AMUSEMENTS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160811, 19 November 1920, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S. DELIGHTFUL MUSIC AND BEIAUTIFUL PICTUEES. “The Mating,” a Vitagraph special feature, was presented last night before a large and delightful audience. Gladys Leslie, who takes the part of the young daughter Nancy, takes her full share of the work and worries, but has what she thinks is a stroke of luck when an escaped convict, with a price on his head, is reported in the deserted house next door. She goes in, sends for the police, and locks the door of the room in which movements are heard—only to find that the supposed criminal is a young author, Dick Ives, who has inherited the house, and is trying a story of his in a big competition. Meanwhile, Mr Pane completes Lis invention, and entertains a financier, who offers him a ridiculous price. Tin old man rejects Dick’s advice to make better terms elsewhere, and as the only means of postponing the idea until a genuine expert has advised on its value, Dick steals the model. Thanks to the übiquitous children, he is discovered, and Nancy tells him a'few home "truths, refusing to hear his explanation. Special incidental mnsic was supplied by Fuller’s great orchestra, and the cornet solo, “Annie Laurie,” was artistically rendered by Mr H. Northey last evening, and will be repeated till the end of the week. Seats can be reserved at Upton’s.

SPECIAL ATTRACTION ON SATURDAY NIGHT. A monster double feature programme is announced for to-morrow night, when Gladys I'rock well will appear in “The Devil’s Riddle.” The story is intensely dramatic, dealing with the experiences of an unsophisticated! Western girl who travels to the Mecca of her heart’s desire, New York. The second feature will serve to introduce Buck Jones in a stirring Western draipa, “The Forbidden Trail.” The story is a Western tale of love and intrigue, and enables the cowboy star to eclipse the excellent showing in his first Fox production. Jones plays the part of a young ranch owner, who saves a girl from a pair of sneaks and then wins her for his bride. Seats can be reserved at Upton’s for to-morrow night at the usual populaf prices.

CARTER THE GREAT*

THE BIG J. C. WILLIAMSON ATTRACTION.

Coming witih a world-wide reputation, Carter the Great, prestidigitator, magician. and illusionist, will, under the direction of J. C. Williamson, Ltd., appear at the Municipal Opera House, Wanganui, on Thursday evening next. This famous magician has just completed what is regarded by J. C. Williamson, Ltd., as one of their most successful Australian tours, and the lengthy seasons played in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide, and also in West Australia, were marked by unprecedented enthusiasm, and it is said that nightly the big theatres were filled to overflowing. The directorate of the J. C. Williamson firm selected Carter as their attraction in Adelaide during the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, and the scene at the Theatre Royal will bo a memorable one. Carter the Great, it is claimed, is recognised as the greatest living exponent of the magic art, and his performance is admitted to be the biggest of its kind ever put on tour. The transport of his paraphernalia, scenery, etc., require three large trucks, and numerous assistants are travelled to manipulate the intricate mechanism of the big illusions. Magic in all its branches has at all times made a wide appeal, and the entertainment as presented by Carter is said to be no exception. Hiere is mystery, weird phenomena, spectacle, humour, and, in addition, the student of the occult will find ample food for reflection in a chapter from the supernatural. It is entirely a unique entertainment, and must not be confounded with the orthodox “magic shew.” The important incidental music will be provided by a specially-selected orchestra which is included in the company. The Wanganui season must be limited to one night, and the box plan will be opened at H. I. Jones and Son’s on Monday morning.

VASANTA COLLEGE. There is in Auckland a flourishing Theosophical College, known as Vasanta College. Though only two years have elapsed since its opening, there are over fifty scholars whose parents wish their childrep to be educated along theosophical lines. The college is not yet selfsupporting, and with the desire to raise funds, the twenty lodges of the Theosophical Society throughout New Zealand set aside every year “Vasanta College Sunday” for the receipt of donations. Next Sunday, 21st November, the local lodge will take up a collection, and a special lecture will be delivered, entitled “Education for the New Era.” Those in sympathy are invited to attend.