ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15550, 6 March 1914, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. The Brennan-Fuller Vaudeville Company, .now appearing at the Opera House, is attracting large attendances nightly. The star turn this week is provided by Valentine and Bell, their bicycle act being one of great novelty. The other artists appearing make up a strong attraction. KING'S THEATRE. •' The last three nights of Reinhardt's wordless dream-play " The Miracle" are announced at the* King's Theatre. This film has attracted large audiences. The choral and instrumental music harmonises with the film. The picture is well staged and costumed, and the scenic effects are good. LYRIC THEATRE. The programme being presented at the Lyric Theatre this week includes films of outstanding merit. "The Test,'' a modern story with a modem lesson, is a beautiful film which shows a happy ending to a misunderstanding between man and wife. Among the other films on the programme which. appeal to the big audiences ate "Her Boy.'' a drama! " Beautiful Monaco," scenic; "Mrs. Upton's Device," comedy-drama, and the latest Gaumont Graphic. WEST'S" PICTURES. The feature film in West's picture programme which is being shown at the Royal Albert Hall this week is "The Coquette," a powerful, romantic play, beautifully coloured. The Warwick Chronicle contains a most interesting budget of pictorial news, and among other interesting films are "The Orphan," a pathetic story, and " Blind Industries." an educational film. WEST END THEATRE. The West End Picture Theatre is showing a high-class programme this week, the best of a good lot of films being '' Tlm Test," a modern theme, with a happy enduing. The Gaumont Graphic contains some most interesting subjects, and a scientific film, " Strange Sea Water Inhabitants," is most instructive. Others worthy of mention- are " Her Boy," drama, and " Looking for Trouble," comic. TOWN HALL ORGAN RECITALS. The opening organ recital of the year will be given to-morrow night in the Town Hall. In addition to works by Bach, Widor and Lemare, Mr. Maughan Barnett will play Wagner's '' Tannhauser" overture and Liszt's Legend, in which is musically illustrated the homily preached by St. Francis to the Birds. * GLOBE THEATRE. A tastefully chosen series of pictures was submitted yesterday at the Globe Theatre and was witnessed by . large numbers at each session. " The Outlaw" j is the title of the stirring Western drama .which forms the chief attraction- It tells plow a desperate fjirl avenges the death of he father, a horse thief, who is betrayed by an ungrateful scoundrel. "The Pride of the Battery" is a charming story of the American Civil War Some very picturesque spots at Mouthier, Lods and Ornans, the home of the artist, Courbet, are depicted in a film entitled "•The Course of the Loue." "He who hesitates is lost" is a faying which is arjfihr proved by a picture "entitled 'The Man (who Wouldn't Marry.''

NEWTON PICTURE PALACE. . • A picture of a most unusual nature is contained in the new programme at the Newton Picture Palace, entitled "Wild Animals at Large." A train carrying a large number of circus animals is wrecked. The animals escape and a number of sensational incidents result. " The Love of Chrysanthemum" is a charming story of Japan. QUEENS THEATRE. The new programme which was presented at the Queen's Theatre yesterday is of a high standard and contains a wide range of films. " A picture which affords some idea of the magnificence of a millionaire's home in America is " A Husband's Awakening," some of the scenes in which are uncommonly brilliant. The that riches do not necessarily mean happiness is strikingly demonstrated in the plot. " The Ant and the Grasshopper" is a cleverly manipulated trick film. An instance of the good work being wrought by the Salvation Army amongst the lowly people of,. New York is contained in a, fine story entitled "Salvation Sal." PRINCESS THEATRE. The lygh standard of pictures that has been set at the popular Princess Theatre since its inception is easily maintained by the programme that was screened for the first time yesterday. Several' meritorious dramas rre included, but the one which should prove most popular with patrons i» entitled "A Famous Scout to the Rescue." It is a story of the early pioneering ; days of America, and the conflicts with the Indians are of a most stirring nature. " The Other Woman" and The Flyleaf of Fate" are the other dramatic items. Some beautiful scenes are shown of the quaint province of Brittany (France), which to all appearances is still medieval in both its industries and customs. KING GEORGE THEATRE. A doctor's extraordinary summons to a patient is the foundation of a most exciting story entitled " The Doctor's Secret" which is featured in the new programme at the King George Theatre. The plot of '' The Mysterious Stranger" is a rather imaginative one, though nevertheless the picture affords much entertainment. A husband who is unkind to his wife, is hypnotised into the belief that she is fond of another man, and sees visions to that effect. Eventually he us taught a severe lesson and the usual ending results. " The Veiled , Lady" and "Mabel's New Hero" provide the comic side of the programme.