ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9076, 22 June 1915, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

'HIS MAJESTY'S. The weekly change of the vaudevilk bill at His Majesty a Theatre last night included a number of new turns that were favourably received by the fairly large audience present’., Maud and. Gill aro « gymnastic couple whoso feata 'arc distinctly clever. The male .member;'of th partnership is an aooomplleehd acrobat, and Jus comedy is good. ."Victor the Great,” whoso yentriloquialturns have always been - popular in Wellington, reappeared alter an absence . of some' months, and with Cothilda. succeeded in convulsing the audience by , the clever) manipulation of his "mechanical dolls.' - 1 He is accompanied by little Gladys, tie-' scribed as tbe only child ventriloquist ini the world. She ceratinly knew her "business.’' The Mna.cal Goolmans extracted harmony from a numoer of unusual, in- 1 strumenta. The lady performer is pure ticuiarly deft. A novel feature of their entertainment was a tune played on electric alarjn clocks. George Edwards and Eoaie Parkee have some smart patter, and get their fair share of appiause.l Eileen Eleury was not convincing in her male impersonation songs, but when imitating Daisy Jerome was recalled several) him6c. . Other turns are those of the Three Ruddies, clever child acrobats and dancers,’ Roseol and- Ross ("Run in . the Kitchen”), and Courtenay and Shawl (songs at the piano). The English pan-| tomime "dame.” Dan Thomas, is .as popular as. ever, and deservedly so. His comedy is clean and not strained, and his character impersonations very realistic! The . reappearance of, Dorothy Harris, the "ragtime queen," is announced for week. The programme /will be repeated to-night. .. EVERYBODY'S PICTURES. Humour is; the ; predominating element oi the new programme presented at Everybody’s Theatre yesterday. The Keystone Company, long famous for their mirth-provoking films, have excelled themselves in the comedy lino by the production of "Ambrose’s Sour Grapes." The situations ore all new - and Ambrose, the established - film favourite, gives a dumb exhibition of wit which from beginning ,to .end proved quite irresistible to yesterday’s large audience. "The Rainy Day,” ai. pretty story. , well acted apd capably, produced by toe Edison Company, is a; drama of middle-class life. A wife does all-in her power to keep Up a good appearance, but the husband ..eventually, meets’ t}ie "other ' woman” and fills' the' home with misery. His 1 eyes are afterwards opened, and he sees his wife in her true light os a noble woman, and happiness again reigns supreme. - Am Item of great interest is a scries of pictures relating to the Lusitania outrage, portraying 'the survivors landing and scenes at th© hospital showing the women who were eubjected to the Huns’ brutality. The "Gaumont Graphic” is an ©xoentionally good number this week,, while "Eats” (a Vitagraph. comedy) is! a scream from start to finish. There will b" a re-'-Htion at all sessions, today and to-night. 1 , , /'• THE KING'S THEATRE. . The limitations of the moving picture camera, are apparently undbfinable, for in the film 1 "The Great Panama Exposition.” which appeared with the new PF 0gramme at the Kind's Theatre last evening, the brilliantly illuminated Tower of Jewels and fairyland fountains of the Exposition' are shown as they ap-. neared at night time with- their myriad of electric lights. The scene is a veritable enchantment, and is one that has not previously been rivalled in animated pictures. The incidents at the tidal include views of Australia's dedication'day, the avenue of'palms. United States marines' guard of honour. Australia’s handsome pavilion, _Saltbush Bill’s exhibition with stockwhips,. New Zealand pavilion, Maori hata and the "aeroscope” g’ant sight-seeing ' device. Then - there is the great Vanderbilt motor race with its succession of thrills. . The; pace is terrific, the cars attaining as much as 80 miles an hour. There are some hair-raising spills. In one instance the oar strikes a row of straw bales and somersaults three times before it comes to a standstill. The occupants have a miraculous escape from death. Another motorist’s car leaves- .the track while it is slipping along at 70 miles an hour and crashes into an iron post. The suddenness of the accidents is appalling, and how the occupants of, thecare escape death is- amazing, Added to these are "The Pathe War Gazette,” is Mine” (Majestic "featnre”~drama). "The Open Drawbridge" (Kalem drama), "The Flirt” (Edison , comedy), "Bill and Joseph’s Downfall” (Cines cartoon), and "Caught by the Handle” (Komic comedy). V" ' : MACMAHON’S THEATRE. The immense popularity of tbe Charlie Chaplin picture# was evidenced - , last night at MacMahon’s Theatre, when the .sale of tickets had to bo stopped-from time'to time until. there was sufficient room for would-be patrons. The comedv is of course, a ludicrous - burlesque of/'the ring,” but it won peals, of laughter from an appreciative audience as the oonular comedian and his dog showed how they could fight and couldn’t fightSupporting this comic attraction is a strong three-act -emotional drama entitled "What Could She ’Do?” a story of infinite oathos and grace. The "Pathe Gazette,” with the latest topical happenings, and other picture subjects, make up an excellent programme.