AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 15075, 6 January 1913, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

THE QUEEN’S THEATRE. ‘ PICTURESQUE DUNEDIN.’ It has been left to the management of the Queen’s Theatre, that fountain head ot enterprise, to demonstrate very pleasantly that in order to obtain delightful scenic studies for patrons of moving picture shows it, is not at all necessary “ tae gang far frac hante.” The leading film in the new series of pictures .at the Queen s Theatre today was a remarkably good representation of Dunedin and " oor ain folk" And if there ho. any soured citizens who do not fully appreciate the rare charms of Dunedin, let them visit the Queens Theatre and know enjoyment, for the cinematographer who prepared this excellent film has caught the City wreathed in summer glory. Were this film shown in, say, Edinburgh, a’ the guid folk in that braw toon would cry welcome to their erty e Antipodean sister, and be proud of the relationship, l ire gist impression a spectator has is that he has often been moved by views of distant cities to a foolish, envy and a silly longing for change, for as the 1,122 ft of tinted film, silowing this City and its beautiful ocean front, glides from 1862 to 1915, one realises that here, in “dull, played-out Dunedin," as fools say, there is a charm, to sec the same and worse elsewhere men and women travel till they arc dog tired, lire film starts with a fine view of Dunedin in 1862, in which the main features of progress then are the laying of the foundation stone of St. Paul’s Cathedral and the filling in of the Octagon. Fifty years’ great progress is shown in loss than 50 minutes. The first of the modern views stem to have been taken from Montecillo or thereabout. The whole industrial portion of the City and its sea-borne trade, are shown at a single glance. Then one is taken around the Queen’s Drive by the residential areas favored by those who spend their profits at home. All tire main buildings are shown to great advantage, and Princes street Iras been “ taken ” at tire busiest hour of the day. A remarkable feature, compared with pictures of cities over the sen., is the number of men with their hands deep in their pockets. A stranger in a far country would think that our honest City is a hive of robbers. The views of the interior of the Museum are exceptionally good, while the seascapes are equal to anything ever shown in Dunedin. We have a more beautiful City than most of its care to believe. Tire film is accompanied by a. good, series. It should Ire seen, by all. j

’FULLERS’ PICTURES. A new series of pictures will be presented at the Princess Theatre to-night. The star film is entitled ‘ The Groat Circus Catastrophe.’ a, drama, by the Nnrdisk Company. It is 2,500 ft in length, and guaranteed interesting in every inch. Another bright drama is entitled ‘ Physician of Silver Gulch.’ The scenic pictures are ‘Glimpses of the Dee’ and ‘On the Bosphorus.’ The comedies promise to he very entertaining. The programme also includes a-n educational subject, ‘ Cocoa Cultivation.’ Mr Mart in el li has arranged an excellent programme of orchestral music. THE KING’S THEATRE. The final screening of last week’s excellent programme was witnessed by a large number of spectators on Saturday evening. This week a new departure, in the form of a partial return to vaudeville will bo entered into at the King’s. The Crimson Ramblers, who proved so popular during their recent performances at His Majesty’s Theatre, will provide half the entertainment, and the other half will consist of a varied and interesting selection of moving pictures. ‘ .The New Ranch Foreman,’ ‘ A Child of the Purple Sage,’Norwegian Whalers at Jervois,’ and ‘ Passion Flowers’ are the titles of some of the principal films. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Crimson Ramblers. tire Qlracs, and the other members of the capable company who have been appearing at His Majesty’s Theatre gave their 'art performance on Saturday evening. Their season was fairly successful, but they did not, receive anything like the patronage they deserved. The Ramblers will appear at the King's Theatre to-night. HAYWARDS' PICTURES. The final projection of the Aiaska-Sibe-rian pictures attracted r. large audience in ’* Tim Octagon ” on Saturday evening. The new series announced for to-night is said to be an extremely varied and novel coterie. The list it exceptionally strong in dramatic pictures .plays, there being no less than Rnr, with " The Wheels of Destruction ’as a head-liner. There are two scenic effects, one of Peking and the other of Bulgaria. Max Linder appears in a comedy, and the latent ‘ Pathe Gazelle’ illustrates the latest happenings over£yrher#,. -