AMUSEMENTS.
OPERA HOtISB. The current vaudeville programme at the Opera House will be submitted to-night for the last time. The Olracs will make their last appearance in Auckland, and will not be included in the cast for next week. ••CHRISTOPHER COL.UMBOS." ' The last night Is announced for this spectacular !pic»ture. "Chri«tophe|r Columbus" will be succeeded on Monday by "Parsifal," an elaborate and lengthy picture-play dealIng with the legends of King Arthur and his .knights of tne Bound Table. OTHER PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS. "His Honour at Stake" is a remarkable picture in the series now being shown at the King George Theatre. "Gipsy Blood" will be shown to-night for the last time in the current programme at the Queen's Theatre. "The Insurgent Senator," an American political etetch, is being shown at the Newton Picture Palace. On Monday night Messrs. John Fuller and Sons will present, per medium of the biograph, Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, the celebrated actress, in the historic drama "Queen Elisabeth." The story lends itself admirably to the powers of the great tragedienne, and the film faithfully portrays the magnificence of her acting. The famous Continental dancer Saharet Is pictured In typical performances In the drama "Behind the Mask," to be shown for the last time to-night at the Royal Albert Hall. Picture patrons have learned to know Maurice Costello as a prominent actor before the camera. He is seen to advantage in "The Adventures of the Model" at the Lyric Theatre. "The Child Stealers" is a sensational picture story to be shown !a the Globe Theatre for the last time to-day. McMAHON BROS. , CIRCUB. McMnhon Bros. , circus, which has just completed a successful tour through the Waikato, is playing to-uight at Newmarket. The show gives a varied programme, to whicTi 20 artists contribute. Including the Altous {hurricane hurdlers), Athol (the man of iron). Miss Lyndhurst (arenlc performer), and various acrobatic troupes v The trained animal exhibition is a the show, and the buck-Jumping and ronffh-ridlng is also a big attraction. The circus opens at Helensville on Monday night, and then tours the Northern towns.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 22, 25 January 1913, Page 9
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344AMUSEMENTS. Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 22, 25 January 1913, Page 9
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