ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15645, 26 June 1914, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

✓ rr ; V OPERA HOUSE. '~' v- •'.;< \t?*\ ..*. • a**'r ;. r '•;*• H\l>?. '•'r\-.''•!■ T ' •••' ~ . \; ' V ~to programme, being . presented by the ' Breanan-Fullor management at the Opera. Bouse this week again met with an enthusiastic reception on its presentation last evening. '£ The'' American character comedy specialists, Leslie and Sol Bera, provide a novel and amusing " tarn," their joketi being up-to-date and original. A matinee performance wiD fce presented tomorrow, at every Wednesday and Saturday for the future.

-! ORGAN RECITAL. j ! The weekly organ recital will bo given j ' ( in the Town flail to-morrow night. 1 ' Standard organ worts to be played will » f' include GuUmapt's- "Marche MX Flam- c r J beaux " and the concert fantasia on the Sicilian Mariners' Hymn" by Lux. ] Mrs. Strickland will sing songs by Nevin, s 'j . Grieg, and Horace Hunt, a ;', . < * PRINCESS THEATRE. J : \ " Judith of Battalia" still holds pride of j 1 place on tie programme being presented t i at the Princess Theatre this week, and a i this interesting historical picture continues , ; to draw a large number of patrons at all cessions.. The entire picture is intensely J vivid and realistic, the cattle scenes being \ ■. particularly convincing, and in this reI spect the film is a triumph of clever and £ !. dexterous stage-management. The picture v :bids fair to remain tbo reigning attraction t ?: i for tie remainder of tho week. The mail" t ! agement lias added another long drama to o .■ v tie programme. The picture is entitled c . I' . " The Golden Pathway*' and it is » pretty v romantic story with a strong sentimental i vein, featuring the papular picture-actor, c ' Sl&crica Costello g \ » ■ ■ * ' i I ALHAMBEA THEATRE. I -] A Urge avaiience was present at the ® ! Alhaaibra Theatre last evening, when the J f?. usual bi-weekly change of programme was 1 .'••V presented. The main attraction of the hf 'Programme was a drama based on the 'f • famous Mendel tipilis case, and entitled, ■; i " The Terrors' ot Russia.' 1 Vera Medto, a 4 ; member of - tie - notorious Black Hundred a S( • Society, kills a young boy, who, by chance, t ovex&eirs the - plans of tier confederate t To shield, themselves the Black Hundred 8 'M. place the boy's body aw the home of I T?, , Mendel Belli*, a.' Jew, and tho innocent c }f* man is arrested for the crime. The a arrest causes * serious riot, and the poor « Ai• Jews w> maltreated. Influenced by the s Bkck Hundred the court "finds Beifis t ' guilty, and -he is cast into prison, AU t Uf\ efforts on tho part of Mi friends to pro- 1 . cure his ' r*!otee sre unavafling. and the t |t?p Jsw find* ; liimself for a crime I §f|£ hi hovfovcr, j lllp . a, Jews gain sufficient power t<> demand 1 , a Bscond trial. f{jr Br!l»s. , The 'society s ffi'K fights > hard againßt them, using ill its S;'; ~-r illegal influence, toil right triumphs cw Uf -v, - Wrong. and the jew isajain brought into Sl&: : ootsriv Sensational evidence is tiered in t ife his defend that'' msccr»folly proves his pg t ?awjc©«>, t and is not guilty, j When thr ' verdict is - given ' tta Black j M|£r' Handled incite another riot against the M x it* v. Jews, and a terrible massacre cogences. - The ,Cs4r- issues a proclamation .to proi (act his Jowah sfebjatsv wd hi^authority t t ; ?B;v''S defeats the efforts of. the Black Hundred, { f v Mendel Beijis is allowed to return uome to 1 lipi i '• hi 3 wifo 94 family, aiida happy reunion « |l takes place,-, 1 -• 1 - . « Wm ■- "" l!-.-'-N,Y"< •' >- » ■ I mm ./ .• < v : >■ 1 : 1 Si'- i KING'S THEATRE. i . it; ■■ A sensational naval f! drama, entitled ; lipC • "Scaled-.Orders,": is attracting , many:. \ -j patrons to the Kind's Theatre tins week. V A MexJrtn onjists the aid of an American 1 11 •, 5 ' " x . InjJ his site, who, by means of a letter f . w of introduction, .go cm hoard ap AroerJcah 1 /M'-' ■warship. Political intrigue vf«&vea ft ware , ,by : which drl is compelled to jcopiiilva ;in a which nearly . costs the life of . "herself and h« lover, a ; lieutenant on ■ tho_; warship. . A;. despßr&te naval .- battle ■ Cj - is shown in the film. ' Another' picture ' < i v ; " bemff screened is « a strong emotional; < i| drama, entitled " His Comrade's Wife," . i y*t ' 1 being a, et'jry of a soldier's honour, ' V , \• ; iV -; > ■ GLOBE theatre. ' S ;W i r'iff A Tha success of the absorbing drama, , I • - duced'tho managemwt '. of the ; Globe. ; j , Theatre t<s continue the scraping d thj? 1 [ - . ■ picture at- all Sessions for % remamdw'. |." of tho'-.wpek/ J Military w'hi.oh - ; j : involves} the honour of an iiinocent jm, I I r | is the motive ottho plot, pofl { eeripatiojjal , I : ments are. attended By mapy s eenpatioi)al ; , I inrfdenta." The : if ppfl' tkt'will lh<- ;" ) appeal tto all lovers of 'jn'o\ > ing pictrirte. : \ ' suftportlpc films are of' much m?rlt,- : ?i v . and inoiflde pfctttpos of crayo apd h®n<wA™ - ; <r .• ■'■ ■ ' -■"■ i; 1 . i ; '■ ■'ts*>%'■'■ n " i ■'' \ NEWTON PIOTIIRE. PALAOE.; ■ | A striking aerial drama, entiled "King Q j of the Air, wae screened at the N.ewton | ' Picture Palace before a -large number of ; patrols ycst«r<Jay- *~1% picture treats .''4 of ' modern • life 'in Paris and ably *?f'- ' illustrates;,tim triumph that aviation, 'lias attained. ; Pleasingly ' coloured,) Uj^Varir. «o* / scenes of much interest,* and the: - * ; . race, for the Aviation. Derby irom Paris '-■j , to > Holland ' aod : . hwk, ending with an,' v' • awpUfto twice 'firyiilg Eiffel Thwer,> s> : - ''is The-etory iff "which th?s« -U;; sccnw ■ aw,'jtjiersp§r«a3. ,is one that w|i( hot fail to appeal to th« popular taßto, ' ARCADIA THEATRE; vipfj '" Tjio wnol bi-weekly ehaijgo 'of pro&W iy,: ■ gramme at tho Arcadia TjieqtM WW pre- , sented ' bofob a largo number of , patrons fiWl ; /-' >' yesterday; vThfi •'*|W liirograrfmo was "■ tf i»rt e & Crooks," fts : ,which many sensational inmmii cidents 1 occuir,» Tito st% , portrays .' the '' Mr A'') ■ endeavours • $<;; a ■ society crook •to secure / tlw money of a wealthy win's son, Tho .pbl»» Bcopes of « priise-figbt, • at 4 battle on s • tho Afghap frontiftf, aud p raid on a fflfflskfr- fajhionaWe gamWijig -flon, • A pretty B i 1 oye-story ie. jntonvovoo in thp drama. The 'ip-t ffipportinp fijipa for, the popular iSI v? 4 include a humorous picture, entfttaj "ffit's fnncy Drw#,"'.ai)d pieg) -> - v v of scemo and toploai' subject*. . Wm.\ ' ' uij i' ■.»ii ; u;, . tflf TOURR ( entertainments. ; k;} — ' jiarge > at the fineten's Theatre were recorded ' yesterday, when i the usual biweekly change of progrdmmo! w® prefwtw, Tho main featuro of the programme ®W a drama, entitled " Love MM' or a Thrope," ••: : '•> ■■ IV»' >' "Down the Orate? of VMviuß" ii p|gv' fhown by ft' series fi{ -pictures being screened before large audiences at tho Q h Lyric Theatre t}u> week,. The supporting fjf films are well suited to the popular taste.' S"T •• ■ The West End Theatre Continues to u i attract ft Wo number .of patrons, The ti\ ■::■ main attraction on the programme for J r | ' the remainder of tho week is a series of f \ ' pictures taken " Down the Grater of £ * Vesuvius." fel" ■ . ® ROYAL RINK. A large number of skating enthqriMta %; eontinue to visit the Royal Roller Rink.