AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 17 July 1913, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. "STOLEN JEWELS." Despite the wintry state of the weather last evening, a large and appreciative audience was present at the T.P. Electric Theatre to witness the mid-week change. The main feature , of the bill was a big detective.:', drama entitled "Stolen Jevals," which received well merited applause. The story i s v.-c rd and exciting, it is one of these thrilling detective stones, which are, such favourites in current liters cure. The story discloses how the .y,ung secretary to Sir William de Da drel is tempted to embezzle a large sum of money. In the end, and desperate at finding he can conceal his theft no longer, he decides to steal certain of the family jewels. Then again he is ' confronted with the difficulty of turning suspicion off himself. He is reminded of a coming ball. He is directed to give Lady Dandrel's necklace and ruby bracelet, jewels of fabulous wealth, to the maid. He proceeds to very cleverly direct suspicion from himself. The absence of the stolen jewels is made known. Dek tectives are called in and the eecre- / tarv apparently tries to render every assistance, thus putting the detectives off the scent. Accidents,'how-, ever, happen in the best of arrangements and a tiny clue finally leads to his betrayal. A fine dramatic feature will be shown in "The Higher Duty," the Lubin Company's latest effort. "Parson and Medicine Man" is an excellent Western conception by the Imp Company, whilst "His First Patient" is a humorous drama by the Nordisk Company. The remainder of the programme consists of a good variety, some of which are "A D*op of Water," "The Magician," "SamI ray's Acrobatic Feats." "Who Did the Deed," "Photographer Out of a Job," and "Gheledi." This series will be repeated: this evening. TOWN HALL PICTURES. "WIVES OF JAMESTOWN." ' The large crowd that visited the Town Hall last evening to see the first screening of the new programme of the Masterton Picture and Enter r tainment Company greeted every item with loud .applause the pictures were shown with a rock-steadiness that was appreciated by all present. , and the management are to be congratulated in having installed the latest improvements in cinematography that has brought the Town Hall apparatus into line with the leading picture halls of the world. The picture that caused much comment last evening was "The Wives of Jamestown," which is a picture of thrilling and a-nazing incidents, and holds the audience in expectation right up to the final scene. A picture that caused rounds of laughter was a. Selig comedy, full of humorous incidents, and was entitled "Sammy Orpheus," and shows Sammy, a wan-dering-minstrel, who has only one object in life —to play his flute. F becomes a stowaway on a- ship, . H joins an exploring expedition, and captures the fancy of the Queen of the Jungle. He escapes from her attentions. He becomes a. modern "Pied Piper," and the animals of the jungle follow him in mute, and surrender their savage eyes, turned to gentle admire by the sweet awe of music. The picture was Loudly applauded, and mu&t he classed as one of the best comedies yet presented in Masterton. Other pictures of an interesting nature were the Australian Gazette, "Market of Kabyba," "Twilight of Her Life," "It all Came «nt in the Wash," "Under the Stars and Stripes," "Timid Lovers." This programme contains a set of pictures such as is seldom witnessed bv Mas(teuton audiences, and a record house ;tshould be rocordesT this evening.