AMUSEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16668, 13 April 1916, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

PRINCESS THEATRE. The numerous olcvc? artists appearing this week at tho Princess Theatre delighted another largo audience last night. Prominent among the new performers are the Littlcjohns, a duo of jugglers, who work with a variety of articles all set with many thousands of sparkling stones. Their rapid manipulating of heavy, sharp axes appears at times thrillingly dangerous. Armitago and Hino, with their amusing Yorkshire songs and patter, aro an exceedingly popular pair. Maximo, the remarkable slackwire expert, and the Victor Prince Musical Revuo Company continue with unabated success to astonish, amuse, and entertain. lIAYWARD'S PICTURES. "The Juggernaut," the leading picture at the Octagon Theatre, is a lengthy film, in which some most exoitinjj incidents are depicted, and tho keen attention of the spectators is held) throughout its screening. The chief characters aro taken by two wellknown theatrical artists in Miss Anita Stewart and Earle Williams. There are several fine supporting subjects. QUEEN'S THEATRE. Tho Cines Company, of Rome, has been responsible for many of the biggest and most successful films yet made notable, and none haa been more successful than the production which will be shown at the Queen's Theatre to-day for the first time. "The Daughter of Darkness" is the title of the picture, described as three reels of "utterly unexpected sensationalism." It portrays a remarkably powerful story of a woman's daring exploits, committed under tho guise of a danco-hall favourite. The manner in which the woman's clever wit and ready disguises (she is a quick-change artist by profession) enable her to time and again baffle the detectivesi will be found unusually thrilling. The acting and settings, too, are said to be of high standard. There is a euitably varied schedule of auxiliary items as follows:—Pathe's Gazette, " The Metallurgy of Zino" (a scientific study), and two fine comedy subjects^—one by the Vitagraph Company and the other a Lubin uroduction.

PLAZA THEATRE. " Souls Aflame" attracted another large and appreciative attendance to the Plaza Theatre last evening. The photography and staging of this film is superlatively grand, and the- leading lady convincingly sustains the part of the beautiful and heroic gipsy maiden. On account of numerous requests from patrons, and, taking into consideration the increased nightly attendance, the manaper has decided to continue showing " Souls Aflame" for three more days and nights. The laughable Chaplin farce, " The Bank," will also continue as the principal support during the extended season. The theatre will be open at 1 p.m. to-day

KING EDWARD THEATRE. ''The Man From the Jungle," which will head the new programme at the King Edward Theatre is a really great drama in which there is an abundance of valuable and interesting material of travel and adventure, into which is woven a pretty love Ftory of faith and devotion; practically the whole of the line, from the Cape to Cairo is embodied in the scenic surroundings of the narrative, including that part of the African continent -which was at one time ruled by the notorious Slultan Murad. The story opens on an American farm, where tho daughter of the farmer falls in love with one of the hands-. Her father threatens to kill the young man, and one day he starts to carry out the threat, and during- the struggle the revolver is discharged, killing him. The girl, seeing that circumstances are against her sweetheart, urges him to fly, which he does. Ho takes a passage, as deck hand, on a steamer bound for West-eouth Africa. The ship is burned at sea. but he manages to reach an almost uninhabited part of the coast. Here through some unknown _ power, he obtains a strange sway over animals.' The girl reads of the Joes of the steamer with all hande, nnd in order to seek forgetMnpss joins the African Missionary Society. Tho lovers, after some interesting adventures, meet again. Good supporting' pictures will be shown.

GRAND THEATER Tho reputation of the Grand Theatre for the excellence of the pictures presented should bo enhanced by the programme that will be submitted to-day. The chief picture will be the eighth instalment of the serial, " The Black Box," which is said to be replete with interesting- incidents. A Kalem Company's production, entitled "The Man In the Vault," is a drama of more than ordinary merit. "Dγ Smith's Baby" and "The Ambassador's Disappearance" (a Vitagraph film), several good comedy_ subjects, and an instructive picture depicting the beauty of the scenic parks of Paris, ■will complete the.new budget.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The attendance at Everybody's Theatre yesterday afternoon and evening was good, and the different pictures screened were enjoyed. The chief attractions were "The Cub," "New Zealand's Army in tho Making," and tho Charlie Chaplin comedy, The Bank." These pictures will be shown daily for the remainder of the week. EMPIRE THEATRE. To-day, at noon, a programme which contains subjects that will delight patrons will be screened at the Empire Theatre. A Neptune three-reel feature entitled "The Rogue's Wife," pourtraying the life of an artist, who unfortunately makes use of his talent as a cloak to hide his other vices, will be the principal item. The story tells of the artist's trip to the Highlands to see tho famous collection of valuable diamonds possessed by the Laird o' Annan. The welcome ho receives, the pretty love episodes, the elopement with the vicar's daughter, and the sadness it brings arc incidents of tho drama,,, which suddenly changes from a flippant to a more serious form. The artist, by stealing the diamonds, brings himself into disrepute and his wife into disgrace. Some pathetic partE, with a, thrilling climax, are witnessed. The latest journal and other good pictures will, be screened.