ENTERTAINMENTS.

Southland Times, Issue 14634, 26 January 1911, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EUEIiEES’ PICTURES. The first programme of Fullers’ p'cUires for this week was shown for- the last time at the Zealandia Hall last night to a full house. The mid-weekly change will be made to-night, when some exceedingly attractive pictures hav c been promised. By special arrangement with the Duke of Portland, the Messrs Fuller have secured a picture of old Carbine., the Now Zealand bred champion, admitted to bo one of the greatest racehorses that ever graced the turf. "Old Jack.,” the son of Musk't and Mersey, is spending his last days, and expatriated sire, on the Duke of Portland's Welbeck estate. Melbourne Museum has been promised Hie skeleton of iho old horse, but local lovers of a good animal will have an opportunity of seeing the picture of their old favourite. and of some of his stock. Other pictures in the programme include views taken from a cog-wheel railway in (ho Rhone Valley, some pretty and attractive horsemanship in "The Pony Express.” and a realistic presentation of a bull-fight in Chili. Other very promising subjects are referred to in the advertised programme, which contains a well-clioscn variety of humorous subjects. HAYWARD’S PICTURES. There was a large attendance of spectators at the Municipal Theatre lust night when a now programme of Hayward’s pictures was presented. The opening film shows views of a rifle meeting at Randwick, Sydney, and the subject is one that will be of special interest if only from the fact that.it represents an important occasion in the Australasian portion of the world. “Henry of Lusignac” is a very picturesque story presented with aIT the pomp and circumstance, that characterised warfare in the 17tli century. The costumes and sotting preserve the atmosphere of the period most effectively. Henry, the hero, commissioned to carry an impor taut message to 2the commander of a fort, calls on his return journey at the chateau wheVe his sweetheart (who is constantly »n bis thoughts) lives, and is consequently delayed in arriving back at camp. In the meantime bis comrades have gone into action and the general leaves a note for Henry to the effect that he is the first Lusignac who lias shirked an engagement. To retrieve iiis honour Henry rushes off to Join in the combat, shows himself to he cast in the heroic mould, and loses his life in a successful attempt to save the standard from falling into the hands of Hie enemy. Perhaps the most impressive biograpli picture of its class ilia t has ever been screened is that entitled "An Angry .Sea." Some really magnificent views are shown of lingo breakers dashing against a long* pier at Pasadena, on Hie coast of Southern California. It is said (hat the photographer waited patiently for five years to obtain these effects, and bis picture is a remarkable one. It was received with cheers when Mr Salisbury screened it witli perfect effect last night. “The Little Match Seller” is a pretty Christmas sketch adapted from one of Hans Anderson’s fairy tales. It is convincingly presented, and gains added effect from the ■ appropriate vocal rendition of "Ova Pro Nobis" at an interesting stage of Hie rlnry. The feature of the second part of the programme is a beautifully coloured Pa tlie study of Goethe's "Faust." The tragic story of Faust and Marguerite is 100 well known to require detailed description, hut it should he said thal tills produel ion livings mu the main features of the author's inasid-piice in an unusually eon vi neing manner, (if the humorous see* ion of the programme the clever satire of ''Pat and the Four Hundred" — a uli ob'.-i mu aspect of ;m unwholesome sido of New York social lil'i is well worthy of commendation. "Jones's Lottery." "Black and White." and "Necessity is the Mother of invention,” are extreme/y /.'iiighah/e. aml make a pleasant break at well-chosen intervals In the programme The whole series Is probably <*ne of the best yet submitted by Hie Hayward management in Invercargill. It will ho repealed to-uight.