THEATRE ROYAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, 17 July 1916, Page 8

THEATRE ROYAL.

PEOPLE'S PICTURES. "The Natur*i Man." which drp'-v :arp audiences on Saturday, will bf> screen*-to-nie;hi for the last for the las- mi n*T 4= t»»vpshmcrlv oriffinal. tn»

The subject, is reireshmgiy outcome of an experiment by a whit. ; man. at the wish of an American seen- ; V tine society, to test the endurance of .- ■ modern, man cast away m a misrnty lo- , Test, deprived of every means ct makiiy : any weapon of defence, except by lv> ; own hands, and thus comparing a men- ; ern man with those of primeval times , The test was undertaken by «Jcv • Knowles, a perfect Hercules, who Pi j lanfelv upheld the traditions of mo-der.- ; manhood, and emerged triumphant frotr . his task,'with such a series oi picture.-- j of animal life as have never previous... ! been- seen in the screen. They are mar , vellous in every way, and are calculate, to create a sensation when shown. t> picture patrons. At the outset w c aishown Joe Knowles with a body o scinetists on the edse of a virgin fo ( Test. Knowles is stripped of everythin - , ■likely to be of use to him in his or deal,' and, in pants, shirt and sanda" ; he start on his task. He threads hi i -way into the heart of the forest out oi the beaten track, meeting- with many ad- j ventures on the way. When far fron j civilisation he makes his preparation- j for the night by erecting for himself i. I shelter. He secures a weapon by" sharp- ; ening one stone against- another tin til lv ; has a tool that- he uses in cutting dowr ■ branches of trees, and in necessary cases ; the trees , themselves. - For food, he ! gathers berries of which there is ar : abundance, growing wild, and by way o: ; change of diet he sathers acorns, whicl j he crushes with stones and erinds intc j powder. Mixing the flour with water j he bakes it "on a fire that he has igniter" j by rubbing sticks together and produc. ; ing a flame among dry leaves. Woo ! there is in plenty which he gathers, anr? | keeps up. a- huge blaze all nisht t- j frighten the wild beasts away. This •- only the fringe of the subject, but w hope sufficient- has been said to shou vrhat a wonderful film the People's -Pit | tores have secured in : 'The Natur: ' Man." i