ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3390, 4 December 1911, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

BATHE PICTURES

It is announced that a picture that, m many respects, stands high in the world of cinematography, will make its appearance at His Majesty’s Theatre to-night The title under which it will be screened is “'Captain Kate,’’ and the substance of the plot is made up

of the adventures of a trappers’ daughter. Quite apart from the. dramatic effects attained, the depiction commands interest because of the novelty of the scenes it includes. From the commencement to the conclusion, wild animals are the chief actors in the play, and it is in obtaining views of them in wild, natural attitudes that tlie cinematograph man has most <oneerned lumself. The onlooker is in-

troduced to scenes in tropical Africa, in which the majestic black-maned lion is seen stalking and catching his prey, and where a pair of leopards are seen to attack and kill a lion. The opening scene explains the capture of' a lion by means of a lassoo, and from this cut every scene is attended by an unequalled display of daiing and skill. Events transpire which leave the heroine aioi:o in the depth of the jungle, and it is here that the most exciting passages are enacted. In the clearing near a liasti'lv-erected and frail hut appears a huge black-maned lion, followed by Ins mate. A wild hog rushes from the thicket, and, being a fierce little animal, lie fronts the lion as if to make an attack. The towering bulk of his enemy however, awes him. and -•© takes' flight. With a single bound flic lion is upon him, and he reappears < ut of the thicket a moment later with Die hog suspended in his jaws, Ins fangs transfixing the under portion of the animal’s neck. The lion bears the h-avy carcase with ease, and forms a picture of majesty. At this juncture the heroine becomes aware of the approach of the lions, and barricades herself in the hut, whence she fires her last cartridge, but’ misses the approaching lion. Unbarring the door she liberates lier two leopards, who, after a spirited encounter overcome the foremost lion, severing his jugular vein. These are only a few of the thrilling incidents with which the film is punctuated, and the educative value of the. depiction cannot lie overlooked. This item will l o supported by a programme of singular attractiveness, and tlie whole should merit the attention of every picture goer.