JOHNSON-JEFFRIES PICTURES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12376, 9 February 1911, Page 2

JOHNSON-JEFFRIES PICTURES.

Referring to these successful pictures, which will be shown in 'His Majesty's theatre next Monday and Tuesday by Messrs MacMahon Bros., who hold thfe exclusive Dominion rights, the Auckland Herald says: "The pictures of the Johnf son-Jeffries fight 'were shown m Auckl land for the rirst^time last night, andj, though it is olose upon seven months since the fight took plaoe, the theatr? was packed. Almost every reservable seat was booked j .the solo of tiokets was stopped before the entertainment opened, and many wei^o, sent away disappointed. Messrs McMahon Bros are t6 be. congratulated upon having . introduced ' one of the finest lengthy pictures ever", seen m the Dominion, and the high quality of the film ; as a film, was testi-, fied to by the audience^' which was able'] to clearly see almost every detail of the" prize fight. The film probably stands \ alone among those : whioh have been, shown in' Now Zealand for its even quality«. fine lighting, and o\earnees of detail. As a subject of so much'adye"rse discussion, it wqs somewhat disappoint- 1 ing, for the brutality nnd , • degrading qualities that many people had: been led to expect, were riot at aIL noticeable. Jeffries undoubtedly received a great , thraehingj )■ but-* he *f pnght hard -aU the tinie, and put up a most heroic defence ; and there was eyery indication that the fig^ht'was a. square pne. The progress of the fight was shown round by round, and. the remarks of the lecturer, Mr A. Forrest, apart from those explanatory of the picture, dealt with the statistical and financial aspect ni, the fight, and added much to the interest of the exhibition;" The box plan for the twonight season opened this morning at Mr Miller's, and booking , went on very briskly all day, k *