Northcote's Kinematograph.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3025, 6 January 1899, Page 5

Northcote's Kinematograph.

On Wedneaday eveniag In St. George's flail, Mr Northoote gave a oapital eatertaicmont with hie Klnematograpb, and he waa ably supported by a clever variety combloation. The hall waa full, and the audience, quick to recogniße^the merit of theentertaiLmeat, were liberal with the applause, and frequently demaoded repetitions. The series of pictures illustrating the Spanish-American war, formed the btßt kinematogropbio exhibition we have ever seen. The first picture shown, was startling initsgrueaomonesa : I-fc represented divers at work recovering the bodies of those who weut down in the ill-fated battleship '.MUine i Ryery detail of the picture was dear and distinct ; 6sh awani about q-iite naturally, divers ascended and deaoended rr>pe ladders, and the drowned sailors were ha,uled up like log*. Other pictures worthy of mention were: 'The Lindfcg of U.tS. B;u. jicketa in Cuba' « Retreat of a party of insurgents,' • Call to Armp, on a U.S. Warship ' "Torpedo practice,' ' Bombardment of Maaila, ' •Charge of Cuban Gavalry,' &v The first part of the programme ooncladed with a military song arid a oostar ditto by _Mc_ H*rry Enter. The latter entitled •/FJxere was Hooligan 1 made quite a hit Whan the curtain ' roße, after the interval . Mr Northcote give a olever exhibition of , the tffuota of shadows made with his hands on a screen and caused much merriment thereby. Mies Nita Beresford followed with a oharming seriocomic song whtoh waa imperatively encored Mr Harry B xter again appeared and treated the audience to several more deeoriptiye musioal hall ditties, and these were highly Boccesafu). An exhibition of rellerakating.by Mr Fred Norris, conoluded this portion of the programme and the lights were again lowered for thq K'nematograpb. ' Faust, up-tc"-(3ate ' was the first film passed through the machine, and this scene was remarkable for its great length 1 Azrival of the Paris Express ' and ' A Smugglers Cave ' were the best of the remaining ones Bhown. The accompaniments were played by Misa Jeannie Johnston, who also performed satisfactorily, the somewhat arduous task of supplying martial music to aocompany all the war scenes. Mr Uortboote and the pompany left yesterday for Dunedin, . but we understand there ia every prospect that he will return in a few months time with a net? set cf pictures, and we are sure that if be provides aa good an entertainment as he did on Wednesday, he will not have to complain of any lack of support in Milton.