ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15766, 14 November 1914, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE

The current vaudeville'programme at tha Opera House eclipses anything that the Fulier-Brennan Company has presented to the public for some time. The weekly season will end -day with the usual matinee and evening performances.

ROYAL ROTORUA. A,^L-i SP^ ial picture ' local, y of Auckland a greatest tourist asset, the ermal district Quoding Storua is to be shown at the Prince,: and Queen' Theatres from .Monday onwards. The picture was rehearsed yesterday, and proved to be an excellent film, quite L J? the quahty of the imported pictureties of the lake., the gems of S' th « **»«. rewa, the life and habits of the Maori* the riuna of the famous terraces, the hrX me mud pools, and a host of other inter «ting details of a district that is second to none ,„ the world as a tourist aUra, £:/ hls , piC , tUre shou!d do something towards aavertismg Auckland's magnifi cent scenic attractions. ""Mi-n

KING GEORGE TfIEA'iRE. Conan Dovle's ■ "Tho House n( tI Kjeat masterpiece, - The "uuse ot penev, which I-1 ■ k-,„ produced by the Lot don Eh, Corn n .^ d - the superintendence r. the S' ■« to be shown by cin eniato«tapJ, at too King George theatre. VI J, f i,l , Matures of the drama, the »t h ** connected with some cf tl* t * "arming places in Englai.d. am. reniKt,"" all} portrayed. A number <{ clever art. Ethel being depicted by Lillian Logan and hat. 0 Sir Charles Tcm p? rley bv ' Sen \ebst,r. Th, other artists were amorS Ue original " rem >- at the Adelph. Iheatre, London where the drama ia first produced-fjharles Rock. Charles Maude Wyndham Guise John Fa«i v/ ward O'Neill R»; r .u J! U Ld " Miliar to Li;don^, r5 I)aV!S - names

ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY. The Auckland Orchestral Society's fouit". concert takes place « ThnnS- a? " IT . Hull As usual th -* society w items. .Tscharkowskys X llt Cracker" rXL " , US entirety, "Othello" symphonic prologue—a very fine work and n which all p ars 0 the orchestra r -^,^ ■no play-Syendson's No. 1 X \1 ; P i f;• i-° Deluge," violin solo, by M•■ Edith Whitelaw, are among ' the and Mr. Gilbert Parker will sin- Alt cash taken at this concert will be donated by the society to the Belgian Relief Fund

HUNTLY BENEFIT CONCERT. r o | Th fifth of the .entertainments for the elie of the Huntly sufferers wiU be given in the Opera House to-morrow evening A good programme has been prepared! the following performers assisting :- estoe ß Fisher and Kindly, Misses Herbert. Bentey, and Flanagan, Messrs. Heron, Valentine, Clapham, Smith, Martin and Kindly, and Mr. J wa -'' 3 orchestra.

ORGAN RECITAL TO-NIGHT. The city organist will give the municipal organ recital in the Town Hall tonight, when his programme will be chiefly f et ? d n f ™ m the or San works of celebrated Belgian composers.

ELOCUTIONARY RECITALS. Miss Dorothy Spinney, tragedienne, will give recitals of Greek plays at St. An drew-. Hall during tl/next few weef.' Un Wednesday November 25, she will commence with "The Hippol -tus o Md this will be flowed & The lphigema in Tauris," " The Troiaa

'PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS. The dramatic part of to-day's programme J JL Pr " c Th s T^t? !s W«E?S tratcive. The Rights of the Heart" is rfj£rt? St ° r y witb a happily ron staged plot. As a contrast to tE/pSof the previous drama, "The Fruit If Evil describes how t ho "sins of the lathers" are.visited upon the c £ Jd ™ 8 We Eclair Journal, which embodied authentic war scenes from Belgium was greeted with prolonged apla,sTat an sessions yesterday. The entertainment " ••<*&? Patrons of the Alhambra Theatre will be #yen a a? opportunity to-night to see the war pictures which have" been so popular with each audience during the r eek e ..^ eS of the films are S "Our Cavalry, The German Occupation of Louvam," and "The Defence of Alost • ' Another interesting feature is "Among the £S"'• describing the hundred undone details m the building of a skvseraner Drama is representedliv "The •' a story which must appeal *° all people. The humour of the programme >* supplied by " Antics in Ink," " Nancy's Husband, and "A Barnyard Flirtation" • .Shotgun Jones," a dashing Western drama, heads the programme at the Queen s Theatre, <[ n more sombre tone is Through the Death Valley," a drama which was greatly appreciated by all who attended the theatre yesterday] Those who have relatives and friends in Samoa should be attracted by an excellent series ot coloured slides, describing the life of our soldiers, who are guarding that new British acquisition. The King George Theatre was again well patronised yesterday. The best of a meritorious series of pictures is a drama entitled " Ashes of Hope," the story of a Oncer's success, a lover's suspicions," and on attorney's selfish desire to ruin a young girl's career. Much merriment was created by a trick comedy film, called "Lively Garden Produce."

The management of the King's Theatre will submit a strong programme for the last time to-nipOjt. The German Occupation of Louvain" is the most interesting picture in the topical section, the sporting community being especially catered for w .ae Melbourne Cup—Kingsburgh's victory," and The Davis Cup." Ancient Egypt" is described in a scenic film, and the programme is completed with the usual complement of dramas and comedies. " The Geisha," a romantic Japanese drama, was well received by large audiences at the Globe Theatre yesterday. The •War Special" depicts the latest news from England and the Continent. lhe comedy part of the entertainment contains an amusing film, called "Recreation." The "Melbourne and Caulfield Cups" are the-"Subjects of a further interesting picture. " Down the Crater of Vesuvius," a film secured with the utr--.ost daneer to an intrepid operator, is being shown with great success this week at the Newton picture theatre. Included in the programme n'.so is a humorous picture entitled, "The Third String." The Lyric and West End Theatres will be open to-night.