AMUSEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16293, 28 January 1915, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

PRINCESS THEATRE.

A big act opening at the Princess Theatre on Monday is that of Keen and Waller, two of England's foremost comedy acrobats. A Wellington paper says of their act: " An excellent performance was that of Keen and Waller, eccentric acrobats, who combined business and by-play in the neatest melange imaginable. The audience was almost withdrawn from admiration of the skilful feats of tumbling by the ingenious comedy the pair worked in with a most effective contrast, one with the other, of Mark Tapleyan cheerfulness and infinite melancholy. Keen and Waller are real artists in their profession." The box plain is at the Bristol Company's premises. HAYWARD'S PICTURES. The current programme at the Octagon had a very good reception again last night. Its main feature is a lengthy and striking dramatic film entitled " The Million Bid," which relates the fortunes of a girl compelled to marry for wealth against her will. The latest gazettes show pictures of the Allies in Flanders, and also of the funeral of Lord Roberts. The Temples of Nikko form the subject of a beautiful soenio picture. These films will be shown again this evening. FULLERS' PICTURES. Splendid war pictures are being shown at tho King's Theatre this week. One gets an idea from them of the terrible cold and of the sufferings of the men in the trenchea. There aro views, too, of the French under fire, the abandoned town of Ypres, the ruined church at Dichebuah, and the wreck of a German ammunition train. In lighter vein there are some very good and varied dramas, oomedy, and comic pictures. The programme will be repeated to-day. NEW QUEEN'S THEATRE. The laughing boom at the Queen's Theatre continues. " Caught in a Cabaret" is certainly one of the most amusing _ films ever seen in Dunedin. Charles Chaplin, as the Prime Minister of Greenland, is at his best, and Mabel Normand, as usual, fills her part to perfection. This film will be screened again to-day. Supporting it there aro the Lubin drama " His First Case," " Light on the Wall" (Edison drama), acrobatic performances by the Two Dars, the Australian Gazette (showing scenes at the A.J.C. meeting at Randwiok), and other fino pictures.

PLAZA PICTURES. The programme, which was enjoyed by so many at the Plaza Picture Theatre yesterday, will to-day give place to a new scries of pictures, in which the chief film is one entitled " Among the Clouds." The subject of this remarkable picture is the Woolworth Building, the colossal structure which dwarfs every other skyscraper in New York. The picture shows the details of its construction and depicts workmen coolly pursuing their tasks some 750 ft above Broadway pavement. The Warwick Chronicle will contain some specially fine pictures from the seat of war, and there are also two dramas and three diverting comedies included in the programme.

KING EDWARD THEATRE. The final presentation of the current programme attracted a large attendance at the King Edward! Theatre last evening, when those present were afforded a pictorial treat Tho usual change of programme is announced for to-day. The chief picture will be a substantial Kalem drama entitled "The Express Messenger," which is said to be A hign-elass production, furnishing very exciting incidents in the excellent story unfolded. The Vitagraph will bo seen in " Greater Motive " (drama) and the Keystone Company in " Killing Horace," while thero will bo other interesting and diversified pictures.