AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 34, 9 February 1914, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

"WITHIN THE LAW." "Within the Law" was played to another crowded house on Saturday eight, and the piece received the effective interpretation ut tUe hands or Miss Muriel Starr and the other distinguished artists that has c-har--4ictt?rise<l t-tic preceding performances. The achievements of the caniiiany were enthusiastically applauded, and at the end of each act tlie curtain was repeatedly raised to permit the artists bowing their acknowledgment. The management announce that the season will terminate this week, and special arrangements liuve been made lor suburban trains on three nights. OPEBA HOUSE. The new programme of vaudeville to be presented' at the Opera House to-nigbt, under the Urennan-Kuller management, gives promise of something very attractive in the way of entertainment. Several new star nets from America and Kurope are announced. The turn given by "The Fire Musical LnMliV created a sensation in Sydney. Mini i< eitpi-rteil to. lie no less suecessrful her . chief Eagle Horse is an Indian ;>;iri; i:<>. whose first appearance will be watibeil with interest. The three Luiors art , l'arislan entertainers, nod, with Vernadi'. a vaudeville artist with an Bng lish resolution, will make a first New Zealand appearance to-night. The programme will toe strongly supported by the favourite performers who were introduced last week.

QUEEN'S THEATRE. "Hand Grips With Death" is the sensational title of the new star film at the Queen's Theatre. The picture is a beautifully coloured Italian production, and its story deals with the adventures of smugglers among the Alps. The strongest "situation" is found when the heroine's rejected lover endeavours to hurl her over a cliff, and meets with the fate lie intended for her. "The Engraver" Is an American drama of the Western mines. A sang of counterfeiters kidnap an expert engraver and compel him to anish a plate for tbe printing of forged gold certificates, but with the aid of the daughter of one of the gang be makes a sensationnl escape. "Akaroa" is a good New Zealand scenic picture, and there are two good comedies as well. GLOBE THEATRIC. "The Rocky Mountains" form tile setting of the feature drama on the new programme at the Globe Theatre. The title is "Where Mountain and Valley Meet." and the tale is that of a girl with two suitors, one on the mountain and one in the valley. l The girl favours the latter rather than the man who has lived near her iv the mountains, bat this friend is the means of saving her from her threatened fate, and there is the expected happy cuding. "A Royal Romance" is another American film, but with a European plot of the twenties of Inst century. A composer falls in love with a princess, not knowing her rank, and dies Just as he completes a march for her wedding, to the prince who has been her betrothed since the opening of the story. "Flowers That Bloom in tbe Spring" is a beaatiful study, and tbe rest of the programme is also good. PRINCESS THEATRE.

"The Spartan Girl of the West," shown for Uie flrst time at tbe Princess Theatre thia morning, is a typical western drama, the heroine being a masterful young person who wears divided skirts, and handles a "gun" with skill and dexterity. "In the Dark" is a screamingly funny French comedy of considerable length, with a complicated plot, and a succession of most ridiculous situations. A good industrial film shows a modern steel plant, and the programme includes an Interesting "Warwick Chronicle." and an American drama, "The Man He Might Have Been." OTHER PICTURE KNTJERTAINMBNTS. "Under the Daisies" is billed as a special attraction at the West End Theatre tonight. A complete account by picture of the New Zealand dairy industry, "From Cow to Consumer," Is promised in the new programme for tbe Lyric Theatre to-night. Miss Berta Nelson is one of the blograph favourites, and the King George Theatre has secured a series of special pictures, in which she takes the leadia? roie. "The Queen's Jewel" will be shown In the new programme to-day, whea also will be shown a local flltu of the swimming sports of Saturday last "Following the Star.'" a stagslana story. is at the head of the list for the Royal Albert Hall to-night. The Pan! Rainey bis seme picture will be shown in the new programme at the Newton Picture Palace to-day. At tho KiDg'e Theatre to-night the new programme will contain a thrilling sketch of Boj*lr«, entitled "The Plot at XadU'a