ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 264, 27 October 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

I PRINCESS TIIEATBK BOG* INGS. | Nov. I West's “Our Xavv.” I Nov. 2 A. L. I). Fraser. I Nov. s- West’s “Our Army. ’ i Nov. 2-5 Harry Rickards. i Night before Election--H. M. CiHiipI liell. I Second night before Election —Eustace Lane. i KING S THEATRE. HASTINGS. i Last night. :.t the above theatre, a | program me was screened that would I lie hard to beat, and it proved an ex- i I i- -llent night’s amusement to all lovers lof picture plays. The dramas include r cow hoy subjects, and they help to make iup an excellent programme. Perhaps the best drama is “Slim Jim’s Last Chance.“ This picture set out a robber and jail-bird who. alter- getting into prison and escaping, finally rescues I i girl and her- lover- from Indians. Tire whole story is well played, and conrpleteiv carries audience away. The oinics are extra funny, and are well worth seeing. PRINCESS THEATRE. HASTINGS. Bumptious will play Romeo at the Princess Theatre for the last time tonight. and those who have not seen this mirth-provoking picture should not fail to do so. The other- pictures are j ■xcellent. paiticrdarly the Bison film. " Her Prisoner." ;ind the comedy “His I Wife's Sweethearts.” There will be th<- usual matinee to-morrow afternoon. WEST’S “(HR NAVY.’’ This great picture. 50110 ft in length, will he'•on-med at the Prim-ess Theatre, Ha-titrgs. on Wednesday next, and as the tour - wns booked some three months i ago it was absolutely impossible to ex- | tend the season beyond Otte night. 'Io ■th- young New Z-’alaml-r this pictire I is an I'ilneation. and when he se-s that i great scene in which the battleships are I steamrnu down the Channel, xingm col- ■ until line rtlr-ad. he reali'-s th.' might i anti maj sty ol the British Navy. It is ! the longest and most comprehensive I ipm vet scrermoti. ami the Admiralty: tallowed Mr. West special privileges to I gain ;>n insight into th- wor king of our • naval svst mi. The London “ Dad.' | r-1,-graph ” says: “ Mr. West lias mj •omj'lisb-rl "ith his pictures what Mr. i Ki[>!ing has done in story ami verse.” [ I’here are fifty scenes, showing .lar k at I work ami at plav. Among the s-a--1 map's a most magnificent production i is th" yacht raring at Cowes, but by far I the most inter'.'sting is th" working lof th- l.ig Ulins anil the Wlntehearl i t->rpedor , '. r ' E'-iy 'C-rm i' < hock full inf interest, ami Navy League' throngh- ! >rtt New Zealand are most enthusiastic i aboil’ th" picuirr'. Notwithstanding the expense of procuring the film, it : i : iU s h<<-i de< irl"<l to adlmre to ih- popili lai- prices of 1 <>■ 1 -■ , ’ l ’’ "' t ' l G< * '..xtra for ked seat', th- plan b>r I w iiieh is now open at Hall s.