ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

Mataura Ensign, 2 November 1911, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

PATHE PICTURES. The )ittractii<mess of ;no, - ing picture displays show.-, no sijiiis of waning loeally and u goim audience av-'cnihlod at the Dominion Mall last evening io wit- . ness the third programme of the Pa the ; pictures submitted by -Mr A. W. Mci Lean. A wide range ol subjects was covered, from the grave t<r gay, the ; lively to severe. An educational film > of merit depicted the operations inci- • dental to tlio manufacture of tapioca. , while historical scones were revealed in pictures of Tunis and the ruins of ' Carthage. "The Charm of Flowers" was a beautiful and fantastic fancy, showing magnificent colored representations of Spanish dancers and flowers. Dramatic subject'! found representation in "Hobbie the Coward," a story j of crowded city life, whore the hero I "finds'' himself in a manner wholly i satisfactory to the audience. "The Father's Punishment." a somewhat •ordid story of a double life, and "'Hie I Cowboy's Romance,'" a popular Wild I Vv'est picture. Humorous parts were played in "Seeking a Hed." "Hawkoye Turns Detective," "Tweedledum wants to be si Hero," etc., sending the audience away in high good humor. STEVENSON'S PICTURES. ! At the Town Hall this evening the Stevenson Proprietary will submit a more than usually entertaining programme. Included in tho films to be shown is "Enoch Arden," a dramatisation of Tennyson's famous jwiem. This picture is some 2000 feet in length and has, it is stated, been staged and costumed with a magnificence iinsur- j passed. Among the other pictures are i "Peninsula Sorrento," "Pussie's Cousins," "Wooiiiir of Wilfred." "Water-' falls of Tivoli, ' and' "Her Child's Hon- \ or." The balance of the films promisei well and an enjoyable entertainment is! assured. SALE OF WORK. j The ladies of the congregation of the 1 Mataura St. Saviour's Church hav<> been preparing for some time for a i bazaar, which was to have been held j this week, in aid of the church building j fund. The bazaar idea has now been | abandoned i.nd it is intended to hold a '■ sale of work in McGregor's Hall on j' Friday and Saturday afternoons am! evenings of this week, commencing af I; 2..'30 p.m. Some excellent work will bo! 1 offered and the i:sual side-show attrac- ; tions in the shape of bran tubs and |' fish ponds, etc.. will be filled with nr- ' tides for the children. The money is wanted for a good puri>osc so that the ' sale ia worthy of liberal support. '