AMUSEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16729, 16 June 1916, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

1:1", M\,ri:STi S 'lUFV'I'.E. The pioyianime ol \aildeville tiiliib being puseiiud ,it ills Maj'nlyh iheaue ii.it, •,( ii'iul luliiii i ul 11 tmclno iiKin Aliss I'c.arl ,1 id Air \ llhci., Anold uic a duo (f \ciaitile \oealtls, and (hen exloitis meet with duo e.ipiei .ition bv th > n'.iiJience. IViadanie j\l.u'velle's ciek.iloos and Cliarlii .1 tanino cireus .110 Men 11; 'ome .roneleitidly (lever feat,, and tho inielligeneo ehspljycd by boiti I nils and dog.-, il< nion.s-trati» tho gieal patume wtiuh mu-,t ii ive been e\cr<j>ed toseiuie theexi 'llent lesiilts aelmved. A nuinbei ol oina- peileiinera fend capable asiutaiKO ui i'lCMMting au enjoyable progia.nmo. 'iho weokly m linee, which v,ill N bo given to-morrow aittrnoon, should pro\e specially attraetivo to (hildnn IfAYV VIID'.S J'IC'iURES. "rJ he ( hriailan," Ilio h ,'ding i'ttraction at the Octagon ILill. to draw lirgi crowds of ,'ir<>etators. 'lho part of .Jx-tin Storm is taken tlio authors eon, and h' gncs_ a Im > mterprotntion of tho part, and Eluabrth Risden, .us Glory Quaylo, makes full of the possibilities of the wayward heroine. Several other interesting icauires are included 111 tho pro gramme. QUKEWS THEATRE. ■ c r^ or K° Sinjs's popular mclodiama Lights o' London," forms tho subject, of m excellently produced picture winch tillh a prominent place in the now programme shenvn at tho Queen's Theatre yesterday. Tfiero i-> a pretty lovo story running through it, plenty of ad\oiituie, many mows of Londoc, aneJ a happy conclusion for tho lovers alter many icvcrscs of fo.tune Ilai'olel Aim; tage, tho heir to Armytago Ilall, is ,1 gay mid rcckfcss youth, and Ins cxccsscs with boon companions teuef his stern old father to c\pel lnm from home. Hiirolel goes, but v ho takes with limi to London liess liarl.s, tho g,.jne-koepci-'s ddi.ghter. 'J'hey aro inirried, but poverty compels thom to seek help from tho old homo While Harold is there a robbery, engineered by his cousin, Clifford An'rytago, leads to tho <k\ith ol bqwre, and for this Harold is b'ameo] and sent, to prison. He makes a sensational escipe , and overtu'dly hs innoc"nce est.iblished and Clifford mcts with his just deserts. Tho whole story is presented with true artistic skill and restraint. The official pictures of tho British army in Franco give remarkably cloea and impress,vo views of tho work of a 9.2 howitzer m anion. One neatly placed shell is seen to fill the air »vith the dust of a German blockhouse. " Bliming tho Duck" is a Lub.n comcdy, in which Billy Ritchie is tho leaebpg maker of fun Tho G.iuniorit Graphic contains many pictures of great men now in tho public eye. Theeo pictures will bo shown agam today and to 11101 row. PLAZA PICTURES. Tho phango of prognmmo submitted at tho Pla/a Theatie yesterday saw tho return of a beautiful picturo shown sorno time ago, a drami in which heart interest is paramount. lho titlo is " Thq World's Desire," and the itory is wound about tho lov" and passion for children. A nonjan is deceived by a doctor when she loses her baby, tho doe tor to savo her life smuggling 111 another child unknown to either husband or wife. Perfect secrecy 10 difficult 1 in such a matter, but for lack of the real truth talk ends I*. a misunderstanding between the principal parties, and disunion. Somo yoais later tho real mother onco again enteis tho life of the child, and tho scone at tho close when she finally resigns her, fhe doctor telling the trulh to the step-parents, is v. ell maintained. Miss Lilian Br.uthwaite performs the role of tho wife admirably, but all vho see tho picturo will find 110 email amount of their concern entirely devoted lo Join Morgan who plays tho part of tho little gu'i with groat cleverness. Another good drama, shown is the 'Angel of Contortion," the natuial goodness of manly hearts being well displayed therein. Among the other pictures tlio most liotoworthy is "Britjm's Not/ Army," the method ol training bv means of exercises and panics being shown. This j-icturo fliould bo seen, the photography being very fine, and tho whole proceedings clcarly seen in every p'eit The remainder of tho progi amnio i.s mostly comn,; tho "'lho Champion Delayed" is provocative of smiles, particularly 111 tho earlier incidents. KING EDWARD THEATRE The pictorial adaptation of Hall Caine's well-known novel 'lho Christian" was shown for tho last t'mo last night at tho King Edward Theatre. Tho powerful story is (wpably acted, and tho staging has been ananged on artistic lines, lho supporting films wero ludicrously selected, and ail enjoyable programme was tho lesult. The bright particular star in the now programme to b-> snown at tho King Edwaid Theatre to night lor tho first time is entitled "The Bati.cr of Prejudice," which is produced by tho famous Yitagraph Company. Tho stoiy concorrs one Gerald, only ton of an aristocratic and wealthy woman, who falls m lovo with and mairics" Peg, the adopted daughtei of Anne, a poor lisherwoinan. ill's llowo selfishly tries every way to_ scporaio her son from Peg. At first slio fails, but aided by money, friend-,, and by playing uj.ion 111s parental lo\e, immediately after an unforamato ciuarrel between the young people, Mrs Ilowc finally succeeeis m weaning her son away from his young bude and securing his consent to get a divorce from her. Gerald's mother keeps from him tho fact that Peg has given birth to a child, and divoice proceedings ato well under way befon Anne arrives at tho Howes' mansion to plead with Gerald to return to liis wife and child. On learning the whole story from tho fisherwoman's hps, Gerald begins to understand matters better, and ho turns against his mother in favour of Peg. In the ond tho baby reunites them all_ in rcacs and forgiveness Tho supports include a new Keystone comedy entitled "Mabel's Adventures," with the inimitable Mai el Xorrnand in the load, several other good comedies, an industrial entitled " lap-oca Making," and tho popular Australian Gazette. GRAND THEATRE. "The Unwritten Law," or "His Worship the Mayor," forms the central feature of tho current programme at tho (fraud Theatre, and it continues lo exorcise a strong fasc.nation ovr the public. The story is 0110 of enthralling interest, and its restrained power entitles it to bo considered os reaching a hfgli level of dramatic lorce. This picture, along with its supporting subjects, will bo shown again during to-day. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "The Bigger Man " at present showing at Everybody's Theatre, is a good stoiy produced in a way thai elocs credit, "v n to such foremost producers as tho Metro Company. In addition to a number of war pictures, tho remainder of tlio p-rogiamme include 1, '•uiiimer ccenes in Lapland, aixl two entertaining - comedies, ent tied "'Tho 1 achelor's Burglar," and " Twoedledaim's Stick." EMPIRE IIIEATRE Tho ruling attraction at the Empire Thcat -e just now ic a drama foi'ndod upon a poem by Roloit W. Service, entitled " Tho Song Oi" tho Wage Slave." It is full of incident and exc.ti mcnt, and alao serves to mtrc,-duco a gieat eioil of chiracteristic Canadian sccuciy. This film, along with the suppoiting subject', is serccned to the accompaniment of orchestra! music in the evenings, and tho eeriea constitutes an admirable entortamnicnt. Madame Oltra Petro\a, wliolaies the leading pait 111 the new Metro production, "My Madonna." whi"h will bo screened at the Empire Theatre to-morrow, is one of tho finest film actresses of tho day. Of command ng presence and freat beauty. Madame Petiova dominates tho scene whenever she appears. In "My Madonna " she hap a part that requires the most skilful handling, and the lepoits that, lwve come ahead of Ill's great picture speak m the highest jiraise of her rucces«. The story has a sti-on" and original plot: it tells of a poor artist who seeks a model for a pictrre of 1 1 , 0 madonna, bm, seek" in vain unt.l Lucille, r beautiful woman, crosses his path. She arid the artist fa'l in love, and a wonderful picturo is painted. The two .no l.iairied, bu+ tho artist's 10-ve cools, and he becomes fascinator! with a bnonc.ss whose husbind ii afterward 4 murdered, a.id the artist is a< cused of th" crnn • and, though inncccnt,, convfeted and imprisoned, 110 is afterwards released, and eventually tho two r.re rouniteel before the picturo of tho rradonna. To morrow the fheatro opens at 12 noon, from vln'h tune until 10 pm. the screening will be continuous. The orchestra commences at 6 30 and a veiy fi(nc selection of music is premised.