ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 299, 10 May 1913, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL PICTURES^ The picture of,H.M.S, New Zealand, lit Wellington harbor'and the full supporting programme will, be shown again at the matinee this afternoon' and fc* i the, last time to-night. This is a really brilliant programme, and one that no picture enthusiast can afford to miss. The April number of the Motion Picture Story Magazine is now to hand, containing a beautiful photograph of that popular young actress, Miss Mary Pic.lv fovd, and the story of the first Maori drama, "Hinemoa and Tutakekai." EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE. A southern paper in describing the picture representation of "Oliver Twist" showing at the Empire Theatre to-day and to-night, says:—lnterest mainly centred in the production of "Oliver Twisti" which, though deeply interesting in itself, was made the more so by explana- ' tions of the various stscnes given-to' Ml. I Boothman, whose impersonation of tWe I various characters revealed the fact th£t ho was close student of Dickens aril possessed platform gifts which few caji attain to. No one after seeing the pjeturcs and listening to Air. Boothmtim could say that the writings of Charlfcs Dickens were dry or lacked humor. T|e first thing that strikes one Is that tfle drama follows the-st'ory as Dickens wrote it very closely. Then the acting is certainly on a high plane and better presentations of the brutal Sykes, the miserly old Eagin, the Artful Dodger or lj|e benevolent Mr. Brownlow could not *e desired. No work of fiction has yet b|en adapted with so much success to the exigencies of the picture theatre, and as an effect of seeing the pitcures one's admiration for Dickens and his works is greatly increased. It would be better fbr the cinematograph n'qt to touch such subjects if the adaptation is to lower the standard of the writer, but when, was done in this case, no expense is spared and every detail does 'full the author, such gramas are very welcome and help one to a better appreciation and understanding of the literary works dealt with. The acting was excellent right through, tlie peculiarities of the times were well observed*" and the scenes were just as the reader of "Oliver Twist" might picture them in his own mind. " , Parents are notified that children will be admitted to the matinee, at the usual prices. The prices for adilil* will be dress circle 2s, downstairs Is.,