SCENE IN PICTURE THEATRE.
CRY OF FIRE RAISED. ' (By Tclcfraph.—f'reSa AswjeiatioO.l 1 Auckland, January 29. The ringing of a tiret»!l caused a cry of ".Firel" to be raised in a.picture theatre at Newmarket . last,. .eVeliing, with the result ttliat there was. a good deal .of excitement amongst, the audicncc. The, fireball rang shortly after .tire interval, and tlrreo j;oung .men sitting 1 in . the back portion 'of the thcatro rushed to' the exit, calling out "Fircl" The effect on th© audience ..was electrical, .and for a-moment tvottblo M'as imminent. Tho majority of tho jficople stood, up. and. a number. precipitately rushed the door. - Tho pianisto continued to.. play, and-this, together with the assurance of. the less excitable members of tho audience, had tho' desired effect.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1971, 30 January 1914, Page 8
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125SCENE IN PICTURE THEATRE. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1971, 30 January 1914, Page 8
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