MONTGOMERY'S BIOSCOPE COMPANY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 101, 14 May 1901, Page 2

MONTGOMERY'S BIOSCOPE COMPANY.

To-niciiit at the Theatre Royal the above pipjlar combination commence a short season. The Compiny come with a big reputation, gainel in all the leading theatres of the colony. Three seasons have been played in the Opera House, WYl'ing'on, during the last 12 months and the last term only finished a fortnight ago. The Q lean's funeral is to be shown fully, and so clear and rea'istic are the films that faces and people are easily recognised. Army life is a set showing nob oily decidedly interesting and entertaining, but also education \\. The Royal uaval manoeuvre* are ?aid to be a'revelation in ,-narine < xhib tions. The Wond?rfu' Diving Horse", Railway Collision, Transvaal, and other scene!", make! without doubt the best - collection of films yet brought to New Plymouth. Sibjec's of special inte-est from the Paris Exhibitim, showing tin wonderful fouatai 20,000 g<llon9 of wutor per minute and the gr at attraction "Cinderella" or tin btory of the Gliss Slipper. This favourite pan'omine is shown complete. Tiie< Hawke'a Bay Herald, Ist ulto., states : -"The company present a really finst clusi vocal programme. Miss Lena Young is a contralto of much promise.! Mr, E l . Montgomery proved himself the po'£e<B»r of a rich and well twined tenor voice, his items being both vociferously encored. The items were all illustrated by pretty slides, In Mr. P<-rcy James the company pops ss a specialty artist who?e equal u to*; often 3ifn, for he w humorous and r fined. He received a triple encore each time he appeared- Mr. Harry Hall is slso a good comely artis", who received a doi 1 le encore, and in his grotesque carricatuiM of a Hielander bis make up is nr'istirnlly funny. Altogether the com piny present a fine drawiDg-room eotertiir.ment, and those who miss Sfein,' it ni'l regret i r ." Such a recommendation should ensure a large attendance tonight.