WITHIN THE LAW.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13299, 7 February 1914, Page 7

WITHIN THE LAW.

A unique weapon of offoncu, with dangerous possibilities, will be introduced m Gisborne for the first' time on Monday and Tuesday nights at His Majesty's Theatre, when the J. C. Williamson management will present the impressive American drama "Within the Law." This is a pistol fitted with a Maxim "silencer," and was brought out by Mr E. W. Morrison, producer of "Within the Law," m which.play.it is used "as a " smokeless* cartridge. The weapon when fired makes neither smoke nor sound. -It. > being '-. realised - -that the. use of such a weapon would* provide a danger limi^esa m its possibilities the "silencer" is to military- rifles, and under United States prohibition the manufacture for .application to pistols is riot allowed. Tins weapon was. made for USe m -the; -play 'by 'Special permission of the New York police authorities. In Melbourne Mr Sainsbiiry (Chief Commissioner of Police) examined it, and stated that there would be -io- objection to its use m the play, provided it was locked away in' the strongroom .of the theatre when not required, and that someone iif* authority would undertake ; its jsafe keeping. In the third act of "Within the Law" a murder is commit, ted with a silent pistol, a display of its effectiveness having been previously given by one of the actors m the drama shooting to pieces a ya«e of flowers without any sound or smoke being emitted. The box, pl&nVfor both performances of "Within 'the-. __aw" .in .-.Gisborne will be opened at His Majesty's Theatre on Wednesday next, at 10 a.m. _MJ— ————I — ■ — — ~ — PW— ■■_———— _■ — _— _■ 1 '