ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8679, 12 March 1914, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS MAJESTY'S. There was a crowded audience at His Majesty’s Theatre lost evening, wren the current programme of vaudeville numbers was repeated. , In the list of ai> tractions, the Itosa Valerio Sextette, of taut wire walkers, figure as a feature turn. 'They are delighting the audiences every evening with their clever', and graceful performance.. They are exceptionally good in their • ' speeding-up tricks on the wire. Les Ban Malagas, the Spanish dancers, the Georgia Trio of dancers and singers, aid Tem and Lizette, also give bright and attractive turns, and last night all had excellent receptions. The programme will- bo repeated this evening. • ■ , , ! KING’S THEATRE. ' The excellent staging and splendid production of “The Miracle’’ ait the Kings Theatre continues to attract crowded houses, and last night there was anr other packed and enthusiastic caulienco, hundreds being turned away. Jne orchestral and choir effects are really admirable, and add greatly to tiie production of the picture—one of tti© finest of its class ever seen here. ' The story of the fall and rise of the beautiful nun. with its touch of the the middle age ensembles, in which the acting takes place, and the final miracle, all charm the audiencei.. Many beautiful scenes occur during the progress of the nicture, which is said to have cost .£50,000 to produce. It may be described as a semi-religious production of groat power, and for completeness of detail (it is modelled exactly on Max 8 Berlin production) is unrivalled. "The Miracle" will be repeated to-night.

THE EMPRESS THEATRE. A new programme will be introduced to-day and to-night at the Empress Theatre continuous pictures. The leading attraction will bo the Kalem Company’s powerful society ’’feature’’ drama, "A Shot in the Night.’’ A wealthy man is left a widower with a nine-years' old son. The child is so grief stricken over the death of hie'mother that he occasions his father some anxiety. When the latter weds a beautiful and loveable young lady the boy does not . welcome her presence. Eventually a tragic occurrence removes the barrier between the stepmother and the child. The supplementary items will include "Temples of Karnak” (scenes in Egypt), "A Pipe Foundry" (industrial), and "A Leg in a Legacy" (Powers’ comedy).