ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16233, 19 May 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

PAUL DUFAULT. General satisfaction will no- doubt be expressed at the opportunity, afforded of again hearing the great tenor Paul Dufault in some of his celebrated songs. An arrangement has been made whereby he will appear at His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening next. Mr. Dufault possesses an extensive repertoire and will present a complete change on Saturday night, including several new numbers and a few of the old favourites, notably " Tnvictus. The box plan is open at Wildman and Arey's and the day sales are at Eady's. OPERA HOUSE. The current programme at the Opera House continues to afford excellent entertainment nightly to large numbers of patrons. The turns are characterised by freshness and variety, and are creditablydone. Each artist is a specialist, and is able to offer a bright repertoire. Several old favourites reappear in entirely new acts. There are a number of new performers, all of whom have been successful in gaining the approval of the audience. " THE LILY AND THE HOSE." " The Lily and the Rose" has been chosen by the management of the King's Theatre for presentation next week. The Lily, as personified by Lilian Gash, lives in her beautiful southern home, under the care of two aunts. Through a fashionable relative she is introduced to Wilfred Lucas, whom she afterwards marries. Hei husband grows tired of her and succumbs to the wiles of a dancer, the Rose, played by Roysika Dolly. The Lily endeavours to win back her husband's love, but he repulses her every advance. Husband and wife part, he to the seaside with the dancer and she to her girlhood home. Too late he discovers that the woman is shallow, that she is as dead sea fruit and on receiving the intelligence that his wife has instituted divorce proceedings, he shoots himself. Thinking only of hersel: the dancer disappears. The Lily finds consolation in the regard of a girlhooc friend, a young author, whose work is dedicated to her. It is claimed that there is much in the picture which will command instant attention and from whicl a pertinent moral may be drawn. The acting is said to be very natural, the characters strongly drawn and the photography excellent. The picture was pro duced by the well-known producer, Davie Griffith "in the studios of the Fine Ari Co. The principal characters are sustained by a specially selected cast, all oi whom have scored many successes in the films. " THE CHRISTIAN." Following upon their decision to effect a change of programme on Saturdays, the management of the Lyric Theatre will present Hall Caine's work "The Christian" to-morrow. The story is so well known as to need little recapitulation, having attracted widespread attention when it appeared in book form some years ago, and since then as a stage drama. The centra] figure is John Storm, whose life is_ spenl in alleviating pain and suffering in the slums of London. The story lends itseli admirably to pictorial adaptation, and the production was supervised by the authoi himself. The part of John Storm is taker by the author's son, Derwent Hall Caine Scenes in the slums of London .are enactec with startling realism, and the whole pro duction is said to-be excellent in*eveig way. DARCY-McGOORTY FIGHT. Those interested in matters pertaininj to the ring will find attraction in th film dealing' with the Darcy-McGoort; fight, which is to be screened at Hi Majesty's Theatre for a short season, com mencing on Wednesday next. The pictur< was secured by Mr. Charles McMahon and illustrates every incident of the figh from start to finish. The battle for th< middle-weight championship of the work took place at the Sydney Stadium re cently, and went for 15 rounds, at the end of which Darcy was acknowledged the winner. Over 12,000 people witnessed the fight and numbers paid high prices for admission. The concluding round is described as being a memorable one, and a great demonstration took place when it was known that the _ Australian had won. A programme consisting of humor- , ous, dramatic and educational studies will be screened in support of the pro duction. KING'S THEATRE. Since its initial screening at th© King'f Theatre, the current programme hat aroused a great deal of interest. As th< item of outstanding merit, "The Wile Goose Chase " has all the essentials of i bright comedy. Miss Ina Claire, - who ii well known as a musical comedy actress plays the principal parti. The entertain ment is considerably brightened by th< selections contributed by the King'! Symphony Orchestra. GRAND THEATRE. War in all its phases is illustrated ir "1914," now showing at the Grand Theatre. It is from the novel by "Rita," in which stirring and sensational incident! abound. An appealing story illustrating the gulf between rich and poor is contained in " Barriers of Prejudice." A fin* comedy, " Gertie's Joy Ride," and the Topical Budget complete the programme. LYRIC THEATRE. The Lyric Theatre programme to be pre sented this evening is headed by a drams dealing with the American Civil War The picture is entitled, " The Coward,' and besides admirable acting, is unusua as a work of art, especially as regards cor rectne3S of details. It is supported b5 " Love and the Law," a comedy whict causes much laughter. QUEEN'S THEATRE. A new role is acted by Robert Warwiol in " The Flash of an Emerald," which is to be presented at the Queen's Theatre to-day. He is already recognised as a successful impersonator of heroes, bui s,in this production he represents the 'villain, the leading character of . the story. The plot tells how a gentleman burglar schemes to obtain possession oi an emerald belonging to an old lady, who, with her invalid daughter, is making a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Anne oi Beaupre in Canada. By a murderous action, he succeeds in his object, but is ultimately apprehended, and commits suicide. PRINCESS THEATRE. " The Song of the Wage Slave," will be presented for the last time to-day at the Princess Theatre. The drama named aims a 1 portraying the life of labourers of Canada who work in mill, in forest, or in mine and the production in this and other respects is an undoubted success. In addi tion to the beautiful and instructive scenes, a powerful plot is worked into the film. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "Britain Prepared" will be shown ai Everybody s Picture Theatre again to-day Inis film is most instructive and impres sive It deals with the life and training of the £L en of the British Army and production was secured wit! official sanction and co-operation, and gives a comprehensive idea of what Britain *s doing to help win the present war. Nc scenes of actual fighting are included. KING GEORGE THEATRE. A two-part drama, entitled "Juror No. 7," was screened at the King George Theatre yesterday in place of the "Black Box." The story deals with a man's infatuation for-the wife of an employee;'Ee succeeds in baying; the employee arrested.

*—- —•■■ ■ , , a -?iaa A jury is empanelled, among them beinjf ■■ the ill-doer himself. How his plot recoil : on his own head is graphically portrayed. Fatherhood," a powerful drama, 'dealing --V with psychology; "The Prima? Donna's J Mother," drama; " Operating on Cupid,''; '..'■'. j comedy ; and the Eclair Journal, complete the programme. , - * . — —.- " : 'v> r #!ij PRINCESS THEATRE. The change of programme at the Prin- ; * cess Theatre to-morrow includes a fine Metro, production, "My Madonna," sug-' " V gested by the poem by Robert Service. • v" " The principal part is taken by Madame ' - - Olga Petrova, who appeared with great -'■ success in "The Heart of a Fainted-,:;" ¥ Woman" and "The Vampire," both of,, which were screened at this theatre some ':; | time ago. The story is written on novel-;', ; v' lines and is said to be quite different from r . * the usual style of pictures. Appropriate* -'.-. music will be played during the screening '. ' of the film. GRAFTON THEATRE. Large audiences have attended the '■..-,.■■*• Grafton Theatre nightly since the inception there of " The Flash of An Emerald." Robert Warwick, who plays the leading part, is presented in a new role, this time - as a villain. Though the story is com- '.-■ . plex, the sequence of events is clear, an ; the trend of the story is easily followed. • Other excellent items figure on the pro- - gramme. The orchestral selections add---?' considerably to the evening's entertain- ". ment. A change of programme will be " made to-morrow, when a five-part drama, • entitled "Bought," will be screened. I ORGAN RECITAL. i A popular programme of standard organ > works and compositions of a lighter i character has been arranged for the , organ recital in the Town Hill to-morrow • evenmng. Selections have been made , from the works of Fraack, Verdi, Hollins. [ Hcnabme, and Lemmens. . | PICTURE . "The Barrier of Prejudice," a drama, ' will be screened at the Palace Theatre to-' ; dayi , The present Globe Theatre programme is headed by a drama, "The Lights o" Lon- ' don." fi - - > . - ■ ■ -• E . -■ . - - .