AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10080, 28 June 1910, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

"PETE" AT THE TOWN HALL. In "Ppte,'' to be staged at the Mssterton Town Hall on Saturday next, by a strone company with Mr H. R. Roberts and Miss Beatrice Day, playgoers will witness a production which caused a tremendous sensation in London when staged st the Lyteum Theatre. For over 2l)0 nights—a record in drama—"Pete" packed the Lj ein Theatre. Dramatised by Hell Uaine and Louis N. Parker, from the former's famous story, "The Ma xman," "Pete" is full of striking situations, with an agreeable flavour of romance throughout, and—what is delightful t> the general body of playgoers— a happy ending. It has been described as an epoch-making p!ay, and sets forth a powerful and interesting story, which develops in a natural and con vincing way. It is wholesome, vigorous, and well constructed. Ii the tit e role Mr H. R. Roberts will have a fine part to suit his manly, robust, style of acting. The character Is cne that makes an intense appeal to the sympathies of the audience; bis unfailing love for Kate, his passionate admiration fo,r Pnilip, hi 3 scorn of all that is ignoble, his tenacity of purpose, wins him lasting sympathy. There is something very beautiful in Pete's wholehearted loyalty to those, howsoever unworthy, who have won his trust. He is one of the most lovable characters in recent drams. The cast, specially chosen to support Mt H. K. Roberts and Miss Beatrice Day in the principal rules, and selected by Mr Clyds Meynell himself after seeing the London production, w 11 inclufe Mr Conway Wingfield, Mr Harry Sweeney, Mr J. F. Forde, Mr W. J. Montgomery, Miss Lorna Forbes, Miss Elwyn Harvey, Miss Katie Towers, Miss Ether Baahford, and Miss Mary Laing-Meeson.

TOWN HALL PICTURES. The decision of the management of the Town Hall Pictures to reduce its prices to sixpence for the stalls and one shilling for the dress circle is evidently appreciated by the public of Masterton, fur last night there was a very good audience to greet the special programme "prepared for the occasion. Every item was received with applause, which was an indication that it met at once with public, approbation. The sensational drama, "A Modern Highwayman," was an exceedingly skilful pourtrayal of a great histrionic effort, and excited much enthusiasm. The beautiful coloured pictures describing the Murole Channel and "Beautiful Borneo" were worth going a long way to see, and the film describing the life of "Joseph of Canaan" was a splendid kinematograpbic conception. The drama, "A Girls' Cross Roads," was realistic as it was, pathetic, whilst the comedy-drama,' "Billikin," fairly captivated the audience. The whole of the comic films were brimful of humour, and the aulienca was sent home in the me-riest of moods. The programme will be repeated to-night.

THOMpSON-PAYNE pictures, A very large audience greeted the change of programme at the Fores ters' Hall last night, when t te pictures were shown in Mesara Thomp-son-Payut's usual finished manner, "Paulhan's Flight from London to Manchester" was one of the best aviation pictures yet shown here. "Engulfed in Quicksands" is a somewhat hair-raising picture, showing the adventures of a poor tramp who is befriended by a fisherman and his wife. In return for their ki-ndness the tramp volunteers to bring a doctor to the sick child of his benefactor. His journey takes Hra across a long stretch of sandy beach. . In his hurry be fails to notice a bad spot in the Band, and very quickly he is in the terrible grasp of the quicksand, and is ssen gradually sinking until at last nothing remains but the quiver of the sand. "fne Press Gang" is a dramatic story of old times when tail >rs had to be forced into service. "Nick Carter,," the American Sherlock Hulmes, is shown unravelling a mysterious jewel robbery, in which he has sivural exciting adventures "Miss Fauat" is a clever travesty upon Gjuncd's famous grand Optra; Not the least accepI table item of tbe series was " Wintei Sports in Sweden." Th's picture gives a vtry clear and concise idea oJ the pleasures obtained in ice yachtjng, skating, ski jumping, and othei forms of ice and Bnow sports. In response to re quests from'several members of local amateur theatrical societies "La Toxa" will be reproducec on Wednesday night for absolutelj the last time.