ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 104, 23 October 1911, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS

SAUMJERS' BIOGRAPH PICTURES. Absolutely one of the. best and the most thrillingly exciting and interesting programmes yet shown was the unanimous verdict of the large audience that crowded Whiteley Hall on Saturday night. The programme as advertised was selected from a mumlber of tilwi world's lending film manufacturers, the star films being supplied by four of the top notch American studios, as follows: "In the Days of '49," an exciting dramatic picture by the A.B. Co.; -'The Bustlers," a thrilling cowboy story by Selig Co.; "Opportunity and the Man," a clever life portrayal by the l.ubin Film Co., showing the rise of the strong mind and the fall of the weak; "Romance on the Lazy K," also by Lubin, and a screamin«r cowboy comedy of the best type. "The Bad Man's First Prayer," an Essany star drama, shows how, driven to drink through poverty, .Toe Selling spends most of his time in the village bar. One day his daughter Alice enters and pleads with him to come home. Thrust aside by the bar tender, a shady character, Ban Quigley, takes her part. The next flay Dan is stopped by Alice's pleadings from holding up the stage coach. The robbery is, however, carried out by Selling, and the proceeds taken home. Dan takes the tell-tale, bags from Joe, and 011 the arrival of th<? sheriff is arrested, taking the blame o» himself. In his cell he finds a little Bible Alice lias slipped in his pocket, 1 and, sinking to his knees, for the first time in his life lie pleads for mercv nnd forgiveness. The other portion of the programme is highly interesting, "The Diver" being a fine educational film, and showing the blowing up of a dangerous hidden wreck. "Dresses and Custoivs of Damascus" proved a popular item. "The Bragger," a Comiea comic, highly delighted the audience, introducing as it does a wonderful trained leopard. The full programme will be repeated apniii to-night and to-morrow night. The Biograph Orchestra added considerably to the enjoyable entertainment, the experience of the players adding an artistic and appropriate coloring to .thedramatic scenes.