AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10718, 23 October 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

I MR SCOTT LESLIE. A very attractive entertainment im provided for next- Friday evening in the Town Hall, when Mr Sootfcfc Leslie, supported by Mi" Paul Verrier and the Misses L. and M. Knight and Daisy Evans will appear. Mr Scott Leslie is an artist of considerable) merit as h.is record proves, lloa-l .monologuests are a raro commodity. It is said of Mr Scott Leslie that lii» excellent character studies, racy stories, fine elocutionary efforts ami

interesting monologues place him in the front rank of society entertainers. /Mr Leslie is a confirmed traveller. Has calling lias taken him into every civilised country of the world. Blended with the. eulogies of the British, American a nd Continental press are those of Africa and Asiau The Times of India says ho is marvellously versatile and equally good tn sketching the pathetic and humorous.. The Times of London says Mr Scott* Leslie is an exceptionally clover entertainer. All notices are in complimentary vein, from which it maj 1)0 concluded that Mr Scott Loslio iff well worth hearing. ArtistTc support nvill -bo lent by Mr Paul Yerrier, a baritono 'who enjoys an enviable reputation as :i finished singer j Miss L. Knight, a brilliant soprano; ap_ Miss Daisy Evans, pianist. MASTERTON PICTURE COMPANY AN EXCELLENT ENTERTAIN- ' MENT. This_ evening patrons of the Toww Hal] pictures will have submitted for their enjoyment one of the most up-to-date programmes yet presented in Masterton. All departments of cinematography are "included, and each film has been specially selected so as | to secure the highest class of entertainment. The main attraction is a, magnificent Bison drama entitled the> Vengeance of Fate, in. which beautiful staging is supported by clover act- . !n J?> while incidents of great dramatic power make up a most interest!nig; story, which cannot fail to appeal lovers of high-class drama. The seenics are an exceptionally well selected series, and include Australian Gazette, which always provides fresh wonders. Monto Carlo is a wonderful Imperial creation, portraying the world's famous gambling saloons, surrounded by the most wonderful scenery. Th«* Ziins is a cleverly arranged Vaudeville film, whil the Miracle of Flowers is a wonderfully beautiful coloured production by Pathe. The Runaways, Tho Unbidden Guest and The Man with the Iron Hc«d and "Grandma's Sleeping, Drnnglit are a collection of comics that will produce great merriment. Tho programme concludes with a specially, selected drama entitled "Prayers ,of Maniit'lo, the latest work of the Vitagraph Company. This splendid programme will be shown to-night for tho first time, and should attract a big audienc:. THOMPSOM-?AYNC PICTURES AT THE FORESTERS' HALL. The current programme, which drew another good attendance last evening, will be screened for the last time tonight. In Broken Chains an exceptionally fine study of life on and off the stage is presented, tho plot being an excellent one and the acting and photography all that could be desired". A number of capital pictures were shown, including an Arizona Escapade and: A Trip through an Aquarium. The programme will he shown for the last time to-night. ' To-morrow night the Ambrosia Company's prize drama The Ship of Lions, which this year won the £IOOO prize in, Italy and Diploma d'Honneur for the best drama of the year, will be shown for the first time. A number of lions take an active part in. this sensational story.