Amusements, Meetings, Etc.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14235, 7 March 1914, Page 2

Amusements, Meetings, Etc.

KOVAL PICTURE' 5 . At the Opera House this evening, a heart-stirring romance entitled "At the AVheel," will he screened for the first lime. The picture ponnrays the love of a man and the unfaithfulness of a woman Kit y, who marries another. When married (tie tiirts wi hj a third party. .lack Mille", her first lover, hears of this and decides to punish her. Kitty and (he owner enter the cabin of a motor boat, and .lack, watching liis opportunity, leaps into the craft, and drives out to s>a. He is men and pin sued, but palls the plugs out of the boat bo'tom, which fills with water and sinks, and the throe polish bet ore ai 1 can reach them. A line lot ot other pictures will also be screened. IKS MAJESTY’S. ‘‘The Vocation of Suzette," a Caunmnt drama, which has greatly pleased audiences at His Majesty’s will lie shown for the last time this evening. Suzette is attracted by an accidental meeting with a well-known ballet dancer, to the stag' l . She is a graceful dancer, but in a dream she has revealed to her the disappointments and pitfalls of the life to which she is drawn. Just when she has reached tlm most moving part of her vision she suddenly awakes—and sees her lover standing in the garden path with a hunch of roses for her. Needless to say, Suzette does not become a ballet dancer. The supporting series include a great fines' scenic, "Bellaigo,” a superior American drama, "The Stepbrothers," based upon the ever-inter-esting subjects of self-sacrifice and love; Pathe’s English Gazette'. "The Snail;" New Zealand Animated Gazette: a Vitagraph eomedv, "His Lordship Hilly 1 Smoke,” and a convulsing comedy, "Box of Matches." MIRTH BROS. CIRCUS. There is something about a circus that always draws the crowd and when a circus of the reputation of ".fosses W irtli Bros.’ visits Wanganui, good houses are ■ always to be expected. This was the ease I last night, when this well known show I opened up last night for a two night ! stand. Those who were present were well | catered for, and from the grand parade ] to the last thrilling final act. the big i assembly alternately bold its breath as j some thrilling and risky act was being successfully performed and marvelled at, the performer's skill, laughing uproariously at the antics of the clowns. A , very le’flgthy programme was gone through with no weary'waits, but there was something doing all the time, and, of the animal acts, the most unique and prominent was one in which polar bears, grizzly bears, and a boar hound were performing together, and performing in a manner which was creditable to Herr Schmidt, their trainer. The hears drank out of bottles, one wheeled a substantial baby carriage, containing the smallest brm'n . | bear, formed a. tableaux, to mention only j a few of their performances. A tine por- ■ 1 formance was put up by the Nelson family | in their aerobatic and risky, turn, every , I member of the family from the tiny tot . upwards putting on a finished port. r;nI cnee. La Belle Victoria, tho girl fivim Mexico, gave a thrilling exhibition on a swinging wire suspended about ten feet j from the ground, where she appeared to 1 be as much at borne as the average per- ; son is on tern lirma. Other good' turns were put on by Alfredo, the flying man, the Flying Codonas who do some marveli lons work on trapezes. The performance concluded with Dare Devil Desperado's nn.aational turn. This artist dived from the top ol the main circus pole on to his I chest on to a wooden platform below. It ' is said that he is the onlv man in the j world who has successfully attempted the , feat. ? Entries for the great Easter attraction at Napier—the animal musical, elocutionary, and dancing competitions—will close on March 14th. These competitions in previous years have commanded the leading talent, throughout New Zealand, and from enquiries made this year’s lift of entrants promises to easily eclipse all previous records. For an Eas'er vacation, ■’ Napier is also noted as a holiday re--1 sort.