AMUSEMENTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 565, 7 May 1913, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

"THE FOLLIES."

The above clever and versatile costume comedy company of entertainers will make their first appearance in Te Kuiti at the Town Hall on Friday evening. "The Follies" are just completing a most successful tour of the Dominion, and press notices to hand are unanimous as to the brightness and cleverness of their performance. The Otago Daily Times says:—'"The Follies" are entertainers one is glad to welcome to the city and to recommend to friends. They should have a good run in Dunedin aa their show is well worth anybody's while to go to see." Thus the Evening Post, Wellington :—"There is something particularly appealing and attractive about this class of entertainment, and their popularity is not surprising. From the opening chorus to the picturesque and tuneful finale, "The Follies" are excellent." The box plan is at McColl's, where there is no extra charge fo? booking. PREMIER PICTURES.

The weekly appearance of the above pictures will be shown at the Town Hall to-morrow evening, when an exceptionally attractive programme will be screened. Included in the programme is a picture entitled "Gentleman Joe." This picture depicts the arrival of Tom Gordon at the home of his sweetheart's parents, and when leaving his sweetheart notices her bracelet is broken and takes it to town for repairs. "Gentleman Joe," a burglar enters Goulin's apartments, and is discovered. A fight ensues in which Gordon is knocked senseless. Joe steels the bracelet, and meeting Alice (Gordon's sweetheart), becomes infatuated and gives her a present of the bracelet which is recognised by Alice. Police are informed. Joe is arrested. Gordon recovers his memory and the sweethearts are re-united. The picture entitled "The Two-gun Sermon" is a splendid film, and the usual educational, comic, dramatic, and scenic films support the Btar picture.

EMPRESS THEATRE.

A splendid picture of the battleship New Zealand will be shown at the above theatre to-night, supported by "Adventure of an Italian Model," with Maurice Costello in the chief part. Aubrey, an artist, employs a beautiful model to pose for him. Aubrey invites her to have a glass of wine with him. Her lover is jealous of her, and looks through the window which is curtained by heavy portieres. He sees Aubrey pouring the wine, and the model talking to him. The lover reaches through the window and puts poison into one of the glasses. Aubrey hands the model the poisoned glass of wine, and she drinks it. The artist is arrested. Lambert Chase, the detective, 13 called into the case, and learns that the model had a lover. He is arrested and brought up for examination before the police. Lambert Chase has arranged the room with the table placed in front of a curtained window, to correspond with the studio where the crime was committed. The accused denies all knowledge, until, at a psychological moment, a hand reaches through the window and pours poison into one of the glasses. On beholding this, the accused is so unnerved that he confesses he committed the crime.