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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 7 March 1913, Page 3

THE COUNT OF MONTE CIIISTO. Monte Cristo attracted a huge audience to the Town Hall last evening, when the Selig production was greeted with prolonged applause. The great number \v:ho have read Dumas'' work aro loud in their praise of the film, and express the opinion tint the company could not in any way have improved their work. The rugged grandeur of the Chateau D'if, tlv; great battlements, its underground prisons, immense in size and great: in numbers, aro only items in a ni:turesqne and romantic story. T!i:: escape of Dantes from his watery grave through the sack the wildness of the coast oil which the company dared to do their work at risk of life and limb. The Isle of Monte Cristo is also as true as mortal can make it—a barren rock rising 20fl0 feet out of the sea. The unflagging spirit, the endless surprises, and the air of reality which is ca.st over the most extravagant situations make the work worthy of the popularity it is enjoying. Not the least interesting scene is Dantes' visit to Napoleon, the impersonator of France's greatest general giving a faithful and impressive study. Monte Cristo is a pict-orial gem not to tie missed by lovers of picture or drama. Monte (':;i,<.'tn will be screened for the la.st time to-night. There will lie no Matinee on Saturday. "BADMINTON HUNT." Last night saw the ever-popular T.P. Electric Theatre well filled to witn.-s the second screening of the present fine series of films. The Badminton Hunt was again applauded and indeed it was well-merit-ed. .Tt is the? finest picture of the. kind that has ever been shown locally and should not he missed by anv who hko seeing a. real fox hunt. In the. taking of this picture no less than •seventeen cameras were at work, which accounts for the frequency with which Beynard is seen skinning across the fields. This picture will he ■shown,to-night and at to-morrow's matinee for the la.st t:mo. Lieut. Dar- , ino- and tb.g Ship's Mascot is a. rather exciting drawn, which causes a. furore among the younger generation. -lie Young Millionaire, a Ivalem production. is a. very impressive drama, which shows an adventure in the •slums. Other notable' dramas were: Thuo Pirate's Daughter (Selig), and A Fugitive from. Justice (Lubin). ; Pathe Gazette showed the latest top- j ical events. Numerous studies of interest included A Neapolitan Sketch, | and A \ illage of Ceylon, The corned- j "ies \yere. a bright lot. among which ' File Talker, ]< unnieu-s' Festival, and] The .Bachelor's Bride, 'shone out best, i There will he a grand matinee at 2.30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. For Saturday night a Nordisk feature-play is advertised in Brother and Sister. This is a magnificent piece of staging, and is 3200 feet in length. RICKARDS' TIVOLI COMPANY After conspicuously successful sea-\ sons in Auckland and Wellington, r,ho Rickards' Tivoli Company appear for one night only at the Town Hall, Masterton, to-morrow evening, under .ne direction of Mr Hugli D. Melntosl;. ,Unusual interest lias been aroused in the approach of the Rickards' Company hy the fact of it being an absolutelv new series of star acts headed by De Bicro. a notable entertainer, whose appearances before royalty 01: several occasions indicates the hurb position he occupies in Ju's profession. De Biere's skill as a finished exponent of the "black art" is described as r being of a veryr emarkable order. His illusion, "The Sculptor's Dream," is possibly the cleverest thing yet .rccomplisfoed in the mystic world. NelU . the possessor of a cultivated voice, will unquestionably meet with the great success achieved last week in Auckland. Miss Webb, whose repertoire is ch'armingly arranged, is., ,■ accompanied by Moritz Lutzen, .f Hungarian pianist of rare brilliance. Taylor and Arnold, rag-time monologuists from America, are prominent musical entertainers of a refined .order. Signoa- Alberto Marini, in addition to contributing several lyri.'s, will be heard with Miss Webb in + be "Miserere" .'scene from "Travatore." Chinko, the famous juggler, and Miss Minnie Kaufmann, a trick cyclist, furnish very original entertainments in the respective arts. The box plan is open at the Dresden Agency.