ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16011, 1 September 1915, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"MAN WHO STAYED AT HOME."

10-ntght at eight o'clock the curtain will rise at His Majesty's Theatre for the first production here of the spy drama, "Tlie Man Who Stayed at Home," which has created great interest wherever it has been staged. The story dealt with in the play is one of German espionage in England, detected and baffled by a British secret service officer. Christopher Brent disguises his dash, nerve, and courage under the manners of a languid idler, who, in the first act, accepts without wincing the white feather handed to him by a furiously-scornful girl. The eon- ; struction of " The Man Who Stayed at Home" is said to be ingenious, its dialogue crisp and full of clever points, and its action swift, intelligent, and exciting. The artists include Mr. Frank Harvey as Christopher Brent, Miss Violet Paget, Mr. Arthur Cornell, Mr. Leslie Victor, Miss Emma Temple, .Mr. Austin Milroy, Miss Florence Gleeson, Miss Dorothy Cummings, Miss Tempe Pigott, Miss M. Browne, Mr. Kenneth Brampton, and Mr. Charles Morse.

OPERA HOUSE. The Fuller-Brennan Vaudeville Company again appeared before a largo audience at the Opera House last evening, and met with an enthusiastic reception. The chief attraction -was the Great Lutes Company. The principal artist, an armless man, completely astonished the audience by the things "he accomplished with his toes. Jack Waller's " Butterflies" also proved most entertaining. All the other items were excellent. The same programme will be repeated at a matinee this afternon. and the company will appear as I usual this evening. BOHEMIAN ORCHESTRA. The Bohemian Orchestra announces that its third concert of the season will be given in the Town Hall to-morrow evening. A prominent feature of the programme will be the first performance in Australasia of the Belgian patriotic ode, " Carillon," by Ed. Elgar. The poem, "Sing, Belgians, Sing," by Emile Camroaerts, will be recited by Professor Maxwell Walker. The orchestra will also play Herold's overture, " Zampa,"' Schubert's "Symphony No. 8, in B Minor" (unfinished), Coleridge Taylor's suite, La Caprice de Nannette," MeyerHelmund's serenade, " Rococo" (lor string orchestra), Greig's "Norwegian Dances Nos. 3 and 4," and Friedmanu's " Slavonic Rhapsody." Miss Jessie BartLett will contribute vocal numbers. A ; limited number of unreserved seats will be available for non-subscribers.

THE DANDIES." " The Violet Dandies " concluded their season at the concert chamber of the Town Hail last evening before a very large audience. All the artists provided most entertaining items. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Everybody's Theatre, the new picturehouse in Queen Street, will be opened under the direction of 'the New Zealand Picture Supplies, Ltd., on Monday evenins. The theatre has been constructed on most up-to-date lines, and no effort has been spared to provide for the comfort of patrons. After Monday the pictures will he shown continuously from 11 a.m. till 10.30 p.m. KING GEORGE THEATRE. The eighth series of the stirring drama. '"The Master Key," was again produced at the King George Theatre yesterday, and it attracted large audiences. The picture contains numerous exciting scenes which were loudly applauded. The Eclair Journal includes some excellent war pictures, which were greatly appreciated. There are a number of fine comic items on the programme, chief among which is "The Fatal Note," and this picture created great merriment. PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS. Large audiences witnessed the production of "Charlie Chaplin's Elopement" at the Queen's Theatre yesterday. "The Bond of Womanhood " was again shown at the Grand Theatre before large audiences. There was a large attendance at the King's Theatre last evening, -when " The Living Death," a fine drama, was again presented. " Charlie Chaplin's Elopement" is the principal picture at the Princess Theatre ! this week, and yesterday it was viewed by large audiences. The Lyric Theatre was well patronised last evening. The chief film in the programme presented at the Globe Theatre yesterday was " Charlie Chaplin's Elopement."