AMUSEMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 254, 6 March 1911, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

BIOCJRAPH PICTURES. The Theatre Royal was well filled on Saturday night, the occasion being the weekly change of films. The quality .and arrangement of the new film? leave nothing, to he desired: in the way of a firstclass evening's enjoyment. The programme is exceptionally long, over. 8000 feet of films being put through the ma-/ chine before the "'Good Night" arrives. The star dramas were very interesting and cleverly portrayed) "Peg Woffing- • ton" is a liberal adaptation of the wellknown novel by Charles Reade. "The Highbinders" is a; thrilling tale of» a. young minister and a female missionary amongst a treacherous .Chinese population, the girl eventually saving the parson's life by obtaining help when 1 he isall but overpowered by the Tomahawks Soys. A popular film -with Saturday'*, audience was "The Adopted Daughter." Laura Townsend is the adopted daughter of an evil couple who keep a roadhouse in the South-frest. The girl js treated more like a slave •than an adopted daughter, and, worse yet, her paints favor the suit x df a MeXicah who is til# sometime partner of their crimes. The girl detests hin), and when he tries to urge his suit as she is on her way to town, she struggles desperately to avoid his caresses, and is saved only by the arrival on the scene of Gordon Harvey, a young ranchman; who puts the .Mexican to flight. Harvey js on his way to town, and takes Laura' with him, and brings her again to the inn. On'their return they are overtaken by the Mexican, who disables the waggon and forces Harvey to stop at the road-hou.se for repairs. It is plotted that lie shall be murdered and robbed, but Laura- overhears the' conversation,-and warns her benefactor to flee. Ilarvey is not. disposed' to run away, but when he discovers that his revolver has been put out of 'commission he determines to escape and' take the girl with- him. They are pursued and caught, but ih the altercation that follows the foster-father and his accomplice fall over the 'cliff, while Harvey takes the girl to Bis ranch, where she is welcomed by his mother, and it is evident that her troubles are over. "John firaham's Gold" is another powerful drama that has an intense and fascinating hold on the audience throughout its 100n feet. Max Linder and the American Biograph Company's comedies, "Affection Pets" and ''Serious Sixteen." are quite the best we have seen for soma time, whilst the Pathe Gazette and a. beautiful scenic "Valley of Aosta/' combined with a number of comic and educa-' tional films, make Saturday's change a real "all star" programme.