AMUSEMENTS.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12680, 27 October 1909, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

ROYAL STANDARD PICTURED. The above company presented its final view of the by-weekly programme, before a large gathering, and met with a very cordial reception.. To-n,ight the iift.li change of subjects will he presented. As is usual with Alj- Potheiiek, a JI the films will be new to Nelson and v\erv taste will be catered for. The pride •of _ place _ |as_ star iilms rests witl'i their Majesiie-s the Kin^ and Queen at KlioH-sJsy, on the occasion ot tlio review of over 1G,0!;0 West Lancashire Territorial troops, to whom colours were presented, and a splendid coloured subject entitled, '-The Trappers," a series of strong dramatic scenes illustrating the adventurous lives led by hunters. In addition to tiles: 1 tuo very line scenic studies will be shown "A Voyage on tho Nile," and "Acrors the Bosphorus." In the Pontine Marches, a splendid subject from Italy, depicting native life, customs, and street scenes; also the unusual sight of driving herds of buffaloes through the canals — a curious but effective method of clearing away any weeds or other growths; cigarette making, from plantation to consumers, a most interesting subject, picturing the various processes in the making of the cigarette from the raw tobacco on the plantation to the finished article in the home of the smoker. The dramatic -films include "Turning over a new leaf," "A life for a life," "A faithless lover." The comic element is represented by ''He couldn't dance but ho learnt," "Your license, please," or "Come and fetch it," ajid "Mr Durrant seeks amusement." "Cowboy exploits" and "A bull fight at Camargue" go to make up a splendid picture program mo.