HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13057, 17 March 1911, Page 2

HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

There was another crowded houseat the Theatre Royal last night, the children's beauty competition being a strong attraction. In addition, there is being presented this week one of the best all found programmes yet shown, including one or two remarkable features. "Hunting Hippos, on the Nile," is an unusual subject for illustration by the cinematograph, and it provides an exciting film. "Tunny Fishing" is a very interesting picture, in which the various processes of tunny fishing are clearly illustrated. These far-famed fish are common in the Mediterranean. In May and June shoals leave th© deep water and approach the shallows near shore. A number of boats station themselves so as to form part of a circle ' and join their nets. As the nets are hauled in many men, with long hooks and spikes knock the larger fish on the head and 'pull them aboard, the smaller being lifted into the boats. The dramatic pictures are of a high order, one- of them "Her Mother's Wedding Gown" being a very striking production. A Highland village lassie is ambitious to become a prima donna, and makes up her mind to leave home arid secure a musical education, despite her parents' opposition. While the daughter is away the mother dies and the old father is left alone with his true friend —his dog. The daughter starts on her return home. She arrives in her native haunts almost unrecognised, although she learns from a woman of her mother's death. She reaches her old home while her father is absent." To surprise her father, she dressed herself in her mother's wedding gown, and sits spinning and singing, when her father returns, se.es her, and thinking he beholds a vision of his wife, shouts "My bride! My Bride!" The daughter rushes to her father. He reeognißos her, and when she 'tells him that she has come to live with him always, his joy is unbounded. The effect of the film was enhanced by the song "Annie Laurie" being sung by a lady vocalist. Tile programme, which Includes several excellent comic subjects, will be shown again this evening.