AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10716, 28 October 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

tHOMPSON-PAYME PICTURES THE BED CROSS MAJtTYR. The popularity of tho Thompson- , Payne pictures never wanes, as wan exemplified by the packed Louses at 1 each session on Saturday. Vitagraph's 'Special," a most impressive war dirania, full of stirring action and groat battle scenes, is one of tho many good things contained in the now series for tho Foresters' Sail this evening. War is declared, and Lieutenant Troyano hastens to farewell bis sweetheart Marie. Tho progress of the campaign ia eagerly followed by the beloved ones at home, and Marie, hearing that there is a great scarcity of nurses, decides to leave her luxurious and go to"* the sefifc. of war. The The enemy are seen gaining advantage, and the streets are strewn with tho drying and the dead. Then the' enemy deliberately shoots the whole of tho Rod Cross party, tho beauiful Marie falling shot through the heart. The soldiers are aroused by this barbarous outrage, and the commanding general <-alls for the aeroplame, and determines to bombard and destroy the city. Mad with grief, over tho loss of his sweetheart, . Lieutenant 1 Troyano begs to be allowed fco' take charge of tho machine. Bomb after liomb is successfully dropped with telling effect, until Troyano, with' reckless courage, approaches too near and is wounded by a shot, causing him to lose control of the aeroplane, which i falls a useless mass. He is picked up j lifeless by his comrades, who carry him to camp. United by death the lovers are buried together with military honours. Another star picture ia the thrilling, exclusive 2500 feet long, by the Eclair Company, entitled) The Scientist's Secret, which has crea-, ted such a ,sensation in the big centres. Edison' number is al9o a military spectacle I *, fittingly described as The Vision Drama, entitled the Sttnset Gun which is fine in every de- j tail. Daughter. The Baby Brule, and If I were King, j are all of good theme and striking in- 1 ierest. Founded) on the Darwinian J theory that Ave all originated- from | apes, a queer story has been arrang- j ed by the American Biograph Co m- / pany, called Man's Genesis. Topicals ' , industrials ,and comics galore complete i a programme of over 12,000 feet n j length, and all good and new. {

f MASTERTON PiCTURE COMPANY 'AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME. The excellent programme submitted at the Town. Hall on. .Saturday.-even-, ■ ing^eas-'greeted*''by a packed-' ! bouse, and seldom has an audience had more real enjoyment crammed into two hours. The management ha*'e hit tho happy medium which t::nds to picture \wi entire astiifc faction. " Wis tKe preiiOiaift- •; ant feature of the "iiid- . chief ' attraction being The Picture Idol, a cleverly concocted production;,by the Vitagrapli Company, with> •Maurice Costello figuring in tlie,tit]e role, a "hearty laugh was assured. Two Splendid dramas, powerfully "conceived and magnificently acted were Heaven Avenges (A.8.) a-ad Child's Prayer (Lubin), which g:i.vo the greatest pleasure. Broncho Billy and' the Child is a most delightful Lubrn drama, in which a pathetic: and beautiful storv is realistically told, tho | wild and "exciting life of the West being clearly portrayed. Path© Gazette amd Rheims are exceptionally fine Australian Aboriginals, : and' T*n-. is and Rheims are exceptionally fine scenics, while Love Knows No Bar. Escape of Gas, and One .Pound -O'Brieni are screamers, which were responsible for roars of } slighter. Jam Making is a. very interesting educational eoenkr. This excellent., programme will be nhown again evening, and should not be iniesed.