ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1019, 12 November 1917, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

' I <LOOK WHO'S H.ERE.'i To-niylit'at the Opera-I louse will bo witnessed the "first production of "Look Whoa Here','' one." .of. the briphtcst companies which has over visited tin: Dominion. It has ' hint finished a successful season 'of no less tlian twenty weeks afthe Palace 'Theatre, Sydney, ami the amusement lovera of tin's town will have; the, opportunity to-night! of witnessing, the. show in its entirety. T.venly-livc slaiv-ar-: tists take, part in the performance, incluci-1 jjiff. Jack Waller, a character actor ami comedian well-known in London. AYvlio Watson, a comedian who lias.appeared witli unvarying, -success in England and Australia, Gregory ivanolV, the Russjan violinist, who in former times was leader ol the Tzar's Life Guards orchestra, and wiio holds tlie degree .of M.A. from the Conservatoire at .Moscow, Frederick Dennett, vheeele-bi-atcd vounjf English pianist, and: a. bry ol bcaut-i'fuh Rirls, who include Cecilia, bolt, A.ln ■ Smart-, Dorothy White. Patsy Hill; Marjory Sims among others., In tact it 1impossible to enumerate the various artistes and their'abilities. The performance takes an entirely, new and original form, timing with euinedv, burlesque, and music-, and it by'diiey reports count, the production is a inilv wjnde'rfiU one. To night's prog-ramme will" include among otnor novelties tho lam'ous "1012" it. in which rati for 16 weeUs in' Sydney without being taken oil. ln.it are used live pianos, which have, the assistance of tie "Purple naiul-.'' . Another sue-«s-in "Look Who'- Here";.is the "Opera in Pourtime" number, m which •the various rem are raiged in an irresistible ninn»!.t 'Towoa 9 Plays," "The Hungarian IJandi" and a- -burlesque on a. court, scene „to anion- other items ni.tl.e, programme. nud the performance to-night F" m **.f° » ro vo. one' .of the year s heat, al ournt . ISilly -twfi- mghts will be i-layeu here. he Iws nUiJ-.w now open at M.llai ~ Lulc arc: 4<, Cf. 2v Is; PALACE. 'TAWS OF THE IiEAU." Behduui. at the opening of the German invMWii..s the scene of the commencing of "Paws of the Bear/' die bnllia.it, Triangle drnnia. shown at s on S-.trrdfiv night, in place ol "The. .Vliclult;,S •'l.advc.tiscd. ,™^j"»y«J; ( ;: ,cl s «ill I,- shown to-night at Ihe a act JIM .u-iftn,- with'whieh the plot unfolds is \«> rcfredbng. • and the .dav i-quue a new Man in war dramas. lt oulvlor.bat n.William Desmond portrays a tbee > . likeable American, who protects the heioim iClafi. Williams) when she shoots a German ..•enerul. They are both sentenced to death. Cat. are savedV an Allied aev..puuie bomb. Then on the trip home, on the great At ante steamer. Austrian secret .service.; ,"«'«<; make their appearance, and tragically, one o them b a cU friend of /lu;. Anicrican. 'I he. interest.is well held until the Imal climax. Clara Williams', as the subtle; charming, and efficient P-ussian spy. .is particularly ,uited to her roJe. The struggle between the two great spy systems, the Russian and Austrian, is- vividlv shown, and the whole pla> j- the best of. the war dramas yet. Most ot the latter scenes are laid m America, and a

word must'l>e said for the particularly eonvuiciiig a.nd beautiful photography, liie t-upportins- pictures .will be all new ami are loiriCh'-idctwooomc-dies, a Gaumont Gvapluc and some slide, showing the damage done by the recent big fire at Danncvirke. Die management request us to mention that new arraignments have been made for the Monday programmes at the Palace and that in the future they shall bo oqual to thepopular Metro programmes at the week-end. IvOSV. "TAKE n'-AND RUN."' A dense"fogj a crowded city street— pcoplo iostlim; each other in the murky dimness, and'Jimmie Hallet (Earlo Williams), millionaire clubman, drifting with the human tido. Suddenly, out of the. fog, a young woman rushes to him, thrusts a package into his hand, and cries: '"lake it—and run. And before he can ask why and wherefore, r-he is. swallowed up in die fog again. - Keen for adventure, Ilult-t takes _ the pa-kage:'to the address it bears, is admitted into a, darkened house by a- man or woman—-ho-cannot distinguish which in the Marki)e:;s—end is felled by a blow. When he regains consciousness, he finds, that a safe in the room has been, rifled, and on the lloor the Iwhlv of'au aged man. murdered. Who" was the woman of ihe fog? Why did-she send Uallet into a trap:' and when Ihe detective, arrived, would lhe v believe Mallet's storv.. or would they hold hun for the murder? And then follows a chain of wonderful happenings, through wind) is intertwined a fragrant and passionate love <-iorv. Thl/: ig the nlot of "The Mael.-.irbm now showing at the Kosy, with Chapt..; 11. of "The Iron Claw."' a most exciting episode entitled, "The Saving of Dan o'Mara. ' SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT. Tie College street school concert, to be held oij Wednesday, at the Opera House. promises to be most successful. Several leading local amateurs will lake part in the programme, and. the Railway Vaudeville Company, who have produced several splendid concerts recently, will also contribute items. The College street School scholars will also appear before the public, and .-is the proceeds of the overling are in aid o£ the school improvement funds it is hoped the public will liberally patronise the entertainment,