ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 44, 22 February 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE GLAD EYE." As Mr. Beaumont Smith has determined to adhere to hi^ promise and produce "The Chaperon" on. Wednesday night, only two more evening performances of "The Glad Eye" can be given, but there will be a special matinee on Wednesday afternoon. The "Glad Eye" Company is expected to achieve even greater popularity in "The Chaperon," when it is produced on Wednesday evening. In this new laughing play, Miss Ethel Dane will be seen in her most important English part. She played Rosamond Gaythorne throughout the long London run of the piece, and calls it her favourite role. It gives some exceptional opportunities for gorgeous dressing. The comedy will also give Miss Sinna St. Glair her first read chance this season. Miss St. Clair's part in "The Glad Eye" is small, but she is an excellent character actress, and her work in "The Chaperon," as the suffragette, is reported to have greatly pleased Sydney critics. Messrs. Tom Shelford and Frank Bradley have great opportunities also, and the settings of the piece are said to be two of v the most effective Australia has known. The box-plan for the final three nights of the present season opens at The Bristol today. "SEVEN LITTLE AUSTRALIANS." The "Seven Little Australians" Company will arrive in Wellington to-mor-row, from Sydney, and will open at the Grand Opera House on Saturday next at the matinee, and play a season of 6ix days anJ nights. The frequent matinees will n° given on account of the interest the fous-act novelty play has for children, the charm of the piece resting in the fact that it is neither too young for the old nor too old for the young. There are six adult characters (The Doctor, The Reporter, The Housekeeper. The Constable, The Aide-de-Camp, The Father) and seven children (Pip, Bunty, Baby, Nell, Dumps, Suds, and Miss Bobbie). Harrington Reynolds has been specially engaged by Beaumont Smith to play The Doctor. Mr. Reynolds is an American ac*or of big reputation, and won many admirers by his fine work as Father Kelly in "The Rosary.*' Wellington's Cecil Haines will play Suds, and is sure of a great welcome. She has a splendid part. Vera Spaull will be the red-haired Mies Bobbie, who has the audience alternating between laughter and tears, and the rest of the children are said to be most talented. The plan opens at the Bristol to-day. THE KINO'S THEATRE. The Famous Players Company and the Keystone Company supply the feature films at The King's Theatre this week. Both productions are said to be excellent in their own style, particularly the Keystone comedy, " His Musical Career," in which the popular Charles Chaplin supplies most of the fun. There are said to be many excruciatingly funny scenes, and a laugh in every foot of the film, which runs to 1000 feet. The other star item, by the Famous Players' Company, is entitled " The Redemption of David Corson," a story of a man's desperate struggle with himself, and his final triumph. Other items are " Officer Kate"^ (a comedy dealing with the woman's suffrage movement), " Summer im the North " (a notable scenic), and a specially interesting War Gazette. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. ' > "Through the Valley of the Shadows" is the feature film in the new bill screened at Everybody's Theatre to-day. It is a 4000-feet drama of social life, depicting the harshness of the world to one who oversteps the social barrier. The drama was written and produced by the cinema emotional actress, Miss Florence Turner, who also takes the part of Alice Cross, the neglected wife. The production is well handled, and the costumes are the latest 'Worth productions. The supporting pictures include " Scenes in Broken Hill," where a picnic train was held up by two Turks and two passengers were killed; "Zip the Dodger" (a Keystone comedy), and the Gaumont War Graphic. THE BRITANNIA. "A Wayward Daughter," a two-part drama by the popular Vitagraph players, is one oi two films featured as stars" in the new programme. The story is an appealing one, and shows how the rebellious daughter, after receiving many setbacks in the city, is glad to return to the arms of her mother and the love of her country sweetheart. Miss Mary Fuller is featured in the other star subject, "Perfect Truth." This is the first of the series known as " Dolly of the Dailies Serial." One drama will be shown each week for twelve weeks of this set, and while they are all a continuous story, eac"h one is complete in j itself. Other subjects screened are : " Buster Brown and the German Band " and " The Bargain Table Cloth " (comics), " Macaroni Industry " (interest), "Lovers' Post Office" (a Keystone farce, featuring Roscoe Arbuckle, the "fat" comedian), and the latest Gaumont Graphic. - SHORTT'S THEATRE. The management of Shortt's Theatre is trying the experiment this week of screening a programme composed entirely of Keystone productions, featuring Charles Chaplin, Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Norman, and all the leading Keystone artists. Similar experiments have proved a great success in Australia, where a "Keystone week" was not long enough to exhaust the patronage of the public, while in America it is now the usual practice to have a. programme devoted solely to the pictures of one firm. CITY ORGAN RECITAL. The City Organist, Mr. Bernard Page, gave a brilliant recital at the Town Hall on Saturday. The programme opened with the prelude to the first act of Tristan und Isolde, of which Mr Page ga.ve a fine interpretation, bringing out the beauties of the orchestration so far as the limits of the organ would permit. Then three most graceful little pieces— a pavane by Byrd, the old English composer; a, "Capriccio Pastorale," by Frescobaldi (16th century), and a "Musette" of Dandrieu (17th century). Karg-Elert and Cesar Franck figured in the programme, of course, the City Organist giving "Pastel" No. 3 (op. 92) and Harmonies dv Soir" of the former composer, and Fantasia in C Minor (op. 16) by the latter The prelude and fugue in D Minor (op. 93) of Glazounov, which, as the programme stated, was the first and only work written for the organ by this eminently modern composer The recital concluded with Wolstenholme's Finale in B flat. Mr. Page's audience — perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe them his admirers— remain constant in enthusiasm and in numbers. li is to bo deplored, however, that a much larger number of citizens d 6 not avail themselves ot the privilege of hearing so accomplished an artist in such splendid programmes as are submitted to the people week after week. Mr. Page repeats some of the selections, including many at first seemingly difficult for the musically unlearned to understand, no doubt with a good purpose. This enables those who do not possess technical knowledge to become familiar with and to recall always with I pleasure many of the finest music that has ever been written. Mr. Page's proI grMnme& aye masterpieces of compilation.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Exceptionally bright and very entertaining are said to be the pre-eminent qualities of the new artists who will appear in the weekly change of programme to be presented by the Fuller-Brennan management at His Majesty's Theatre to-night. For this week's bill there are some very interesting and novel turns, which include Wong Toy Sun, a Chinese magician of considerable reputation. This artist will present,, it is stated, a number of illusions that have not been seen here previously. A feature of this act is the gorgeous Oriental setting ahd stage effects used. Another first a.ppearance is that of Mr. Max Martin, who is described as an eccentric dancing comedian. Williams and Warner, the two crazy Frenchmen, will renew their acquaintance with local audiences in a quaint Continental musical offering. Mr. Eddy Martyn, an American artist, has been re-engaged for a short season, and will present a number of descriptive dances. To-night's bill will include The Dental Riskitts, iron-jawed marvels. The Three Starrs, dancers, and The Magpies as usual will provide the first part, and will appear in an entirely new programme. The same programme will be repeated nightly this week, and at the ' usual Saturday matinee. I PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE Chief among the items on the new programme screened at the People's Pic» ture Palace to-day is a drama entitled "The Loyalty of Jumbo." Jumbo is an elephant, who helps an African settler named Paul Kruser, who is creating a home in the jungle, settler gives his little dalghter Lilian a miniature iog play-house, and one day, during the absence of her father and Jumbo, hostile KaffiXj surround the place and begin an attack. Mrs. Kruser, from the shelter of thb little playhouse, puts up a desperate battle with her rifle, and keeps 1 the Kaffirs off until the faithful Jumbo brings help. The supporting items are -well up to standard. STAR PICTURES, NEWTOWN. A very 6trong double-attraction bill will be presented at the Star to-night. A Charles Chaplin Keystone comic, "His Musical Career," and a, drama- of 4000 ft, by the Famous Players' Company, "The Redemption of David Corson," are the two Cop-liners. A fine supporting programme will be shown. MACMAHON'S THEATRE. The beautiful Italian tragedy "The Penalty of Beauty" remains a strong attraction at MacMahon's popular theatre. Incidentally, apart from its intense dramatic interest, the photo-play possesses an added beauty in a series of charming views of Venice, where the subject is set. "On Rugged Shores," is an exquisite seaside idyll, and the last of the Sterling Ford pictures, "The Bogus Baron," heads a happy comedy section.

" Scientific Fishing" is a capital interest picture, and some good topical Bubjects are also being shown. With to-morrow's change will come "The Fortune Hunters," a drama of wide adventure, and "The Strpnuous Life," a strong society story.