FULLERS' PICTURES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2934, 8 June 1910, Page 89

FULLERS' PICTURES.

That great things were expected of the show week programme at the Princessi Theatre was apparent by the magnitude of the attendance on che 2nd. That the expectations were fully realised was apparent by the hearty laughter and applause which punctuated the performance. "The Old Maid's Valentine," a cumbersome parcel, is duly untied, and turns out to be a man —stuffed, which of course opens up a host of eventualities dear to the heart of the cinematographic playwright. " The Slave's Sacrifice" concerns the good old times, when tyrants flourished and girl slaves were flogged for spilling the wine. The slave lady in point concludes a melan-. choly and somewhat painful career by taking the dagger-thrust intended for the internal economy of her lord. " A Trip in Ontario" comprises a beautiful series cf views on the lake of that name, together with some exhilarating fishing excursions and camp scenes The Grand National of 1910 provides a few minutes of excitement. There are some wonderful tumbles and sensational jumps. The film, however, suffers through having been indifferently developed. Switzerland is a veritable happy hunting ground for the searcher after cinematographic copy. In this picture ski-jumpers occupy the foreground. It is difficult to decide whether their hun-dred-feet jumps or their snow-powdered tumbles are the more astonishing. Pathe Frere'e colour film, descriptive of the sugar cane industry, is' very realistic. The entire process is shown, and the film is decidedly interesting and instructive, while the picturesque element is by no means lacking. The " Foolshead " . film is the funniest thing in the programme, and acts as a tonic after the hodden-gray of the day's work. Though the German aerial navy is at present anywhere but in the the aii% all things having to do with the overhead traffic attract public interest to a marked degree. A fine film is devoted to the recent proceedings of the Aero Club at Los Angeles. One sees all the flyers, from the dirigibles to the lpw skimming flights of the white-winged planes. The American people bring the programme to a close with a story called " The Englishman and the Girl.". The Englishman, tall, monocled, moustached. and knickerbookered, arrives with a letter of introduction to look for Indians in Chicago. The residents oblige him in masquerade, and things become somewhat exciting for the visitor till he picks up an axe and gets to business in a manner believed to be exclusively British. The overthrow of the masqueraders, who thought to frighten him is pronounced, and the honour of the nation and the Englishman's eyeglass are both untarnished.