AMUSEMENTS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12260, 10 June 1914, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

GRAFIBRS' COMPANY:.. . , TO-NIGHT. No doubt the Grafters'" Company-will received a big reception to-night at the Opera House, this being their return visit to Oairiaru, - anii for' one night only there is sure to be a'packed house; Their first yisifc to this town TTasniarkeu v/ii]' great success.' The Grafters' Company include all the game old favorites —Messrs Bert Le Blout (the Hebrew comedian)!, Paul Stanhope, Dave Mowlin, Harry Burgess, George Lancaster, Elaine • , tlaVensberft. Teddy Martin, Fritzec T)e Guy. Maseu the "Candv Kids" from New: York. "A,Day at "the Races," which will be produced to-night for the first time in Oamaru in 'the new burlesque, provides excellent opportunity .fpr the star .artists .of./the "Grafters' Company" to further make good, and add to the excellent reputation everv individual member has' achieved during the New Zealand tour. "A Day/at the Races" is said to bo brimful of. bright, catchy music, and dainty and original dances; so music-lovers will have no cause for disappointment.' The songs qre said to be melodious aiid ' cateliy, "'and likely to haunt tbe : memory for a long time to come. A special feature, of the production will be . the evolution of the tango. - The. season being for this night only, play-goers should not miss, the opportmiitv of seeing the old favorites in "A Day at the' Races." Tho box plan is now open at the Dresden. ■

HAY WARD'S PICTURED

' Ple:is;:mb , recollections .of ..Anthony Here's drama.- "The Prisoner ot' Zenda." wherein Julius Knight scored one of liLs greatest successes;, still linger in the minds of Oamai u theatregoers. Now ne have, through the enterprise of the Havwnrd Proprietary, this stirring aitd romantic drama in picture form, with .Tames K. Hackett, America's foremost of romantic actors, in the principal, part. There was a larjre'' assemblage • fast nifrTit to witm>'ss_.the initial projection. Almost everyone, is familiar with Anthony Hope's ivork in . book form, and in-its nictoriul adaptation admirers •'of'the work will not be'disappointed. "The Prisoner of Zenda," delightfully blended with the thrill of danger and doubt., loyalty emphasised by surrounding treachery and intrigue, -the battle 'between desire and denial., the force of good and the force of evil, and the glorious triumph 01 duty over vice, hatred, and even love in hue that should strongly appeal to patrons of picture drama.' A feature of. this absorbing subject is the 'elaborate- settings and the costuming Of the various characters and the . series serves to convey an impressive idea of the luxurionsness of the courts and homes of rovnl families. The 'picture is 4.400 ft in length, and the screening; occupies the whole »of the second part of the entertainment. The' other items on the bill are of a high ■ order. ' ; Aino»s the Eskimos of Siberia." is ' delightfully entertaining:. It gives some excellent views of- the habits and customs'" of the extremely" hardy inhabitants of the land or the reindeer and eternal snow and ice. In order of merit it is closely followed by "The Frog, Salamander, and Toad." a series highly valuable from an educational point of view'. : "'The Gauniont Graphic," giving -illustrated .-..views of t-lie doings - of suffragettes in Loridon, and amtfnp other topical incidents the latest creations in Paris fashions, and two comedies. "Bottled Romance'' and "Lesson in Jealousy.'" complete the programme, which will be rcDented touisht.