AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10589, 22 March 1912, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

FASQLA. TO-MORROW NIGHT. Jt is part of oni - existence to be entertained, but whether it is also .part of our existence to be mystified and baffled by uncanny tricks is altigether ■another question, ihe'fac.t remains, however, that any entertainment savouring of the magical and mysterious holds a peculiar fascination for most ,people, both young and .old. This has been exemplified, on count Joss occasions. In our youth we looked with awe on ithe conjurer who deceived us •with the old trick of boiling a pudding, ■in a good silk lhat, and then returned (the hat unharmed to its owner. Laton we iwere impressed with cabinet illusions, and it was thought that the acme of the illusion business had been attained. .Not so, however. It is claimed that the great Fasola begins where others have left off. He brings .with him itihe mysticisms of the East. He presents all tlhe marvellous illusions of the mysterious Hindu, and his performance is marked by perfect and easy accomplishment altogether free .from effort. AH that is visible about Fosola's method is the firing of a ,j;un, and the result is the sudden appearance of things animate and material -where a second previously blank •space prevailed. This marvellous magician has appeared in all tho populous centres cf the world, and in his particular calling is isaid to he unapproachable. Included in the Company supporting .the great Fasola are. the Windsor Choristers. This remarkably tuneful juvenile quartette have created, a great .impression wherever they have appeared, and highly eulogistic notices have followed each performance. Their ringing 'is said to bo one

of the features of the entertainment. The rest of the Company are all artists of merit, specially selected by John Fuller and Sons. FasoLi and his company appear in the Town Hall to-morrow evening. Only one performance will be given in Mattel-ton. The plan is now open at the Dresden.

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. The Foresters' Hall was again filled to overflowing last evening with .an interested ami enthusiastic assemblage. The subjects screened were of the best type, and dealt with the variors ohr.scs of lire m a pleasing manner. '(he star iilm wa*> "The Aerial Anarchists." a drama of high merit, lii this are seen some most extraordinary incidents, including the- bombardment of St Paul's Cathedral from an acn plane and a thrilling railway accident. Scenics were well represent, ed, and nuub valuable information was .gained from iJi-o screening of these' films. Following the discovery of the South Pole and the story of ice work and skis, the scenic "Ice Fields on Alpi CJraie" was .very appropriate, and gave the onlookers .not only a good idea of the conditions the recent explorers had to contend with, but also the .picturesque sights they mir.'L- have seen in the land of endleds white. An exceedingly popular film was "Wild Sea and Stormy Sunset." This clx-eicsed a number of very line views. There were other pictures which were very acceptable, but the above-mentioned were very deserving of t".ie title of "stars." "A Doctor Against His Will," "The Dancer of Siva," "The Higher, the Fewer," "Indian J-usti-ee," and "The Sundownpr," were all interesting in their particular way. Tho above programme will be repeated to-night.