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AMUSEMENTS.

TOWN HALL PICTURES.

SPECIAL MATINEE PROGRAMME

At the Town Hall, Ma.stcrt.on, this afternoon, the management of the Masterton Picture and Entertainment Company will present a programme of pictures procured by special arrangement, which will l>e of great interest to tho children. A study of youth- - ful life will be .shown in the fairy picture, "A Child's Devotion," which has completely enraptured the children wherever shown. .Several scenic and industrial pictures will also be> - shown that will tend to both interest and instfhct. This evening a proigramme of rare interest will be presented, headed by the Imp Film Company's greatest and latest masterpiece, "Leah, the Forsaken." An edict is passed, expelling the Jews, from Austria, and Abraham, with his daughter Leali, thus become wanderers. They arrive at a >small town r where they are assisted liy Rudolph, a gentile, who falls in love with the-. girl. There is also in this town an apostate, Nathan, who, fearing that the truth of his origin may leakoourt r inflames Rudolph's mind againstLeah. The latter is discarded, .and the gentile marries Madeline. Years after, Rudolph is instrumental in repealing the edict, but when he arrives home after accomplishing .this he is told that a Jewess lias attempted to abduct his child. . This turns out to be Leah, and when she is -caught, the : whole^of her miserably e#»ry is told! Nathan is proved to have participated also in the death of Abraham, and while.be is led off LeaTa blesses the child of tlie man" sh6 loves. Supporting this magnificent picture is a splendid Rathe comic promotion, in which Max Linder takes the leading part, entitled "A Double Event." This picture realistically describes how Max reduces .Ms weight in order to ride the favourite (Kismet) in. the Grand National steeplechase, and also shows strenuous victory. A laughable lovo : ' romance is also attached to the pu>tnre. Other pictures that are sure to prove interesting are "Knight of *the Snows," "Suraiossa," "Animated Cottony" "A Night's Lodging," and "Australian Gazetted." The gramme is one of the finest that has been produced in Masterton, and will doubtless draw the usual crowded Saturday night audience to the TownHall, where «the people may see theirown pictures,, in their own hall. at. their own prices, and be seated incomfort. .>..

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES;

"FATHER." r

What is said to be one of the" greatest picture-plays, ever produced 1 forms the main drama in the changeof programme to be shown, at' the '/ Mastertotr/Electrie Theatre this evening. In "Father," the story op:ns up* with a seen.? in which ther.? stands behind the brow of a Jiil'f a factory blazing. It has been set on fire by Tcnio, hired to do tlie deed by Ever'isto" Marny, a jealous rival of tlii- 1 factory owner, Andrew Vivanti. Tohio retires to an archway, changes his clothes, and while transferring the notes to his pockets, .reft?cts that he may as well keep a card of Ewriste Marny's, upon which is inscribed his instructions conceniiing tlu-1 firing of ihe factr-ry. Several lives are lovt in the fire. Vivanti is accused of deliberately firing the factory for the sake of the insurance and after inn exciting scene at the court-room is: condemned to prison for life. Thirteen years have rolled away wb?n: Vivanti* succeeds in escaping from prison. Disguised as a rag-picker, he makes for his native town in ■search of his daughter, Lydia, who lias now grown to be a beautiful woman., and is betrothed to Robert, Marny's son. Old Andrew, arrive,"* at the inn - of the Two Glasses. Seated at his desk, Marny to browbeat his accomplice, but Tonio produces the incriminating, card; leering in drunken triumph at the exasperated manufacturer. Mavity off?rs a large bribe for the •card, and Tonio pretends to accept it; but when the manufacturer advances lie snatches the notes, knoelrs Marny down, and disappears. As the old maini is restoring a card to Tonio's pocket hi& eye catches the. writing. A terribl.' conviction forces itself upon his brain, and tho dates and particulars revial the fact that Marny was responsible for the lire. Without pausing a moment Old Andrew rushes from the tavern, forces his way up the magnificent siah'-ena? into tho drawing-room, wherry he meets his daughter. Lydia is terrified by the sight of this ntffiar.ly intruder. She. flies- for assistance, ;md meets Marny at the door. Old Andrew bids tlie manufacturer ■dismiss th<? girl. Andrew challenges, and by the aid of the card convicts the man who * has wronged him. Manry receives mortal injuries; he is dyir.g, and Old Amh»3Tv at the bedside bids farewell to his daughter. Feeling .his end near, Marny writes a confession, and pointing to Andrew, tell*; the astonished Lydia that he is h-v father. Weeping over the bier of Marny, Lydia and her lover find tils.' l ! although, they have lost one father ifhey have found another. Accompanying this big picture are the following: 'The Power of Love" (another fine feature drama), "Tlie Smuggler's D?-;ghter" (an Essanay drama), a very fine picture "Trond!hj?im to Ch.riatiav.iV and two laughable comedies ' "Wanted a'Practice" and "GrandfatWs Clock." , Then.', will be a matinee at 2.30 to-day.

» "THE BUTTERFLIES."

An, English comedy oiwin-no company entitled "The Butt*/flips,'' will open a two night's season .it the Town. Hall on Monday evening next, under the direction of far Fred McCrea, the well-known English theatrical manager. "The Butterflies," which consists of three ladks and four gentlemen, have toured "iiliigkmd for quite a number of yea)-", and it is interesting to note that tiie personnel of the combination is the -:cto at the. present time a,s when it "-vr-s organised. The .Sonth A frican voason which. "The Butterflies" have }v*i, finished, was originally intended i*; cover ten weeks, but the genuine success achieved by this talented coterie of star artistes was so grcvi that the management bad to extend the tour over a period of ten aw»itlis. The. pre% notices-from the primupal citie» arid -'towns of South AfrM3Y>'ill testify to the sound judgment of Mr McOrea, tbe universal verdict hem*: -that "The. Butterflies" are the best company hf its kind that has ever v*itod that country..

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 10 May 1913, Page 5

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AMUSEMENTS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 10 May 1913, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 10 May 1913, Page 5

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