ENTERTAINMENTS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 March 1910, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

HOrTTKLIVS IMCTIMtKS. LAST NIGHT'S PEHKOKMANCK. .An oxccileut house was present; ;n tlio Century Hall, Levin, last light, to see the weekly prt>S(.:ni>:iion of Moiittell's Pictures. Tho •l.'irity of tin , films iiinl their absolute freedom from flicker was very ioticenbh:; in fact, it is.not t<lo ■.{rent praise to say that no better prosentsiti-ixn of moving pictures rjiau that given last night could lm nade anywhere. The .sul>,jpct niat-k'i-s, too, were remarkably Rood, Hid .there -was the wannest of applause forthcoming .as the various •cones and incidents were spooled iff. Amongst tho very best _of l he series went the representations -if several quarters in old Oxford. These, pictures showed very clearly l Jio mediaeval .streets and quaint •ourtyards of the .ancient town, tho ■/arioiis places of interest in the, ild colleges of the university, tho •■.port. , ? and diversions of the stu--1 tints an<l the townsmen on their Isis. and, finally, a bird's-eye-view if the whole landscape, as seen I'rom an eminence. A well-acted French piny was depicted in another lonp; series' of illustrations, and tho uniising experiences of a rash man vho bought a bucking donkey was provocative of hilarious enjoyment unongst the younger section of the 'ir:iprictnry's patrons. AUGUSTUS' VAUDEVILLES. About eiiihty or ninety people patronised the legedermain show in Mie Town Hall Thursday night. The ;leight-of-hand tricks, and card nanipuktions of Professor Augustus proved exceptionally entertain- ; ug to tlie audience, and lie roceiv■d good support from Miss Kelly (pianist and vocalist) and Mr HobI'lin, vocalist. A further feature -if the entertainment was the obvious enjoyment of the. proceedings manifested by the three boy assist•nits "who ca'me out from amongst the audience, on tho professor's invitation. An illustration of how to carry out somo of the card tricks was given by tho professor, and closely watched by several anions tho audience.