ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16253, 12 June 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

*, OPERA HOUSE. -4 : ; 1 Lovers of vaudeville are promised some- : thing exceptionally good at the Opera ! House this evening. The new artists in- ) elude Dan Thomas, in pantomime; the I Raleighs, singers and wire-walkers; "Val ' and Lottie Newman, in songs and dance, ' ' and Kitchie and Kliptie, comedy aerobe/J. j Brown and Sorh'e and Armitage and Hine , commence their final week, while May and . June, The Four Kings, Nina Alex, and 1 Gale and Sadie will appear in 1 acts. , PRINCESS THEATRE. I The popularity of the Metro pictures in 1 Auckland was amply proven on Saturday, when the presentation of " Cora" drew a gathering that filled every seat in the Princess Theatre. Miss Emily Stevens ia excellent in the character of Cora, and 5 her interpretation of the story is admir- ' able. The story concerns the fortunes of • Cora, whose mother, a former operatic - star, dies, leaving her destitute. The 1 girl endeavours . unsuccessfully to obtain s work until she comes under the notice of > a famous artist, with whom she ultimately ; falls .in love. A series of unfortunate circumstances places him in an awkward > position, and Cora, thinking he has de--7 ceived her, leaves him and joins an opera 5 company, of which she soon becomes lead--3 mg lady. The situation now becomes 3 tense, and the remainder of the story 1 contains a number of fine • dramatic 3 episodes. The latest Auckland Gazette b will be shown this afternoon. Included " are some very fine views of the racehorse r El Gallo, whose recent performances at 3 Ellerslie are so well known, which, toi gether with a number of fine views of the , city, form a particularly good number. The 1 supporting programme is of a high standard. ° I KING'S AND EVERYBODY'S. t KING'S AND EVERYBODY'S. Chief among the pictures secured for fc presentation at the King's and Every- - body's Theatres this week is " The Straight Road." The story is rich in, - tense dramatic situations, and is of absorb--3 ing interest. The story relates how Moll 3 O Hara, a girl of the London slums, inherits from her mother" a craving for - liquor. The timely intervention of a rich b young settlement worker, Ruth Thompson, saves the girl from serious trouble. Un--9 der Ruth's care Moll becomes a different a girl. She falls in love with Bill Hubbell. Aines, who _is engaged to Ruth, determines' to win Moll and carries his endeavours in this direction to such an extent that she is forsaken by both her I lover and Ruth. Driven to desperation, Q the girl contemplates returning to her old I method of life, but realises her folly and i prays' for succour and vindication. How a her prayer is answered, her enemy crushed, and her innocence established, is £ dramatically developed in the climax. A i clever cartoon describes the humorous adventures of Charles Chaplin among his . barnyard pets. A further series of the » official pictures of the British Army. in " France, "One Plus Equals One," comedy, and the latest war topical - complete the s programme. ' GRAFTON THEATRE. a Audiences that filled the building in all a parts were recorded at the Grafton . Theatre on Saturday, when a complete s change of programme was submitted. 0 Pride of place is given a picture entitled • " The Butterfly on the Wheel." The ,t story centres round four people and is 6 ' a psychological study of interest. A busiy ness man, Admaston, and his wife, having [S returned from their honeymoon, get about their separate ways—the r&an to business e and the woman, perforce," to. pleasure, . thereby becoming the social butterfly on is the wheel of life. The attentions of 0 another man place the wife in a cornel promising, position, and the husband seeks ,y to divorce her. How the -web is disit entangled is finely told. A feature of* the m picture is an excellent representation of )r a fire in a, theatre. ' The supporting' pron gramme is of equal merit. ' - *T jO ■ — ■ • . 10 LYRIC THEATRE. ri A gathering that filled the . Lyrio Theatre to overflowing greeted the intro--11 duction of the current programme on Saturday night. ' Keen interest was manifested in the chief drama, " The Edge of \ the Abyss." The story is written on unusual lines. Shortly after her--marriage with a brilliant lawyer, Alma Wayne, a butterfly type of girl, quarrels him, :1 alleging .that Wayne neglects her for ihii " work. In her endeavour to- arouse his •. jealousy, Alma oompromises^herself, ' in Q the eyes of her husband, with a former lover. A burglar ransacking Wayne's room overhears the interloper importuning the girl to leave her husband. . Ree membering with gratitude how Wayne 'a had once saved him from imprisonment, x tho burglar confronts Alma, and persuades 1 her of her, mistake. A series of/ clever ;t cartoons, ''JefT; and Mutt," a fine comedy, 's " Too Clever by Half," and the latest Gai- zette complete the programme. ■ •— - - ■ ; ' KING'S THEATRE. e Commencing this evening, continuous- picr - tures will be shown at the King's Theatre, Q Newton. Tie first session will commence " at 7 p.m. A new scale of charges for. y admission " has been drawn up, - and will operate except on Saturdays. KING GEORGE THEATRE* < The usual weekly change of programme will be made at the King George Theatre this morning. The programme embraces a wide range of subjects, comprising dramatic, humorous, educational, and scenic ° studies. Pride of place is given to II " Coral," a three-part drama, written on >r novel lines. The picture is said to conj" tain all the elements essential to a success- * ful production, and is described as one of g absorbing interest. "The Face at the Window," the fourth episode of the serial, The Broken Coin," advances the plot another stage. The Eclair Journal contains the latest pictorial news of the r. world. GLOBE THEATRE. [. Mystery and sensation are provided in £ "The Black Hall of Glenranald," the L * third of the series of pictures dealing with the adventures of Stingaree. an outlaw in 8 the Australian bush, now being shown at " the Globe Theatre. JTheso stories, -which originally appeared in a well-known magazine, were written by the novelist, "e. s W. Horning, and at the time of their ® publication aroused great interest. An ex- { ceptianally fine comedy is " Tillie's Too mato Surprise," in which Miss Marie Dressier occupies the title role. The latest -" Topical Budget and a series of views of the > war on the British front complete the pro--7 grammft. 's . — QUEEN'S THEATRE. ; Foremost place on the new programme 8 at the Queen's Theatre is given to "The I. Butterfly on the Wheel," a powerful story Sof society life. The leading parts are assigned to Mr. Holbrook Blinn and Miss Vivian Martin. Through her husband's neglect a woman becomes a society butterfly. Opportunity is taken by a wealthv ) idler to press upon her ,his attentions, in which he is aided by a woman of .-high social standing, who is in love with the "- husband. The threads of the tangled web e are unravelled in a remarkable manner, a and the closing scenes of the story are >, striking. The burning of the large theatre . is a feature of the picture. There are i, many fine pictures in support. ° GRAND THEATRE. . - i, The leading picture at the ■ Grand' ; Theatre this week is a comedy of excepo tional merit. " His Father's Footsteps" ss is a revival of. the class of n comedy which made the .; Keystone si Company famous. The picture., is 11 a, succession of bewildering and humorous a events, and several of the situad tions presented are extremely ludicrous. d The leading role is taken by Ford Ster- . ling, who is excellent in the character of a fond, father.—" of-"Fear" is J a well-acted drama, dealing with tho question of hereditary/, insanity. An, educational picture of exceptional value ;; is" * s1 " African; .Wild-Life.''• .The latest-Topical - ym "J Budget is also showiy M J