KING'S THEATRE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1122, 9 May 1911, Page 6

KING'S THEATRE.

The regular Monday evening change cf programme at the King's Theatro was welcomed last evening by a large and appreciative gathering. One of trie best of the many high-class films submitted was the dramatic study entitled "Fisher Folk." A young fisherman named Steve Hardester pays his attentions to a handsome girl named Cora, but is slighted by her. Thus released from her influence, his affections centre upon a crippled flower-girl named Bertha, whom he marries. She worships her handsome husband, but meanwhilo Cora grows jealous and vows revenge. Steve goes away on a fishing cruise, and nothing is heard of him for a year. When ho returns, Cora is the first to meet him, and she lures him on to a flirtation, which Bertha sees. Heartbroken, sho wends her way home, but before she reaches the cottage she meets Stove, who realises the baseness of his behaviour. She forgives him, nnd (hey go home lovingly together, Cora seeing just enough nf their united happiness to prove to her that she has lost all her power over Steve. Special attention is also merited by a Now York film, "What Shall Wo Do With Our Old?" This is stated to Ire founded upon an actual occurrence in the city of its origin, and the words thrown upon the screen by way of introduction explain its purport. "There are pensions for wounded soldiers, but for tho useful citizen wounded in the battle of life—nothing." As a specimen of dramatic kinematography this film is exceedingly good, and its sympathetic realism makes an appeal to the social conscience. A comic film of novel character is that which tells what befell "Jlr. Inquisitive," a veritable Paul Pry, who is for ever poking his nose into other people's business. The English Grand National of the present year, and other good subjects of different kinds, together with a particularly interesting "Patho Gazette," complete- a first-rate programme, which will be repeated tonight and to-morrow.

The West's and Royal Picture Proprietary will shortly present at the King's Theatre an interesting Shakespearean study by the Barker Motion Company. Lfndon, who recently kinematographed Sir Herbert Tree's glorious spectacular production, "Henry VIII." Not only have adults been attracted in large numbers to the theatres at which it is being shown in the Old Country, but school and college masters, becoming convinced of the educational atmosphere surrounding the picture, have taken thrir students along in larzo numbers at intervals to witness it. West's, Limited, have secured the Australasian rights. THE NEW THEATEE. There will be a complete change of programme at the New. Theatre to-day. Among the pictures to be displayed for the first time in Wellington will be "The Indian's Test," the "A.8." study, "XT.mt Shall We Do With Our Old?" and the Vitagraph comic, "Crazy Apples." "A Eoyal Divorce" will bo presented for tho last time at the G. 30 session this evening.