ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17242, 19 August 1919, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

V" " ' » _n..._. 'I HIS mAJESTTS THEATRE. ■ Prone-traced suflcosi? attends the staging i at His Majesty's Theatre by Mr, Allan ! Wilkie of the femous play " Trilby.*' Mr. | Vvillde;appears e« the. hypnotist Svengali and Mfes Fredittyrvde Hunter-Watts as i Trilby. OPERA- HODSE. The adventures of Ike Cohn and Morris Levi at Monte Carlo form the theme of the latest diverting revue staged at the Opera House by Mr. Bert La Blanc's Musical Travesty Stars. A crowded bouse witnessed this "mirth-pr oducer last evening. Mr. La Blanc's dry humour was a rever-ending source of lamfiSater. and Mr. .lake Mack was an excellent foil. The two were especially amusing in their gatae of poker And in a builesqne banking seen p. Oddities that they sure, the Hebrew comedians found fresh means for provoking "/merriment. both in "gag" and make-up. Tlteir ludicrous interludes were agreeably sandwiched in between bright musical numbers. In these Miss Queenie Paul and Mr. Miko Connors were the most successful contributors. Miss Paul's solo, "Lonesome Baby,'* daintily sung, solved the mystery of the- advertised demand for half a dozen infants for the entertainment* When the ! refrain, was reached six of bite male members rtf the company paraded, each carrying one of the hired babes. Mr, Connors •was again tho mainstay of the light comedy rphases of the production, and Ins duet with Miss Paid, "I Hate to Lose You," w»ri a capital item, and his solo. "The S.Wins of a'Wedding March," was smart and tuneful. Ray a»d Olga. Miss Maggie Buckley, and TSton and West., all contributed to the gaietjv of the revue. In the* vaudeville first part, Wendy and AlphonOS, "the soubrette »and the digger." were seen in an entertaining turn. The sourtrette's song in tbe character of a soldier*"- wife was excellent • omedy, and the digger's monolbgue concerning the Frenrih poilu and top, British Tommy was excellent. • Mr. Katrinsjton Reynolds and his company submitted a playlet of the Australian bush, "Destiny." which was well applauded. Jolly John Larkin. in coon soiijg, and Borneo .Gardi- , ner, whistler, completed &i& bill. The Delevantes. aerial trapeze artist*, who were due to appear, were Titrable to do so, but are expected to be on <{hc programme this evening. The entertainment \v3l be presented each evening this week and at the usual matinees. TOWSEY-MTTCHEBI, RECITAL, A recital will be given- in the Town Sail concert chamber this everunff by Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Towsey. anri Miss Winared Mitchell, violinist. * The box plans are at Wildman and Arey's. SCOTS CONCEET. A concert to commemorate the Mrth of Sir Walter Scott was held in the Town Hall concert chamber last evening, imder the auspices of the St. Andrew's Sfadety of Auckland. There was a large attendance. Mr. J. M. Meroiie, president: of the society, delivered a short address. T»he Rev. J. \V. Shaw gave an address on " Sir Walter Sc»t," and eulogised the works of the great author and poet. A bagpipe selection was given by Piper .T. Dickson. i Mr. H. W. Jessorvp sang " Jock fit Hazeldean" and "Land o' the- Leal." and Miss i Jessie Bartlett sang Latfv Ncirne's " The Rowan Tree" and " The Bonnets of Bonnie i Dundee." The Highland fling- was danced by Misses Ruby Phillips and MeLachlan ! and Master McLachlan. Mies Ailsa Lewis sang "'Armi© Laurie" and "Comin' Thro' the Rye, ' and Mr. Charles Hunter rendered " Scotland Yet" and "*Wi* a Hundred Pipers." Mr. Whightman McCombe prodded two musical monologues and a humorous song. " The Wedding of Sandv I McKah." "Auld Lang Syne" tconcludsd i toe concert. I i STRAKD THEATRE. ! Seven acts of swift action- and ♦absorbing interest are witnessed; in the fire*, National feature, -'On Trial,", in which Barbara Castleton, Sydney Ainsworth, aad little Mary McAliater are . featured -it the Strand Theatre this week. The whole cast is excellent, nc* a weak point in pdrfcraval being in evidence, though some hundreds of actojK take part. " On Trial " isv*-«rely a very-great.-Inraan story, and what woman will not follow in svmpaihy .the career of May Strickland, "who became! the victim of a vile schemer as a gSrl. I who found she had again to- pay the came i price to him years after to protect her'J husband and her child? One readily sym-! patmsad with the agonised husband, who ' sets out frantic at night to avenge theliononr of the wife ha loved, and no more tense.. situation., can be imagined than that of the dis£fac£ed: wife at the telephone, iiearmg the eOahds of voices quarrelling » shot), and, a fall, not knowing whether' id is her husband or her betraver who has paid -the price. "On Trial" is a great melodrama, and entirely worthy of the masterly treatment it his received at the., hand* of actors and director. Other films topical and humorous, are screened. ' LYRIC THEATRE The attraction on thia week's Programs V*, _ .?£ c I SS » a Goldwvn film, entitled "The Hell Cat," and Miss Geral-' dine Farrar is m the principal role. A critic writes of the ay —" To be explicit about the matter, only one mas ever called Pancha O'Brien a "hell cat," and he did it ma fit of savage rage, because she refused to hide her contempt for him, and fought with all her strength when he made a captive of her and killed her father. Pancha is as fine a specimen of womanhood as ever grew up on a Wyoming ranch. When she takes the law into her own hands, and escapes further indignities by killing Jim Dyke, her act i more than justifies itself. And everyone will applaud Jack Webb for telling her that her CTffenrig has only added to her claim on Ins love and devotion." Douglas Fairbanks appears in "Double Trouble." utiier films are screened. TIVOLI THEATRE The inimitable Douglas Fairbanks is to be seen tins, week at the Tivoli Theatre in his latest film success entitled " He Comes Up Smiling. It is a moat amusing film, and depute Fairbanks as Jerry Martin, a bank teller. In his official capacity he is given charge of the bank manager's pet canary, ihe bird escapes and Jerry ebes in search of ifc. He follows it for miles, until he reaches the country, and then meets some tramps. The freedom of their life appeals to him and he joins them. He next pur onto some clothes ho finds on a river-bank and is mistaken by some touristy for a wealthy financier, the owner <>f the clothes. They invite Jerry to join he party at. their mountain »«»u3e, which ture Wh nd m te advcnt " r « after' adven- ' nfn. discovery seems certain he ' manages to evade the issue tr ,ti! m the ' end be gams the affection of .„" " S- ' girls in the party oi tonrwte. The con cltauon is extremely amusing. Other" fdms " are screened, and music is supplied bv *5? tivoli augmented orchestra under Miss Winifred Mitchell. acr GRAND THEATRE "The Lone Wolf," the Brenon oio tunsation of Vance's novel of thJ P name, is screened at t & this week One of the features of £ film te when tin automobiles dash at " bay-raising speed through the streets of . city Ihe smaller car. slightly in the load contains a young man and woman The • pursuing, heavier car, is gauiing ranirfKand the four men who are riding in t fire at the fugitives from time to time. So desperate are the stakes that no thought w taken of tho police. A catastrophe occurs. l " EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The well-known story 0 f " Uncle Tom's Cabin " Harriet Beecher Stowe ! s great uork, has been adapted for screen pur poses, and is screened this week at Everv- • body's Theatre. It is an excellently pro- ' duced photo-play, and the various roles are well played. Other films are screened. GLOBE THEATRE. A most exciting film, "Shackles of ' Truth," is screened on the current programme at the Globe Theatre. It tells of a man, Tom, whose sister, Mary, has been betrayed. Tom suspects Gerald Hale. One night he breaks into Hale's house. He :s determined to have a reckoning with the supposed betrayer of his sister. a! Bimgglo ensues, and Hale is the victor i He demands, an. ■espiaxw.-ticai. in &ddi-i

lion, a two-reel comedy, entitled "Poultry j »la Mode," is screened. It tells of two' poultry fanners wffo are neighbours. One .' raises ducks, and the other geese. Both ; liave differences with their wives,' and are ! sent out of their homes. They have I many amusing adventures, lj PRINCESS THEATRE. Dorothy Dalton appears at the Princess i Theatre this week in tho role of Jeueviove, lin " Vive la France." She takes the part | of a French girl. The film tells of the i -war. The story, briefly, is: Jean Picard, } ' formerly an actor in the same studio with i Jenevieye, now a volunteer in the French j.' army, is carrying an important message ' I to a section of the forces cut off from the ' ' main body. As luck would have it, he 5 1 encounters Jenevieve. It is she who rei I stores him to consciousness, and it is she who. using her wits, gets him out of the 1 j hands of the Germans and safely on his ' t j way again. Later, in an effort to escape ' j the Germane. Jenevievo dons a uniform |jof a dead Hun. At this time the French • : sweep forward again and take possession '■ of the village for the second time. Many exciting incidents occur. i QUEEN'S THEATRE. • Largo attendances assemble nightly at ' the Queen's Theatre to witness "Her Own 'Way." The story briefly Georgians • I Carley and Richard Coleman have been j friends since childhood, and have grown ' I to love each other without, having become 1 ! aware of tho fact. Sam Coast, a wealthy ' ] young man, has also fallen in love with ' ■ Georgiana, and is determined to let noth- " j ing prevent him from obtaining her for his '! wife. > {