AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 14632, 31 July 1911, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

| HAY WARDS' PICTURE?. i It is safe *.i> predict tueerrri for the pe.I t tires, at P.urnts He.ll this week. I shown twice on Saturday, and on eacn oej ca-ion ;t a,ed:ence. was delighted. ! The- new eeriest is nicely varied, and keeps i the audience interested' throughout. 'iSen- ! rational Logging* .shows that the Italians lean do a great" deal more than mako jut ! cieam. One sees the tiees hewn demn i .md trucked to the riverside. Tho _fiecnc i following the freezing of the dam is the J most' intemsung part of the picture. AnI'ether TCod scenic fibn ie 'The Woodcutter's ! Tyrol.'' The fact that tho majority of ! ciitomatofiTaphic pictures depict scenes citt- ' side <-.f New Zealand maka; ' Auektaud, j the Queen City of the North* more than } vtelcome, and them is no <piest ; .on that i Auckland tomiiares very f-.vorai.tly with many of the foreign: towns .shown Donedin audience-;. Tito cinematographcr has been kind enough not to make a feature of the «iums, which are almost belter known than 'Auckland's beautiful harbor, several line views ot which .were shown. The comic picture.* are not disappointing, its is tsio often the case at picture enteitainmejits. •Smith as Rillpcetor * is amukng. 'The Happy Event' describes an occurrence of some importance in the Poorluck family—it is what is commonly called an interesting event. There are three dramatie films--'Faithful Indian,' ' Marozia.' "and 'The Way of the Transgressor.' As. i most people toe familiar with the-su- pie- | torial dramas it is hardly necessary to ye j into detail. It is enough to say that they are quite as good as others of the. same I kind, and met with the approval of, those j present. The 'Pathe Gazette' affords : brief glimpses of recent events of note. i Jhe same programme will Ixi shown to- ■ night.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Charles Reade- n'iis one of the gieatost writers of the eighteenth century, and ' It i.s Never 'Too Late to Mend' was possibly his greatest work, so that the chance of eeeing the masterpiece of a great craftsman produced with ;t faithful and strict attention to detail per .medium of the chiemato- | graph machine is one that should in ;ro j wise be mirv-ed. Thk opportunity the ; Dunedin public will have to-morrow night, j for Messrs Johnson and Gibe-on commence at Hi.s Majesty's 'theatre a short '•picture'' i >ea'..o;i with this 'fine film as the '•star'' at- j traction. This picture has. created a sen- j ration wherever it ha.s been shown, and j when the story is outlined by such a ca- I p-.tblc exponent as Mr Alfred Boothman the j management have good grounds for claim- I ing that 'Never Too Late to Mend' should I attract the whole of Dunedin to witness a | story so dearly told, so morally true, and j so lincly portrayed. In conjunction with j this- film will be shown the Coronation pie- ! tutes. and at the popular pi ices the •management eliniiid be assured of capacity busi- i ress. The box plan k now open at .the ; Dresden. | ' . j PRINCESS THEATRE. j Twice on ejatinday the Princess Theatre j was crowded, and, as-dining the week, 'The j Royal Divoice' met with full favor. 'This J week special attractions ;ne promised, be- i ginning to-night with an interesting series j of new pktuieo. One of the chief films I will he "The Lyons Mail.' which (the film, | not. the mail) is about 2,500 ft long. It is i a pictorial drama, dealing with the French ; Revolution. The drama was prepared for j the cinematograph in' Frame. Another \ "star" film will be one depicting the (oro- ; nation of King George V. and Queen Maiv. The programme also includes several scenic and comic pictures. THE KING'S TH LATHE. A new programme of va.udeyille will be , presented at the King's Theatre tc-night. ' Dr Rowe will appear in an act named j ''Tran-slucidation.' and a ttreng company will furnish new entertainment, including j Iklavale and Gillierf Koko. .Maud Failing,! Arthur Elliott. Ma.bel Lynne, and others. j ARCADIA PICTURE PALACE. j A really fine programme is at present j Tunning "at Cargill's Corner, .including; 'The Men-hates' Club.' perhaps one of the greatest laughter-getters that has been .v/roriied in this City. The programme .includes also scenic, educational, and comic subjects of great variety. A eimpleta change of pictures will take place toli.orroH- night. HOLLER SKATING. The Valley Rink was most liberally patronised on Saturday, both afternoon and evening sessions being well attended. The weekly change of music takes place tin's evening, and a fine programme is promised. Owing to the Town Hall heir*. ; otherwise engaged the beginners' class, will bo held on Friday evening next.