AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10143, 20 January 1911, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

THdMPSON-PAV&E PICTURES. A GREAT ITTRA3TION. Every seat in the Foresees' Hall i was occupied last evening long be- ) fore the entertainment was t'.rn-j'l to commence, and late comers had ;o be . content, with- standing room. "•■ The • complete : change of programme.' included somfe really splendid, films, chief amongst, which was •"'Uncle ■Tom's Ca"bin," the production of the" Vitagraph Cp'mpanyj This picture, which'" is 2445; feet in length, 1 is one of the most interesting cine.matographic subjects yet' shown in Masterton. • The sale of Tom and Eliza to the .dealer Haley, and Eliza's subsequent escape, are vividly pourtrayed.. The scene depicting, the* escape of Eliza across the * floating blocks of ice on the Ohio, halfhidden in a blinding snowstorm, and seeming every moment to be about to slip into the water, is • a masterpiece of picture setting. Tom, who refuses to attempt an escape, is shipped with others, packed like beasts in a -railway truck down iho Mississippi, and his short but happy ! stay among the Selby's is in striking contrast to the hardships, that follow- On falling into the hands of the drunken, inhuman Legree, Tom's real troubles begin, and the final scene shows the death of Tom, flogged at the order of Legree with a severity that proved too much for him to boar. This film was followed by loud applause, and there can be little doubt that its production will ensure crowded houses for the remainder of the week. An excellent series of dramatic studies was presented, the most meritorious being "The Message of an Arrow" and "The Millionaire's Adventure." The scenic and comic sections are as well sustained as ever. This splendid programme will bo "presented, this evening.