AMUSEMENTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 431, 17 January 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

PRINCESS PICTURES,

The above company will show tonight and to-morrow night at the Town Hallj when a change of programme will be given each evening, including the 3000 feet film entitled "The Lyons Mail," as played by Mr H. B. Irving, at present in Auckland. Prices as usual. EMPIRE PICTURE COMPANY. Patrons of the Empire Picture Company ara promised another pictorial treat on Monday everting next at Te Kuiti Town Hall, the management having secured at heavy cost the famous sensational detective photoplay "Zigomar," for inclusion in his bill-of-fare. "Zigomar" runs into some four thousand feet in length, and will be much the biggest picture ever shown in Te Kuiti. Its siccess in all the big cities of the world has been phenomenal. It ran for a week at the King's Thpatre, Auckland, tu packed houses, and is to be put on there again for a week or two. "Zigomar" is founded on life incidents of the famous robber and cracksman of that name. It is really a battle of wits between that noted man and his arch-enemy, Paulin Broquet, a celebrated detective. Both are past masters in the art of disguises, and the clever traps laid by Broquet and his colleagues are always frustrated by the wonderful, clever and elusive Zigomar, who even ai the last, when he is held at bav, escapes by blowing up the crypt of the Cathedral, St. Magloire, his chief hiding place. The interest in the plot is kept at fever height from commencement to finish. The scene in which Zigomar, in order to possess himself of valuable jewels worn by the guests at a fashionable ball, sets fire to the buliding, and the desperate fight of the fire imprisoned victims to escape through flames and smoke is a marvellous one. The setting of the picee is of the finest imaginable, beautiful fairy-like views of pretty Alpine scenery and of pleasure resorts in Paris being freely interspersed. The wonderful "Will-o'-the-Wisp" dance, now the rage of Paris, will be danced by Mdme. Esmee, the famous Parisian danseuse. Esmee appears in the darkness as a white apparition, then the dance becomes gayer, the dancer turns faster and faster, like a flower with changing colours, until at last she sinks exhausted to the floor. Besides this notable production a long and varied programme of other fine subjects, grave and gay, scenic and topical, will be included in the programme.