AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 12 February 1913, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

FULLERS' PICTURES

The complete change of procramme at ! Fullers' Pictures this evening will conj tain many pictures of more than usual I interest. " i'he Lord and the Peasant"' j (Edison) is the story of a tragedy that J tcok place at Glenwood Keep, the theme j rf which is intensely dramatic, and replete with pathetic episodes. It is bound to hold cue's attention, and cause de.-p thought at. its close for the tragic fate of the two fond lovers. "The DoeI tor's Debt" is a star dramatic story of j lighthouse-keepers, by the fa mod Lubin caste. "\Sav<d fron- Court-martial" is I described as a Kaiem spectacular war i drama .with a. novel plot. "A Woman of Arizona" is a powerful and thrilling story by Essanay. pcrtrav-cd in the Far West, among rugged s-enic grandeur. "The Latest Paths Gazette"' is again this week full of interesting topical events, and contains a further instalment of Balkan war views. As this picture will be first on the programme, those interested in it "ill need to arrive sharp at 8 o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL PERMANENT PICTURES. At th- Theatre Royal this evening the usual bi-weeklv change of programme will be presented. The star subject, "The Adventure of a Thumb Print" is a detective story ;;f absorbing interest by the Vita<rraph Company, in which Mr. Maurice Costello axain appears as the soted detective L.i.-vhert Chace. It is th.3 story of a theft of jewels from the bedroom of a woa.'thy American. The thief •enters the room by way of a window over a porch, takes the jewels from the drawer of a- dresser, and departs ihe same way. dropping to the ground. Mr. Harrison! when he discovers the theft, send for the famous detective Lambert Chace. who examines the room and finds a thumb print on the dresser. He then exarrines the ground under the porch, and findi that'the intruder wore a pair of new shoes and limped. Disguised as a labouring man Chace visits a saloon frequented "by "toughs" and sees a fellow wearing new shoes and limping. ■Chace .shadows him to Ins lodgings, but the young man makes his exit down a fire escape and boards a freight train. Chace swings on the same train, catches his man on the top of one of the cars and a terrific struggle ensues. Chace captures his man.'who is taken to the police station .where his thumb impression is taken, and on being compared with the thumb punt on the dresser establishes the thief's identity. The jewels are recovered and the detective congratulated upon his ability. The supporting subjects are strong in subject and variety. To-morrow night, in addition to the above, "The Gilded Cage,'" an interesting story of Bohemian life, 30C0 feet in length." will be screened for one night only.