AMUSEMENTS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue 13601, 4 November 1918, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

HAY WARDS-FULLERS PICTURES. Those" who delight in the r.uggerii. scenery of the wild north west, and in. tales "of its virile inhabitants, should visit- the Opera. House to-night, where tho big picture is'a First National release entitled' "The Sign Invisible." Itis a picture apart from the usual run oi' shadow work, and will greatly appeal to everybody, for the photography and settings are very fine. The outstanding figure is that- of big Mitch Lewis, who is seen to advantage as a man from the wild Western States who lost faith in God, but regained that faith under the influence "of a girl and partly on account of what he took to bo a miracle. Mabel Juline Scott, a practically new star here, ia cast an the heroine and with the hero carries ouc her task excellently. The plot is laid on good foundations, and the story unfolded makes a strong appeal. The"scenes are numerous and appropriate, and many intense moments occur throughout the drama.. The picture is a, worthy successor of "The Flame of the Yukon" and 1 "The Barrier." AN IMPORTANT FILM. "MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY." The sensational disclosures made! by Ambassador James W. Gerard in his book "My Four Years in Germany" marked it as the most important as it was the most authoritative publication on the war. The book has now beeii, transferred- to the screen and constitutes a. moving-picture of gigantic proportions. Certainly no previous picture can compare with "it for imluciisity and the sense of reality conveyed, while the interest which it arouses proves once more that truth is not only stranger than fiction, but that it gnps the imagination more strongly than tho most fascinating /'fiction ever could. The film is a revelation of what- the moving pictures are capable of. No written history could ever convey the truth so effectively or so vividly as the cinema can. The various characters! which participate are represented with such perfection that- it requires a strong effort to , remember that they were screen-actors and! not the actual personages. The picture, which is being shown by the National Exhibitors of America, who have specially secured the Opera. House for the purpose, will commence screening in Oamaru on Thursday next, and will undoubtedly attract the same phenomenal crowds that it did in America and Australia. In Melbourne -and Sydney it created such a sensation that it ran for weeks to overflowing houses. This is not tho least surprising in view of the epic nature of the picture. 'lt must be clearly understood that it has been authorised by Ambassador Gerard and produced under his supervision. Further that every word and every scene in it is a true" reproduction of absolute fact-. It reveals as nothing else could! what the German menace really means. "My Four Years in Germany" will be screened on Thursday and Friday a,t 7.45 p.m. sharp and' also at a matinee on: Friday at 3 p.m.