AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10580, 11 March 1912, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. ' The great exclusive production of ] "The 'fhreo Musketeers," the sole rights of which have been obtained by Messrs Thompson and Payne, will be presented at the Foresters' Hall tonight for the first time. The worldfamed story by Alexander Dumas and handled >bv the Edison Company, cannot fail to attract and interest even those who have never read the story. The setting, the costumes, and the action are all just what the imagina-' tiou' naturally pictures them, and in this remarkable masterpiece we have one of the finest pictures the market has ever produced. The film is of a lengthy nature, over '2i/<)0 feet. "The Red Hand" is a drama of the most sensational typo, and from the first of the story to the last every inch is exciting and gripping. Apache life is vividly depicted, and the world famous Apache dance is introduced. This picture is undoubtedly one of the gems of the evening. Vivid scenes depicting a strong nautical story full of wonderful sea effects and containing all the elements oil an exciting nature are seen in "Pro Patria." In "The Price of a Man," another Edison (powerful home drama, we have a picture containing all the elements of success. Tyjierd are two gazettes, Pathe's and the Gaumont Graphic. These are all full of the latest news from the outer world. An amusing "comedy .by the fat A'itagraph comedian is "A Tired, Absent-minded Man," and another by American Biograph, "Their First Divorce Case." These are of the most humorous type. "Deer Hunting'oii the Czar's Estate" v should appeal xc lovers of snort, and "Ascent of Rothorn" to admirers of nature's scenery. "Red Deer's Devotion" is a pretty Indian story.