ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 104, 4 May 1915, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

"WHO'S THE LADY?" Another crowded attendance witnessed the final performance of "Who's the' Lady?" at the Grand Opera House last night. In this delightful absurdity there is much real humour, and Miss Ethel Dane's Gobette is thoroughly charming. To-night "The Chaperone" will be staged, and. on "Wednesday evening a presentation of "The Glad Eye" will conclude the season. Both these comedies scored great successes on the occasion of this clever company's last visit to Wellington, and both abound in material which provides plenty of merriment. Complicated and absurd, and at times daring, situations arise, which inevitably lead to roars of laughter. "THE VIOLETS." "The Violets" arrived in Wellington by the Manuka from Sydney this morning, and at once set about the final preparations for the" opening 1 performance in the Town Hall' Concert Chamber to-mor-row evening. " The Violets" will submit a very attractive programme. Miss Marguerite iLeroy will be seen in a charming dancing scena, " Champagne," and will also appeal* in a duet, '.'The Rendezvous," with Miss Dorothy Gaid'ner. The latter will include amongst her items a sketch, ",Run Home and Tell Your Mother," a number which is said to have attained to great popularity in Australia. Mr. Cuthberb Rose and the remaining members of 1 the company will all contribute of their best, ,The indications are that a large audience will be present. The plan is afc the Bristol. JOSEPH BLASCHECK. On Saturday evening next, at the Grand Opera House, Mr, Joseph Blascheck, the famous English humorist, will present his new series of "Society Snap-shots," including the latest monologues, songs, duets, character sketches, humorous songs and dialogues, stories, comic opera up to date, character studies, living pictures, pianoforte solos,** and some new opera. Such are ■ the many turns which make "Society Snapshots" a most original and versatile ehtertainment. "Mr. Blascheck will ding to you or recite to you. Will give you tragedy or comedy, and' will excel in ail," saye the Sydney Morning Herald. Miss Alyce Austin, a charming young vocalist and pianiste, who assists Mr. Blascheck, has become a great favourite in Auckland, especially with her patriotic song, "Your King and Country Want You." The box plan opened this morning at the Bristol Piano Warehouse. THE KING'S THEATRE. The feature drama of the new programme afc the King's Theatre this week is an American society drama entitled "The Intriguers," by the Lubin Company. The theme of the story, which is a fascinating one, portrays the livesof people who move in that particular class of society in America to which the possession of wealth is almost the sole pass-key. However, two faultlesslydressed and apparently wealthy adventurers, Viola Virtcent and Winthrop Hagen, secure an invitation to a smart week-end function, and tfie pair commence "operations. The woman immediately conquers a young diplomatic agent, while the man's efforts are centred on a beautiful society girl — and also on her magnificent set of diamonds. The sudden disappearance of the jewels precipitates a denouement, and in th© subsequent search there occur some surprising Bcenes, in which various dbingo of the "very smart" Are revealed. The scheming of the pair of intriguers results nearly in the upsetting of the lives of a young couple, but the ending portrays a pretty love story happily concluded. The dresses worn by the various characters are beautiful, and the whole picture ib a very fine one. The' remaining pictures on the programme include one of the most interesting Pathe Gazettes seen here for a very long time, "The Red Signal" (railway drama), "The World Grabber" (a series of clever cartoons), "Coney Island Nightmare" Vitagraph comedy), and a Keystone comedy, "Gussie, ttio Golfer," which is intensely funny. SHORTT'S PICTURES. All people who are interested m the Kitchener Annies — and. who is hot at present ?— should see the film now being screened afc Shortt's Continuous Picture Theatre, entitled "Thomas Atkins, Esq." This is not a. drama, but a topical film illustrating very fully the work, training, and composition of th© volunteer armies of England, Scotland, and Ireland. "Virtue Its Own Reward" is a Rex drama of excellent quality, and "The Midnight Mail" i s another dramatic number. " The Fable of; Uncle Brewsfcer " provides a .most amusing comedy, and a fine series of war pictures is shown in the latest Warwick Gbionicle, THE EMPRESS THEATRE. "A Flight for a Fortune," a stirring dramatic feature film by the Majestic Company, is the chief production of the current programme of the Empress Theatre continuous pictures. The story has to do with Mary, an orphan heiress, who is robbed by a lawyer, and is then employed as typiste in his office. A young fellow-clerk falls in love with Mary, and, discovering the knavery of the lawyer, decides to assist the heiress in obtaining her fortune. Ultimately Mary escapes in a rowing boat from an island on Which she had been left by the lawyer. He learns of her flight and goes in pursuit in a fast motor-boat. Mary's lover races to her assistance in a hydro-aeroplane. The flying-machine reaches Mary before the motot-boat. The girl's lover keeps the lawyer at bay, and is instrumental in recovering her fortune. There are also "The Topical Budget," "Fatty's Magic Pahts" (Keystone comedy), "Dolly at the Helm" (Edison drama), and .others. THE BRITANNIA THEATRE. A three-part drama, '' Wreck and Ruin," written by the Marchioness .Townshend, and presented by the English " Clarendon " Company's p&yers, is the star fllm of to-day's new programme at the Britannia Theatre. The story goes with a swing and holds one's attention all through. Plenty of sensation is provided, and a railway collision is one of the best-Worked film novelties seen for some time. t Another rather charming idea is the rescue of many people from a valley which has been flooded by a bursting dam. The programme also includes : '' The Flapper and the Fan " (comedy), "Caught in a Flue" (a, splendid farce by the popular Keystone artists); " Painted Lady Betty," on 4Mdfashibned society romance of lov© anil daring, worked out to a uniqtie and delightful finish, and "Russia's Great Haul." The last subject shows enormous numbers of German and Austrian prisoners captured by Russians, and also contains many scenes of interest from the different war zones. STAR PICTURES. NEWTOWN'. . There is an attractive programme presented this week at the Star Picture Theatre, Newtown, the principal picture being ft stirring drama entitled "The Intriguers." PALACE SKATING RINK. Marked )« fchown for the facilities afforded for skating at the Palace Skating Rink,. Vivian-street. Each evening sees large fcrowtfa of pairota. Thf& M»i6nß are being held