AMUSEMENTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 527, 18 December 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

—+. _ .. - EMPRESS THEATRE,

I The change programme will be sub- * mitted to patrons of the above theatre I this evening, and a pleasant cGuple of hours should be spent. Splendid pictures are being shown, and the new series are well up to the high standard. The whole programme is one of exceDtional merit. The next change programme will be shown on Friday evening next. ' CURLE'S PICTURES. There will be no screening of the above pictures to-morrow night, but to-night a special screening of films will bo shown in the Rink. The management announce that only the first release of Fullers' pictures can be seen at Curie's pictures. McMAHON'S NEW CIRCUS. To-morrow and Friday night, the above talented combination will open in their canvas pavillion next to the Skating Rink. The show has been reorganised with all new performers, including Athol, who is said to be the strongest man in the British Empire, and will give exhibitions of weightlifting extraordinary both with arms, body and teeth. The Altons, direct from Englisn circuses will perform some very clever and daring feats of hoisamansbip. Marguerite, queen of the silver thread, and Russian dancer; "Dennu," the clever clown supreme, are also new arrivals. There are also Miss Nellie Connors, with her wonderful troupe of dogs; James Reynolds, the human aeroplane; Tom Buckley, the champion buckjump rider, and several others. £1 will be given to any local rider riding "Cooee," the greatest buckjumper in the Southern hemisphere for thirty seconds. HAYWARD'S PCTURES. Hayward's Pictures announce an exceptional picture for next Friday evening, entitled "Her Diary," supported by a attractive and amusing programme of comic, scenic, topical and educational films.