AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16410, 2 January 1919, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL. Only two more afternoons and evenings now remain in which to eee D. W. Griffith's famous picture, "Hearts of the World," and all who have not yot ecen it should make a point of doing 1 go, for it is eerta inly the finest and most elaborate film that has ever been screened in Christchurch. Set in a French village, it naturally savours very strongly of war, and it gives a most vivid idea of the terrible hardships. which the French peasantry have had to ■ endure. The Theatre Royal, where "Hearts of the World" ia being shown, was well filled yesterclay j afternoon and evening, and the audiences were visibly impressed by the ambitious nature and startling realism of the picture. ; "Henrts of the World" will be screened again I this afternoon and to-night. OPERA HOUSE. The Opera. House was completely filled before .the curtain went up on last night's performance, and the big audience was evi-1 aently throughly satisfied with the faro of- 1 fered to it. Sa-Hera again mystified all; with her uncanny exhibition of mental tele- | pathy and second sight, and Leonard Nel- J son, Romaine, Maud Courtney, and Mr C., and the rest of the company were all at their best, while the Mammoth Minstrels proved as popular and as entertaining as ever. The programme will be repeated to- , night. JUBILEE SINGERS. The popular £\isk Jubilee Singers concluded their Christchurch season at tlie Choral Hall last evening, and as usual attracted a big attendance. The programme they submitted was a very interesting one, and all the cumbers, concerted and solo, were well received. Every item was encored, and several members of the company had to respond to double recalls. The Fisk Singers have always been popular in Christchurch, and it is to be hoped that the time between now and their next visit will not be too long. QUEEN'S THEATRE. Jack Pickford in "Bunker Bean'' and Fatty. Arbuckle in "His Wed-Jin? Ni<rht" are the chief attractions at the Queen's this week, and yesterday the theatre was open to , •holiday houses. The programme will be: repeated to-day. STRAND THEATRE. There were good attendances at the Strand Theatre yesterday, when "Madame Jealousy," starring Pauline Frederick, with its supporting films, was again screened. " The same pictures will bo shown to-day. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. There is a particularly good,programme at Everybody's ,Tlieatre this week, the outstanding feature a first-olass dramatic film, "The Lone WolT." The programme will be repeated today.

GRAND THEATRE. The late Miss Viola Dana in "Breakers Ahead" is proving a big attraction at the Grand Theatre this wo»k. Th« snipe picture with its supporting subjects will be screened again to-day and to-night. CRYSTAL PALACE. A high-class programme, ' headed by the Fox pantomime film, "Jack and the Beanstalk," is screened at Cryetal Palace this week, and is drawing good houses. The same pictures will be shown to-day. LIBERTY THEATRE. "Madame Sphinx" and 'The Wasp" are th 9 principal attractions at Liberty Theatre this week. The excellent programme will be repeated this afternoon and this evening.