Theatre Royal.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7732, 7 February 1905, Page 4

Theatre Royal.

WILLIAMSON'S 810-TAHLEATJ.

I On Friday and Saturday next at the Theatre Royal Mr .7. C. Williamson will introduiqe for the first time to the public of New Plymouth, his wonderful Itio-Talileau recently arrived in New Zlealand, after a, brilliantly successful tour of Australia. It is claimed for this entertainment that nothing npial to it has never yet been introduced io the public of ' Austra'iasia. The machine and operators arrived only the other day direct from Loudon per R.M.S. Omrah. |ln view of past picture shows Mr J Williamson's instructions to his London representative (Mr ,1, A. K. Malone.) were to arrange not merely ■for the latest and most advanced Uograph to date, but to purcha.se the_ latest films and effects at all costs. He further engaged the chief operator (Mr C. Mason) from the. Kmpirc and Alhambra Theatres, London, under whose supervision the entire entertainment is produced. One of the main features of the show is a vivid and thrilling series" of pictures of the present deadly strife between Russia and Japan.' Scenes in .Russia, Japan, Siberia. Manchuria, and Korea, naval engagements oil Port Arthur, torpedo attacks and conflicts on land, help to make tip I one of the most thrilling scries of ,Tivid life-like moving pictures yet presented to the public. These piclures are absolutely authentic and were taken by special authority of the Japaaesc War Office. Apart from this scries some wonderful and daring subjects Will be displayed, notably the great Temple Procession at Nikko, wliich is said to be the most remarkable Japanese picture yet exhibited in Australia, the thrilling Gordonrßennett motor race, the Toronto fire, and what is pronounced to be one of the greatest pictures in the world, winter pastimes in all lands. Apart from this, there are subjects too numerous to Patrons are invited to book early at the box plan. There will be a special matinee on Saturday, to which children will be admitted at half price. A feature of the afternoon's performance wilkbe the grand repre--1 sentation of the great pantomime Submarine or the old man of the Sea.