AMUSEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16782, 25 August 1916, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

l'Kl\( 'KS,S THEATRE. Km l ; iinil I lun 11I• >11 ,nt' the piincip.il diaw ,ii tln> I'niui"is 'Pin jiti 1 now, hut tile piogiunime art a whole makes up .1 <iipit.il i nteitamuieiit, ft ml good auehe iic#s have In 11 a»se'rnblmg nightly Vanety 1. the kewioje. Music and nnrlli abound, and, besides magic and rnv-teiy, song and d.u (.e ,ue presented in liappy .style.

lIYYWARD'S I'K ITRKS. "Ileaiks Adufl " is a poetic iille tiial ill itself it rin attiai tion to the Octagon Hall, but when it, is ad/led that Alary i'lckford enacts the loading idle the attraction is me leased tenfold. Last night's house w,i.s delighted with the film and its supports In addition 1o performances tonight and to motrovv, a lnatmco is announced, for toJiioi lpw.

QUEEN'S THE VTRTC. The piiluro occupying tiie most piominent place m the new 1 s-t of hlnis at. tho Queens 'Jheatio for the latter patt ot tho week lb ' 'llio Urighl Lights" in vvhtqji i\l ibel Normand, "Katty" Aibuckle, .mil M St. John, Keystone and acrobatic comedians, take pait. Mabel Noimand is a waitiess m a small town t ate, at which "Kitty" is the cook, and also Mabel» Ic\li. A commercial traveller appL.us. upon the scene, and causes a tumondous Mutter ri tile' dovecote ills woiel painting of scenes tli.it <ue blighttst m the gay nntio-polu>-ot tlie_ woiul iiio altogoiiicr too nineh loi .Mabels powers ot resistance, and Mabel departs lienee iiuelei humoious e gnditions. Katty " follows lus faitiikss love, and hnels her in a cabaret oi by no means the most leiined class in one ot the roughest epiartcis of New Yoik. 11c sets aboat iiei iLi-cue with coiiMdeiable' eneigy, but the loughs ot the establishment maul inm wveielj, and ho is. glad to make his eoLape. Outside tnc oaio lie encountLis a company oi sdilois, whose sympathy and muscle ho enlists. A is made to the s< erie oi the l lecent fia„v, and the' sons oi the sea and ' Kattj " make tilings vcrj lncly tor the rough element inside. Human bother become mixeel up in inextiicabi 1 contusion, but out ot it all emeige ' Fatty - ' and .Mabel, who piesumably h\e a serenely happy anel peice.ui Lio together ever afteiw.iula ""iouth" is one oi the supposing p.ctuies, and tells the story ot how a joung sculptor arousos his wiie's jealouty and anger by modelling fiom a woman otl er tnan herself. 'J here is a serious bnach bet ween the two m consequence ot what happens, which io, iiov.ever. liappil> bridged bj the time the enei is rexeheel. fiieie arc Eiippoiting <d)"s that go fai to m?ke tho new piogi imnv a succos. The sa'iu ot p.ctures will be screened again this afternoon and evening

PLAZA Till. \'IRE. The current piojrainine at the Pliza Theatie was acco'icled extensive p'atronagu yesterday, and the iilm entitled " Tnc Lino oi Societ.y ' attracted a good deal of atten tion. The supporting pictures, are well \aiicd, and arc lull oi inteiest. The big fight him, Daicy v. M'Goortj, will bo shown at the conclusion of the ordinary programme to-night and to mortem night at, 1040 cach cvenmg. 'Ilicso are special te'K lor s for lhe convenunee oi many who oiiinot possiblv atte;,<! at other times', 'lhe him will not be shown at any other scso 011s during the diy U' evening.

KING' EDWARD THEATRIC. While a comeu\ on very amusing lines is put foiward at the King Euvvaid 'J lieatro as tlie chief item in the new piogiammo preset!c.l for the first time la-t evening, it is piobablv the luilliii' arhcntuies oi Stmgarce that will provo the gioat ..tti ic'ion. lho fivsh cpisoelc is called "'j.lie in the Desert," and Stingaiee at the outfit is shown with his partn. r llowie out ruling. 'Ihey meet EIIkI I'ortei, ami tile tune aie having a talk ovci oil tini's spent m England when a bod.v o[ police m eliaige oi a sapermtendent an.l a soil? ant come on the scene, and nuke an attempt to arrest the two men ihis is accomplished, but not without dilheultj, it becoming • 1 shoot Stmgaieo m tlie una b toie lie be subdued. Ethel pleads with the police Le lenient with the men, beliovmg, in ia/_t knowing, that th*.;y are not the desp iackxs they aie imagined to be. 'lhe iieaits oi the' police aie not, however, to be toHeiicd and ihey liiaich Stmgaree and llowii avvay with tile object of placing them? ill saie quaiteis. Slingaiee prcteiiels to taint thiough exhaustion, and tails troni U.s horse, and the supei mtendent rcmamo witii him while the ie>t oi the police move on with the other piisoncr. Itie intense Hat nuluccs the supi rmtendent to become somnolent, and Willie he is Stmgaree makes good his escape. He rescues itowie, and the pair, i'i tho duJc, visit Ethel i'oitir m older that she may knp'.v that thev Have regained their bhoity. Til' l coined) litem d to is c died ' He Did, and Ho Didn't." and gives a highl> divcrtimr nlustration oi wdiat m.ij re iedt tixim mg too fieely ot a Jobsier s-upper 'lhere aie two men concerned, and tiie one fias a wild nightmaie, in which he is called upon to defend hi» irurd's from a e'irgtar. I'lns ho does under 'very amusing circumstances Tho friend s nightmare takes tho form of an hallucination as to his friend's, honourable intentions, and there is just going to be blood spilt (in dreamland) when the pair awake Shown in conjunction with*tho foregoing arc '"lhe Kidnapped Stockbroker," and a number oi tlie Gaumoiii (Jraptiio,

■GRAND THEATRE

A stoij bearing tho suggestive title of "The i'rmce of Darkness ' bulks m tho new progiamme at tho Grand Ihf-atie 'lhero is iniuh incident, and exciting bitua tions involved in the depiction of tlui nefarious of .Tacc[ucs Duval, alias " batanas." 'J his crafty and unscrupulous individual persuades the penniless Count ot Monrovia to enter into a plot to acquire his (the Count's) uncle's wealth. TJ"> attempted robbery u tiated, and the marquis (Monrovia's uncle) is to mccnsed that he dcstioys the will in fa-vour of Monro\ia and makes another in favour of hit. adopted daughter L\dia; who, bv mistake, placcs a blank document in tho sate while tho real w ill its way bctweem tho pases of a book. The Marquis dies, and Monrovia, in the absenco ot any will, takes possession of the estate and funis Lvdia adrift. " Satanas" discovers the will in fa\our of Lydia and proceeds to blackmail Monrovia, but his past relievos the pressure, as he is placed in ga-ol for miseleeds m bjgono days. "Satanas" makes a sensational eseapo from a railway train, falls into a lake, and is believed to havo been drowned. 110 returns Monrovia's house and renews hie attempts at extortion. The lvsult is a violent quarrel, in which Momovui is killed. "Satanas" has mean time locked tlie will with a lawyer, who declines to gi\e it up and "Satanas" invokes the aid of a eang of criminals, of which he is the head. It is dccided to carry off Lvdia. who by this time has oo come a noted opera singer, and ih" plot is successfully executed; tho ganp taking possession of the stage, and abducting the gill bv force. Ljdia's lover, Lord Tremavne. sci ks the assistance of tho police, and " Satanas" only escapes by shamming death Tho place where the gang has its headquarters is visited by the authorities, an explosion takes place, " Satanas" is killed, and the membeis of tho ging are arrested. Ljdia and her lover are thus made happy The euppoiting pictures are good.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Marv I'ickfoid m "Madame Butterfly" is continuing to charm laige numbeis of potions at Everybody's Tln\itie. The supporting pictures arc all most entertaining, including, they do, _ a Topical Budget, a ootnody caitoon showing '"Colonel Ileezaliar" winning the pennant, and an educational picture of zoo life.

EMPIRE THEATRE. Hie attraction at the popular Empire Theatre today will be the picture, entiled ' Jiminj, ' which in many vivid scenes tens tile stoiy of Jnnnn _.Slt, Quinton; how lie got into financial difficulties, cncounteied temptation, in the form of valuable secunties lying i ooso ' n *' lc strong room, and fell; how the theft was discovored and one of tho partners in the shouldered tho blame to shield Jimm; r I hen it is that 10-\ e entexs into tho game and, of course, dominates the situation. A l'ovinq and faithful daughtei sets about the task of clearing her father's name and, by the irony of fate, she enlists tho help of the ieal culpiit This bungs about the confession and the dashing of Jn-im\'s litipe.s in icgard to his own particular love affair Restitution®eventually comes after much tribulation, Jimmy piowng himself in the grim ginie of war_ and clearing his name"'of the stain upon it_ The story ends, as all .good store-.jshould, in marnago bells A singularly good supporting film, it is said, is "Malta of the Jimgle," a dm ma of strength. Tho leading Wl\, Miss OiS *on. is a noted American actress "What Would the Doctor Do'" and an interesting budget of topkal events will also be =ei cened

KIVO'S 'I I IK, \TJ(K l\l.ny I'k 1 toid, ui "Mad.nnu Unite illy, ha-s .i ( ipital j; tit, to portrav, one Hint will i-uiU Jjo, light .mil .111 y -t> 1<- .will her f,ui> like .ip;» .11.Hire, ami h> i ln.niy ad rimers eoulel not wish to sni- her ,r > brttei advantage 'J Ikj riuiii i) is -ill ,Japmi:-i, .mil is ot gnat beauty. 'I If piog) t iiimio will bo i-rni in il lis ii'-u.il todav.

TIIE ALL RKI> ROi/IK. What is claimed to bo one ot the most ( du< itKjiuil and line t piituics c\i r shown 111 tiie (loin in ii)i 1 will rn.ikei it& ap peal alio' at the Oetagon 'J lieatie on Monday ( vi'inng. "'1 ho All R( d Route is .1 n01.d.1l at !ii violent 'J he pie tine describe-, splenehelly .1 In]) fiom Sjihcy to London, wa Canada, and lor neaiij ail liom the audu nee is 11iv''1 \ to be entlvniL'e<l «t.s a f-uc ee-.Mon ul splendid viow.s are unloldid I*J cue tin m. Opening scenes 'how the It iVI S. I\iagai.i leaving Sjdney on hci übii.vl voyage to Auckland, nf wlik.li bovor.u xriy hrro views are included. Att"r leaving Auckland the revsei proeecds to V'ancouw r. A journey of 3000 miles on the Canadiin Pot ilie tUilv. ay levcaLs tile iiiagnilid i«t seemiy of " Our Lady of the Snows" 'J lie tram climbs across the Rookies, tluough idoomy canyons and magiiiheent forests, and along beetling dills, while in the distance', limnied against the blue A}, the suimmits of snow clad mount uns are seen gleaming white in the sunshine 1 "hence 'lie journey ]•> continued to Winnipeg, on to Qui bee, and then to Montreal. Jiy stfarrKT to Liverpool is the next stage ot the journey, and thin to Jxmdon by train. A series of \ievi> of tiie principal points of interest m the inctiopolis concludis the film. 'Ihe box. plan s now open at the Bristol I'ltno Company's premises, and, judging by the advance bookings, the picture 'will be largely patiomscd.

UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY Tho ptogramme to bo gi\cn te>mght anel to-monow night by the UniMrMtj Musi cal Society is saiel to bo casth the mejst attra'tive it has yet olFeied to the publiTho liist part ol the pio_, r iamine containfi several lnteiestiug new numbers, veH ,us pait songs, already well established iu popular favour r l lie seroryl hilf coii>-i-ts of Tennyson's ba'lad of the fleet, "ike Revenge, ' -it to muse by .■>*(infold _ Tln% is unciuestionably th" mo-t populai ' I'.ngln'i choral ballad ever written, and the enjoyment* of its pet foi ma nee on this oceabion will be enh.inceel In tne mtrodurtory lecturette bv Di II D._ I'i"dfou, '1 ho box plan is ,'it the prcnii='.i of .Mcsss Ch.is. 15rgg and Co