QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 36, 11 August 1923, Page 9

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

A leading actress and drama -which sustains its interest to the 'conclusion are outstanding features of the' programme, which opened at the Queen's 1 heat-re last evening. The star picture is "The Midnight Guest," and tlie actress Grace Daimond, combining; in art excellent evening's entertajninent. Lrabnelle is an orphan girl in '- .the underworld under the domination of Monks, a burglar. In an attempt to rob the home of John Chatfjefd, a wealthy young man who is,a. confirmed idealist, Monks is captured by the police, but Gabrielle is hidden from them by ChatSeld; and <by MaraiiaU Dry den, his friend. Chatfield indnccß his aunt to take the beau£ilur''you l ii; thief under her tutelage,' and-"she"'-:s engaged to murry Chatiield -on-"Dry-dens return from a two-year soToiirii in the wilds" of Africa, and theVJatter falls m Jove with her. The development of the plot is followed with intense attentiox A Westerndrama, •Jjeating the Game," replete with' exciting incidents, vitality, ami realism; a comedy "Vaiiiped" ; an International iNews, and the Queen's renowned -;-orecesLra. complete a line programmed

CLOSE OF SKATING SEASON: > Last night was "warming-up": night in connection with the close of the skatmg season, the last night of which "will be to-night. The whole evening' 'was with a, view to preparing patrons lor the last night, and a number of new competitions were held. These proved very entertaining, and the repetition'of them this evening will meet "with hearty support. Amongst the most popular of the events was the '"Excuse, Sle"'"""state bkaters were, asked ' to. 'take ."tlieiE'"~partuers, and those male, skaters left over were provided with/cards oa preEentatioii of 'which any .mole >fith' a partner had to hand his partner'aver Another novelty event'was the "Dawn ■Follows Darkness" )skate, in "which", the partners had to. separate and 'then find each other when the ".lights"-.went''off. Skating in the.dark proved a noyel^ekpenence.. During the. eyening,,.the jirst heat of the . backwards race was held and resulted .in B. Clisby first! and 11 Austin second, while for. the^first time in skating history there was.a tug-of-war on skates, in which one team easily disposed of the heavier opposition. Tpnisiht the closing session will last from 7.20 to much later than usual. T4is evening will bo concluded with a confett-" battle. . ■ ■"