ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 18, 16 October 1918, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

♦— F "THE BEAST OP BERLIN." t j I Tho despotic power oi' Uic Kaiser )B Bra* . 5 phically revealed ill the remarkable nio- , L Dion picture untitled "The Kaiser, ilic : p Houst of Berlin," now screening at the i King's Theatre. Tho intimate iuu ot Wii- £ holm II is illustrated by ■ many vivid i touches, and the personal vanity of the g man is brought home to the iiiing'Jimtioii • in a way which renders it more easy to g understand his actions and appreciate ui J* danger which he couatitutea for civuisa- w tion. The picture is a melodrama based C on history, with touches of romance aiu I human iutere6t. it openß with peaceful I scones in Flanders, but soon comes tiie » shadow of war, followed by the descent b of thousands of spilte-helmeted monsteis, j: who convert the villages into ruins rind k turn • peace' to terror unspeakable, in- j terest is at full pitch to the cud. . i > EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. | f I "Scandal," the title of the principal, pic- | ture at Everybodyß Theatre, is an exciting I story, having a somewhat unusual plot. I Constance Talmadgci. in the leading lole, . portrays her part with much power and | attractiveness. The' story is distinctly unconventional. To get herself out of one predicament the spoiled* society girl pretends that she has lieen eeoretly man-r----and thu'B gets into further trouble, lhe situations are of a novel description, arm the scenery is remarkably fine. Tho yacnting scenes are deliffhfiul and the part descriptive of the explosion of the e.ngme oi tho pleasure'launch, 1 and. the subsequent struggle for life of the two central figures of the story, is thrilling- Supporting this picture is a side-splitting comedp entitled "Max Oorass Aqtws," featuring Max Linder. EMPRESS THEATRE. There might be a time when even the ,most happily married couple may feel a. • certain sense of estrangement into their lives. Such occurs in the World drama "Journey's End," now screening to record business at the Empress Theatre. The wife, whose is taken by charming and clever Ethel Clayton, too* un* • usual means to wi*i her busband bacs. Thero is.a double love story in the play, and the plot is a distinctly unusual one. The climax is finely contrived and the • situations all through are full of thrills. "Journey's End" will be screened for three more days and nights. A limited number of seats may be reserved at the theatre," or by telephone 3442. ARTCRAFT THEATRE." The adoption of two-star-per-night policy on the part of the management of the Artcraft Theatre is giving that comfortable little theatre a name for high-class programmes. This, week the stars are the energetic and ever-smiling Douglas Fairbanks. in a breezy oomedy-drama entitled "Hendin' South," and Miss Hazel Dawn, in "The Saleslady,"'a graphically-depicted episode in the life of a girl who has been used to. every luxury money can offer, and who is suddenly turned out to earn her living as a shon ftlrl. The two piotures are really excellent and well repay o> visit.to.the Artcraft. ORGAN RECITAL. • \ Aftera lapse of several weeks. Mr. Bernard F- Page resumed his weekly organ recitals last evening at the Town Hall before a small but appreciative audience. The programme embodied some of the best . medieval and modern music. Bach, tne master musician, where the grand organ is concerned,, was represented by his beautiful "Pastorale," the spring-time loveliness of which never fades. Cesar Franck, the mighty Belgian, who takes rank with the greatest masters of organ musio, was represented by the secohd movement from his symphony in D minor. The programme also included the nttraotivc 'Suits Anoiennc," of Ho}loway, a dainty evanescent "Andante" from li Debussy String Quartet, and Wolstenholme's joyous "Festival Toocatta in B flat."