ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1538, 6 September 1912, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

FULLERS' PICTURES,

A change of prOgrnrntao was srreened ,laJt evening at the Vivian Street Skating Rink, ill accordance With the manage-' Dient's bi-weekly change. "The Little. Woollen Shoe" is one of the best of the lie* items. The story is siniflle', and, •although not particularly dramatic or sensational, it has an undoubted charm. Two young people, recently married, are living in poverty when the husband takes to' drinks Things rapidly become, worse, nhd the pinch of poverty becomes desperate. The young wife thinks first of their child—a. baby girl, and, to ensure its descent upbringing, leaves it on the doorstep of a mansion, hoping that the inmates Will caro for it. As a mailer of fact, before the inmates are aware of it, a man passing on his motor sees tho child and,takes it homo to his wife, who Cares for it. Five years later by a strange'coincidence the Child's parents) now quite well-to-do, meet the child in'its adeate'd. parents' hfl'usfc. Tho Mother- identifies the child by means Of a little woollen shoe that was b.ejng li \yOrn,.at .the. timo, that sho left her child--biu'tha' strange "tlooritepV: "A Trip to Bermuda," by tho Edison Co., c,ojnbines the scenic with, the comio in a most enticing way. One is introduced, so to speak, to tho characters (f the. story in the booking office of a shipping firm, and follow them on their trip to Bermuda. Three engagements are the outcome Of the trip, and all ends happily. "Vnnitfiaii's Airship Disaster" is a-most interesting film, the more so. since the airship met with such a fatal end. Other good items on tho programme were "Tho Puppet's Hour," "Suppressed Evidence," "If I Were King," and "Romance on the Border," besides several amusing comedies.

THE NEW THEATKE. ."Zigomar" Was screened at the New Theatre .yesterday and last ovening, and drew a large number.of patrons to the theatre. The- famous detective story 'is uniquely adapted by the Eclair Company, and is one of their best picture dramas. Tha sudden adaptability of "Zig6uiar" to the most extenuating circumstances saves him again and again from arrest. One of the best.scenes is where the famous detectivo lies dressed as a marble statue- on a tomb in the chapel crypt, in order to discover the meeting- place of the Zigomar band. The scene of the Moulin Rougjs ball, is gorgeous and the "Will 'o the Wisp's" dance' artistic. The ballroom is set on fire by Zigomar in order that ha may be able to plunder the dancers> The sceno after the fire is vividly depicted, and'one les6s all sympathy with Zigomar when he is seen despoiling the bodies of the victims of his vile-plot. The tragic ending leaves one seniewhafc irt doubt as to Zigovnar's ultimate fate, but until ho reappears it may be well to believe him to have been buried beneath bis own ruins. The supporting items areall of a high Order. Ne*t Monday the management announce that they will screen "The Great Mine Disaster,'" and until then Zigomar may be seen at all sessions.

THE KING'S THEATRE. "A Woman's Martyrdom," the star picture at the King's Theatre this week, is the class of dramagraph that at once appeals to picture patrons. Essentially a ladies' story, it portrays the terrible consequences of a~ mistaken affection, the sufferings of a foolish woman, the plight of a hardened husband, and the downfall of an habitual gambler. Tho various scenes which are in places truly thrilling include a fight on the outposts of Morocco, a sensational attempt by the gambler to rob his brother s mansion, and a rescue of a child from drowning. By a series of strange circumstances all ends well,-and husband and wife aro reunited. "The Picture Idol" is a neatlvcompiled little comedy, dealing mostly with the affections of a loVe-sictr maiden, "The Triumph of Bight" (dramatic) and"Life in Country Ponds" (scientific) ftra both good films. .The remainder of the programme adumbrates interesting items of various topics to suit all. This programme will bo repeated to-night.

TINT TOWN. "Damtine=s, quointness, and whimsicality" wdro. the. keynote of the entertainment given by the Tiny Town Midget Troupe. That is what the "Weekly Press" says .of. Tiny Town, which is n't present in Christchui'ch, and will open its Wellington season on Monday night at tho Town Hall. The little people will arrive in Wellington by tho lato boot on Sunday, and will drive through the principal thoroughfares of tho city ill their own little carriages, drawn by their own lilliputiatt ponies. It is expected that tho tiny cavalcade will pass alow? Lanibton O y iiay, Willis Street, and Manners Street shortly after three o'clock. Special attention is directed to tho prices of admission, advertised this morning.