AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10633, 11 May 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

MASTERTON PICTURE COM-

PANY. The Master ton Picture Company p.resented their current programme 'lafet evening to a good house, • and needless to relate the various items of the extensive :. progi-atome were 'splendidly received, ,and the nianage-hien-t is to "ho congratulated on pre'seiitiiig such an excellent combination' of, pfcturtis -for the' eiicrtainment of tdie community. That very fine A.B: drama, "The Transformation of Mike" 'was apjaui received with vociferous applause, tlie audience not seeming to tire pi the splendid representation of tilie valrious scenes' of the p:ece. ' 'Tlie Refuge" and "Stage Struck Lizzie" urn popular favourites, the 'latter es.peeiafll-y creating' a simmer of 'merriment, which was maintained till, 'the end of the piece. The remainder of the programme was splendidly maki'talined, arid'is deserving of the gireatest praiso, m -each item presents a. specialty, and ais the programme proceeds cafch piece seems to enhance the previous one. The programme willl ho submitted'this evenmg for the last time, ami on Monday evening the management will present an entirely new programme, Including some .entiraiiclmg gems, of which "Fighting Blood" will «be the main/attraction.. Tlie usuiiil matinee take 9 place this "afternoon, and a> splendid programme wi/il be presented for tlie children.

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. '.'Vanity Fair"- continues to be a favourite with lovers of cinematograph pictures in Mae.terton, and drew ato other paclwkl house at th'e Foresters' Ball lafet evening. This 'drama, is* such a delightful o„c thatit should not be missed. Ihc ta " o-raph Company have bandied Thackeray's work in, a skilful manner, and have produced an. excellent dramatization 'of 'Vanity Fair. The acting is splendid, the photography superb, and the picture its projected bn the screen utterly devoid of that objectionable flicker &o noticeable in inferior types of .pictures. This splendid drama was •supported by an excellent series, of dramas, seenics, comedies, etc. The children's matinee will take place thins aifternoon', and the programme will be s'likiwii for the last, time to-night. On Monday night, Messrs Thompson and Pa'yne will present another monster attraction!, viz., It s Nevei too Late to Mend.'' Til's picture has keen secured at considerable expense, and Mr Alt' lioothmwn, the well kniown Australian actor and elocutionist, has been •specially engaged to describe the incidents in tlie drai r.a 1 as thej an shown on the screen. Tim photo-play should indeed prove a treat to 'lovers of first cfa&s dramatic pictures.