AMUSEMENTS

Evening Star, Issue 14413, 8 July 1910, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

FULLERS’ PICTURES

Variety of subject and the best that cinematography can give mark the new programme of pictures submitted for the first time in the Princess Theatre last night. Tho fact that the theatre was Idled by an appreciative audience, despite the wintry- weather and a powerful counterattraction, proves that Messrs Fuller and their genial manager, Mr J. Hamer, know what the public want in the matter of pictorial entertainment. The series of pictures presented are a charming lot, moving spectators to admiration, a little emotion, and much laughter. .There is ' Coko on Earthquake,’ for instance, which is a great ioclder. Coko gets earthquakes on the brain, and cannot escape from shocks. Nightmare drives him in sleeping shirt and socks from his bed to snuggle down under an umbrella in the main street for safety. ‘ Tho Port of Toulon ’ affords an interesting insight to the activity in a French shipbuilding yard. A steamer in the making is seen in various stages, the last being the launching of it, stern first. ‘His First Valentine’ shows how one “Easy” Miller, an American rough-rider with a keen eye for a girl, plays a man’s part to win her. ‘Ransom’s’ Folly’—a pictorial adaptation of a popular American novel—depicts how a lieutenant of the U.S. Arraymakes a foolish wager and wins at greatrisk. ‘ Tho English Association Cup Final ’ is an excellent film, although, to he sure, it did not get its deserved meed of appreciation, New Zealanders not yet being educated to tljc real attractiveness of soccer, which, as played at Home, makes other football tame as “cat and bat.” The tremendous crowd of spectators are a study- in themselves, whilst the play, to those who know, is swift, keen, reflective of the brains behind tho hall. ‘ The Man ’ is a callous dramatic film relieved by beautiful mountain scenery. ‘The Eleventh Hour’ is a tragedy powerfully portrayed. ‘The Xian Under the Bed ’ is, surely, a. title that requires no explanation.

. ‘ Stockholm Canals ’ is a film of picturf esquo views. The efforts of one Cali no, . who tries to commit suicide because a 1 stout liidy has no heart for him, are highly , amusing. Calino tries shooting, hanging, ( drowning, butting a wall,, throwing him- [■ self over a cliff, in front of a coach, and , across a railway track, but always wit-li- [ out success. He goes to gaol in the end. f These are most of tho films which one I remembers with pleasm*. After tho prox gramme of usual lengf.i has been given f * The King’s Funeral ’ is shown at the last, so that those who have seen it can go home without saying they have not got their money’s worth. But the film is so t intererting that one can look upon the “ historical scenes many times before cry--1 ing “Enough.” One has no hesitation in recommending the new programme to ‘ seekers of instructive entertainment. It ’ , will be repeated to-night, and there will bo a matinee to-morrow. ; PATHE PICTURES. ( The pictures under Wont’s management, j* were on exhibition at the Art Gallery Hall last night before an appreciative audience. To-night the pictures will bo shown at the ’ Foresters’ Hall, Port Chalmers. ; j EMPIRE VAUDEVILLE. . j Tho programme presented at the Al--1 hambra Theatre this week continues to at--5 tract good audiences. Rizhlly so, too, for ; those who contribute to it are performers 1 of merit, and the items are judirioudy, ’ chosen. I j BP.YDONE SKATING RINK. » Tho Brydone Skating Rink is a popular b place of amusement just now, every seafion r beinz well attended. To-night a tandem - raco for ladies and gentlemen is to he held. Entries have come forward well, so the - event should cause a god deal of interest- , and amusement. ■ GAPPING CARNIVAL. The University students’ capping oari nival will ffio held in His 'Majesty’s i Theatre on. Thursday and Friday, July 14 5 and 15. Tho performance tliis year pro- :• . mises to excel these of previous years. • ■ The et-udente have been wide awake to ' all topics which lend themedvee to their ! entertainment, and some very amusing ■ j farces, waxworks, and songs have been 5 arranged. The carnival will ho run for I two nights again this year, and an entire I change of programme will be made those--1 rend night. The box plan will open at j the Dresden Piano -Company on Monday, s Professors, lecturers, and this year’s graduates can reserve their seats on Saturday. Students are reminded that the etuI dents’ capping dinner will 'bo held on Frif day next at 11 p.m. Day sales as usual at ’ S. Jacobs’s.