AMUSEMENTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 10 April 1912, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

j THEATRE ROI'AL. I HAYWARD'S- PICTURES. i A large number of people attended Haywani's Pictures at the Theatre Royal last night, for the final screening of • Saturday's programme. To-night there wiil be a complete change of subjects, I lie principal attraction being a Vitagraph triumph, '"Dad's Boy." Bob is a boy hero of the American Civil War, and lifter a mo>t exciting scene he rescues his father from the enemy's camp. "Her Hero" and "Selecting his Heiress" are also by the Y'itagraph Cornpair,. "The Tragedy of a Strike" is another good film. "Wild Birds in their Haunts" is a film by Pa the. and the operator took over three years in securing the collection. The comedies are especially good, and include "The Acroj bat's Joke." "Sammy likes to show off." ' and "" "i'is Better to have Loved and I Lost." The scenic and topical films are "Picturesque jfcldorsteim" and the latest "Patlie Gazette." | THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC. FULLERS' PICTURES. There will be a change of programme ; at Fullers' Pictures this evening, and the series contains many items of mure than usual interest. Vitagraph comedies have been in great demand recently, especially those featuring Mr John Bunny (the fat man). The latest of these "Bunnygraphs" will be included to-night, and is entitled "The Politician's Dream." "Their First Divorce Case." by the A.B. Company, is another fine, comedy, and "Cupid the Conqueror," and "Tweedledum" will not fail to provoke a smile. The dramatic part of the programme is strong, and is headed bv an adaptation of VVilkie Collins' "Moonstone." This story is full of interest, sensation, and Eastern mystery, and deals with the quest and recovery of the sacred moonstone stolen from the forehead of tiie Moon-God by Major TTorneastle. after a terrible fight in the Indian feintjle. Hindoo agents track the si one to England, and some exciting incidents billow.