QUEEN'S THEATRE,

Press, Volume L, Issue 14984, 3 June 1914, Page 11

QUEEN'S THEATRE,

•'-'"." .At the .Queen's.Theatre Continuous Pictures "oweot _*!ell of Old Drury was tbo star item in. the new programme." Nellie Stewart is, of course, k, tiio central' fi_?ire" in this, historical drarda, and so lifelike is tho pictorial reproduction that One seems to almost hear' her speak her lines. The other characters are also wonderfully; well played.-..lt'-is very hard to/single out any scene for special.notice where all are «> good, but there.aro. two.or three worthy of ; special; mention—the scene in the marketplace where; •sell

Gwynne entertains the King quite unaware of his identity, and then adroitly saves the Lady Olivia "and Fairfax from the clutches of Lord Jeffreys. JBen, again, tho scene in Nell reception room, whore she first'has,a visit from Fairfax, who is , searching

Kir Lady Olivia,' and Fairfax has to when tho _j'ng appears; and then she charms away the King's melan___"toJy by playing, and singing to him, and, when the courtiers and Lord, Jeffreys, who, have come to discredit her, believing that, they would • find her 'alone with Fairfax, have the tables cleverly turned upon them, by discoveru)f*4he King instead of Fairfax. Another, is where Nell Gwynne cleverly imLord Jeffreys and enables iSdy Olivia to escape to London, and Isst'cf all, when, the King is about, to

•sign Fairfax's death warrant, Nell ,aptars, and most dramatically exposes _ r e machinations of.the courtiers, and not only saves Fairfax's life, but secures the Royal assent to.his marriage with Lady Olivia. The film is brimful of interest from start to finish. The management state that they have only been able to secure this picture for three, nights, as it is booked ahead. The supporting films are very good, including a 'Topical Budget" full nf tho latest _world's happenings, a tried comic entitled "An Exchange of Hea?*, '* and a coloured Pathe sceuic, "Morocco Past and Present." -•Tliosamo programme will be repeated at all sessions to-day, and in ad"" tion a film showing tho details d? ~"e recent train disaster on rfte 3lT*Tn Trunk line will be screened at aff sessions.* Besides these -scenes witnessed at- Whangamarino are views of the ■Auckland station when the train arrived with the uninjured passengers. The pictures of the smash are extremely realistic* (says the Auckland "Star"), and show the cars lying on tho "rack, and also the engine after falling off the track.