LYCEUM PICTURES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 212, 14 July 1914, Page 3

LYCEUM PICTURES.

Tu-night the management will screen tha world's biggest and moit famous cinematograph producthn, "Lea Miserables." The film is 12,000 feet in length, and ia an adaptation from Victor Hugo's immortal master-piece. The story is sn object lesson, setting forth the brutaliairg effect of cruel injustice and the ennobling influence of kindness. Jean Valjean was ucjustly treated and imprisoned,' becoming a brute, but through the unexpected consideration of a man whom he had robbed, he becomes transformed into a kindly man of moral as well as physical courage. Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread to save his dyirg sister, is captured, sentenced to penal servitude. Javert, the brutal jailor, tortures the prisoner, who subsequently escapes. Being at war with society, he steals again. Ih<? man he robbed Rives him a chance and a new life open?. He becomes a man honoured, and does many kind actions until he again comes into the power of the terrible jailor, Javert. Before his capture he meets Famine, and promises her he will look after her little child Coselte. After being put in jail the second time be again escapes, and makes his way to the village tD find Cosette. He rescues the child and takes her away with him to Paris. Again te is discovered by the jailor, Javert, atid forced to flee. He spends many years in the seclusion ol a convent. Cose'te grows up in the care of the nuns. Then Valjean decides tu take Cosette cut in'.o the world, and they reside in a quiet part of Paris Cosette meets Marius, and they mutually fall in love. The trying times of the French devolution ere here depicted. That terrible period jg faithfully shown. Valjean, during the Revolution, discovers that Javert is made a prieoner by the mob. He releases him and, later, when Javert is again in a position to arrest Valjean h2 ear.not do so, though his brutal nature will not allow him to realise why, and he goes out into the world and disappears. Valjean is forgotten by the two young lovers, until they realise almost too late now great and noble a character he bore. They trrive in time, and, with the Bishop, gladden the moment when Valjean paßses from "the night behind which is dawn." Owing to the great length of this picture the doors will be open at 7.15 p.m. and the performance will commence at 7.45 p.m. The usual prices will be charged. The film will be repeated to-morrow night.