ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 288, 9 November 1912, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

i DANTE S “ INFERNO.” [ Who has not heard of the great ! Italian poet and his vision of hell; I'hose wlio see the picture at the Prim ces.s to-night will realise that Dante ‘ ranks among the immortals. The pic- ‘ ture is veil described by extracts from . the book, so that those who are unacquainted with the classics can folion the story with ease. The stems art magnificent and absolutely different u. ' any thing yet screened. The other item.on the programme will comprise sonii excellent dramas and comics ealculateo I to please patrons of \arious tastes. KIND'S THEATRE, HASTINGS. j To-night, nt th? King’s Theatre, another complete change of programmi will be made. The pictures to be ■' screened are all tip-top subjects and ;■ ” splendid variety. Some beautiful seen - ery will be shown in the picture “ Fi<t turesque Cuba.” Bathe’s Gazette will, f as usual, be full of interest to everys body. “ Studies in Fur and Feather " r will be especially interesting to the ladies. •• The Coiners ” is a Cines drama of great interest to both young II and old. “ Derelict's Return ' is one • of the Lubin Company’s fine works. - Harry Byers, who lives with his vid s owed mother in a small town, i.s o! thi a ag_- when his impetuous nature d p not like restraint, 'i he minister of tin j parish and his sister Beth take a great f interest in him, and try hard to keep him away from saloons and pool rooms. ' His associates, however, tease him so s much about going to church that one ; day. thoroughly angry, he leaves ho.; e. ; A year later he has become a typical) . vagrant, and i.s on the verge of starvaI turn. In his wanderings he g'ts hack f. to the village, and in the night steals a C loaf of bread. He is chased by a policeman, and in his flight dashes into r the ehn-ch a.id climbs to the belfry. s ' There he sleeps, but the next morning is awakened by the bell tolling for tin ? dead. Descending to the church he ? sees a fu.iera! service in order. Stutn■j bling up to the casket ha recognises the body of his mother, and sinks tu his knees heartbroken. Beth goes to his side, and with words of comfort takes him back to the cottage. Stnrt- ■ ing life anew, he asks Beth to marry him, and she consents. “ Old Love Letters ” is an interesting drama by I t 1 ’- Vitagraph Company, in which an ; old couple are seen recalling scenes by , the old love letters which are being read. The comics are “ Bliggs Family at the Zoo.” “ Tonto’ini's Cheap Outfit.” and *• Girl Bandits' Hoodoo.” OPENING GF NAPIER'S NEW I THEATRE. II H There is every reason to helie-e that ■■ I the Amateur Operatic Society will score : i a big success with its production of “A | Greek Slave” next week. The book- [ ings for the performance have been ex- [ coptionally good, and the friends ot the 1 society have warmly shown their d -sire , 1 1 to assist. The concluding rehearsals I 1 1 have bean thorough!'’ '•aiistactory. anti; \ the stage manager (.Mr. J. Ros.-warre) | i bus his company well in hand. No pains [ j have he m snared to have the' play pro- [ ■ parly staged and dressed, anil with the ! : S ilendid effects possible in th.' new i theatre the production should be soma- I thing vurthy of warm appreciation. ,