ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16996, 1 November 1918, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

" THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR." The phenomenal season that " The Thirteenth Chair" has had in Auckland will be brought to a close this evening. I The play contains all the ingredients that go to make a successful detective story, and, in addition, presents some novel scenes connected pith spiritualism. The principle of suspense is well sustained, and throughout there is a thick veil of mystery which is not lifted until the end. Margaret Wycherly, who appears n6 Madame la Urange, is an accomplished actress, whose work in this production has gained for her a great reputation. She is one of the best American actresses ever seen in Now Zealand. To-night's presentation of the play will be the last in New Zealand and Australia. MISS HARTLEY'S PUPILS' RECITAL. The first of two recitals to bo given by the pupils cf Miss Zoe Bartley will take place in the Town Hall concert chamber this evening. A very attractive programme, including humorous and dramatic items, musical monologues, costume scenes and comedy sketches, and several striking musical Interludes, will bo presented. lhe majority of the items will be given with special lighting and scenic effects, and with the additional advantage of new and specially designed dresses, the scenes to be presented in costume will be one from "Hamlet;" a delightful tintasy, entitled " At the Sign of the Cleft Heart:" a quaint Chinese musical sketch, "Li-Cnij" a song-story, "The Coquette;" "Mimmy's Coal Black Rose;" and a dainty one-act comedy, " Penelope." The performance each evening will commence at 7.45. | OPERA HOUSE. The Opera Rouse programme this week is exceptionally good. It includes the musical comedy, " The Orange Girl," presented by Walter George's Sunshine Players. This company has proved deservedly popular. Baron, the ventriloquist, presents a clever item. The Gilfane Trio still delight their audiences with their vocal and instrumental numbers. They specialise in Irish and Scotch bagpipe turns, which are appreciated by the audience. Miss Bessie Lester introduces new Bongs and turns, with a Jewish dialect song among them. ,

TIVOLI THEATRE. "Barbary Sheep," which has been attracting lar;i- houses to the Tivoli Theatre throughout the week, will be shown for the last time today. This picture has set a, new standard for picture producers to aim at. Throughout the pro' duction there is an air of superior beauty and artistry. It is, in fact, a masterpiece of the cinematographer's art. No expense was spared to make it a success, and few pictures have so well deserved the praise I that has been lavished on them. But the ; chief cherm lies in Elsie Ferguson, who jis an actress of very unusual ability. She is a born, actress, and a true artist. She is seen in a role that seems almost to have been made for her, though in reality the plot is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Robert Hichens. As 6he appears in the'first part as Lady Wyverne, of Wyverne Hall, at the close of the hunting season, she is in perfect keeping with the high-clasa surroundings. An Arab motto on the makes her long to visit the East. Her husband has a fascination for hunting, and she tells him of the big game to be found on the borders of Algiers. They so there and meet many adventures, whicn nearly prove their tindoing. NATIONAL THEATRE. "The featuring William Farnum, will be screened at the National Theatre for the lost • time to-day. Tomorrow, the chief attraction will be " Cupid's Round Up," a William Fox production, with Tom Mix taking the part iof the hero. The actor has teen well- ! known for 6ome time in comedy work, in | which he quickly made himself popular las a rough rider. He has now become a j leading actor in Western dramas, and it is said that the change has proved a great success. His energy, it is istated, is almost equal to that, of Douglas Fairbanks, Horses have been his companions from his childhood, and the result is that, as well as being a good rider, he has trained some of his norses to do almost incredible feats. In this picture the greater number of these feats are said to be shown. It is stated that few men have so quickly gained popularity by their mere love of out-door life. In " Cupid's Round Up " he appears as the owner of a ranch in New Mexico. The stiry is original. The fathers of the hero and the heroine were very kiojA friends, and to cement their friendship their two children had been betrothed when young. For some time they lived in different countries. The heroine comes back, but is not recognised in her disguise as a maid. In the end the two are married, but only after many exciting advetnures. STRAND THEATRE. " The Knife," in which Alice Brady! appears, will be shown at the Strand Theatre for the last time to-day. Bert Lytell and Hazel Dawn take the parts §)f the hero and heroine FeSpectively in "The Lone Wolf" to bo screened to-morrow. Most melodramas have one thrill, but it is said that The Lone Wolf " contains no lass than three incidents, any one of which would be sufficient to "form the nucleus for a single production. One of these is a three-cornered fight in the air between aeroplanes racing across the English Channel. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Joseph Vance, and interest is added by the fact that it was supervised by the author.

PRINCESS THEATRE, i The management of the Princess Theatre announces that, owing to unforseen circumstances, it will not be possible to screen " The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin," to-morrow, and during next week. Due notice of the screening of this film will be given. To-morrow a photo-play from the studio of the World Company, entitled ''The Wasp," will be shown. The favourite film-actress, Miss Kitty Gordon, will be seen in the principal role. "The Slacker," featuring Miss Emily Stevens, will be shown for the last time to-day. QUEEN'S THEATRE. The Queen's Theatre is screening to-day for the last time the war picture entitled " The Belgian." love and tragedy are seen enacted with feeling by the two picture favourites, Waiter Whiteside and Valentine Grant. The former is seen as a Belgian fisher lad and the latter as his fiancee. Their love for one another is sorely tried by the machinations of a German spy. To-morrow's principal picture is entitled "Faith," and features Mary Miles Minter in the Reading role. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. To-day will be the last chance of seeing "Efficiency Edgar's Courtship " at Even" body's Theatre. The chief attraction tomorrow will be "Madame Sphinx," in which Alma Reubens is seen as the heroine. It is the story of a missing sleeve-link. Someone left his jewellery in front of an open safe, and his forgetfulness in this way was particularly iisefnl to those investigating the murder of the householder in the same room. GRAND THEATRE. To-day will be the last opportunity of seeing Mabel Normand in The Floor Below" at the Grand Theatre. This is an extremely amusing comedy-drama, in which all the parts are handled in ail efficient manner. The photographic effects are clever. GLOBE THEATRE. Tilly's Punctured Romance " will be shown at the Globe Theatre .for the last time fo-day. Charlie Chaplin takes the part of the hero. LYRIC THEATRE. "The Belgian" will be screened for the last time to-day at the Lyric Theatre. Another item in the^,programme-is a picture entitled " The Mysterious Stranger."