ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10660, 5 August 1920, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S. The auditorium at His Majesty's Theatre was again well filled last evening when the current programme was Tepeated by Fullers' Vaudeville Co. Jennings and Gerald in "The Actress and Mr McGillicuddy," were again most successful, their performance eliciting' loud .applause, while other turns deserving of special mention were those o£ Fullers' Nine Wonders, La Rose and La Rose, Leonard Nelson, George Uoss, and the Two Fishers. This evening the game programme will again be presented. THE ENGLISH PIERROTS. The English Pierrots appeared before another large audience, in the Concert Chamber last evening. The singing of Miss Ena Gprdon gives particular pleasure, and Miss McKenzie and . Miss Lillian Colenzo provide dissimilar form* of vocal comedy to the entire satisfaction of the audience. Miss'Joy Rolls and Mr Leslie Austin dance with delightful grace and elan, excellent fun is provided by Mr W. P. Turnei and Charles Lawrence, whilst the sing ing of Mr David Lyle and Roy Cooke is of the best. The ladies' orchestra is a feature which lends quality to the whole performance. KING'S THEATRE. The double feature programme at tho King's Theatre will be brought to a close this evening when Charlie Chaplin's latest feature> "Sunnyside," and that powerful picture, "Back to God's Own Country," will bo screened for the last time. For to-morrow's change is advertised a complete change of music and pictures, headed by a Select drama, ''The Way of a Woman," adapted from Eugene Walters's famous stage play, "Nancy. Lee/' and the audience should ,-be thrilled and moved by Norma Talmadge's superb acting in another of her tales of metropolitan life. The special engagement of the Melody Four in a selection of unaccompanied part songs, will add to an already attractive programme. The King's Grand Orchestra play as an eutr'acte "Russe" (Luigim). The plan is at the Bristol. . EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. '■The current programme at Everybody's will be finally screened to-night." ■ A young man who gambles heavily, but later makes good' in the love game, is depicted. in "All the World to Nothing/' which is the outstanding feature and stars William Russell, On the same programme is the fourth of "Mystery of 13," and a .splendid" Topical, "i'he Derby, 1920." Commencing to-morrow, Sessue Hayakawa will be shown in a powerful and unusual story, ''The Tong Man," which is founded on the exciting novel, ''The Dragon's Daughter." ..;:,.'.. BJIPRESS THEATRE.

At the Empress Theatre to-day is the final of the screening of the "Devil's Trail," with Betty Compson, of "The Miracle Man," in tho leading role. Also showing is the English Derby of 1920, seventh episode of the Liberty serial, Gaumont Graphic, and a cartoon, "Captain Grogg has his Portrait Painted," To-morrow, Friday, a complete change of programme is announced.

- -.*, - INTERESTING FILMS. Two-moving'picfcure films of unusual Interest, "AVelfare Work, Industrial and Civic Improvements," at Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.,,and*"The Troubles of a Storekeeper," are to be shown hy tho National Cash Register Company in the Y.M.C.A. Jiall this evening when Mr R. mil, secretary of the Town-planning Association, will occupy the chair. These pictures are instructive a» well as interesting, in as much as tho National Cash Register Company are world leaders and originators of welfare work, both in and out of their factory, and their system has been an unqualified success in eliminating lahour troubles and promoting goodwill between management and employees; All interested in. theso subjects are cordially invited.