AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10672, 19 July 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

THOMPSON-FAYKL PICTURES. ■■% "THE MIDNIGHT WEDDING." - A lairge 'and enthusiastic audcence Sited the Foresters' Ball last .evening, vibcni <th© usual change of programme took place. The change 4rf aims comprised) -a splendid selection, .and if the applause) which 'followed -. -.jcach item was any criterion, 'the audiienee rw more than pleased with the "The Midnight WeddIfcng" (Was tihe chief attraction. Mr ahiibfeme, the proprietor of large engineering works bearing hi® name, las a daughter, Suzanne, very graceful, and possessing great beauty. The *hle£ engineer, P. Mcrel, is m love -wrbli her, but hefore mentioning the .matter to her (father, Be writes to the, ' young fcdy, hiauinng i£ ; Ms suit is Jikely to be successful.. Thfe tetter «he passes to her fattier, at the same itime informing him that-.she does not Hove.the engineer, and wishes to mar>y a title. Her fattier is at first tfuri■•v.hiub, hut eventually calms dowm, and, iagrees to convey jtfhe unpleasant aie-vps ' >fco hie employe*. The interview _ Hb anoxe: than rthe proprietor bargained for, tana Tie ibegs the engineer not to mover his connection, with the' firm. Six months-Liter an. invitation! 'airnves for P. Morel to afehd the wedding of Suzanne at the Jfevi'My Hotel, I(he .oecemony taking place at midnight. .fife, prepares 'a ; pla» to 'iblow up the -Siotffl, and pfoos-s twp dyiuanite. homiho - in the cJook, timed to explode at the .stroke .of midnight. Hie mother, ■after vainly wiu'titrg hie. return-, receives ak : K«' Avi't'h full details c.f the* "intended crime. She .goes to the hoid and pereuades her son to abandon :2b»S scheme. Suddenly "'tihe lights are ''■Jbrtin.g'uished .and Morel jyazes the - to abstract 'the cartridges. -"The* Midnight Wedding" thus . successfully. "Thoss Eyes" ' . *vjhs an. exception ally .clever drama tile sftudy, and ehouild not be confounded J with the film recently screened entitled "Oh! Those sy<\v." In the pie--1 tuxes shown last'evening a is disturbed in Mis nefarious work by ihe- look the eyes of a life-size ,por- ', > *trcut. To ease his mOind-he cuts the <?yes ou'b, and w the if air- owner approaches he has. mo time to decamp, arodiso jumps .behind the portrait and: 3ooks through the hides .where tbe. , eyes used to be. The deception is .no- ""\ ■'laced, and a fiue pe'ece of acting fol>is removed by the man in blue. Oth<ar exceleri dramas . were "When; Memory Calls" and "Eosiitiive Proof." AEtny strange and. ipretlfcy effects were * 4bowa/jiu "Bird 'Life on Moorland and Mountain," the film containing much that was iinstrucTive as well as interesting. The' comedies, a wellnselecited fcatdh, were headed by "Deacon Beiblbs," who caused many hearty outi *>uirste ef laughter. Others were "A fltenogwpher Wanted," 1 "Tim, and Jim," etc. The pictures .-to-ill he "- .shown' again to-night, and also to,„—anoiuw evening. JfcIASTERTON PICTURE COMPANY AT THE TOWN HALL.

Tin* Hockey Benefit programme presented at the Town Hall la&rt evening drew a large attendance, tkeir© being a predc-mtnwnft numlb.er of hockey ■ *n*hn»:a.sitis- and their fronds. The programme subm.V'ied whs. [Mtogpthor an one, .a featiure being tire trepresenftoition of last year's .hockey iouTmament, which was the milium for rounds of applause. Another excellent jphotrfre ,w,as "Lead Kindly Wight," which is a •beautiful dramatic film. Tlie'•sce-nik'S 'and ramies- presented Were an excellent series, a,r':l merited, the appliance, they reThe management are to be oouigrflitu'ldted upon secrbimg f.'tuh a high quality programrrJe .in the 'inter•e«ts of fipWt, and it "is gratifying to Ikarow tlftrt 'their -efforts were highly •appreciated by hockey enthusiasts in particular, and the public generality. To-nHglht and to-mmirow evening a -urique programme will be presented at the Town Hall, the i.vtair attraction Tjeing the jriagnificent historical dra- ' ma ejtQvad' "Red Falcon," a beautiful and 'realistic 'Pathc coloured ftlm. T'ii'3 ipictuii-e portrays the life led by . , t!he a-vMmracy of Italy, and breaths At Jwifh iroma-nce. The noting k euponb, life Eit'uging .and .scenery being .the .equal cif anything yet presented in Lino Dominion. Lovers of higili class picture e-ntent-aJnimonit tbould not m«s tihis splendid fi&m. The remkunder df -tdiki progiramim'e )'vKilud.eiy a numbei- of H,lie latfist d'i'ani-a.!?,, ,seen its and. com>k'H, making up a programrne oi gewer•al exce'llemce. ,Tlie children's .mlitiriee .will be held .as ;usnal on Saturday a'f•k.rraoon., .when a rare pictorial -fea-st w in fitorb for the .Jitttle ones.

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