THE BIOGRAPH APPETITE.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 63, 15 March 1911, Page 5

THE BIOGRAPH APPETITE.

The appetite of the modern human for modern cinematography seemingly is but whetted, for each succeeding programme presented, at the Town Hall commands a large following^ of interested sight-seers. There is now in each of the changing series an j element of speculation, for one wonders and anticipates something new, or strange, or startling, in each week's change of programme. There are now hundreds of manufacturers, of films in the world,';'and. the Adams Bros, have'a very large field to draw ■ upon for their wares; and this is the reason why the weekly fare is always a little different in its arrangement and style of films from the preceding series. But it can be noticed by strict observation that there is one particular form of picture drama which, in the affections of the public, will never be of the evanescent nature—the picture which is evolved from the story of some well-known novel or play. "Camille" was of this nature, and constant visitors at the Town Hall will remember the capital representation of "Faust." Last night another of these picture dramas was presented—the film being a pictorial representation of "Convict 99." Only the salient points of the story, of course, could be given on the screen, but they were presented in a manner alike creditable to the management and. the machine manipulators. Those, who. have not read the book will now find greater interest in its pages, and those who have read it could follow last night the ups and downs of the convict's unhappy life to its closing episode of self-sacrifice— f'Greater love hath no man," etc. Next in merit, if it might so be said «i an entirely different class of film, were the two scenic gems—the weird and wonderful heights of Mont Blanc and the lovely views in an 3 around Bio de Janeiro. The three pictures in themselves represent a programme of unusual merit, and in addition there are the usual standard dramas, the shrieking comics, and last, but by no means least, the cinematograph news- | paper— "The Pathe ' Gazette"—in j which the news of the world is set out in picture form. The pictures will be shown again to-night. The j usual trip will be taken to Picton on ! Thursday, and on Friday Grovetown i will be visited.