PATHE PICTURES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12099, 17 March 1910, Page 2

PATHE PICTURES.

There was a, large attendance at His Majesty's Theatre last evening when the new programme of Pathe -picture's was shown.' It included some extra • fine films, and frequent applause showed the pictures were .appreciated . by the.audience. A splendid'^fiinii'. which proved a great favorite es^eciajly amongst- the small folk m! the," audience, was "Consul the Great," 4the 'trained ape,': crossing the Atlantic. {The; f^lrii showed the daily life of this .'wonderfully.' human-looking ape on board the: steamer George Washington; the^ .views included those of swabbing decks, climbing the rigging, hemming a j handkerchief, cycling exercises, afternoon tea, a game of ball with juvenile passengers, on roller skates, at suppeiy smoke oh, preparing to re.tire, and kissing', his attendant goc-d night. The historical Shakespearian drama Richard 111. was a fin© film, the parts' being poweriulljf actpd, and the various scenes realistically depicted. The military drama' ''For Her Sake" also received much applause, as did. "The Ugly Girl." A jbeautifully drama entitled "The,, Faithless Lover" was also shown. ''Conquering the Jangfrau" took the audience pictorially for a majignificenfc trip through the Swiss Alps, and showed the Jang fau railway, the ascent to Guaggi Hiit, watching a sunrise, amidst the scrags of the Gugge glacier, crossing over ice falls, avalanches/ ice caves, and sefrags. Olimbing to the summit, a height of 13,670 feet, a colored scenic film snowed life on the banks of the Ganges. "Brittany Lasses" was also a fine picture. The comic films caused much amusement, and. included the . "New Stenographer," "Blind Man's Bluff," "The Hands of a. Wizard," and "Hypnotised." This evening the programme will include some special features appropriate to St, Patrick's night. ■