AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 6 September 1913, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

TOWN HALL PICTURES* An exceptionally liigh-class programme will bo presented at tlie Town Hall tITTs afternoon and evening, the pictorial productions being from the leading makers of America and .Europe. The Lubin Co. is responsible for a powerful drama entitled "Annie Rowley's Fortune." Ha ivy "Waters, a detective, is em- j ployed to locate Annie Rowley, whose 1 grandmother has left her 100,000 dollars. He finds the girl, who lives with her family. Waters conceives the idea of trying to win the girl before telling her of her good fortune. He poso<s as a rich man, and is modern toly successful, so much so that with tiie mother's consent he proposes. Annie begs for time to think as sho is really in love with Jim Graham, a poor boy. The "toughs" of the neighbourhood do not like Waters, and one night pick a fight with him. He is getting pretty badly done up when Annie sends Jim to lielp him. Jim also gets a beating, and when the police arrive the whole gang is arrested. At the police station all are searched, and the plot is found out, Annie eventually marrying Jim. . "Q.'Hara Helps Cupid" is a highly amusing comedy by the Vita graph Co., in which Denis WoolanCa policeman, and Widow Mac Gee, with whom Denis is in love, figure prominently. A rival appears on the scene who, for a time, ousts Denis from favour, but "eventually, after many scenes', between the principals, he is restored to favour and & leap.-year proposal from the widow. Many Of the incidents ill this cleverly arranged ccpiedy are of a jeide-split-tinjg character.' lli© programme also < included: ".New Zealand Animated Gazette,' a fine tbpical film, "Tweedledum a« Boxer," a. creaming comedy, "Jarrali }Vorkw' an 'educational film !>y the 1? at he Co., and "The Fairy Bottle." ''Under Two Flags'' is a drama of wonderful mer- | it, in which the story is'laid, in the j most picturesque parts-of -Northern 1 Africa, where stirring happenings recently occurred between Frenchtroops and the Arabs. The picture programme is concluded with a comedy entitled "Stout and Lean," a type of film which will please and amuse everybody. In addition to the picture series tile Blanchard Bellringers, who scored a great success last evening, will again appear. Thia versatile and musical group, by their clever performance, greatly add to the general enjoyment of the entertainment!. A • specially selected programme will be shown for the benefit of the little on«?s at the afternoon matinee.

THOMP*ON-PAYNE PICTURES.

"THE FATAL GROTTO." The change of programme tx) lie sul> mitted at the T.P. Electric Theatre this evening promises to be above the ordinary and includes the Itala Company's latest dramatic sensation entitled "The Fatal Grotto. V The plot is very interesting and exciting, the final scenes including a huge explosion in a grotto. The Lubin Coy. will present a pretty Mexican romance called "The Sjnorita's Butterfly," while the Selig studio will have a, production in "The Sheriff of Yavappi." Big Byd O'Neill, the sheriff of Yavappi County, is in love with Nellie Bo wen, the daughter of a wealthy ranches. This individual, long in cattle, is easy and short ,on gambling. The foolish old rancher, ; flushed with "fusil oil," is locked in the back room of the Spread Eagle saloon, where he is being systematiially fleeced by a precious pair of rascals, when lie is discovered by the sheriff. The sheriff forces the gamblers to refund, but they are sore and soon manage to trap old Bo wen. They hold him up, getting back their own irioney with compound interest. The sheriff again intervenes, and sliootng commences. The gamblers get away with whole skins, but the daring and persistent officer tracks them to their mountain roost. Another fine dramatic item will be shown in the Rex cqmpany's latest triumph, "At Midnight." This is an excellent domestic drama which shows a father's love and a mother's carelessness. An exceptionally fine comedy will lie given entitled "A Picjnic at Dakato," which features Miss Pearl Crystal in one of her most winning moods. The latest, topical gazette and "Customs in the Caucasus" ;will supply the educating 'part, whilst wjt ancj humour will be dispersed in "Bloomer's Transformations" (Oines), "Monkey is Love" (Eclair), "The Girl Who Was Left": (Lux), and "The Western Knight'" (Edison). A big matinee programme will be shown at 2.30 p.m. to-day. "THE GEISHA." Masterton theatre-goers should not fail to note that the booking for the Geisha season opens at the Dresden on Monday morning. There are indications that the booking will be very heavy, and that the Masterton Amateur Society will have full houses The society are very busy putting on the final touches to the work. Prinpal, chorus, and orchestra are all in Kood form, and eager to face the footlights and audience. Owing to the length of the opera, the performance each night will begin at 7.45 sharp.