AMUSEMENTS.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 16067, 31 March 1924, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

QUEEN'S THEATRE. A well-filled house witnessed the screening of the double-star programme at the Queen’s on Saturday night. “Racing Hearts,” starring Agnes Avres and Theodore Roberts, is a romance that smashes all records for thrills. The climax is the greatest race ever filmed with Miss’ Ayres driving the winning car at high speed and risking her life. Also showing is a News. Charles Murray *n A Social, Error." and a two-reel romr-ly. Usual prices.

THE KING’S TO-NIGHT. A FASCINATING PROGRAMME. ‘‘An excellent programme,” was the ietnark overheard by patrons attending the King's pictures on Saturday evening, and to-night’s programme promises to surpass it in general excellence. “Backbone,” an amazing North-western story, featuring the new actor, Allred Imnt, is exceedingly well spoken. of by those competent to criticize. The popular and pretty Edith Roberts also adorns the caste. In addition two big comedies will be screened. The I’World-walker’, Maurice Vannum, who was so well received on Saturday evening, will give additional episodes happening on his tour.

KING’S THEATRE. HEALING BY TOUCH. The newest idea is almost always the oldest. I his is especially true of the fundamental principle of the healing art of Phams the Egyptian, whose demonstrations in Auckland created something more than the proverbial nine days’ wonder. His method is as old as the Sphinx. It was practised by the high priests of Egypt, before Tutankhamen was laid in the resplendent tomb that is now a spectacle for archaeologists and the idle rich. Phams heals by touch, but in a manner very different from the laving-on of hands as recently practised throughout New Zealand by a spiritual healer. Nor is there in the wonderful art of Pharos the Egyptian, who is really a charming Engiish-Atnericun, born in Cairo, just 72 years ago, anything of self-hypnotism as in Coueism. It is not necessary to repeat . the early morning assertion, “Every day jri every way T am getting better and better.” Phams, whose own virility is a rare recommendation, discloses the secrets of the mysterious past. He preaches the doctrine of nerve pressure, which, it is claimed, will euro and permanently stop any pain. The virtue of the svstem is that the sufferer mav heal himself hv touch, bv ores sing the right nerve tissues. It is surely a unique art of heeling «-lu«h often achieves remarPahle success while being demonstrated as an entertainment-. The cnnrvaiv snnnortum Pharos is of the ]n'(P>cst mh’hrn includes* the fimr “T"Hv listers”. 'l’tn “Two. Vagabonds”, Ricardo and Kate Campion.