AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10681, 30 July 1912, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

THOMPSON-PAYNfc FiCTURES. A POPULAR DRAMA. "T'lio Indian Massacre" series of ■pir.-';::•■.« wMch pre at (present being •.ho.vn at the (Foresters' Ha'i hay* i-.-nj ..:•::. :<;ly "caught on," as tVr, popular place of amusement was liikd last night with an enthusiastic audience. The chief drama was a Sensational and reafetcc "Indian Massacre," in which many hundreds of actors and actrc-ascis were engaged. The in- \ a ion of the Reds' hunting grounds by the paleface Ihunters was the cause ft all the trembles', which StM thick

■:■:'.! i'-T;t«. Tho In:l:ni:»3 riso ard drive tli? :i.btlero over th' 3 borders, •slajing ih:-:-c nai fortunate enough ta tccr-irc a f.:;i* firm the maddened R->d-slins. on 3 babe was.s-pa.r-dd in order that his isquaw'si sorrow at tha '(■;.<-• fi Ji-ot c/.vn aright he overcome. Ths whit' -"vAci "l' 'is cvff'l!C-k-?d, r.-d •. i : L " the u-iagjramG, and is badly trcried. The chief 0 squ-.v.v, -however, rekr.ccr. h ;• R,rl to h:r bor -baibc n.r.hr.rmedi. A,s rhx? cccap-fo the sc-t-ck.ry iviy.v.i • i" >\ a ,'V-dy <f --hn.pdiostc:;:;. aid abcohitely wipe tih-e Redskins cart' r-f existence. Torrentf" was aa- c-ffoyjive rr,c-?e >.f rjhotcg.-ap'iy which -was greatly adimir.Ji by all beh u;:c:r. Many pi'.t-Drccqtio spcts' in tlit3 'Fren-t'h Soudan were sho'w.n, and a nuvor trip from Bordeaux to Pa'ke with hearty approval. "The Hypnojie'BcteoliTe'' wi's'a fine sensational turn which greatly pleased all pre»:it. Some 'excellent comics completed, a/-most entertaining programme. • '"Tlie -Author" .was ex-. trf'in'".y »'-.ir.ny, and "Imlu's Aquarellist' was a Ma- streamer. "ThoseBickviile Boys" provider] a'-luwmr.iis treat, and we're u- fitting doss tv wi excellent eeiloctioni of cinamatogi;«ph gems. The game programme will b? to-night and a.g,ain to-mor-row night.

RIGKARDS' TIVOLI COMPANY.

To-night, at the Town Hall, the Jtni.g-lookedr.for. event, the appearaoice of tli© Vaudeville iC.umpany under the | ■Harry .Bbkards eirccti'-o, a enwWna- , tion of th'e iworld',s highest-salaried'! and" most c!<evei- artists, will arrive, i and the advance hocking ■for the occasion indicates. that a packed house wiill .be recorded. Such a happening I will .not Ibe surprising, in that the j higilr standard of excellence .for "all i time ■ ai*socia-ted- with the ißickardn enterprise invariably ensures-this itcolt. Their? are im fewer than tea ■acts embodied in"" to-night's jpro,■gramme, jfacirfy entitled to the designation of stair torn-s. For? moid: cf all is : that of Rinallio, -the wandering v.iosrnie.t, whose perform mces? by reason of their novelty, their migxit'.l-i.y-of conception., 1 and their artkt'e merit are sapa to crovilon locn-Ty a repot:-, tion of the furore for which they w;re .'responsible iin London, New York, Para, Sydney, Melbourne, and c.\hcr largo cities. The Premier trick iv'anist r rf the .w»>rki; Mr Will 1 H. Fox. 'pretents another Jbii'-rd. now" ep cV-.j. ty; Miss Momie Mine, the English j .coiriedfc'nne, a chic .coubr-ct-to irh.o , a «mg story an'd dnr.es ibvtd-1 geV; Walker and Siasrin, th: £r"rt c-c- j ceatvic racquet tenners:; Blake ml j : a'rl;: comply, ists.; "Ronald Gccvif, iv. Engial.j 'musical specialty'artist; MrMn:'d:~i; , Crosby, a fin©.'baritone;-'the . Er'/hfc..; Sister??',. Aurtyalia's best .dingers .••..x" dancers, and Messrs Melrono'an'i' Mca--zies, patt.r craued-pr' of,,'i'Olc-, r.r; among the-Company.-' hy view cf the"' heavy demand for scots-, it is.r.dviable to ccc.irre .-eats, in ;advad:a .ht i.-.:.j MASTERT3W PICTUnE OGKPAijJY

■AT THE TOWN' HALL

/ Tie current •prr.sr.iv.nn:ua'.£h.".y.ii a : %- "thei Town Ml drew, another ■ h'.i:house .last evening, when the., gres.V est enthusiasm--was displayed over tluv •■ srariou& .films. ''the ■ Sine' 'of the Fathers" was seen to.great.'.:d-Tar.-:>-age, and meirited the> applause it dre'.v from the audience.." "The Conquest of the Pole," a - b&a.utitfuMy coloured picture of'the latest type,: kept the crowd an. exo&lkint -lmmour, white receptions, were, accorded the' remainiing films. Qn W.ednesdaay evening an entire change of programme •ivil-1' be.submitted, and, it may fairly be- said that each picture 1 is l a star in its spo-cial. branch of photo play. The films hare been carefully selected,, and ■ represent the latest production's of the world'.? best The chief atraction is a-splendid and thrilling detective- drama entitled "Charley Colnus and the Dancer's Necklace," a story of American life, •hofwanga side/that must appeal'to every picture lover. Supporting tliiu gem there arev'a number of high quality and charming films /including •"Waiting," a of the A.K. Company. "Squaw'& Eight," j a popular Indian drama, dehiiiir.g scenes of thrilling excitement in the Wi2d West, is also .shown. "Cologne .and the River Rhine"; Is a beautiful Pa the scenic, as k'.aleo the ''Vi'ilcy ot. Ghevreuse,''and "The; Straits'cf BoWaeio." The comic ol'emenb wiiJl bo well maintained in such screamer; as "Noisy Neighbours," • "Jim at School.," -and others'. This p:iogra;nino comprises an excellent range, ■which x is sure to attract.