THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9706, 31 January 1910, Page 5

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES.

Notwthstanding the heavy downpour of rain on Saturday night a large crowd assembled at the Foresters' Hall to witness the last of the great "Mexican Bill" programme. Patrons were given an opportunity cf testing the ventilating qualities of the new sliding roof scheme when the rain necessitates the sliding portion biing kept on. This sliding roof has been so arranged that when covering the aperture there is an ample ventilating space, some twelve inches high, between the main rouf and the silding roof. This erives nearly 40 square feet of ventilating area, and affords free egress to the warm air. As the warm air ascends its place is taken by cool air admitted by special shafts which have been put for the purpose. Thus there is always an ample supply of fresh pure air. The exploits of "Mexican Bill'" once more brought dowrTthe bouse. By the roars of laughter elicited by "The Electric Fan" and the "Adventures of John Willie," T. P. picture goers were evidently most highly pleased. To-night there is to be a complete change, when another very fine programme will be presented. The star picture will be "The Midnight Express,"and patrons are promised something very thrilling in this great sensational drama. Lovers of history will have a treat in "Incidents of the Franco-Prussian War." Those with a keen sense of humour will revel in a fine-colored comic "No Rest for the Weary," and others. We are assured by Messrs Thompson and Payne that it is their main endeavour to make every programme, if possible, a little better than the last, and we may say that so long as they continue to give us such a high grade entertainment they will certainly reap the reward of their enterprise.