AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 245, 13 October 1908, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

0 , . l -:; ■ 1 HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. : There was a large and appreea>ti*f?; I audience at His Majesty's Theatre last' ■ night to witness the production of <*c I play, "The Old Folks at Home," by W ; Meyneli and Gunn Company. The pffit;"."- ---■ will be staged again this and to-morrow. : evenings, and will give place on Thursday t night to "The Stepmother." ( THE OPERA HOUSE. 0 ' Public interest in the Wide World B* tures is still strong, and the fresh s«eer ! tion of views exhibited last night atthO' ' Opera House was well patronised; The > films cover a wide range of scenic, fcnmo* • ous, and dramatic subjects, and several 1 are quite equal to anything of the kind yet seen in Auckland. A series ofgresf 1 interest showed some novel Skahau, types, and another picture dealing W?tn : Swedish military drill depicted various , > evolutions with "clearness and 1 Quebec to Niagara" formed the 1 subject of another view, and a realiyex- ■ cellent and highly instructive set sW • the methods of tunny fishing off m ■ Sicilian coast. "Faked" pictures d#ahn| ' with humorous and dramatic subjects s occupy a large share of the programme,. , and the audience appeared to ttorougniy ■ I appreciate the management's select* Roars of laughter frequently greeted 'tne adventures of the luckless in*™™* » figurine in the comic scenes, wMetae ' dramatic views were also JpHfFfAjS • no little interest. A similar pr?*"" 1 ™! • will be exhibited this evening ana ' throughout the week. l