.the girl who eventually wins him. - 'ARTORAFT THEATRE. The innovation of presenting a double star programme adopted at tho Avtcraft Theatre is fully appreciated by picturo patrons, judging by the crowds attending the theatre. Enid Bennett takes the lending role in an appealing drama entitled 'I'ho Keys of the .Righteous," which in an entrancing story of , ?, daughter's devotion to an erring father i'lil.rustcd to her care by a dying mother. "Ilauk" Film ..and Tom Sawyers; two of Mavis Twain's deHEhtful boy characters, have their adventures pictured in "Huck and Tom," to tho intonsc dolight of; the young people attending the theatre. "Patty" Arbuckle, as "Tho Country Hero," is exceptionally humorous. "THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR." Tho box plans will bu opened at the Bristol i'liiiio uoinpany this morning in connection with me J. c. Williamson dramatic season, which will bet'ui nuxl . Tuciiiay night at the lirand Opera House. Miss iiaifarel Wyeherly is an iiccompjisned New iorl; nciress, aud will be seen for the firet time here in the sensational ( mystery play, "The Thirteenth Chair," her part being Ihtu of a- 'cuto old Irishwoman. This production is said to bo one which sustains its interest by perplexing the audu-ueo and keeping them thinking, right up to the final curtain. The production centres around the identification of u. inui'derer, unci 'so cleverly is he hidden Hint it is eaid that all twelvo of the other group of ■ people who\ nit around tho spiritualistic ecance worker's lablo are at times- cb.os.en by tho audience to have committed the crime. Just as one has satisfied himself that lie ha- discovered the criminal, the play takes a dillercnt form, aud someone eke scema implicated. The cast for "Thn Thirteenth Chair" also includes Mr. Brinsley Shaw, who was brought out from America as loading man. The remainder of tlie artists are made up of some of the strongest dramatic players banded together for any production in recent years, and include IJsntte Parkee, Ethel Morrison, Eileen Robinson, Toin Hogue, Masie Cs.rte, Paiton Mervule, Sydney Stirling, Leslie AMctor, lan KacLarcn, Frank Al!nnby, Thomps Sidney, Oarieton Stuart, liawdon Blandford, and Ho.rry I'oulton.