ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3294, 12 August 1911, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

PATHE PICTURES

The presentation of a complete cinematograph version of Charles Dicken’s greatest historical novel “A Tale of Two Cities” by the Pat he Picture proprietary this evening will mark one of the most important events in connection with the local picture house. As is well known, the period of the story is about 1757, when there took place in France that great conflict between the aristocracy and the masses, which came to be designated the French Revolution. The Marquis St. Evremond was the leader of the aristocracy, and he ignored the rights of the 'people. He seized a oeasant girl and killed her brother, who storve to defend her. The girl died from the mal-treatment she received at the hands of the Marquis’ vassals, and when Dr. Manette, a celebrated French physician, is called in he penetrates the monstrosity of _ the affair and refuses to conceal the crime. For this rashness lie is hurried to the Bastille, and is imprisoned without trial. Meanwhile his home is wrecked by order of the Marquis, but his faithful servant Defarge leaves France with the Doctor’s infant daughter, whom he places under the guardianship of Mr Lorry, and she becomes the ward of Tellson’s bank. The second part is,

however, of the greatest interest. Dr Manette is still alive and, going to Paris, his daughter finds her father in the garret of Defarge’s wine shop. The father is much changed both in body and mind l , and although at first he does, not remember his daughter he gradually recollects. The doctor and his daughter return to England, and it is while on board ship that she (becomes engaged to Charles Darney, a nephew of the Marquis, and thenceforth exciting incidents are many. The Revolution in France is kindling, and a child being killed by the Marquis of Evremond’s carriage, marks the beginning of the end. That night the Marquis is killed in his Chamber by the father of the child that was killed'. At the same time the people, rising in all their fury, assaili the Bastille and overcome the jailor and recover the document written by Dr. Marrette against Evremond and all his kin. Tire picture then goes on to pourtray the incident of the return of Darney to France, his arrest by the infuriated poulace, and his condemnation to the guillotine. At that juncture Sydney Carton, a dissolute bank attorney, who is an admirer of Lucy, Darney’s wife, puts in an appearance and gains access to his friends cell and changes places with him against Darney’s' will. The condemned man escapes, and Carton suffers the death penalty—a willing sacrifice of love. The picture is undoubtedly a masterpiece, and the fifty odd tableaux it contains are only instances of the many commendable features apart from the actual narrative.