THE PICTURE PALACE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 285, 17 November 1916, Page 2

THE PICTURE PALACE.

[to the editor. 1 Sir,—It is extremely amusing to read an effusion about pictures in last night’s issue signed “E.F.” For some months past every picture shown in New Zealand has been censored not only by the New Zealand censor, but also by the British Board of Censors, and many of them have also passed an American censorship. There are still a large number of “killjoys” who would make picture palaces about as exciting as a prayer meeting, and the only censorship that would please them would be to censor every film, except such alleged religious films as “The Life of Moses.” The boys of Britain and Australasia, who" are upholding the Empire in France, were practically brought up on pictures, and uncensored at that too, but their conduct shows that they are as brave as Crimean soldiers, and much more sober, bedause they got the habit of going to picture shows instead of spending their night in hotel bars. ’ Wowsense” the picture show, and the young men will go back to the bars.* From the time of Adam, well-meaning persons like “E.F.” have been trying to regulate the morals of the public, but we go on sinning in the same old way. Has “E.F.” any scheme for changing human nature or getting rid of the old Adam or monkey strain in our blood, which makes us go on in a way that causes good people to shudder. If further censoring of (he morals will close the'jailssand church, and “sack” the police and parsons, let’s have it by all means.—l am. etc., PLAIN BILL.