AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 114, 5 July 1911, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

“THUNDERBOLT.” There was a crowded audience at Tis Majesty’s Theatre last night to •ee the Australian bushranging film •Thunderbolt,” which describes the ife of Frederick Ward. The film s 8000 feet long and had to be shown i two sections, there being seventeen cenes in all. The picture has the .herit of having been re-enacted on die very ground on which the original .-undents took place. The actors in die drama play their parts well and .inch care has been taken with derails of dress ,etc., and the audience ■/as hearty with its applause throughout. The story opens with the arrest of ,Vard for cattle-stealing, after a desperate struggle. After serving three oars of his sentence, he escaped by uvimming across a bay. He makes or the borne of-his sweetheart, but .nds that in the meantime she has -led from shock efu learning of his rrost. Thereafter he decides to be■offla a bushranger, and he gives the police notice of the fact. He starts :is career by stealing a horse for imself, and shortly afterwards, by protecting a lad against a brutal employer, he gets a lieutenant. Togeher they go through a number of adsntures, including some close brushes .ifch the police. In their work they .re greatly helped by an aboriginal /oman named Sunday, who warns ;!iem on several occasions, and whom I'hunderfcolt (Ward’s nom de guerre) tarries. An interesting scene is hat showing tire stealing of a raceorso and the subsequent winning of lie Tamworth Cup. Before the story loses, Sunday dies, and the last gene of all shows'Thunderbolt killed a an encounter with, an armed policeman Throughout the film was clear, ml the sequence of the events was asy to follow. In addition, a number of general ..bus were screened. The dramatic -ictares included “Longing for Gold” i ’Mexican gold-mining tale), “Out.itting the Robber” (showing a ■riest’s quickness of wit and strength ; f arm), “For their Country” (an citing incident of the Franco-Span-ch War), and a Western American irama, showing interesting work ‘.mong cattle and horses, including :ho taming of a buckjumper. The jest of the comic scenes were “Mr nd Mrs Brown in the Country” and •for Beauty’s Eyes.” The Thunderbolt film will bo repeated this evening, and in addition here will be shown “Lovely Launceson,” a film a thousand feet long, bowing the beauties of the Tasuinian town. The film has the dishnction of being the first one sccur:d in Tasmania. "General pictures /ill also be screened.

HIS.MAJESTY’S THEATRE. When “Thunderbolt” is withdrawn, i entirely new programme will be nbinitted at His Majesty’s Theatre o-morrow evening. The dramatic Tins to be submitted included “Quote's Vow,” “Fisher Folk,” and “Fauna” (in a Hindu setting). An ine.rcsting educational him is “Geruinatioii of Plants,” and an excelent scenic him is one showing views a Jerusalem. Jn addition there will ie a full range of’comic hlms, and > programme-well up to the standard s promised. WEST’S PICTURES. The chief attraction at the Town Hall this week will be the picture showing the race for tho English Grand National for 1911. The whole of the race is shown, and the spectator is shown the various mishaps, which reduced the big held of starters to three. Another “star” item shows the opening of‘the recent Coronation Exhibition at Wellington by Lord Islington, and there are also shown scenes throughout the exhibition, giving one an excellent idea of the big show made. The other pictures on die programme are up to standard, mcl a good evening’s entertainment can bo looked for.