ALFRISTON MOVIES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 537, 4 June 1920, Page 2

ALFRISTON MOVIES.

(By SYMPATHY). There was a little picture-fflftn# Who owned a motor-car. And took his picture round about The country, near and far. When we heard in Alfriston, He was to favour us With a visit with his picture snow. Oh! dear there was a fuss, ' , For pictures here in Alfriston > Are luxuries indeed, But even then to get a crowd, To advertise there's need. He merely mentioned he would come On such and such a date, So only very few turned out, And most of them were late. We'd lately been afflicted \ With a visit from a clown, t) Who himself "The Hellnngers Of wonderful renown. " Two bob a head for nothirtg," There's little need to say, The picture-man got scarce a chance, _ We'd been " had" before to-day.< Bat those who patronised him Termed the show 'beyond com So those'who did not venture out Were sorry they werent there. The next week he was favoured With an extra one or two, But being poorly advertised, There were very few who knew. . But as for moving picture s-hows, An travelling ones are rar ®* «. That show such splendid programmes It really wasn't fair. Then one week it was stormy, Sad 'tis to relate! He came but had no audience. He deserved a better fa »e . One other night to make amends, We rolled up sixty strong,. Old and young, and fat andth n, £ A-id lean and lorn and long. Oh! we listened, looked, and waited, Till our hopes became despai , And the sobs of low bewailing, I Filled the balmy evening air. Some few weeks later when .W „ thought Him ne'er to see again, . He sure popped up as large as . . But our zeal was on the wane. So then he changed his tactics, And once a fortnight came, But if he didn't get a crowd Think you ? were we to blame He gave us two days' not "*' , In i district six miles square. A " d c "r :

there. In scattered districts such as these, (If we can but advise), He'd take example Trom^ the h , "It pays to advertise. If he has mind to come again, , ■ . We'd like to let him know, To give us notice in advance, And we'll advertise, and •