AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 16, 12 February 1909, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

BURNS-JOHNSON 'PICTL'KES. .Mr. Ben, Fuller, manager of John Fullir and Sons, was in New Plymouth yesterday and completed arrangements for the exhibition to be given at the Theatre ltoyal next Monday of the biograph pictures of the iturns-Johiisou contest for .flic heavyweight championship of the world, which took place at the Sydney Stadium on Boxing Day. Willi the training tactics and the interesting preliminaries it takes two hours to lie] the pictures oil'. Tlicv are said to bi> exceptionally clear. Seats may be reserved ill the Collier and Colonial Piano Co.

.1. ('. WILLIAMSONS STAII DKAMA- / Tit.'CO. After a long interval. New Plyninuili is shortly to be favored bv a visit of one of Mr. .1. C. Williamson's standard organisations. .Mr. ITeorge Matlicson, one of the "linn's" touring managers, arrived from Auckland yesterday to arrnntre for the appearance here on Monday. r'ohruary±>nd. of Mr. Williamson's Star Dramatic Company. The new combination is headed bv such sterling artists as- Miss Ola Humphrey. Mr. (leorge S. Titheradge. and Mr. Ilcnrv Kolker. The play lo be produced is "The Thief.'' which is spoken- of as a powerful and virile modern ilrama, absorbing and enthralling, a masterpiece, of stagecraft, and one that has proved a wonderful success in England and Australia, and more recently in Wellington and Auckland, full particulars relating to the opening of box plans, etc., will be duly aimoiinccd.