ENTERTAINMENTS

Southland Times, Issue 17293, 13 March 1913, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

FULLERS’ PICTURES. Tiie final presentation of the old programme at the Eealandia Hall attracted a big house last evening. For tonight's new bill a fine series of films is promised and preliminary notices bear tiiis view out. First and foremost on Hie series is a film by the Cosmopolitan Company, entitled "The Secret Treaty." Concerned as it is with intriguing and spying in high political circles this subject is said to provide sensational episodes out of the ordinary character. Tiie most exciting incidents are naturally in Hie second part of Hie drama, whilst Hie stage is very successfully managed so as to sustain an atmosphere of mystery. "•The Shot-gun Ranchman” is chronicled as a fine western drama showing the reformation of a surly old ranchman when the sweet influence of a little child comes into his turbulent life. Of tiie comedies in the new list "An Accidental Millionaire" is said to lie a screaming comedy, the audience being in roars of laughter from curtain rise to curtain fall. There is a travel picture of French scenery among the notable subjects. and the supporting films are of a strong nature. HAYWARD’S PICTURES. The concluding run of the programme last evening attracted its usual quota of patrons, and the prevailing enthusiasm was sufficient indication of its acceptance with tiie audience. To-night the usual change xvi 11 be made, when in addition tu tiie large variety of interesting subjects to be screened, an exceptionally fine "exclusive" is added to the list entitled "Cruel Fate.” A flirting servant tries her wiles on the master of the house and succeeds sufficiently to arouse the jealousy of the wife, who upbraids the servant and orders her to leave. One of the servant’s numerous swains, a gardener, in a fit of passion kills her. and the wife is arrested and convicted on circumstantial evidence of the crime. AA'tiile in prison a firebreaks out and in the excitement the wife escapes and takes refuge in her husband's house. Tiie gardener falls over a cliff and is fatally injured: before dying heron fosses to the deed and the wife is pardoned. A happy reconciliation takes place between husband and wife. Tiie picture is said to lie excellently mounted and photographed with that superb (inisli common to Hie distinguished continental firms. "Tommy's Sister" is a A'itagraph creation, and is calculated to provoke screams of laughter. “The Mother of the Ranch” is an Essanay production. "Blossoms." a beautiful floral study in colours by Pa the Freres. also the Australian Gazette will be full of inUM'ost, ami there aro numerous others. 'Hie bi-weekly half-guinea will be again awarded. (’ O N TIN UO U S PICTURES. It was fitting that there should be a large audience in Hie Municipal Theatre last evening to witness the inauguration of the International Continuous Pictures, which title represents a very active and determined management whose aim appears to be to do a fair thing by the public. The experiment of a continuous picture house lias been tried in Invercargill before, but its success at that period was not marked. This fact cannot, however, be taken to militate against Hie prospects of Hie new organisation, which should, providing Us efforts to give its patrons good and enjoyable entertainment are sustained, make good in it very short space of time. Although it is accepted as usual that the pictures cannot be produced to their best advantage on an opening night, when the operator’s knowledge of the hall is necessarily somewhat limited, there was little evidence of tiie usual weakness in production last night, anil on the whole Hie items of the programme were run off in pleasing style. Tiie films submitted were up to Hie standard attained by those to which Invercargill people have been accustomed. The most prominent number was a strikingly sensational drama founded on a world-wide contention and entitled "The Fnwrilten Law." the purport of which words are more or less generailv understood. The story detailed in Hie idriure. which is of consideaable length, is in every way interesting

and in certain of its phases it is aetuali ly compelling. The explanatory address j hy Mr Walter Bre-Mar. \vl l i■ ■ 1 1 aceom- | panierl the unwinding of I lie Him. was ■ well delivered and it was clearly shown ■ that that gentleman is an cloent ionisr of ( no mean order Another feature was j ■■The C.ir' Kepo'rior's Big Scoop," a news--1 paper story involving some exciting incii dents, all of which are well developed in ! the passage of the plot. A pretty Japanese love siory was screened under the title of "The Legend of the Chrysantheimnn." while the comic section included such subjects as "Bißy McGrath's Love Letters," “< "out tarn, Child Stealer,’ and i ’’ Isabel la's rmhrella," all of which provoked a, Rood deal of mirth. The theatre ; will be open to-day from - p.m. until ."i.no p.m., and from fi.3o p.m. until It p.m. j and it very pleasant entertainment is asI sured all patrons. | GRAND CONTINENTAL FAIR. j A RECORD NIGHT’S BUSINESS. j TAKINGS. £I6L i The King's Hall last evening was a I scene of animal ion anil bustle, the building being crowded to the doors, due in a measure to the large number of , country visitors present. r l he programme submitted was larger than usual and was en th usiast icall v received. Sig- : nor Lorzoni's pupils again gave a highly i creditable performance and I he array of j colours hi the grand march and tableaux presented a scene of beauty and splett- ' dour. At the conclusion of the perfonu- ! mice the large audience showed its ap--1 proval in round.- of applause. The ! slall-h<dd"rs reported good .msiness and i easily eelip-ed all previous nighls. 11l ' the competitions the following were sne- | eessful: —Stall No. 7. fern sland, Mr : McDougall 7. oil jininling of dob. Mrs 1 1. I’erriam; T. lea, service, e.p., Miss K. ' Milne; 7, breakfast cruel. .Mrs .Stafford, i The tug of war contests are now ' reaching the exciting stage, and keen interest was evinced in both events. The first teams to take the platform were those representing the Southland Engineering «’o. and the Railway Rowing I Plug A. team (light-weights), and this i was easily ilm most keenly contested | pull up to date. In the first pnll the ! EngitP'ering ''o. gained an inch at the j start, and retained their advantage for the full lime. In I hj e second pull the 1 Engineering Cn. gained an advantage of j three inches during the first minute, . and ibis was the position when time 1 was declared. In the heavy-weight evept, the teams we - Hallway WorkI shops v. ,1. Ward and Co.. and the Railway team easily proved their supe-

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riority. pulling their opponents over the mark in three minutes. The draw for Hie second round of tiie heavy-weights resulted in Bluff team obtaining the bye. Heddon Bush will meet Railway. Workshops this evening, and the winning team meet Bluff on Saturday evening for the final contest in the heavyweights. The Heddon Bush (lightweights) will meet Railway Workshops B team this evening. The, arrangements for the tug of war have proved adequate, enabling one and all to see it during the whole of the contest. Mr Joseph Brey, as judge, proves to be a master of Iris duties. Among other nice things provided is oyster soup, which is supplied at the tea rooms.