AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 17, 20 January 1916, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. The vaudeville fare beina:' sobmitte'fl nightly at -the 'Opera House'••_ _ia" week of a very entertaining character.jLast night there was .another"large audience, and 'the various items were recervea-with-enthusi-asm. :*C6Ji' STotrehl,. the, c_*er character comedian, was again successful in earning the hearty applause", of his hearers, while the turn.provided by :the Les-TeodCTwica troupe of acrobats-.was by no .means, the least popular. The'programme will-be repeated to-ntgnti ' LTRIC ;T__T_3. "''. ' The principal attraction for patrons of the Lyric Theatre this • week is, a very enjoyable coster-town picture-play, -called "Mv Old Dutch," -a plcturis'atlon of the well-known song. Mr. Albert Chevalier; as Joe Spud, and Miss Florence. Turner, as his Sal, the two leading performers In the play, are exceedingly popular. The song of the name name is recited, dnrtog the screening of the picture by, Mr. A'an (McElwain. The-programme, will appear nightly .till the end of the week. '~ KING'S THEATRE. ' . The management, of the; King's Theatre provide on tbelr programme this week a fine selection of picthres .of great variety. A feature of the bill Is the screening of two Instalments of .the serial- "The Million Dollar Mystery," Instead of only' one chapter, as formerly. The management have decided upon an excellent arrangement In -screening-one -part of the -film -before the interval, and the second episode towards the.clone, of the evening, ,The concluding chapters will be shown in the same way next *flfeek. EVERYB'ODT-S THEATRE. The star item at the populaT Everybody's Theatre this week is "The Million Dollar Mystery," of which two instalments: are being shown. The Incidents, contained In the-film are most .-exciting, and the* concluding chapters, which will make their appearance-next week,.should be .of great interest to those who have been following the plot of the story for the four months during which It ban been showing. There are several supporting pictures. - . ,j G-RAKD THEATRE. '- : ' ■ . ' The leading light upon the bill-at-the Grand Theatre this week is. a drama entitled "Nell, of the Dance Hall," a - story of the kindness of a clergyman In housing an escapee, from a,raided dancing hall ana the result. -The picture .-finishes,. up very satisfactorily. In "Diana, of the Farm, one of the supporting pictures, the principal role is taken by the-pretty Heleu Gibson, a Very popular" artist.. Another supporting picture ,1s "Greater Love,..', and .*h tn ,*; comic department there appears-'.Top Doc- : : GRA'FTOK'THKiTOE'.; ' ';''.''; ■ The i photo.-ptey- .■■' Grip " which, during the. past '"-few*, days, has-occupied .the attention of large .num_rs:.af-nitrons.,of lie. GraftonTheatre.contlnues.ver.vsuccessfuils'. The: story was written I>ythe?noveli»t; John Strange Winter, the "author of ;_ Beautiful Jim." and the picture production is faithful to ibe book in all .the leading Incidents. On the supporting programme appears the usual war news, embodied In the Eclair Journal.

- PRINCESS TiHBATRE. ' The picture " Wildfire " which'was Introduced aV-tlie 'Princess* Theatre on morning Is proving equally successful as the other Aforld film Corporation, productions, which have been screened at th-at 'house of entertainment (hiring the past, few months. The principal partr in the play is taken by the .promlcc.nl actress, -Sites Lilian Russell, one of the most popular -perlprmers. on the American stage. Among mc .supporting pictures there appears "a series of beautiful photographic scenes taken .in the. Sooth ..Island of jiew Zealnnd. : Those who have caope Theatre •within' the , past three" or" four days, have obtained much-'eatfefslctiau'out "of. a..pretty : .little picture on the Will entitled"" The.lJttle Salesledy." -The.,■principal-Item «n [the-'list' is a mystifying drama eelied- "By Whose' Kaud,". .the. supreme Incidetrts.of -n-Mpu «re. so wirefully—vejled as;to' :coine with eou;blg': force' to the spectator'when'revealed towards ;thc close. The principal "part" In another supporting flUn, r.Maying- ibe. Game, ,, ' Iβ -. laScn by Miss Lilian Walker... . KING GEQBGE THEATKE, . A flti'e film entitled "Grip, -, -containing ail the. iwidente which ..thie J character popular with the average picturer i goer, is appearing, jtist .'at present at the J Klug George Theatre. - OTic drama la pro-duced-.on the lines ofthc: novW written by John Strange Winter, and in its pr'oUuetiou many fiuniliar and popular artists take leading roles. There are ajwon the "bill-the Eclair Journal, and ccher sopportin? pictures.; ■'; ~' T' *?;' The • enstomary- change of bill took .place at the. Queen's Theatre this morning,. when on entirely .new series of. lUme appearoii: in tuc pi-ace of those"screened earlier in the week. Theinoet lnipo.rtant.item ienow "The Ked Blood, of, Courage." in which'the demand for. acns»tr(mal.iP.cl(!ent Has been Xnlly considered *j the. produeersi the SUUis Compauf.. .The;fflm. deal« in" two^t^rriTtie'fidTentnres of tie dangntcr ot.an.ethnologiat s>lie is in i o « with her father's asslsunt and together they journey iuto ijiodusuu! wnere the vgirl" is..enrrsT>pedi-ty: a •prtivce---How she is flnaDy rescued by hor P to?S fornis-.n eiciOiig drama. - i thrillinir fiSt upon a bridge Is contAiuefl in S" The supporting plctnres are •• A ?r Ba T latest Eeiair Tojicai "tK ", AR t,hisatire:- \'. :!.i: hv^th? prodnc«l ['} tnc s. end A, <Jompany, In l>roc wt< If a powerful; but: paficllc. subject progranuuo iwMng now \° tbe nrst tlnie this afternoon, and" should become rery:popular witli ~- : thbathe. .. ,'.'< rfi i^^J^s o^;, but It will wnclndc thla --The j,ew there will-. be . «. comp^e^n^^.