ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9806, 23 May 1914, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

STERLING VALUfc AT HAYWARD'S. With anything liko decent weather conditions, there should be few, if any vqpant seats at Hayward's to-night. Patrons have extraordinarily good value offered to them. Keystone's very latest farcical comedy is an uproariously funny one, and if ever tho quotation, "and the house shall be filled with laughter," was exemplified, it is during the screening of "He Would a-Hunting Go." A certain Count Chickoo Chickaboo receives an invitation to go in search of game on u large estate. Soon after his arrival he makes a fellow jealous by promptly showing attention to "something very nice" of the opposite sex. Revenge is planned, and the Count, persisting in hunting alone, an opportunity of retaliation sooh presents itself. It is by impersonating an apo that this is done, ana the Count is scared out of his wits. In Ms haste to escape he comes to grief, and is discovered hanging to a bush' on a precipitous cliff-side. It is in connection with the rescue that the fun becomes £ast and furious. Tho Keystone police,. now familiar to all picture-goers, are mounted on this occasion. The rest of tho film would mostly do for a rough-riding, buckjumping subject. They come some terrible croppers, and one in particular from a horse at a hand gallop must have given the equestrian a bad shaking. "His Majesty the Baby" is easily one of the most, delightful and natural child studies ever filmed. It is also one of the most novel. Tho feelings of an audience are divided between anxiety and amusement. "Baby" is only in the crawling stage, and is left alone with numerous animals. which are its playmates. "Brothers in Arms" is a full of life and action military drama. The story associated therewith is a very appealing romantic story.

LAST NIGHT AT FULLERS'. Patron® of His Majesty's Theatre thie evening will have tho privilege of feeing the linal screening of a powerful Thanhouser <lTama, which lias won tho appreciation of many audience*. The picture is entitled, "Tho Woman Pays," and a more appealing photoplay has" not been screened at His Majesty's for some considerable time. It tells a story true to life, and features tho versatile actrsse. Miss Maud Fealy, in a principal role. The Thanhousor Company is also represented by a comedy, "Percy's First Holiday." featuring Mr W. S. Percy, late of J. C. Williamson's Comjjany. who 'has appeared in comic opera locally. Percy goes on his first holiday to America. To him New York was a city to wonder at. - The traffic all went tho wrong way. he said, arid ii seemed mighty strange to be freezing to death in December. for that month is mid-summer in Australia, and his other adventures were really thrilling. "A Proposal from Mary" is a delightful Edison dramatic film, while "Door Tra etion in the Belgian Army" is an oducaiional picture of merit. Other pictures of the series are. "The Warwick Chronicle." Mr Jefferson Green" (comic), "Pat's Revenge" (comedy). On Monday the management will be screening in the new fories a si>ecial drama, •riiitled "A Modern Jckvli and Hyde." Itis said to be a drama of outstanding merit and an absorbing study in criminology.

AXTOXIA DOLORES. Tlierc is every indication thai the concert uf Mdlle. Dolores, which is to be held in the Opera House on Wednesday evening "•'it, will be a repetition of past successes. The charming cantatrice is meeting with very enthusiastic receptions on the present tour. A marked feature of the appearance of Dolores :n the different cities visited is the large attendance of musical students. It is accepted, of course, that those who aspire to the concert stage may acquire much that is valuable by studying the methods of such an accomplished artiste as Dolores. She has such a mastery of all the essential details necessary to the successful singer that her methods may bo copied to advantage. Dolores will present uii extensive repertoire, which embraces numbers representative; of the various schools of singing. The delightful art songs of Germany, including such composers us Brahms, Strauss, and others of e jual note, excerpts from grand opera, and specially-selected items from the works of the Italian and French song-writers, Hill also be given, while Works by modern composers, such as Liza Lehmann and M'Dowell, will find a place in the various programmes to be submitted. Dolores will Ik* assisted by Miss Iris do Cairos-Rego, pianist. The plan is at Andrew Millar's.