AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10635, 14 May 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

MASTERTON PICTURE COM- / PANY. .. .. / ' The Masienton Jfictuxe Company aire. to he congratulated, on: the excellent programme whidh was submitted to itheir patrons in the Town HnJI lai&t evening, ais itiliey undoubtedly ex-. ■ celled- all plrevfou© efforts. The programme compri sed a. nucmlber of really ibiigh class and artistic items, andT Vw-liile "Fighting Blood," "Shiek's Jealousy," and "Bar Z's New Gooa* stood out fiby themselves, tihe remain—der of the programme was such, as t» give pleasure to the most fastidious* "Eightiing Blbod," the star attrae- t ition, represents tlhe stirring scenes of early American .llife, and 1 the conflicts, between; and settlers and the Indians. JPhe various scenes sire screened witha realLisim wlhic'h makes the piece most effective, and it is hard rto realise that., one is witnessing a picture drama and. not a real, life episode in the Wild Wiest of America. The movements of itshe clhaa'aoterej, ithe rattle of nrusket- . ry a amid the galloping sound of .horses' tends'to miake the whole drama one of the moat readietic pictures yet presented to. a Miastertom audience. The programme as varied and long, and. eadi piece is presented with remark-* able clearness, wliicth adds .to it? i ity. Ttye Ayill' he <&n-s tMkd itii" evening, wihen iif i;n seatroh. of ani evening's <to (present themselves t'h.e TqvnVBall,, .tyhere a fe\y hours' gNilte aJß»"r'' went 'may ' Ctblg * —ost comfort—wcacesi anid where oneway hear the vierylat^'mxisic/played.; % Grmestora- 01 highi" <Sas6 'ar£-'.:.

I THOMPSON-pAyne picTURESj IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND I A crowded house greeted the change j of at -tihe Foresters' Ball r Jast evening. Ihe star production of tlh© eviendng ivas a dramatisation of itihe/ welManown, Hovel -by Charles Eeade, "It is Never Too 'Late to wfliich was"given with thefaithful attention to detail whHch is sa ■essEnttdial "tjO. alii picture stories. The various interesting scenes in the drama■were ■aid 1 ' well, a'cfcxl, and .the photography 9eft. nothing to be desired. The prison scene,. wfcre the -barbarities of 1 toll© past were ; clearly was /undoubtedly a anbvsinig one, tihie eruelities k>f the warders. causing the sympathies alt a?li bs'hdldiers to be aroused ifoa* tihe unfortunates wlio "''were com-, pel'led to submit to tine laish 'and istraight jacket eo freely awarded. Susan GMerton's character was well delineatedl/ and the scene where she. offers up a prayei* for-her absent lover .wafe a charming one. .The experiences of (George Feliding on. the Australian* gold fieilds fwas" acted with judgment and refjelflcted credit on' those responsible for its production. The final scene at the church entrance, 'when otd Meadows' bride ds claimed 1 by Feildin'g, was loudly applauded. As th® picture progressed Mr A:l(f Booth-mart gave a graphic description of the ston'y, whiiah added considerable interest rto 'wtfio knew it mot,' and wa»amich appreciated by those who did. It was an excellent production,' ami (should he seen iby all admirers of tie moving picture. The picture is 4000 ifeet long. In; addition' a capital programme of th'e latest moving pictureswas alsb shown., the chief subjects (being;— "A Just Yerdrlit" '(an excellent iltuibin dira<ma), "A Sister's Love" (a pathetic story by the American Biograph Company), "Nick Carter and rthle (Mystery o'f th'e iWhite Bed" (a defective drama), "Foolehead's Last Roguery" (comic), "jDetective l Sumoner and the Hope" (a. screaming comedy), "Blanche's Weddi-g" (comedy), "'Ocean Thou Mighty 'Monster," and ' 'The Csirdshan-per.s.'' This excellent: programme will be shown again tonight.