AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 12 August 1913, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

TOWN HALL PICTURES. "IN A FIX." A very huge audience was present J at the Town Hall, Masterton, last | evening, when the current pio- j cri'iimtne was presented for a second j time. Sporting enthusiasts were pre-sent-in large .numbers to witness the sporting event of the year, the 1913 . Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, showing the very big country to be traversed. It is a fine sight to witness thirty horses setting off jn a line, but tlu> most elaborate points of the production is the way numerous hemes' come to ground until at the finish onlv three horses are left to pass the winning post. The facial comedy "In a Fix," proved a genuine laughter-raiser. The picture entails a laughable and romantic plot, and shows the marvellous versatility of the popular Danish actress, >lis<3 Nielsen. In this new departure sha will be even more welcome than hitli-| erto, for she displays an appreciation I of real comedy that is as remarkable as it is highly enjoyable. She fully enters into the spirit of the cliaiacter and gives us a finished performance equal to thiit of the most popular of our English actresses. It is a representation of real rollicking humour, and cannot fail to create hearty laughter whenever presented. An exciting drama is that of "The Engraver," and - a specially fine Edison ' .study- entitled ''The Man lie ; : Might Jfove Been" conveys aiv impressive lesson; showing how, for want of;, en-; ooutagement in the* study of subjects suited, to\his tastes, a young genius 'steadily drifts away from "what should have, been his goal in life. "Ma s Apron Strings" is an exceptionally good comedjA, providing plenty of fun. The programme will be repeated tonight. The public are notified to keep in mind the big event to be screened at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, whenHhe well-known actress Sarah Bernhardt, will be seen in "Queen Bess." The box plan for this season isf now open at the British and Continental Piano .Company, and is rapidly filling.

THOMPBON-PfYNE PICTURE!. "THE PRICE OF SILENCE." Last evening another large an- ] dience was pcg§£pt at., the T.P. i •Electric Theatre when the;,- -current | change again received an excellent hearing. The big feature, , ''The Price of Silence'' proved a popular > Another fine "special" was production of of* His Youth." This- was a very fine drama/ and introduced Miss ißomaine. Fielding, who is leading in the world's popular player contest. The theme handled was pathetic and delicate in the extreme and* contained the famed moral of "honest is the best policy." Probably the item of the evening t&s the Barker film "With Human Instinct." This was a special showing the high training and wonderful intuition of a bulldog, whirh wfts instrumental in saving a child's life and in bringing a burglar to earth. Another good animal, etory was "The Detective's Dog," which showed how a Newfound; land dog rewarded its kind master. The remaining drama was entitled "To the City," -and showed the pitfalls which beset girls coming from the country to seek employment in large cities. "Eclair Journal" gave the usual fashions and animated news. Numerous, comedies were shown, among which were "A Bad Boy's Diary," <r Man Wanted," and "A Deaf Burglar." This fine programme will be submitted for approval again this evening. For Wednesday the management announce the scheening of three specials in "The Face at the Window," "Zaza," and "Zuma, the Gipsy," three of the latest film releases.