AMUSEMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 19 January 1911, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

TAYLOR-CARRINGTOX PICTURES. Speaking of the latest picture drama acquired by John Fuller and Sons and the Taylor-Carrington management (to be presented at the Theatre Royal on Friday evening next), a leading daily said: —"Though the early days of Australian life were stirred by the depreda- ■ tions of many gangs of bushrangers and individual desperadoes, there is only one gang which seems to outlive all others in human memory, and that is the Kelly Gang. So when the picture drama management presented the gang and their remarkable exploits in picture form at His Majesty's (Dunedin) last night, the lane at the rear was crowded by a dense throng of people, and when tickets for the full seating capacity of the house had been issued, many had to be turned away unable to gain admission. In the film itself, measuring some 3000 ft, the spectators were not disappointed. It was a wonderful creation, and presented the story of one of the most sensational pages of Australian history in a truly realistic form. The adventures of the gang were followed with breathless interest from the first view of the Kelly Homestead to their last stand at Glenrowan, in which the more sensational events in that memorable conflict were most graphically portrayed. As the final act of the drama. Ned Kelly, wearing his iron helmet and breast plates, is seen advancing on the police in the grey dawn of morning, firing incessantly at them, and then, being shot in the legs, he falls, and is captured. The producers have exercised commendable discretion, with the result that the picture carries a inost excellent moral with it —that sin and crime are the forerunners of punishment and death. Popular prices are announced, with special ladies' concessions. There are no booking or early door fees, and seats may be reserved at Collier's.