AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 14 June 1913, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

TOWN HALL PICTURES. "IN THE SPRINGTIME OF LIFE." A first-class bill-of-fare has been provided for the delectation of pic-ture-goer* in Masterton to-night. Tho Masterton I'iefcuro and Entertainment Company baa secured an excellent coloured Paihe" drama entitled "In The Springtime of Life," which will be shown for a first time this evening. . Tho film. >s 40lK)ft in length, and the t story it unfolds is fnil of pathos. A | dying woman commends her child to t the care of a neighbour, and asks her ' to take the little one to her father, i Tho latter acknowledges his paternal , duty, ami places the child in the care {of a'woman who tunia out to be a [ child exploiter. The girl is subsequently handed over to a man, who forces 'her to beg in tho streets. The, exploiter's agency is raided, but the man and woman escape. The, ,/„.] j s afterwards taken by on© Cyril Alen, who, twelve years later, Yearns to love her, and proposes that -she shall marry him. She, refuses, in favour of Lie.ut. von Plan, who is also carrying on a flirtation with another woman. Subsequently tho girl chooses a theatrical career, and wins fame. Her own father, innocent of her identity, falls in love with her. A fire in a theatre reveals the true name of the actress, and tlio, incidents'that follow* are most iriterosiing,' Through the instrumentality of her father, the girl and .Cyril are brought together, and the romantic career ends in a happy marriage. Besides tlnVsensational drama, two. other dram*ftio film s 'will be shown, one en tit lod "The Red'"Stain,", and the other "The Miser." * The comic items are of the side-splitting order, and tho scenio and topical films, are up bo the usual high .standard. This programme will be shown for two nights only (to-night and Tuesdaynight). A special matinee will bo given this afternoon.

PUSS IN BOOTS. I On Monday night at the Town Hall the J. C. Williamson management wall stage for the first and only-time ins Masterton the gorgeously mount-ij ed and wonderfully successful mime extravaganza "Puss in Boots," which is enjoying th? most successful tour yet experienced by a similar at- j traction in New Zealand. To-night a. full lighting and scenic reh&srsal will take nlaee under the supervision Of Mr J. "C. Whitfield, tho stage manager, which guards,... against the possibility of any hitch .occurring during Mondiiy~night's representation. Fairies, ogres,, .gipsies, policemen, rustics,' acrobats, ragtime experts, cats aitid all kinds of other wonderful being® will strut their hour in the pantomime. Miss Violet Loraine, who fills the part of Colin, is bracketed with the best who has ever essayed th? "nrincipal boy", role in London. "Puss in Boots" enjoyed a run of over six months in Sydney and Melbourne. Numerous alterations have been made to the existing ajpparaxus of the Town Hall, including the hanging of ovor 50 additional sets of blocks and linos and the erection of extensive electric fittings for the numerous effects. The hunting scene introduces Fred Leslie and Ivy Schilling in their graceful exposition of acrobatic acting. "Puss in Boots simply abounds in beautiful ballets. brilliant marches, and the musical items are a feature of the production; whilst the artistic and amazing" acrobatic feats of th • Gaudsmidts and th3ir remarkably clever dogs, and the wonderful feats performed by Messrs Collins and Hart, the famous burlesque acrobats, would alone, it i§ said, ensue the success of any pantomime. Children wilf find in "Puss in Boots" everything to delight them, particularly the antics of the remarkable horse (Messrs Hart and Whitmore), and the screamingly funny scenes provided bV Messrs "Pip". Powell (King Grabbus), George Miller (Dame Shortly), Fred Leslie (MuggleA and Rupert Darrell (Cyrus P. Hanks). Miss Alice Russon, Miss Dorothy Firmin, and Mr Vernon Davidson add considerably to the entertainment, as they are all gifted with excellent voices. The. plans are at the Dresden.