PICTURE SHOWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1588, 4 November 1912, Page 5

PICTURE SHOWS.

SKATING- RINK. The.skating. Ring, Vivian Street, was well patronised at both performances •on when the. current programme Wag screened for the lost time. "View? of Scutari" is a film of special interest, it being situated hear the war area. . Tonight a complete change of programme will be screened,, -introducing. a magniflccnt new selection of the latest and best filmic productions, arriving direct from, England ' and America, with tho English , ; niail this afternoon. , "THE DEATH LEAP." • "•. ; A striking achievement in sensational pictures is said, to bo reached iii' the Con- . istudyi "Tho Dsath-Leap'/ 1 which ■is.'to ]>o screened, by. West'e Pictures tit the'JKitigk Theatre for thi .first time this evening; Briefly ;tho story is as follows : A wealthy society lady becomes enamoured of a society sharper and thief, and the story is woven around this sharper's adventurous career. It is held by the management that' the oonstant changing of background a ; nd of incidents tenders the ''picturo'-'i more than; ordinarily interesting, apart from tho love, theme throughout, and the scenio. and photographic effects ' ate said to bo very fine. In fact, tho management, state that "Tho Death Leap" ia a picture which represents quite the best that has teen done in this class/of work hitherto. ' • THB'NEW 'THEATRE. !VTHe. £TsTeiyv Theatrb:; vcontihuoias' pictures, received abundant .' patronage throughoftt Saturday, when the "Masterpieco" drama "Vanda' was shown for. the last time. An, Irish' is announced for today'-, and ■ to-night,. when the list Will be headed by a motion-picture' version of Dion Boucicault's noled drama "Arrah-na-Pogue;' J - .A- completo change of pro-, .gramme'is advertised for to-uiorro.w, when a.. remarkable Continental success, "Th'e Aviator and the Journalist's Wife/' will bo introduced for the first iim.o in New Zealand...; The' plot is reported .to be, iiu'ite i.'cpnyinciii'g, and expense has not been spared in. the mounting' of the piece. SHORTT'S PICTURES.. i\Mniplete:'chang'e of programme will • bet preMnte'dyat':. Shortt's Theatre,. Willis . Sfaeetj 'toi:daM. where the pictures may be seen .oontilmously from 11 a.m. until U\p.m. - :',;The. leading, on the new programme ;\is' "Earl William of Holland," said to be the most realistic and sensational war picture ever produced. It oontains a rema'rkablo battle scene, and the. storming of a fortress. Another , good subjoot'is the Vitagraph Company's drama, "The Clsurek Across tho Way." This is a touching story in which tlie broken hearts of a grief-stricken. man and a lonely girl. are mended by ltinematograph. The picture is mounted in attractive stylei. O.ther films in to-day's bill Will inolndo: Naval Review '.at Spithead, The Matrimonial Agency (comic), Smuggler's Wife (coloured drama), Kindness to Animals (comic), Arabian 'Agrioulturo (soenic), Australian Gazette, etc. THE EMPRESS THEATRE. Saturday afternoon and evening sessions of the Empress Theatre continuous pictures resulted in full houses. Among the principal attractions are the up-to-date drama "Tested by Wireless," and the domestic drama "A' Lucky Discovery." , The scientific study "Experiments in. Metal Testing" ,is unique tind instructive,, The instrumental selections by the fall orchestra aro thoroughly enjoyable. Tho current, programme will be shown for the last time to-day and to-night.. . The complete ehango to-morrow will include "legitimate' Defence/' the first of a ser..ies ; of special "star" 'exclusive photOTdramas. This froduetion is said to" represent the highest stanilafd of modern picture-dra-matisation, The mounting is reported to bo executed on a lavish scale. STAR THEATRE, NEWTOWN'. To-night's complete cbango of programme at tho .Star Theatre, Newtown, by West's and Star pictures, will include the _latest releases. Tho star film is entitled "The Death leap," and is said to. provide plenty of sensation. The plot is an original story developed in a series of wholly original and eminently thrilling situations. Constant change of background and of incident renders it a picture that promises to become popular. The latest Vitagraph release will be included in the programme. ,On Thursday night the visiting Canadian Cadets will provide part of. the programme. The special box plan for Thursday opens at the Dresden ■ tomorrow morning.