HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13049, 8 March 1911, Page 2

HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

The customary weekly complete fcii:hiKf> is to bo screened at the- ll> ritre tto'val by Hayward's to-night lhe subject to be starred is the launching of the s.s. Olympic, the hra-st ship in thVworld. This film is declared by t H)rie who lum-.seen it to bo the finest pietuie they have ever seen. It gn es, a wonderful insfght into the construction of a marine monster rom tho Suiting of the plans and laying of ?lia kael to the .launching, with imposSgjSnpand ceremony.. To take tho actual launching four cinematographic cameras wore employed, and t«. effect of the whd.o thing is as thnllmg a* it is instructive, 'ho Olympic was launched at Belfast, October 20th It it 45,000 tons, 860 feet in length, has nine decks, 21 knots, carries jctwot 600, 5000 passengers and cost tJ ,oW,----000 "ltoal Brittany" is another good set' full of interest, depicting tho relts of France from childhood to old age. "An old Story with a Now Ending is the titlie of an amusing Eencs. .Miss Pauline Smith is a fore-lady m a factory—the girls, for a joke, place her card in a pair of overalls. Later a "Bumpkin" finds the card in his purchase and writes to the fair unknown, vowing love and marriage. I'auhne replies. Result: Bumpkin gets a burnt), "How Max travelled round the "World," is a lively comic story. Max has announced to his wife, his intention of taking a trip round the world, and he bids her rulreu on the railway platform, His intention, however i's to have a good time in town. But the good time comes to and end lor Max drinks too much champagne, and is taken honie. Next morning Mlli. Max finds her husband deposited on a sofa. He declares that the tram ran off the rails and ho hns come back to toll her toe is safe. A few weeks elapse when a host of telegrams begin to arrive for Mrs Max from different countries. Max has arranged for them to be smit whilst lie was encircling, tho glode, and has forgotten to cancel his instructions. One day Max meets tho telegraph boy himself, and thinking joyfully that'he will escape at least one scene,'tears the missive open to read: 'Sahara, You brute. It's snowing and I'm frozen. Your wife." Max .falls on his knees and sobs bittorfy at Mrs. Max's desertion, until the light touch of his smiling and forgiving wife brings him to this senses. "Pathe's Gazette" includes Royalty at play—King and Queen of Spain afc tl)!e seaside; Baden Powell inspects tho Boy Scouts add presents colours; French railway strike; Scenes in Lisbon after the Revolution ; the Crippen Case—the crowds outside the Criminal Court. "Tontolini Wants Money" is an extremely amusing comic yarn. Ourllittlo friend is in a tight corner, and. looks around for someone to relievo his financial embarrassment. He. visits his paternal uncle, and with many professions of affection towards the old man, Tontolini makes his request, which is promptly refused, and Tontolini goes through innumerablo funny adventures before he eventually secures the cash he requires. Another mirth provoking series is entitled tho "Energetic Road Sweeper," a tale of a road-sweeper who really keeps tho road and paths clean, with the result that the inhabitants have the greatest difficulty in. keeping their feet on the. polished pavements. He objects to expectorations and provides baskets for the purpose, and many other laughable* incidents. We are promised a musical treat for to-night only .by the Nklson male quartette party, and a song by Mr. R. penne. The Children's Beauty Competition is arousing great interiest. A very large number of entries have already been received. Mr. All. Robinson, of Hardy street, has donated a special prize to the winner.