AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 237, 4 October 1916, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

■rUBFE BIRTH OF A STATION"." An entirely new standard "in moving: pictares is set by the toammotn production called "■. TThe'V Birffi of it Nation;" which amazed and delighted another Ijig crowd of onlookers" at iHIs last niglrt." The picture .will''tie ~showu njgihtily durinc the week, and a£ a inatinee on MISS ZOE BAETLEY'S EECITAL. • Sliss Zoe Hartley annoances that she has arranged a dramatic, humorous, and musical recital, to be given in the Town Hail Concert Chamber next Tuesday erenloc in aid of Che Children's Hospital Fund. A varied and interesting programme has been arranged, embracing • many humorous and dramatic scenes (in costume), a number of specially chosen musical selections'by Mr Fred G. Bourke, Jlr Ernest Drake and other artists. A selection by Mr Alan McElwain from "The Sentimental Bldke," contributions by the Orphans' Club Orchestra, and a delijthtful one-act comedy "Harmony." The -bos plan opens t£ morrow.

AIIROVITCH>PIASTRO - CONCERT. The management has re-arranged dates and induced M.M. Mirovitch and Piastre to give a special farewell concert at the Town Hall Concert Chamber on Saturday evening next. The public is invited to forward requests .for particular numbers, and from 'those received, according to popular favour, win the programme be selected. ■ The largest number of requests received for any one particalar composition is for the famous Beethoven's "Kreatzer Sonata," and It has therefore been decided to include this in Saturday evening's programme, and also Tartinl■Rriesler's "Devil's' Trille." The management announce • special . concessions to students and members of musical societies and. the l>ox plan opens at Wildman and Arey's to-morrow morning. • • -. OP£IIA HOUSE. ' : Aucklanders are taking full advantage of the opportunity. given at the Opera 'House of seeing Miss Wish' Wynne the famous English actress, in sonic of her studies. A bright ana dvely stellar constellation fills the rest ojtoi OTHER PICTURE ENTEKTAINMEH-rs. The weird thermal activities and unsurpassed beauties of Uotorua are reproduced at the Lyric is a. vivid manner that almost mates a train journey unnecessary ■Kew lilni plays introdpce a, more cantlvatuig figure than that of Sadunan the .dancer. Iα ".jy o .Greater Xove " a n ctnrp adapted from William LeQueni% hofve? that is running at the Globe Theatre The romance and glamour or the picture When a beautiful and cleTer woman deliberately sets out to subjugate every "°eefe. excellent material te provided for the camera man, ac is demonstrated by the picture called "A Huntress of Men" showing at the King George Theatre. , . j "Carmen" Is capturing big .houses at the' I Graf ton Theatre. The picture is an exceedingly beautiful and elaborate realisation of the opera, and presents an exceptional cast, I Including Tbeda Bara. ' The harvest of silver coins gathered at every session at Everybody's Theatre paye tribute to the wisdom, of the management In securing the picture called "The Pawn of Fate." '. . ._'.'". ■'

People with a taste for.. "Weetern" stories of the better sort, with, a hero that is both 'thoroughly good and uncommonly wicked/ .will.. find "The Long. Chance," wWeh is produced at the- Qneen's Theatre, mujch to their liking. V ". The dramatic interest pertaining to a bride wlnf is compelled to marry to retrieve the family fortunes is a fascinating, eyinptom of the plot of "The Bartered Bride," featured at the Grand Theatre. ~> - ' Spectators at the King's Theatre are treated to a great--variety of emotional stress during the showing of the big drama called '"The Pawn of Pate." ' . ' J "The Mystery of the. Locked Boom" to': inducing big crowds' to ftl] the seating .accommodation of the Arcadia Theatre. " A drama entitled "Her Great .Price,", ball-marked "Metro," is the best of the films shown at the- Theatre Bbyal, Kingsland. . '..'-." ■'"" I