AMUSEMENTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17285, 28 September 1916, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

m ' ■ ■ « j '. - OPERA HOUSE. The combined vaudeville programme . and revue attracted another large audito the Opera House last evening. Les Legerts, expert gymnasts, King and Thornton, sketch artists, and Chadwick and Campbell, in concertina self lections, woro iaccorded hearty ap- ■' plauso, and tho turns of the other artists also met with much favour. Bert La Blanc’s Company, who have estab- £ lished themselves as firm favourites in : Christchurch, repeated, their revue entitled “In Watts” with much success. The samo programme will bo presented this evening.

PICTURE SHOWS,

v. "F ar From the Madding Crowd,” \'.j. film adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s well-known novel of English life, was repeated at tho Queen’s Theatre yesterday before good attendances, espoy' cially at the evening session. The programme, which includes a “ Pathe Gazette,” will bo screened again to-day. 'Next week the feature film will bo a ‘. masterpiece, “ Tho Circus of Death,” a sequel to the well-known photo-play “The Jockey of Death.” “Crooky,” an amusing story of a ’New York criminal’s endeavours to ■ frustrate tho ambitions of an old maid who wishes to marry him was shown ' before large attendances at Everybody’s •Theatre yesterday. Tho star, item, which is supported by a well-selected list of dramatic, topical and humorous 1 >. films, will l-o screened again at all sessions to-day. ,;.The film entitled “ A Child of the Paris Streets,” the work of tho famous producer, D. W. Griffith, anld featuring Mae Marsh, was repeated beforo good attendances at His Majesty’s Theatre at a matineo performance yesterday and also in the evening. Topical, scenic anu humorous pictures were also included in the programme, which will bo .shown again this-evening. The Bluebird production “I ho Crippled Hand,” a story of a modern Cinil, rella, was screened Wore good attendances at Starland yesterday. It will be repeated to-day. with the addn:ion of the French official war pictures cud a humorous item. ' “ The Kleptomaniac’s Redemption story of a jewel sott-pr whose wife is - a kleptomaniac, will head the now list of films at tho Globe Theatre to-day. Other pictures on the programme are “A Trip Through Russia” (scenic),. “ The Topical Budget ” and “ The Winning Punch ” (comedy). *<The Yellow Passport” again attracted large attendances to tho Grand Theatre yesterdav, the evening sessions being crowded. Tho fourth instalment ' of “The Broken Coin” was shown for the last time. To-day there will be new supporting subjects, which will include “The Battle of the Somme.” the “ Topical Budget ” and a comedy When in Rome do as Rome Does.” The new programme to bo shown at the Svdenham Theatre .io-night- will be headed bv a London Film Company’s drama, “The Kleptomaniac’s Redemption.” The suporting- pictures are a ' Cub comedy “ Tho Winning Punch,” views of Russia and the “Topical Budget.”

N SHAKESPEARE IN CHRISTfj! CHURCH. V the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening Mr Allan Wilkie will introduce a most important Skakespearean atl| traction. This will be a season by Mr . Allan Wilkie and Miss Frediswydo [yHuatcr-Watts, supported by a firstfe- ■■ ... ' ■

class dramatic organisation. Mr Wilkie will bo seen for\the first two_ nights as Shylock, and Miss Hunter-Watts as Portia, in Shakespeb.ro’i great tragicomedy, “ The Merchant of Venice.” This is said to be ono of their greatest impersonations, whilst 'the play itself offers many splendid opportunities for elaborate scenic effect and costuming. Tho second production or. Tuesday and Wednesday will be tho sublime _ tragedy, ‘‘Hamlet,” with Mr Wilkie m tho name part and. Miss Hunter-Watts as Ophelia. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday the ■ delightful comedy, “Twelfth Night” will'■ be presented. Subsequent productions will include “Romeo and Juliet,” “As You Like It” and “Othello.” The box plans for tho “The Merchant of Venice,” “Hanilet” and “Twelfth Night” will open at Messrs Milner and Thompson’s this morning at nine o’clock.