ENTERTAINMENTS

Southland Times, Issue 17627, 16 April 1914, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

FULLERS’ PICTURES. At tlie popular Esk street hall to-night a new programme will be screened. The star film. "Victory or Death," is Italia’s gigantic four thousand feet drama, in which thrilling sensations follow in quick succession, and make the picture one of the finest seen here for some time. The drama in its staging, as well as in its acting, is quite up to the highest standard of film productions. The story takes the principal characters, • in a thrilling attempt to thwart the machinations of the evil-doers of the play, into hair-breadth escapes on land, on sea, and in the air. One of the most thrilling sensations is the burning' of an ocean liner. A realistic piece of work which is a magnificent and terrible episode is an exciting aeroplane flight. In whch a girl takes an amazing leap from the aeroplane into the ocean. An excellent comedy by the Edison Company, entitled "The Thrifty .ianitor,” a big A.B. humanity play, "Just Gold.” a title jfhich will suggest the trend and power of the story, and a number of other pictures are included in the programme. THE LYCEUM. The attractiveness of the Lyceum has once again been fully demonstrated during the past three nights, when crowds with the holiday spirit still strong upon them have made this popular house their entertainment rendevous. To-night the new bi-weekly change should be responsible for another bumper audience. It comes fresh with strong press eulogisms from northern centres, and no doubt will record for itself another success in the round of popularity already obtained. It is a double star series, precedence being given to a lengthy and reputedly very fine story, the latest production of the famous Vitagraph studies, “The War Makers.” The cast is played by that favourite artist whose perennial freshness is marvellous. Mr Maurice Costello. The theme is most engaging throughout and is warranted to claim unbroken interest from start to finish. The next is Kalerh’s speciality. "A Shot In the Might,” of two thousand feet, and as full of mysterious intrigue as its title suggests. The balance of the series is splendidly varied, and includes, topical, scenic and educational subjects. The. new bi-weekly free coupons will again be issued this evening. MAUD ALLAN. When cables were received in all the principal centres of India, the East, and Egypt of the combination of Miss Maud Allan and Leo, .Tan, and Mischel Cherniavsky. pianist, vilionist, tend ’cellist, an Egyptian contemporary said: —“Quite an orphic wave is just passing over, the world, and one can easily imagine Maud Allan and the Cherniavsky with their muses, alert, fiery, lender, passionate, possessing that wonderful vividity that fascinates and stands aloof from - other combinations. The whirlwind of emotion that is blowing lias sent, quite a thrill through this country. and we await indescribable longing, the advent of those glorious artists. The triumphal marches of -Maud Allan and the Chcrniavskys along the road of art are still fresh in our memories, and such tales of enthusiasm of conquest and great achievements that have been wafted to ns across the ocean have sharpened our appetites for celestial, classical dancing and music peculiar to these artists. They have been likened unto the spirits of spiritlanci. floating from constellation to constellation, whispering words of hope and comfort to the distressed and 1 uip pi ness and joy to the multitude. Commercial 1/ speaking they are goldmines; Maud Allan and the Cherniavskvs are to-day at a high premium. The hompanv appear at the Municipal Theatre on Monday and Tuesday, and the box plan is no view at the Dresden.