Montgomery’s Company

Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 6 April 1906, Page 3

Montgomery’s Company

—o The “ moving picture ” has now an established place in public esteem, and an entertainment consisting wholly or largely of biograph views is no longer regarded with suspicion. The small, dim, ‘‘flick* ery ” picture of past ways has given place to the large, brilliant*view in which every detail is clear, and the figures seem almost to live. Both the mechanical contrivances and the art of picture-making have progressed in huge strides, and the result is seen in entertainments such as those presented in various parts of the colony. Since last here Mr Montgomery, with his customary enterprise of being up-to-date has received from France the very latest production in machines for picture exhibition. It is known as the ‘‘Professional” and was the one machine chosen out of many for the pictorial entertainments at the Great World’s Fair held at St. Louis. ’ It is said to be a most perfect piece of mechanism, silent in movement, rock steady and reduces that annoying flicker almost to vanishing point. Montgomery’s picture’s have always been good, but it is now claimed that a still further improvement has been effected by the recent importation of the very latest thing in picture projection. Thecompany propose paying another visit to Waipukurau on Wednesday next, with an entirely new collection of animated pictures, illustrated songs, and with several fresh faces among the artists engaged for the present tour, including that quaint and very popular comedian, Harry 7 Thomas.