AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 67, 18 March 1916, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

OBGA.V BBCIXAL. A popnltr programme will be presented at the organ redtai m tne Town Hall to-nigat. *iue city orgiioist. will play standard organ works by Widor, a group of tiuetiiau pieces, ana the α-uei li'uuf Verdi's "un bano in iiaacnera. ' CIRCUS ASD MENAGERIE. Winih Bros." circus aud menagerie opens to-ulgiu near tlie liobsou i>aca». A r«il travelling menagerie, witu lvi' ponderous 4iaiuels, iUt>- : t tious, ieoiuiru=:,. e acKiiiW, t>oiar xil-uwh - aijd j^txzzis Lotiaiag nouitu, iiotaes ju a<--i», auJ UL'i ill p »t*Ua, i>i*.i i .i. ill-..,-, t.irpii'JAita, euu<:atea Imiaj." btaki-i-, aaa Liae^d —a LiTtMief anil >itc. t -e .ui^<i* Lui-etr traius L\> CM*»»"ey .* «.-—i. lee ■***> ptace—tfucn a ,j *- — u.v-ci anu c-oudu<-tcu uy t!'.« —- «-_3 .>'iru» Auac/iiias i«iireseu>.ai,.>'t: -••■- . by ti,e i.res«u. o»»o. ..i ~— .:-'-«•«• 00 jtaire It ua-< ixiLc '■■<: wona—the only circus io t" 115 tent. Tne pro-prifclori ua.c .ia.t..eJ /oiiuu LLiO JII'CUC ;j UoZtn uiUit.r> rfe*..ii tt-ii. —o , ' c_it h;n aud aeusations. They uo..c woith iiaviug, their vast tf tcaciiing tnem the wants ot tuo itu-jiu, lucy dpare no expense lv iatia.yi-« '-- c - "''>»=• liach year this huge iir;-L., ..ii „':■ ana improved, until now- it ou..- j: ' u f n ' t3 aniuseuient institutions. >t ' s :l * ' cern, employing nearly M> :iJ.tkl=, &> uorstJ, and scores'of dens of jiuiniabs. aud Jl ?* huge marquee, capable of *<^ n ;-- »;"*J persons, covered in dirouKUcmt. and wtn iwlnd aud wateiproof. 18. roof IWrM" is a veritable network ot -u-riai ti» lon wiioh perform the ier> a««" , j the world bas ever seen. OI'BRA lIOLISE. Tne final presentation of "In Time '• by the Bletsoe Revue Company, mil take place at the Opera Honio t 0 ; On Monday r.ext CUis popular .ouinany will stage "Palmistry Vp to .Date." A rtrong supporting programme, is also promised for next weet. KlXrfJ-S TIEATKE. The final screening of "Esther lle;le?med" will take place at the King's Theatre th.-> evening. Tltteli Brune is a gre.i:'success iv this film. Next v.-eek ■■(iladiola." the Litest release by the Broad.way Company, will De the star attraction. The picture presents Viola Dana, who has already made a name I for herself as the principal actress in "TJie ! Stoning" and "Children of Ere." The sup- | porting programme will Uc a strong oat , . BROADWAY THEATRE. BC3iiie« tho usual fine series of films another attraction is ottered .to patrons of the Broadway Theatre. Xcwa-artet. ' rhls is the cempetltion for tmcdins: Charlie i Chaplins. it ba.i caused much amusement at the th«k.-re since it -was initiated on Thnrrfav. TV" " f * omc of f f, Ue c f on J; petltor* to i 1 " 1 ?^ 1^ 1 Rnrkm' Tne (picture pr^graVnme' Ts' .^ rls t0 the usna ' ! standard of excellence. rKIXCESS THEXTRCAt the Princes* Theatre on llona*."- ■>. big picture entitled "The will be prceeiited. ThU is a pic-, turSsation of n-successful pU? l>y Dougfas Murray. The story, conreriis -a- wealthy mine owner who is unpopular with his employees; his sou Anthony, who has married apainst his fa't-hcr'.s wislies. a twin i brother with gipsy associates, vrho on the ; sudden death of lite father impersonates him with some startling results. The leading actors are Jose Collins and Alec. B. Francis. 'v THE LYUir. Mary Pickitord will bo p-esentcil iff '.Mis tress Xell" for the last tune at the Lyric 1 Theatre to-nisht. I Commencing on llr>nrt.-iy next at the j Lyric Theatre a new Vitagrapli feature will ] lie screened. It is rlaiiuetl. to ba rather I more startling than u?piil. and tie main a'tj traction of the drama is a real train smash, which cost the Vitagraph cronipauy many thousands of dollar's. They erected a I dummy trestle bridge 'nnd ran a complete I train over the . end • urltb: a 'hundred " feet l.drop into, a river. It is.-saidnuat.one of t -the operators had a narrow escape from lirtpalJj .as the mangled mass of machinery I le.Tpt Into the air and fell.a few feet away I from his mnehine. Such a tremendous disi aster has never been phntos-uphed before, j ."ml one can bardlv imagine tiic e(Tect of It I all. Miss Anita Stewart and Earie Wlli Hams take the leading parts in this fourpart drama, and a pretty love romance runs right throusrh. There are other supporting films, and 32nts may be booked by telephone. OTHER riCTCRE SHOWS."'- ..', ' " "Twas Ever Thus.".-a -stroutr dramntlc story of devotion, is .now showing at" toe Kins Georse Tbeatre. Bncland'amartyred heroine. Xurse CaTell; i? featured In the current programme at the I Grnnd Theatre. J Tittell Brune." in the leading role of j "KstSer Redeenvrt." is the centre of attraction at Everybody"s Theatre. A fasoinating S. and A. drama, entitled "Vengeance." was screened with much euece.«K at tne Queen's Theatre this mornlnar. "T*(» Martyrdom of X"nrse Cavell" ft a sonl-stirring flbn on the Trlnces? procramine. It ia 'The Bntterfly." a WotH Film picture. "The. Rebel." the popnlnr Irish picture now being screened at the Graf ton Theater, I features Allen Doone. "The Mysterious Man of The Jungle," an interesting animal picture, revealing the sagacity of a lion, is the popui-ir attraction at the Globe. Among the films at the Palace Theatre is 1 tlie "Daughter of Darknes?," : ,a picture ot ! mystery. I "A Heart of Snow." depicting plctr.resque views of suow-clnd mountains, is a fine film at tne Arcadia Theatre. ' .