The Cinematographe Lumiere.

Hastings Standard, Issue 508, 22 December 1897, Page 2

The Cinematographe Lumiere.

SHOWN IN HASTINGS

The audience which greeted Mr Wyberfc Reeve's Cinematagrapho in the Princess Theatre, Hastings, last night, was not by any means worthy of the excellence of the exhibition. Mr Reeve claims that his machine is of superior construction to those travelling round the colony at present, and the pictures projected bear ample testimony to the legitimacy of this assertion, as the motion is perfectly smooth and the on the eyes entailed in looking aTtKe ordinary cinematographs pictures was noticably absent last evening. Auother feature of the performance was the clearness of the views and the distinctness of every detail, which the audience showed their appreciation of by their spontaneous outbursts. Mrs Gallaugher played two selections on the piano, showing finished execution and brilliancy, and in the course of the programme Miss Hope Nation contributed two vocal items, " The Forge " and "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep," in which her fine voice had ample scope. Her enunciation was particularly good, every word carrying through the house without an effort on the part of the performer. Mr Wybert Reeve recited " The Thin Red Line" with considerable dramatic power, and his effort was greet with loud applause. Of the Cinematographic views, the arrival of the express train at Brindisi was an excellent reproduction, as was also a scene pulling down a wall. The huge volume of dust which arose on the collapse of the wall almost gave one a choking sensation. " Twenty Faces under a Hat," showing the wonderful manner in which Mons. Tewry manipulates a hat and controls his facial muscles, is also a wonderful picture, and brings one back to the Canterbury Theatre and the Alhambra, where Tewry appeared thirteen years ago with his shadowgraph and highclass juggling tricks. A serpentine dance by Tewry was also well received. An alarm nf lire ai. a London Fire !>rig;«ue Station w;v rapturously re-reivr-c! r:nd i?npc : ":itivejy encored. The n-ravai ;>i Lord ikassey on the Fleuiingfcon conr.se, tiie syrftiid suind, the w»:ighiue in after iho ('up,auJXowhaven ami his jockey, were also received with applause. Some French military scenes, illustrating manoeuvres by the Cuirassiers, held the onlookers deeply interested. A boat leaving the harbor was one of the boldest and most natural reproductions shown, and an encore was insisted upon, and a London East End gutter scene, where girls are dancing to the strains of an Italian organ-grinder, is one which appeals directly to people familiar with London street life. A variety of other pictures were shown, and each and all were greeted with pronounced approbation on the part of the audience, who spent a pleasant and instructive evening. The company appear in Napier this evening.