ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 119, 6 February 1918, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

"TnE SPY SYSTEM." "The Spy System," showing at the Grand Opera House, is a hyper-sensational production by the Fox inni Company. As a "tliriller" it possesses iasciniuion tor quite a largo section of the public, 'llio story is of an American spy's adventure in Germany, and the spectator with not too keen a sense of the probable and the 1111probaSio is bound to relish it. Among the horrors are the incarceration of a young woman in a rat-infested den, and the infliction of various tortures upon the hero and heroine. Most of the trouble is over the possession of a German register or spies employed in the United States, Ijio photography is strikingly good, and the acting iB most appropriate to the _ kind ot Incident that predominates in the tale. Besides "The Spy System" is screened "Babes in the Woods," which adapts an old fairy tale to the ends of modern do'mestio drama. I , , The will run until Saturday night. Matinees will be given to-day and oil Saturday. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mr. Ted MaeLean and Miss Genevieve Lee are still on the programme at Ills Majesty's Theatre. This week they present a little comedy in which llr. MacLean very cleverly plays a dual role. Among the other entertainers are Lea Wharton (coon singer); Kelly ana Drake (an admirable pair); Brown and Newman, and Mr. Walter MKay. ine Paul Stanhope Revue Company appears m one of its customary ventures. KING'S THEATRE. Douglas Fairbanks is starred in "Flirting With Fate," the special attraction at the King's Theatre. The plot is packed with ingenious surprises and tile settings aro the height of luxury. Charles Chaplin, in "Tho Vagabond," is also on thi3 programme. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. The star feature now screening at Everytody's Theatre is a Greater Anagraph masterpiece entitled "Dead Shot Baker. The stars are "William Duncan and varol Holloway. In addition is shown tlic f 14th instalment of "The Becrot Kingdom. EMPRESS THEATRE. Barrie Marschel and "The Kid From Timaru," also the drama "A Girjg aro prime favourites at the Empress Theatre just now. There are also shown a smart comedy, a good Gazette, and a pretty travel series. , HALINT, THE MAGICIAN. "Malini furnishes one of the most entertaining, 'mystifying, 4 and astounding performances ever seen in this city, states a Queensland paper, writing of Malini, the. magician, who opens his Wellington season at the Town Hall on- Saturday evening. Malini does a large number ot his tricks amongst the audience: he docs not do the preliminaries among the onv lookers, and then retire to the stage to complete the "mystery." His speciality is to baflle the wits and make things appear *ther than what they seem, and he is said to do so in a manner which bewilders the spectator. Malini has a seemingly ondleßs repertoire. The season in Wellington is limited to seven night, and tho box nlans for cach evening are at tno Bristol. •