THEATRE ROYAL PERMANENT PICTURES.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13756, 23 June 1913, Page 7

THEATRE ROYAL PERMANENT PICTURES.

Three time©' on Saturday tho Theatre Royal was crowded with interested and appreciative audiences, tho. attraction at the matiuoo and the first evening exhibition boing the usual bi-weekly change of programme, while tho Lang-f'ord-McVca boding contest, which commenced at 10.30 p.m. was responsiblo for a large attendance of men. The new series proved to bo ah excellent one, tho films comprising a wide ran go of subjects. Tiho"star drama "Tho Spirit of tho Hills," by tho Vitagraph Company, : was a simple story of western life set in magnificent'scenic surround"ings, and tho various stirring incidents forming tho plot wero followed with intense interest. Rajah's Hatred'" was another thrilling drama, tho story, as the title indicates, concerning life in India. An English girl joins her brother, who is an officer iuua. British Regiment on service in that country. A rajah falls in love with; her, but his attentions being rejected, ho plots successfully for the abduction of. the girl. Then ' follow some exciting incidents. Tho young lady's lover succeeds in rescuing. her fa'om her-captor, who pursues tho couple with his attendants, but the timely arrival of a company of British soldiers brings' about the potentate's downfall. Other interesting dramas wero: "Young Mrs. Eaton" (Edison), and "Light After Darkness" (Britt). The scenic section was represented by: "Beautiful Beauville" (a magnificent coloured Patho film) and "In South Alcuria," (an interesting study of African life). "The Patho Gazette" showed the latest topical events, and a number of comedy subjects (including "She Cried" by" the Vibagraph Company, featuring Miss Florence Turner) kept the audience in a state- of merriment.