AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10277, 4 July 1911, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

• —— THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. TJio largo a-uclierxo at the Fores-, tors' Hall last evening was well repaid for their visit, as the programme was one of the best Messrs Thompson and Payne have placed before their patron®. Amongst the films submitted were scenics, comics, dramas and instructive views of the highest merit. ,The vaudeville entertainment given by Murray and Kindly was interacting and amusing. Another picture of a like nature was entitled "The Biumes," showing trick cyclists—a young lady and a boy—performing' marvellous feats on a bicycle.. The latter is certainly the best picture of its kind seen in Masterton. Of the dramas,; "Oowiard and Hero" was a capital Yitagraph study, and dealt with a sensational mining disaster. "Cain," an adaptation of Jules Northolde's. famous novel, was a sterling subject capably acted. "The House with the Glased Shutters'--' gave the American Bio Co.'® artists plenty of scope for good acting, and they, were not. found wanting "in their:'task. AiujfchW-vecy acceptable drama was that entitled; "The Floating Message," a tale of! the ,sea. "The' Girl in the Film"- was a splendid Vitagraph comedy,- abounding in hmnorous situations. A very pretty scenic was "Over Rocks and Ice," while to those of an inquiring tuna of mind a collection of pictures from the Far East were of great in-' terest. Mirth and .merriment were contained in. ' 'The Awakening of Bashful Willie," "Paid Boots and Stolen Boots," "Charles Becomes a. Jap Warrior," and "The Bewitched Boxing Gloves." Appropriate music was rendered by the "T.-P." orchestra. The prpgraimme mil be repeated this evening. As a special treat for their patrons, Messrs Thompson ' and Payne have secured the great Vitagraph Company's dramatic masterpiece, "The Tale of Two Cities," which is recognised a« the finest picture of its kind ever produced. The film is 3034 feet long, and will be sihowii at the Foresters' Hall on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next. ■" The popular matinee will, take place as usual next Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.