AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 10, 11 January 1918, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

- . "THE BPX SYSTEM." -The big William Fox BupeKßlm "The Spy System" is the attraction at His Majesty's Theatre, starting at the matinee" to-mor-row. In "The Spy System" the intricacies of diplomacy, jugt before the American declaration of' War. are exposed to the public., in a maniler which Is at once easy, to grasp and interesting to watch. "With every foot or film comes a new thrill or a "laugh .that' warms the cockles of your heart. There l*~ a love story'ln this picture which combine! admirably with,■ the heroic theme of the" story. A -young girl, who has been a criminal,,in' America, is sent back to her home in Germany at the first threat of war.* She meets. ■Qualntanee, the role which -Duetin -Faxnum' takes. In the end abe proves tier allegiance to the United States" by carrying the list .'of spies to the American Ambassador. There will he: two peTr - fonnances daily, at 2.30 and 8 p.m. The plan is at Wlldnian and Arey's. V.THE TIVOLI. To-night the Tivoll programme, with "A Poor Little Rich Girl," Its feature, will b» placed before patrons for the last time. To-morrow the first mm on the new bill will be a dramatic Lasky tale, "The Call of the East." In this new theme the leader of the cast is the clever Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa. "The Call of the East", Is beautiful as Lasky pictures always are,. and it is supported by a novel series of secondary films. The matinee performance at the Tivoli to-morrow will concern itself with the first screening of the play "Robinson Crusoe." This will Be the central attraction at a matinee each afternoon next week. - , - THE OPERA HOUSE. ■ To-night the current Opera House varietr bill will be staged again. The usual ' matinee performance will be presented tomorrow, and-during the evening the people will see these numbers for the last time. OTHER PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS. The best of the films being screened'at the Arcadia is one entitled The Primitive A highly-popular programme is running Silent £&*• The featUre ta '^ fIbUS thlS Week A typically fine programme at the Queen's has as Its star" "The Tar Warrior. ' . ■ »,!' l T 1 "c4 Mccc ? 8e °£ the Monse" feature* ; Anita Stewart at the Lyric Theatre. m, «, eo .. p . op^lar scr een.artists appear in the film "A Woman's Way" at Everybody's. «. Ma «' Plckford in "Esmeralda" rule Tat the Globe. . "Sleeping Fires," a Paramount picture, U the present headllner at the West End. : A good scries of dramatic pictures Iβ i« evidence now at the Grand. The best of the Empress pictures now tt "The Secret of Eve," a Metro? ■ J At the King's "A Woman's-Way" is O»' headliner.