AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10612, 19 April 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

THE NORWOODS AND VON ARX HUGE COMBINED SHOWS.

The above organisation appears, in, .'the Town. Hah,'.en-. AJ&iday. next, Ap.'ril 22nd. Professor Norwood, Miss •Winifred Norwood (mental telepathist), and George Murphy (comedy juggler) are great star attractions, and the •ccnibination should be. assured of a great reception. The box plan is at the Dresden.

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. The (mid-week change of programme | Ait the Foresters' Hall attracted a very Jarge audience last evening. Tlie pictures screened were all' of a. high order of merit, and included some of 1 the best films ,seeii here for some consideraible time. "Pittoimque- Holland", was an exceptionally which faithfully reproduced the qtfqiiht peculiarities of that, interesting country. Several excellent dramas, were included in tlie 'last, land of a- good ibuuclh "The. Freshet" .was- probably the best. In this composition a flood in an American river, which devastates the wilrole cmnrtryside, forcfled the ground, work for a very effective love story which • wta& tfull cf interest. Oth- ; e,r dramat io studies, were "Pull for the Shore; (Efcilcrs," "The Biihy and the Bto-rkand Faimily," an exdelleM little story full arid, .containing"a'.very. useful little hint to tihe fair eex; An. Austra.Tmi Giazeitite of ifli=e principal happeaiangis an/ the.' CfoanimJcjiiweaJth ; «Tn & most interesting. The comic portion of tfche programme wais cf distinct merit, and headed by "The Innocent Burglars." The programme will be reproduced this evening, and again, to-morrow ntight. The m'atineo will' take place cai Saturday after rioon.

~E V^RYWO;MAN. - The modern spectacular drama, which has created quite a solution <in Sydney and Melbourne, wiill be crtaged for the first time in Miasterton on .Thursday next, lit- the Town Hall. "Everywoman" [•was fust staged in America, where it is at (pre&en/fc becng staged by quite a number of companies. For its Ausfrallaistian represenitoiou J. C. Williamson, Ltd., searched pretty well the whole of the glob eto' find suitable exponents of the priiioilpal parts. In his ui-brodufction, to '■Everywoman," the author, Mr Walter Browne, who died on the eve of ,the -first production of this piece in New York, thug described the motive that is at the basis. of it: "Since the days of chivalry, when 'knJghts clashed steel for their lady loves and went on: crusades to prove tiheir prowess, whiile they remained-, secluded in, clcs'steins or in' moated cas-ft-fos, womankind, ou which the title role of thils pfliay is intended tb be a type, ha© grown more self assertive and (more bold. To every worn an who nowadays listens to fihttery, gtoes in. quest of loi'e, and openly lays siege to the hearts of mien, this play nifty provide a timely warnfiryg. T,o every ,iman it. may suggest am admonition, the text jof which is contained in the. epilogue to the play: "Be merciful, be just, be fair, to every woman, everywhere. Her faults .arc many. Nbibody's the- blame." Miss Hilda iSjpong will take the role of "Everyiwoman,," and is, with Margaret Anglian, EMiberine Girey, and; -Julia (lowe, described as being one of the Ibesit actresses K in America. Miss Sponjg will be supported by William Desmond, who appeared so successfully a© "Aliias ■■Jrimany Valentine" •and ia company of over fifty artists, including Miesee Elsie Olarans-, Dorothy Cuimming, Enid Bennett, Done 'GJold, Eimma Temple, Oissue Jiami'eslon, Fltorrie Ferguson, Madge Griffittihs-, Rene Taswell, Hetty Patey, Florae Elsife, Glory Chandler, Eva Browne, Vi Martin, Vi Scott, Messrs John Ral&ton, A. J." Patrick, George Miller, Robert Whyte junr., J. A. Wfilliams, William Bock-hart, Herbert •Leigih, [Robert Beeisiton, 0. Gushing, T. Curtain, Leslie Barclay and Ernest Giflovd.

,T!1to box plan, will be opened at the Dresden on Tuesday next at 8 o'clock. A queue will be formed from 7.30 «.nn.

A featuro of ithe production will "be .the ino:dental music which was specially coiriposed by .George Wfliitefield Oiadwick, and which will be performed by seventeen picked musicians.