AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 52, 1 March 1916, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

"THE •REBEL."

The management of the Grafton Theatre 0 , announce they have secured the rights of I the famous film "The Rebel," as played n and produced by that favourite Irish actor, Allen Dooae. The picture will open at the a Grafton Theatre on Monday night next, and „ should prove a very great attraction to ™ Auckland playgoers. Anything as played T « by Allen Doonehas always proved a trump S card In Auckland, on account of the wholesome quality, and cleanliness of this favourite actor* productions. All the old favourites of the company appear In the picture, which, according to the Australian papers, is the best yet produced in that country. Box plan Is now open at Ivil Bros.' b "*" OPERA HOUSE. s ' Tie principal item at tne Opera House £ this week Is that submitted by " The 5 Bletsoes," the musical conrtdy. revue com- S pany, which made its initial appearance oh £ Monday evening. The company, consists of £ jlO artists, each, of .whom,ls very clever in ° his or her individual department. The re= ° vue which they are staging this week' Is D " Fun In a Sanatorium," which was re- N celved last evening with muck laughter and N great success. The remaining Items on H the bill are contributed by several of last -X week's nrtist9, < T —■ : — ? PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS.' A A fascinating detective drama occupies J the position at the head of the King George f Theatre this week. \ "The Property Man" Is .the film. ;ln « which Oharl le Chaplin Is appearing so sue- » cessfully at the Queen's Theatre. * The management of the Princess Theatre j has as the chief attraction just now a g film entitled "The.Cub." " Yolette of Flanders," a pretty romance, n Is .the star .nocture this week at the Graf- \ toil Theatre. A A fine picture production -called " TJn I From the Depths " Is appearing with much I success at the Grand Theatre. Margarita Fischer takes the leading role -, ln the production "The lonesome Heart" at the King's Theatre. -, The final presentation of " Just Out of ( College " at the Arcadia Theatre will be 5 made to-nUcht. < Rita Jollvet appears as the leading artist ] In a very fine film production, " The un- • afraid," at the : Lyrlc Theatre. - Maurice Costello, the lady's favourite, appears with, great success at the Globe ITheatre. the picture being entitled "The Criminal." A iiubin star feature called "The Intriguers " is appearing at the top. of the t bIU at the Palace Theatre. The management of Everytoody's Thratre has as .the Iter item on the current bill a film called '-'The Lonesome Heart. ORGAN RECITAL. The city organist will resume the municipal organ recitals in the Town Hall on Satmrday evening next. His programme will contain Interesting examples of R™?tan music by Serlabln, Reblkoff, and. Rachmaninoff, Guilmant's "First Symphony ( and Rossini's "Overture to WJUlani Tell. HYPNOTIC DEMONSTRATION. The iParne-U' Theatre was crowded, last i night to witness the second of a series of hypnotlo demonstrations by Mr. •b. vv- ' Wilson. A committee of local business.men occupied seats on the platform, whilst Mr. ' Ingram, Who was especially . applauded, ' performed the dental operations. 'About a ; score of young men from the aud^ce ' offered themselves as P"> S P"" T V Q ,™«; The first test was one in which the young men were made to imagine they were relishing raisins, whereas they were actually devouring chillies. Nat only was there no burning of the tongue nor watert ing of the,eyes during the .test, but even , after awakening only In one case was a ' subject conscious of discomfort. An in--5 teresttng test was a cataleptic sleep, a t young man being placed In a rigid and » corpse-like condition and suspended between I two chairs. He was minutelyJcstM by r tbe committee, and fonnd to Ibe immune - to pain. The hynotist then stood on the c pit of the subject's stomach, » n <* ™ m : T manded the patient to T tests of strength. Whilst in "-Is condmou ■ the hypnotist was able to carry .onJgCOn - versatton with the "_SS?ffi ! c to suggestibn, moved limbs and^^ , instructions from the op«at» gjgj ;'werc also W O ' * amongst which ■£'"? s'„' n r %i«ed:- The i lZßS&_s__ig_'SVi 1 Mr iWHson MW?„JL* I pirnell Tbeatra-te-olf**- .