AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10271, 26 June 1911, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. The matinee, and evening performance at the Foresters' 'lall on Saturday last ware greeted with crowded douses. This evening a new series of (pictures' will fc*. shown, each haying heem carefully selected, and of the finest quality. Ja tfoe dramatic section,' sensational, Mstorlcal and pathetic incidents atse all well interspersed, • and- cannot fail to pleas© the most critical. "The Sergeant's Daughter" • is a /powerful military play; ""Hie Redeemed Criminal" is a story of a. great jewel robbery .with all the Essamay Co.'s favourites in the leading roles; "Virginia" i§ a magnificent historical study, the dressing and surroundings being .beautiful; "Count Calvert's dime" and "Young Henry's Advantures" are first-class dramas of mystery. Other .particularly fine pictures are: "The King's Swordsman," (showing some marvel l -us swordsmanship iby an expert), "."istoric London" (depicting the r.ivfc-ing-places of England's s greatest men), "The. .Royal Mint" and a number of excellent comedy-dramas. THE JOCK WILLIS-DAVE SMITH COMBINATION,

What may be described as a talented combination of entertainers appeared at the Town Hall in Masterton on Saturday evening before a poor audience; When the company was with us some time back, it reaped, a very .poor, reward,. and, it speaks well of them for giving us a return ;visit. The programme submitted was refined from start to finish, and the rendering of the "Auld Scotch" songs by the various members of the company placed them at once on good terms with the audience, and demonstrated onoe more the extent and variety of their repertoire. Mr Edward Headlam opened the performance with a selected overture Which showed his complete mastery of the piano. The quartette, "Cameron Men," which followed, was very well received by the audience, who demanded an encore. Mr Tarn McLean, who has a very fine, bass voice, .did justice to his part of the proi gramme in the rendering of "Kocked in the Cradle of the Deep," "Off to Philadelphia," and "Drinking.'.' The tenor of the company, Mr Colin Cameron, sang "Home, Sweet Home," 'Loch Lomond," and "Mary of Argyle." Mr Jock Willis again kept the audience m peals of laughter with has comic songs and inimitable patter, being repeatedly recalled. A quartette comedy act, entitled "Follow me, Girls," was sung by Messrs Willis. Cameron, McLean and Ferguson, and was enthusiastically encored. ■ A physical and boxing exhibition by Dave Smith. New Zealand's champion middle-weight boxer, also included m the programme. The performancte concluded with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne."