AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 6 March 1914, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

PERMANENT PICTURES.

A large and enthusiastic audience witnessed the excellent change screened at the Theatre Roval last evening, the star feature "The Battle of Manila," an Edison, military drama, being thoroughly appreciated. 'To-night "The Pretty Ward," a Cines production, will be repeated for the last time. This story is told by perfect pictures and brilliant acting of renowned \artists disclosing a girl's trials in endeavouring to save her brother's reputation, and shows how she, ultimately contrives to outwit fa clever and. unscrupulous individual, but not before .mtfp'y. startling adventures are passed through, and numberless difficulties have been' overcome. "A Gentleman's Gentleman," by Eddson, is an exceedingly powerful, drama, which is sure to please. "SugaT Cane Industry" is an educational of unusual interest. Other films are "Man and his Love Letters,'' a beautiful. coloured Pathe comedy; "Pathe's Gazette. No. 233" ; "Councillor Bobby." a-comedy, by Vitagraph ; a beautiful animal study, tastefully coloure-d, "The Otter" : and "Curing her Extravagance." a Kalcm comedy. A special visit will be mado to Motueka on Saturday, when an unusually strong programme will be submitted,' the star item being "The Pretty Ward."

IMPERIAL PICTURES.

Wednesday's change of programmewas again enthusiastically received by the large audience at the Lyric Theatre last evening. The introductory picture is a tasteful sample of colour photos'raphy by Path© Freres, "Buffalo Hunting in Indo-China," and although the "sport" is all in the huntsman's fay vour, no risks being taken, the beautiful forest scenes and the glimpses of magnificent buffalo firmly rivet the attention of the spectator. "The War Correspondent" is a drama of intense interest, and incidentally introduces some_ thrilling battle scenes in Central'' America. "Billy's Bulldog" is a clever picture, wherein the übiquitous "bully" nlays a prominent and sagacious part"The Sheriff'- Story" is really a clever conception. As the members of an evening party are bored, they press the sheriff for one of his experiences. The request is complied with, and the resultant story is. one of the best of a number of fine efforts by the popular Eiko Company, and the finale -was both satisfactory and highly amusing, the sheriff for once in his life being badly "left." "The Man Who Couldn't Laugh" was the cause of all those present laughing. "The 'Army Surgeon" us a star Kay Bee drama, and is convincingly played, holding the

audience in rapt attention. The attack by Apaches on the garrison is thrilling indeed, and savours of the real thing. "The Mountain Girl's Sacrifice, a- dramatic story'of a salted gold mine, and, the consequent <'happenings, :s another real live drama; and "The-, borrowed Flat/' a' bewildering Clarendon comic, Winds up a" first-class collection. The. programme will be screened for the last time A complete change will be shown at the matinee to-morrow and also *.t the evening performance.