AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10640, 20 May 1912, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

MASTERTON PICTURE COMPANY. The Town Hall was crowded on SatI urday evening with an enthusiastic audience, to witness flie last aiighfc i : oi" tlie i\l assertion- Picture Company's' current -programme. The various items were received with loud applause, the picture films presented being an excellent range of cinematographic gem®, far which the management have an established reputation. That fine picture drama, "Cecelia the Martyr," met with the success such a magnificent pxtiure Reserved, while "Tlhe Doctor's Dilemma" wai scarcely kiss well .received. The vaudeville section of the programme came quite up ito the previous -night's performance, which speaks for itself. The whole show was quite one of the best of its ifcind that has yet been presented before a. Masterton mudience. To-night the management will present a splendid programme, every picture being a gan cf iCie first water, including "The Royal Divorce," a drama which" qreafced quite a furore wherever it has been staged, and giving a splendid representation of the life of the famous Eimpeiror Napoleon. The whole drama is shown with such effect and power that one may readily imagine himself or herself away back in the ages of the past. The dresses of the actors, the scenery a-:id the staging, are on an exact replica of the days cf the Peninsular War. The picture is (magnificent, and: cannot fail to attract, and offers an unequalled opportunity of witnessing the famous drama, undor the most fortunate conditions. The wliiole programme is splendid, consisting as it does cf a saries of gem dramals,, seenics and comics. "Faith'' and "Count Ivan and the Waitress" are in themselves dramatic 'Stories of great power and effect. The programme will 1 be presented, for three nights, and as it is sure to attract large crowds, the public should come early and avoid disappointment. High class and artistic music will be irendered by Mir H. linns and hiis spelndid orchestra.

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. A SPECIAL ATTRACTION. With- characteristic enter.pri&?., Messrs Thompson and Payne have secured'another of those special dramas iWhikGi have proved so popular, and will present it for the first time at the •Foresters' Hal this evening. The picture is the latest dramatized version of that thrilling and enchanting work of Rider Haggard's, "She." The picture is over 2000 feet long, -and 1 has beeu produced by the Tannhaanser Company, who are specialising in these big photo plays, The length of the picture affords full soope for the proper presentation cf the leading features of the most fascinating and mysterious story ever penned. The staging 1 and effects introduced make up a most i enchanting picture—a veritable fairyI Hand' of colour and spectacular diis-' play. The role of "She" is taken by one of America's foremost aatresses, whose- personality bears out to the life the serpent-like proclivities oif the "She" conceived by Rider Haggard. The imany thrilling situations in thepiece are graphically presented and enacted by artists who are in the first flight of their profession. A delightful • feature of the picture is the clearness of the photography and its steadiness. It is gorgeously staged, and those who attend the Foresters' Hal tonight will have the pleasure of witnessing one of the innost beautiful'cinematographic' productions ever presented by a company. During the past few days the enquiries for 'seats have been nuimeroiip, and as there is sure to be a rush to see this special drama —as was the case with (the other star pictures presented at- the Foresters' Hall—patrons) are advised to .come early in order to avoid disappointment. Supporting this splendid attraction, is a budget of the latest pictures from the studios of the best cinematographic firms in the world, chosen to suit all tastes.