ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16763, 1 February 1918, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"LOOK WHO'S HERE."

The final opportunity of seeing the excel' lent entertainment presented by Jack Waller and his "Look Who's Here" Company at .His Majesty's Theatre will be afforded to amusement-seekers to-night. The programme is quite equal to, if not bettor than, those which have preceded it. The box plan is at Wildman and Arey's, OPERA HOUSE. ' OPERA HOUSE.

The current programme at the Opera House consists entirely- vof vaudeville turn's." Tho operatic singers, Miss Amy Murphy and Mr. Philip' Newbury, give an interlude of .outstanding merit, and the other performers appoal to the popular taste. A matinee willbe given to-morrow.

D.IS MAJESTY'S THEATRE, "It Is For England," which will be shown at His Majesty's Theatre tomorrow, will afford a unique opportunity of observing the British Navy, during war-time. When the English Navy League approached the Admiralty with a request for aid, tho greatest facilities were extended for screening a- complete set ol pictures of the Grand Fleet under active service conditions, resulting in the finest series of sea spectacles shown in any country. "It Is For England" is at once a spectacular patriotic display and a romantic, love story. The plot turns on tho unmasking of an Anglocised German, who, .though", member of the British Parliament, & actually 'the secret spy of the Kaiser. The action of the play is quick, sensation following sensation with great rapidity. These arc interspersed with tender Wo episodes which concern the hero, a lieutenant on one of His Majesty's battleships. . Among the outstanding spectacles shown in the film are scenes in the British House of Commons, and hunting and capturing submarines in tho North Sea. 'Hie box plan is at Wildman and Arey's. ' TIVOLI THEATRE. " The Ghost House," which will be presented for tho last timo at the Tivoli Theatre to-night, is an original and amusing tale of a house thought to be haunted by ghosts. The deception, however, was carried out by tho caretaker, who wished to live alone. A number of sensational incidents occur before a successful conclusion is reached. The Paramount play to be shown to-morrow, is called " The Highway of Hope." Kathlyn Williams and House Poters ore said to figure to advantage. Special music will be supplied by tho Tivoli Orchestra. . QUEEN'S THEATRE. William S. Hart, the noted "Wild West" actor, will appear at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow in his latest success, "A Gambler's Soul." Ho takes the part of a gambler who sacrifices everything in order to take his sister to the mountains for her health. By treachery he is made to appear guilty of the murder of a stage coach driver. One of the sensational scenes of the play shows his escape from prison by jumping 20ft on to the Dack of a horse and riding to safety. Almw Reuben, Mildred Harris and Sylvia Bremer also appear in the film. Another important attraction will bo on the same programme. This is the first chapter of a) rathe serial entitled "The Neglected Wife." The opening section shows how a lawyer, Horace Kennedy, is becoming estranged from hie wife. It contains also numerous dramatic situations* The cash includes Ruth Roland, Corene Grant and Roland Bottomley. • STRAND THEATRE Tho pretty circus drama, "The Sawdust Ring," will be screened at the Strand Theatre for the last time to-night. A picture entitled "Tho Missing Bank Note,*}" will be presented to-morrow. Chaplin's latest success, " The Cure," will bo another attraction. In the first picture the leading parts will be taken by Norma Talmadge and Robert Harron. .The story is described as intensely dramatic. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE.' The World society play, "- Husband and Wife," is being viewed by large audiences at Everybody's Theatre, where it will ba shown for the last time this evening. Alice Brady, the popular actress, will be seen to-morrow in another World play, "A Woman Alone." The plot deals with a woman's longing for the artificial life of a city. ■ LYRIC THEATRE. "Tho Cure," the latest Chaplin film, will be screened to-morrow at the Lyrio Theatre. It is considered by many critics to bo Chaplin's best comedy to date. There will be shown also a Triangle drama, "The Missing Bank Notes," -with Norma Talmadge and Robert Harron as leading performers. . GRAND THEATRE. Harold Lockwood is to be seen at the Grand Theatre in " Paradise Garden," a story of a boy who had been brought up in ignorance of worldjy affairs. A change of programme will be made to-morrow, the principal item being " The Half-Breed," a drama in which Douglas Fairbanks will take the leading part. PRINCESS THEATRE. The final screening of " Tho Jury of Fato" will be made this evening at the Princess Theatre. To-morrow Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne will be seen in their latest Metro success, " The Adopted Son." The story tells of a feud between two families living in tho Tennessee mountains. The play is said to offer unrivalled opportunities' to the leading actors. GLOBE THEATRE.

"The Wager" is shown at the Globe Theatre, The picture for to-morrow will be "God's Half-Acre." .