AMUSEMENTS

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10891, 4 March 1914, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

LYCEUM PICTURES

“ QUO YADIS ” TO-NIGHT

The world’s most famous moving mature “Quo Vadia” will be screened at tiie Opera House, Marton, to-night and to morrow night. It gives, in pictorial form, the lead ing incidents recorded in Sienkiewitz’s famous novel, and the story has been closely and faithfully adhered to. One hundred and sixty seven scenes of unequalled splendour and startling realism hold the spectators literally spellbound. The pursuit of the Christian maid, LygJa, when Nero, the arohtyrant of all time, misruled Rome; St. Peter and his disciples walking the Appian Way when the question was put to him in a vision, “whither goeat thou?” The exciting chariot races, the fight of the Gladiators; the ravening of the Christians by lions; the great contest between Urns and the bull for the possession of the heroine, and the burning of Rome are all faithfully depicted, and also portions of the ancient city, which remain much as they did in the days of Nero, are used as a background to give additional effect to the picture. “Quo Yadis” has broken all records in the way of attendance in every part of the world, and the whole production may be described as the supreme achievement in moving picture photography. THE NORWOODS. The Norwoods will re-appear at the Town Hall, Marton, on Friday and Saturday, March 6th and 7th. This is a farewell appearance, as the Norwoods are leaving shortly for Australia. The Wanganui Herald of February 9th, 1914, says: —“The Norwoods, who opened their promised visit at the Opera House on Saturday evening, have no cause to he dissatisfied with the patronage given to their entertainment. Nur had the audience any reason for complaining of the quality of the entertainment given in return for their money. Right through, the feats performed by Professor and Miss Norwood were both interesting and instructive, while humor abounded during the whole evening, as the continuous shouts of laughter testified. Professor Norwood does not, however, confine his attention merely to laughter making, he also demonstrates, and that in a very lucid manner, the scientific merits of his subject, and, with the assistance of Miss Norwood, causes the onlookers to marvel at the wonders of telepathy, or thought transference. On Saturday evening he secured the services of several good “subjects” whom he rapidly put “off” in a very expert manner, and thereafter the audience was by turns astonished at the powers the Professor showed the mentality of man to possess, or sent into paroxysms of hilarity by the extraordinary antics the subjects went through at the operator’s bidding. To adequately describe all that they did would he difficult Every suggestion, however ludicrous, or seemingly impossible, was acted upon at once. Especially might be mentioned the “living statuary ” turn, when, at a word from Professor Norwood, the subjects stood stock still, their poses rigid, and the emotion of the moment fixed on their faces as if carved from marble. There will be a complete change of programme each evening, which everybody can be recommended not to miss, as the entertainment given by the Norwoods is undoubtedly one of the most popular of its kind yet seen here. The box plan is at Modrldge’s.