AMUSEMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 278, 21 November 1913, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. The Brennan-Puller vaudeville company at the Opera House will repeat the current ] programme to-night and to-morrow night. MADAME CLARA BUTT. Madame Clnra Butt, Mr Kcnuerley Rumford. and their concert party, arrived by tho Mnln Trunk express this morning. Tlie concerts given In Wanganui, Palmerston North, and Napier were most successful, and the audiences were most enthusiastic. To-morrow evening, at the Town Hull, Madame Butt and Mr Rumford will make their reappearance Iv Auckland, and f these two distinguished artists will no I doubt receive a hearty reception. A most ; attractive programme has heou arranged. : Madame P.ntt will sing "Rend 11 Serine." : "I.uslnglil Plu Care" i Handel), Brewer's j "Fairy Pipers " Mandoline and Lougli- . borough's "Women of Inver." and by ■ special request "Laud of Hope anil Glory," Mr Rumford has chosen as his opening numbers. "0, Star of Eve" (from Tannhauser), "Largo al Factotum " (Rossini), an old Welsh ; air, "All Thro' the Night." "When | Childlior Plays," "A Ballyuure Ballad," by | Ilerhert Hughes, nnd "Siieplierd, see Thy i Horse's Foaming Mnne." and. with | Madame Butt. Lnlir's "Tho Day is Hone" IMr William Murdoch nnd Mr Mowat Carter .are presenting specially selected numbers and there is little doubt but Hint tomorrow night's concert will he a veritable ] musical treat. Owing to there being no steamer for Sydney on Monday. Vine will ; allow of n second and farewell concert : being given on Wednesday evening at the | Town Hall. The box plan for to-morrow j evening's comerl Is at Wildman aid Arey's. and day sales are obtainable from A. Eady and Co. KING GEORGE THEATRE, The star drama shown yesterday in the new programme at the King George Theatre was "Tbe Incriminating Handkerchief," a story of love that does not run smoothly. The machinations of the villain are many and varied, making an ' Interesting story, ending in the defeat of villainy and the trliiniDh of true love. "The Hidden Witness"" ls a drama in which two children jilav a pretty part. A wealthy widow is courted by a worthless adventurer for her money, and will not listen to the warning of her brother. Her , two children arc finally the means of 1 revealing to her the true character of her admirer. "The Judgment of the Deep" is the story of a desßicjible action perpetrated through jealousy, which recoils on the perpetrator. The Philippine j Islands are pictured in an interesting ; series of views, showing the Filipinos shooting the rapils In their canoes. "The Wnngnmil Show" (topical picture) and some comic pictures complete the series. i PALACE THEATRE.

I At the head of the programme Introduced at the Newton Picture Palace yesterday ls an extraordinary creation called "Spanish , Blood." The makers seem to think that iit sriithers special distinction from the fact ' that Miss Asta Nielsen appears in the east, nml they bill it ns "one of the strongest and most dramatic dramas of love ami hate ever screened." .cople . who like "dramatic dramas," though It Is not quite clear lust what is meant, will ■ probably like "Spanish Blood." even If they Ido pause to wonder what It Is nil about. j They do these things clltrercntly in Spain, i perhaps. A picture that people" can iindorj stand and appreciate Is one showing the \ rugged gorges of Colorado. other dims shown are "Northern Games," "Master and Man," and "A Way Out." OTHER PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS. The programme at tlie King's Theatre .ihas "Breunan O'Malle.v" as the leading Item. "Tho Tiger Lily" is the popular picture at the Lyric Theatre this Week. The new programme nt the Globe Theatre will be repeated to-night and to- | West's ri-tiires are shown nightly at Ihe Royal Albert Hall. The "London" pli-tnre will be shown 'to .lay and to-morrow only at the Queen's . Theatre. I'UIMLS' RECITAL. The second annual re-It il given l.v Mtss E .lay's pupils in Si. Andrew's Unl'l was . nrionilcd by n large number of friends and others Interested In elnetitlon. The items selected fur I lie m-rnsl.iii em cred the various phases uf Ihe art. and wore luteingently given lir rhe pupils. Indicating that the teacliiim ' wns most thorough and capable. Miss I.iorothv White. L.A.8.. and Mr. «'. w. Rowley contributed pianoforte . and vocal numbers respectively nnd the . programme was heartilj enjoyed.