AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 240, 7 October 1916, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

THE BIRTH OF A NATION. j That iiioc"! remarkable of inorins pic- J urea. •"i'Je Jjiuli of a -Satinii.' - anracieU lull Ik.usv! at Ul< Majesty * < riieatie iast Diffhl. If merit is proji;Vly , ■enaidt-d. the same conditions will prevail >n the remaining nights of tn<- .-easou. ' lac ].i<-tunj is iHM'-inHjiiriug, realistic anil i JJriil.Ls, OPERA HOUSE. \ Tlic ajipearaiK-G of liiits Wish Wvnuc at '' ihc Upei-.i House caused un ;ini)rei.e- : lented auionut ,if i;uerc«t aji«.ujssj aurt- j ian» s Au«s \\'tuh-.~ -raceifi i iud cliui-mm-g jierfouauty a.c r=. tors tu:u Jiake tier mr,*r.-ouar;ou woik better than I ■iiiytnius outrea trom ihe rigiii side ...f! Uic- lo..i.igiiis i ( .r ah< i- lijii.- 'liit-re i* a' "eil-iiat-Mu rattdeville bill. ' ' ( LVKIC THEATRE. j' ■ j Tbe picrora called "Tlie U.-iiUc Cry ot I eai-v. whlou was introauted at thr l.jii" riieatre tr-uay, is oest-nl.eu as "ine n.ji tuat roused a nation." ji was vonrtrai-tel niiJi Itw? idea ol arousing Anieiica k, a ■*use <>f her uupreporertnesfl by ebowina ivUat MEij happvi, , v ,n L . event" of a <;t-r"----man juvosiou. Tue pi\>duc-ers hare g-jci--u oapret-eurnted lengtns to attain a <•<>!■■ ' rim-lng atmosphere of rtaiism, aua the i urtiial siiikiug «1 a crclser njid i wo srroyers, the occnpatleii of Jf«w York by tne Ueruianr.. and a l.:p. naval battle ua. handy Hook, are some ol the uioro stanliiig of the many eiiriordtaarv happrain-s. " \ ARCADIA THEATRE. The management of fje Arcadia Theatre announws that they have seenned mc «■ icl of a special wmbination of -Famous 1 layers and "Lartsj— fllms Th<> new piat-r -oill be commenced uo Monday when Lhe picture called "The lfapamutnu.'' u-a-ti.rin!: Klanche -S>veet. wiil be shown. The to-da"y DS " Come-Back" concludes •MIEOVITOU-PLiSTRO CO.XCERT. fliis evening a,t th-e Town Ilall Concert C4aauber Mm. aud 1-fastro, mc (-cJel>ra.t«d KTißEdan mosarJans, wiil give Bheir lareweli consent, and a procnammt- <«f ?reot musical interest ihas be«ai eele-t*a, and vnli iitclud-e Ueeuooven'o "Kreutzer Sftuats." Sehumann'ii '-Cai-inivßl" Liszts •Hnap.«>dSe," "Tie Devil's Trillo" fTartitiKreteler), and cooer ■n-or&s by and Ljxulow. Tliis -n-ill b« .the last crpportuiuty or bearias tijese fi-"j- artists, and. JiKi?3in£ by tbe success «f their previous concerts, a targe audience to expected Uiis evening. •THE TTRAJ*XY OF TEAR'S.The Jvvlvel of itfcat fascinaiine «wnei<3y "IBle Tyranay of JTea«" «v 4Jie 19Ui &nd 20th 1-nst.. is an event of interest to lovere of flrel-class drama, who for «>n>e time pact have .not *iad t!b* oj«;ereu!iHy in A«-k----l&nd of sratlfyine iSieir taste in th!« r."spect. Ajiert from «ie artistic aiineal wiiuh at makes, tlt>e j>rr*3u< .tion olulme aV.en.tkm from the fact ttaat the eiitire proceeds are <Co be handed on to the relief of the I&elgians. w-aose present uecesaities ' are unfortannitrly almost as <leaperaie as ever. The pcrfonnawes lave So be limited to two evenings, so lliat intending jwitronß would do well lo soocrc .tickets early. PICTURE EXTEETAIXMEKTS. A lons and Taried !L«t of entertaining films was put on at the Queen's Theatre today. -The Queen of Knave," the featured item, is a "Xordiek" prodtjetion of outstanding merit. Charlie Chaplin is the funniest of comic characters in -TTbe KJrenHUj," widen tope the bill at the KJng'e Theatre. OhapHn'e fire-fighting metiiods as depicted hy the film ere tbe most absurdly langiiaWe "of his efforts in ftm-mafcinir. Tlie "Triangle Keystone" Company stp respooßTMe for the farce called "riearts and Sparks." which wan Introdnced with the new biH at the Grand Tibeatre to-day. Other good *ten» include a Wp trattle picture called "Our Victory on the Soman*." A freftb lot of pictures wae screened at the Victoria Theatre, DeTonport. to-day. The excellent material cwntalned in WUiiam J. Locke'e novel "The Morals of Marcus"' is used for O>e featured subject. •The Lure of Society," a flve-aot "Broad•way" trim, Is running at the Theatre Soval, : Kinssland. On Monday. ".What Will People Say." featuring Olga Petrova, will . bepnt on. Ti» trade name "Metro" Is becoming «ome*hing of a puarantee to Auckland pic-Tore-goers tirnt film* offered under tiat title ane good. Tie subject aHed "The Quitter," intTodncw at th* Princes Theatre is another of the <**nMst«itay v>d ca?r«ablv•cted play* tSrat litre been constructed bT Hta»e producers. Cfcarlie Chaplin has beoome an instftntl<»n 3n the world. Hfc la«t comedy, entitled 'T%p Flineman," iwae Bhown »t, Tbeatrv to-day. it dememsftretee coiwilnsiveljr tbet Charlje's -stock of lenjaitw-iJTOToking devices it quite in<rrbjmnMbte. TJi« programme nnminp at the King <Jeoripe Theatre, ftretadlne •The CeJe3>rat.ed Scandal," -will be ebowu for the Ibst time to-nlsirt. On Monday a Rptendid -war film called Defence at V«nJun" will be pat on. A comedy dßHn* oaSled "Jfedra' , -was nrfbmHted as t3ie cJiSef Stem of He fresn lot of pictures at tt»e Globe Tlwatrf 10-day. it telte a deli(rtrrfn'l etory iof a couple wwe marooned on aJi Inland. "Carmen," , tine exceedingly fine etiantatSoii of tbe opera, will be Shown for Hie last time at the Grafton Theatre to-nigl«r A ?£L,'" e:ec si OT films TrHl sibenra on Jlooday, tlw TOOBt important beinc •*Tsie Celebrated Scandal." BBAXDOX-CREMIER OOMPAXT. The bcanls of the Kind's Theatre wIU receive ttieir dnunati? bejutaamal on Safcur>3!ay nlfifbt next. Octotwr 14Sh, wien Mr Creiner will jireemt his oompany i.n the spectacular fomr-ectt eipos«ii»s diam "The Paw That Kills," a drama written ipound toe ißmclteh Gra.nd Xntfonall SteepJeehase. Mr Cremer wiH n»pea«in liis proitluction as Joe Nettles, s jockey, Miss Karhleen Arnold es Dafcy Herrtck Mr Ronald Rjley as Ned Herrick (a yonns liorw ,I«iint»r'i. and Vi«? Mabel Haidkse as Koto M<:«A->«-»;. OMiers who -vrVSL also xppeecr *re MTtsms BWdiV? Hawthorne anfl •Alice TUide. Hihts Fse.nk -Neil, J. B. NortDi. Ctol'llle r>iian. JBoy Herberte, Wa Kwsirt, .7. R. GbxKleU. Edear Kmiia, Wm. Riastoa iHnnry AwßiinL, Georjra The pley will be ad«Juwte3T mmmtei. Tbe box plaii will b# ooened on <Mhoday at CHeal's helr*reß9ar. Qtipwi Street, and Rnley's, new* agents, Nentra. DAXCE CAHNIVAL. Miss Cecil Hall and her talented ptrnil* ore presenting a dance carnival in uiß Majesty's Tlveatre on FriSay. October 27. in *id of tbc Victoria Ijeague Bed Cross frnds. A fentnrp of the entertainment, which proinisep to be unique in pom* ware, will be a special scene depicting a Russian fair. TO AID THE SERBIANS. Those people wno witnessed the danoc recital given by tie pupils of Miss Daphne Knight last year will welcome the announcement that recitals are to be civcr again, on Tuctdtv aed Wednfudaj-, Oct.ober 17 and IB next. .Miss Knigbfe pupils have prored In prerlotis performanoeF thai they are capable of providing an excellent entertainment, and the many months ol assiduous preparation which they hav< undergone for the next Tecitals promises that the presentation will lie eiceptionalij srooa. The proceed* are ti> be demoted te ■ fund to aid of the Serbian*. The bos plat open* oo Monflif it -JUUaaB aa& Jkzift.