ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16157, 19 February 1916, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

j " NOBODY'S WIDOW." | | The farewell appearance of Miss Muriel i Starr and her company will be made at | His Majesty's Theatre this evening, in | the third performance of " Nobody's ' ; Widow." Not only will this performance' bring the Auckland season to its close, j but it will also be the last in which Miss Starr will take part before her return j to America next week. Another large : audience was entertained last evening by j the bright and clever comedy, and the • performance was again most successful. j ■ — OPERA HOUSE. An attractive vaudeville programme was presented at the Opera House last night. ' Hilda telstead and Barlee and Sutton, in ' thsir unusual acts, are very popular. The other artists win the approval of patrons i without exception. GRAND THEATRE. The hundreds of people who have visited the Grand Theatre this week have been i amply provided for in the pictorial drama- I tisation of Grace Livingston Furniss's j novel Gretna Green." The house was! packed at each session yesterday. Much : has been said and read about this produc- I tion which, would bear repetition. but i suffice it to say that no picture drama screened at the Grand Theatre ha appealed more to its audiences The act- j ing of Miss Marguerite Clark stands out conspicuously, and her portraval of the I character of Dolly Erskine will long be j remembered. A powerful and unusual plot has been developed in a verv telling manner. Tho latest scenes from the i theatres ( Of war are shown in the " Topical Budget." Other films complete what i. in every respect an admirable programme LYRIC THEATRE. There was all that could be desired in the way of sensation in the programmo submitted by the management of the Lyrio Theatre last evening. There were largo audiences both at this and the West End Theatre. Keen interest was centred in the chief attraction, "The Children ol Eve." Incidents appertaining to the war were vividly shown by means of the " Gaumont Chronicle." KING'S THEATRE. " The Only Son," which takes premier place in the new series of pictures at the King's Theatre, may be described as one of the highest class of picture dramas. The intricacies of the plot and the excellent acting command the closest attention from beginning to end. Beautiful scenic studies are "Ancient and Modern Rome'' and the " Jungfrau Railway." The humorous element is supplied by " Fox Trot Finesse." KING GEORGE THEATRE. A drama entitled "The Opening Night' is now showing at the King George Theatre. The Chimney's Secret is an interesting film produced by the Victor Company. The only scenic film deals with the Grecian Navy. Several comic films are interspersed in the programme. PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS. "The Only* Son," a drama of considerable length, will be screened at Everybody's Theatre for the last time to-day." "Tho Family Divided" is tho chief picture in the current programme at the Queen's Theatre. An adaptation of R. I). Blackmore's famous novel, " Lorna Doone," will be presented on Monday. "The Moonstone" will be screened at the Princess Theatre to-night. " The Face in the Moonlight." with Robert Warwick in the leading role, will be screened on Monday. " His Musical Career," at the Globe Theatre, features Charlie Chaplin.