AMUSEMENTS.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14654, 7 March 1918, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

HAYWARD'S PICTURES

"TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS'."

This famous book, which has become one of the recognised masterpieces - of English literature, has been made into a wonderful moving picture bj' the Windsor Company. The project was a costly oiTe, as the costume^' and settings involved an enormous amount of money, and in. addition three separate persons had to play Tom Brown, as the film portrays him at widely different ages. The result is an amazing success, and the film is one of the big productions of the world's output. The story is widely known, and the love story of Tom's erring sister is cleverly, woven into tlie film version. As well, the love affairs of Tom and Dr. Arnold's pretty daughter are prettily delineated, Miss Dome Roberts, as Charity, being very dainty and appealing. There are some particularly wonderful feats of photography, one scene worthy of notice being the stage coach leaving to take Tom to school on a mid-winter morning. _lie story ends happily with the reconciliation of the old squire with his on\sn_ daughter a rtconciliation brought about by Tom Brown himself. The. light between Slogger Williams and Tom Brown is.one of the great xightp of history, and in the screen Ter.sioii of "Tom Brown's School Days" it is a really willing" ilgo.'? not at all stagy, and full of fire and vim..; A Pathe Gazette and a screaming comedy entitled,' 'Taking the. Honey out j of .the Honeymoon" completes a really! first-class programme. I