HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3003, 4 October 1911, Page 69

HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

The high standard of merit which has characterised the cinematograph entertainments at the Burns Hall in the past was fully maintained on Saturday night, when the usual change of programme took place. The pleasurable expectations which no doubt induced the large number present to visit the hall must have been more than realised.. In this series the task of pleasing all sections of picture-lovers without wearying the eye or offending the taste of any has been achieved, and good houses should be the result for the rest of the week. The programme includes two or three really splendid dramas, and it may be said that the dramatic section constitutes tfco principal part of the entertainment. "Unerring Justice" is a tale of how a young girl, urged on by the importunities of an ambitious lover and embittered' by a quarrel with) her father, poisons him, with her Jover's assistance. " Detective Sloane "is called in, and easily places the guilt on the shoulders of the two lovers. The man makes a desperate bid for freedom in the moment of arrest, and succeeds in escaping, and a long pursuit ensues. The _ fugitive makes his way "out back," and is recognised by the detective while in a saloon, but again he manages to evade his pursuer and escape to his cabin, where he is finally run to earth and captured. As. will be seen, the story itself is old, but its merit lies in the acting, which is good, and the background, which is magnificent, the film having been taken in a mountainous country in the depth of winter. Equally as good is the French drama "Saved from Crime," in which the principal part is taken by M. Adams, -who showed himself to be a wonderfully expressive actor of consummate skill. It is one of JPathe's magnificent coloured films. In " TteDoctdr," a famous doctor becomes engaged, to a young lady, who arranges a dinner party to celebrate the happy event. As. the doctor is leaving his home he is called upon by a working man, whose little girl is dying, and has been given up by a. less skilful but more callous member of the, profession The doctor forgoes his engagement, and saves the little girl's life by. spending the night by her bedside. In the meantime his fiancee has worked herself into a fine state of indignation at his nonappearance, but explanations are made, and, &of course, all ends well. A. very interesting film depicts the breaking of the world's trotting record by King Cole, and a number of beauty spots on 'the Avon, Christchurch. Cassino is a fine scenic film, while the comio section is well represented by such films as " Quiet Boarding-house" and "Mrs Kelly's Birthday." ...