AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10716, 8 October 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. "FKOM TIIK BOTTOM OF THE SKA." "From the Hottom of the Sea" was the stiir film of the now series •of pictures at Messrs Thompson and Payne's Picture Theatre (Foresters' Hall) last night. The story is one of love, duty am!, bravery, and the main and sensational feature of the theme is the plucky action of a hrave young sailor named Ensign Wood. iWood -is in love, with his commander's I' daughter, but his superior will not give his consent until the lover receives promotion. Subsequent events see the two men leave jn the U.S. submarine Plunger on an expedition. However.' prior to their departure a foreigner, who is in love with the girl, steals a piece of machinery from the submarine, and when the little craft gets well out into the ocean it sinks. Just as the commander of the boat and crew are giving no all hope, Knsign Wood offers to go for assistance. He is shot out of the torpedo tube and swims ashore. Help is finally obtained, the submarine floated, and \ ttlio young couple united. From start to finish the film tells a story of intense interest and excitement. "The Frontier Doctor" is a capiM story of the West. ''The Spid- ■ -er's Web" features Maurice Costollo,

and tells a. talc of bow sharpers attempted to rob air] niin a victim. The acting is very powerful throudiout. and t!ie staging excellent. The lighter vein was touched with seveTal oomecK--dramas c.f a highly captivating nature. '•Alkali lke ? s Hoarding House," was an example of mere, man's helplessness in household matters. A number of cowboys so irritate their cook that she packs her belongings and departs. The situation. in which they find themselves is better explained by the film than can bi> done by words. Many oilier items of an interesting v.n ture .adorn the bill of fare. The programme, all round, is of unusual excellence, and may be seen again eithc • •'.:><• night or to-morrow evening. •'ASTcRTON PICTURE COMPANY. A crowded house greet.m!. the current programme of the Masterton Picture Company last evening, when the "Tragic Life of Mona Lisa" series w.n.s again, submitted. The audoinco wa sdelightod by the excellent films presented, and each selection received well merited applause. The star attraction with its many magnificent scenes, superb staging and wonderful colouring, created unbounded enthusiasm, and there is littlo room for doubt that the film is one' of the most finished productions yet shown in Masterton. The drama is full of interest, mingled with exciting scenes, which make a particularly attractive programme. The scenics | are also a rare number, and the bright and interesting scenes in many corners of the earth were of high education:!! value. The comics. . which are always a feature of the Town Hall entertainments, kept those present in a mirthful humour, the various films being not only amusing but also cleverly conceived. The entire programme will equal anything of the kind in the Dominion, and. being screened in a perfect nvnner, leaves nothing to be desired. To-night will see the final screening of this excellent and entertaining programme, and on "Wednesday a new and up-to-date series will he presented, when films by the world's best makers will bo projected on the screen.