AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 6 November 1912, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

FULLERS' PICTURES. -As promised ia yesterday's edition, a special attraction is to be screened at Fullers' Pictures to-night, in addition to a. complete new supporting programme. The .star film is a masterpiece, and a sensational railway drama by Gaumont, entitled "Their Lives for Gold,"-depict-ing a thrilling story of a. desperate race between two men, which was started byavarice, continued- in crime, and. endedby ignominious death. This production is sai 1 to 'be a real top liner in every way, and will not disappoint the most sceptical of those who see it. In the supporting programme many lesser star items are included : "Thou Shalt not Covet," the latest dramatic success by Vitagraph ; "The 'Sunset Gun," Edison's most recent effort; "The Fishermaid" ; "The Expedition to Greenland" ; "His Own Fault." A. 13. comedy; "Historic Warwickshire" : "The College Girl," L,ubin drama, and many other of interest and. merit. THEATRE ROYAL PERMANENT PICTURES. The new programme, to be presented to-night at the Theatre Royal covers a wide range, and includes another of tho West exclusive series, some 30CO feet in length, "The Sergeant's Daughter," an exciting and realistic military drama. Lovers of scenery and seascape effects have a treat in store for them in "Angry , Nature." Our contemporaries to hand speak of this subject as being one of the most awesome and magnificent seascape pictures yet seen, portraying as it does the mighty sea. in all its angry grandeur. Lovers of sensational drama will be catered for with the following : "Flaming' Curios" (A.K. Indian di-ama) ; "The Fatal Trap Door" (Cines drama).; "An Excursion to Kabylia." nad "Hindoo Chinese Rejoicing." are interesting scenics. The comics include "Baby's Adventures" (Champion Company), "A Modern Yard" (Comica Co.), "Mr and Mrs Patayson Wish to see the Eclipse (Eclair 'Co.). and the latest Gaumont 'Graphic of interesting events from other parts of the globe, all of which will constitute a remarkably* interesting and amusing programme. COUNTRY TOUR. At the Institute, Motueka, to-morrow, Tuesday, the. usual weekly matinee will commence at 3.30, and the evening performance at 8. Owing to the late running of the steamer from Nelson the visit has had to be altered to Thursday instead of Wednesday this week. The programme to be presented includes a number of interesting and amusing pictures, headed by a Nordisk drama 3000 feet inlength. "The Price of Beauty""; also, "By the Light of the Moon" ; "Chinese Smugglers"; "Detective Roberts' Peril"; "A Cowgirl's Pranks"; "Birds of Moorland" ; "the Pottery Industry of Tunis," etc. At Takaka on Saturday next this same programme will ■be shown at the matinee at 3 o'clock, and in the evening at 8. HAYDEN'S STAR PICTURES. A large and highly interested audience was present at the" Druids' Hall last evening, when the final screening of the Saturday programme was made. The new series of Hayden's Star Pictures to be shown this evening promises to uphold the good name that has been won by the International Pictures. The complete list, totalling nearly 7000 feet of new film, is as follows:—"Mackerel ■Fishing," a scenic industrial by the Sun i Company; "The Topical Budget", Williams' Weeklv Budget of English Items; "Bobbv" the Judge," GaUmont comic; ".Dupin Moves," an exhihratmg comic from the Urban studio; "Bill has th.9 Gout," wherein the famous Lux comedian shines to great advantage; "Tony Would be a Cowboy," comic from, the Champion Co. ; "An Adven-, turer's Love," drama by Cines; "1 heGrip Snatcher." an exciting drama from the fftvourite E. and A. makers; "Wenona's Broken Promise," another fine Indian dramatic by the Bison Company : the stirring dramatic, "Mr X and the Unfortunate . Heiress," by Lux, completes a powerful list of attraction*. It will be seen' by reference to the advertising column that the management of Hayden's ' Pictures has decided to inaucarate a novel and interesting competition, viz., for the best suggestion for re-naming the Druids' Hall and. additional improvements to the same. lne competition commences this evening, and will be continued nightly, all papers having to be. sent in by. the 19th instant. ; .