AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14600, 26 February 1913, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

—. —« — QUEEN'S THEATRE. The new programme of Messrs -M<v,hoii and Edwards's Continuous 1 ic?.A .down at the Queens Ihcatrc Srdnv, attracted largo audience. •;.nch were delighted with the vane *nl the interesting character ot tie.----i ..M-eei.ed The feature picture , hints scieeneu. -«« *. « ..TV,.. I« a lengthy dramatic film, lhtSrot Treaty." The story .untold.•SS ono arising out ot intrigue . Nonage ir. high political circles, -m- , "pi-"'-'"* denictcd were M-nsat.on.il I ,7 etWae.er. Th,-. Minister -or ; Lrevnx Affairs has just concluded a _ «ret"treaty with an important eastern Stion, and an attemut is ..md* •" | . "Viire possesion os the tnat> h> a . It \vhLn works upon the fears ol the < V?;. ,5 the -.Milliner that .he < yl The spy opens the sate contain- , 'T'the treaty and others papers, hi: . ..."-iiid the Minister's w.le are shot , ! the automatic revolver- in the , J f. The soy is not seriously hurt, j , ' '.nd' makes off with a paper which lie | I", "incs is the treaty, but which, he } W-quently discovers .s . another , Slier! The acting and setting were - "dmirable. and tho picture was lo- 1 ' Ced with the keener inten-.-t. . ' -Why Jim Rei-Tni-d" was another in-tcrp-'iim: drama, which dealt with tho menn. by which a confirmed driinK- rd «_* brought to realise the error oi his l,v« Hi- awakes alter a heavy bout . nl : "drinking to .hid alongside him the (!w ] body of his friend. Everything noints lo him as the murderer, but it " ' ...covered that his friend nn< been " n'cridentnlly killed by a discharge of buekd'ot- from a woh-trap. In' l " fcvere lesson decides Jim to leave ■- liquor alone. A very fin- scenic was - '■'.{ Vorniaiidv Rivi-r. Ihe Banks of trie Orne." The numerous- cascades and the'beautiful trws oTerhanging the river were realistically shown. 'The Button off His Braces.' and ' '•" '-Alkali Ike Stung" were, two amusing humorous picture. le-day and tins zoning the sum.< programme will ue rfivrn On the Country Circuit the Oi'fcn's Theatre Pictures will be shown • tUigbr at Lrcston, and _ to-morrow night at Kaiapoi.