AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10675, 23 July 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

MASTERTON PICTURE COMPANY

AT THE TOWN HALL. The 'cbah,so of program-me at rlia TWn Hull last evening drew a brge attendance, and those present were well repaid, as they had the pleasure of. nitoiehKiTig a-fiupcrb programme of picture gern;. Each film may )>e euid to be a star in its own specal Iku, and the high quality of the programme as a whole made one of th© fcest picture entertainments yet she.m in Mast*rton. Ti.ie. star attractions mere "The Handicap," and "The Jsimfceam," the.fcr.mer ,i delightful irfifoin drama, and the latter an A.ii. comedy-drama of eplen'did merit.-These. two .attractiohis are well worth see»W and cannot fail to r]eafi». The apduse which greeted "The Handicap was prolonged, 'ivhclc the audience was Kept in. the beet cf humour by r-be merriment making .scenes in "The Sunbeam.''' Tlteco .gemis,are .well supported, by a -splendid nnd varied series cf films. "Italian. Naval Manoeuvres" and "Beauty Spots in British Columbia" are two exceedingly fine series. "With a Kodak" and "Hot Stuff" are highly amusing comedies, while "A Question of Seconds" m another excellent drama, one of EdieonV verv latest. This superb prograraime of cinematographic gems will I» sihowm this evening for the last aime, and lovers of really Ihigh quaV ity entertainment should not miss a opportunity.-

THOMPSON-PAYKfc PICTURES.

"TOM BUTLER." ] The popularity of the Foresters' I Hall an a ,nJace of amusement never seems to .wane. Lost right there wa,s * „arge audieuioe to witness, the j change' of programme. ' The star picture—ssoo feet long— is entitled "Tom Butler." A .rattling detective : ',9 told during the screening of J •'Tom' Butler." This is full of rapid j incidents an dexciting situations. The , ctrama. is cleverly aoted arid shows | *ome emoirt things in the way of dis- | guises. Tom Butter has been exiled ' as the result df his wife's efforts, but escapes .from tire convict station and return© to England:. He finds.his wire on. the stage, and vows that ho will • reap vengeance. Eventually, however, he.is detected Iby -the police, amd on being brought to • book, jumps through a 'window and -comes to a tragic end on the pavement ibelow. The iflm is clear, clean, and full of nenaatiiona'lii&mi. The staging is _ perfectly cairried out, and the chmax is tragic. The (remainder of the promraimime .comprised! the dramas, "The End of ißobesipiierre," "Dr Jekyll and Mir Hyde," "The Minute and tho Maid," "The For-man's Courage," -'Destiny is Change-legs"; comics, "A D'e-teetnve for a Day," "When Wife's Ma Coimb Back," "Under Boral Protection, ' and "A Match •and No Prize"; novelty, 'The Art of Jiu-Ji:t'Sii" ; 'animal Istudy, "The Smallest Pony." i The above pro4?ra<mime will be repeated to-mght. Otnr Thursday night the firm will prosem* a splendid picture of the Me-' boxing contest. The (film is 5500 feet long.

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