ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13896, 23 October 1918, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS

THEATRE ROYAL. Ancestor worship is most pleasantly ridiculed in the Vitagraph feature, "The Wild Strain," at the Theatre Royal to-night. Nell Shipman makes a fascinating heroine and is specially suited to the part. Her people are staid beyond all reason, and mope under the shadow of a long line of ancestral portraits. One portrait, however, is missing, the eighth grandfather. He happened to have disgraced the family name by being a brigand. Nell Shipman as Winifred is a throw-back, and when a bold, bad, swashbuckling moon urges to adventure, she steals away, rides her horse into a circus, and there are some sensational happenings. The story is well told and contains some delightful humour, together with a full supply of thrills, leading up to the most exciting finish. THE KING'S THEATRE.

"The Tran'' is a World drama, featuring Alice Brady and containing a powerful indictment of hypocrisy and the lengths to which it can go. The scene opens in an obscure fishinr village, whore a younp; girl, Doris Shaw, lives. Her mother had run away from the cruelties of her fanatical husband. When Doris is discovered talking to an artist who is visiting the village, he. - father with the same fanaticism drives her away. She eventually lands in New York, and secures employment as an artist's model, who paints her portrait in an advertising poster. Events then develop ranidlv. The picture moves forward with fine consistency and eontains some delightful settings. "THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR."

"The Thirteenth Chair," to be staged by J. C. Williamson, Ltd., at the Theatre Royal on Friday night next, is said to lx* the most interesting drama with mysterious crime as a motive ever presented* to a Hamilton audience. The story is of a double assassination by the unseen hand, the motive in each ease being self-preservation. Tn the true manner of mystery, it moves throughout many confusions, thrilling situations, to a climax as extraordinary as it is unexpected, and on these material lines is stated to l>e clever and fascinating enough to hold the interest of any audence. Mystery is added to mystery, false trail succeeds false trail, and by the time the crime is sheeted home the excitement is tremendous, the audience following with feverish eagerness the unravelling of the tangled skein. Margaret Wycherlv will be seen ; n her original role of Rosalie la Grange. Another newcomer is .Mr Brinsley Shaw, who will be seen as Tim Dunobue, the brusnue, alert defective The production will be presented with exactly the same cast as appeared '.n Svdne\ nnd Melbourne, including Li/.icette Pavkee, Ethel Morrson. Tom Hocnte, F.ileen Robinson, Masie Carte. Oaston Mervalo, Sydney Stirling, Leslie Victor. Lan Macliren. Rawdon Plnodford. rnrleton Stuart, Harry Paulton, and Frank Allenhv. The box nlar.s. are now open at Paul's Rook Arcade.