MYSTERIOUS RACE.
The grim reaper hovers over the land of the Pygmies la . tbe Congo jungle of --tiicQ, and it is1 helieved the raco will soon becqme extinet within a few decades. This is the opinion of Dr L. J. A andenbergh, tbe explorer, who Iieadod a motion picture partv* financecl by Paramount into the jungles of Afriea. "The Land of tho Pygmies," sbowfng at the Palace Theatre to-night, besides being a subjeet which is certain to arouse great popular interest. is of the greatestvalue. For Dr Amndeubergh and tbe photogra.pher of the party, Dr Shattuek, aix> among the few civilisedf men who have ever seen theses.trange ancl timid little people of the Arrican forest, and these are the ffrst photograph s ever taken of them. The Mambtiti, they are called, and in this wonderful fil'm these tinv nativesv whose existence heretdfore, has been generallv regarded as mythical. are seen in their villages, which are little more than bowers of leaves. AI'so showing is the 6-reel supcr-snecial "Below the Surface." The Grantt Orchestra will be in attendance-.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 21 June 1922, Page 4
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177MYSTERIOUS RACE. Marlborough Express, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 21 June 1922, Page 4
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