AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 98, 22 May 1909, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

"WEST'S I'JCTL'BKS. Since the inception of .moving pictures as an entertainment there have been many clever achievements to help to raise their standard from the ordinary and cheap examples to a higher level, whereby tbe onlookers can enjoy scenes and episodes which aw of some use and education to tin-in. besides being just simply amusing. It is pertaining to one of their advanced developments that Mr. T. J. West, the pioneer picture entertainer, is just now centring his attention, and he promises (lint during his coming season, to commence in the Theatre lioyal on Monday, 31st May, he will introduce some "art studies'' 0/ so excellent a quality and depictinent as to be quite removed from tbe ordinary moving picture, and to embrace subjects that will appeal to every sense of the people who go to'lie entertained. Mr. West has paid £20(10 for the exclusive rights to show t|i,.»v studies, thereby securing for his patrons something entirely new add of special attractiveness. These studies, wHien- introduced during his Easter season in the Wellington Town Hall, were received with great enthusiasm, and all the papers Were most laudatory in their comments on the highclass enactment of the various characters and alio on the quality of these productions. Another featuru'ni interest

connected will, these ''art studies'' is that the w«irli!-famous actress. .Sarah HernUiardt. is' introduced in many of them. Other new subjects of a scenic, dramatic, and humorous nature will' be presented to the musical accompaniment of the well-known and popular De (iroen's Vicc-ltegal Orchestra. Special attention is drawn to the prices for this season.