AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 70, 6 November 1911, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

ROYAL PICTURES. Como Remßifu! New Zealand Scenery. To-night, in addition to an unusually attractive variety of pictures, patrons of the Town Hall will ho shown a dav in New Plymouth, and a delightful trip on the Mokau River. For t> is treat they arc indebted to Mr p, K, Cuts! and Mr C. F. Newham, win), during their recent tour of the Taranaki district, secured 1590 feet of .-nhnnlid pictorial him. The series covers a wide range, including glimpses of New Plymouth, some delightful preps into its beautiful recreation grounds, some wonderful realistic seascape'. and a panoramic presentation of the fairy-like beauties of the Mokau River, .it is not too much to say that ;h:* scenic glories of the Mokau River are unknown to the great mass i f New Zealanders, and that the display el tins magnificent film throughrut the Dominion will come as a revelation to the great majority. For clearness, richness of detail, and excellence of finish, Mr Newham’s work is equal to the best Continental, British, and American film makers. Another picture to be shown is the 33-imich talked of masterpiece, “In the Grip of Alcohol.” It is a remarkable picture, remarkable for its mechanical excellence, and for the intensity of the acting it reproduces so vividly. There is a moral attached to it, and in fact it is said to be the greatest picture drama of the year. “Waterfalls, of Niagara,” one off the scenic wonders of the age, shows how formidable a power man has harness;? i t i bis purpose, in these samo falls. One can almost hear and feel tin l overpowering concussion of the great waters as, rushing upon a floor of foaming ciests, they dash themseh is into t o vials of eternal wrath. ! ■, is a pnuro tc see, and ranks among Urn boit. Pathe’s London Gajiotto is, a° usual, full of all the latest topical *-vi nts of tiie day. “The Last l>op of Water” is a story of the great American desert, and comes comes direct from the American Biograph Co.’s studio. There are also the usual assortment of comic pictures, and the management claim that never before has a more powerful picture programme been presented to a New Zealand audience.