AMUSEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17105, 10 September 1917, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

Crowded sessions wero the- order "of theday at the yuoen's Theatre on iiaiurdav, when "idJo Wives" was again screened. Delicate as tho subject nuglit be with, which the' picturo doats, it is bo admirably handled by the author, and so uuprussively presented by tho camera, that it cannot lail to appeal to almost everyone. "JUile Wives" will, along with its supports, be shown again to-day.

Tho special star drama oommenoiug today at the Plaza Theatre is entitled "'The innocence of Lizetto," m which tho popular Mary Miles Mutter takos tho leading role, and is supported by a strong company of good artists and several clever children.

"Lizetto" is tho innocent girl to whom the mysteries of life wero as a closed book. It is a winning story, with a touch of pathos and humour. The supporting pictures are:—"jLhe Secret of tho Submarine" (third episode), Australian Gazette, and "The Little Ho and She."

Large audiences attended all sessions at the Rmpive Theatre on Saturday, and tho series ot pictures on view there was well received. "Big Tremaine" is the title of the loading dramatic attraction, and it features two well-known film artists in Harold Lockwood and May Allison. There aro several excellent supports.

"The Purplo Dove," which is the reigning attraction at Everybody's Theatre just now, was witnessed on Saturday by very large audiences, who found in it an absorbing character study. A further episode of the "Iron Claw" serial is also included in the programme, and in this number the plot appreciably thickens. The same pictures will be shown this afternoon and evening-