"MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY,"

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14875, 25 September 1918, Page 4

"MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY,"

FIEM'OF Klt-GERARD'S FAMOUS BOOK. ..(

An -jkl frieSKl to the theatre-goers of Nelson, Mr Hugh 1). Wilson v arrived: by the Mapovrik,-* yesterday morning. Mr AVilson will be remembered as having been here on many occasions with; the legitimate tiyahla; and later .as general manager for ••■Hayward's Pictures Limited.-VsiNoAv-he is in Nelson again us .exMbitipns manager for New Zealand .Supplies "'Limited. In the course of conversation last night,' Mf ' Wilson was' most enthusiastic concerning, the -eotaing Bcreening in IN el son of th}j :: pictorial aSaptation of Ambassador rjanies W. Geramis famous .-hobjc "My *Viur. Years.in (Keifmany^ v Mr WHsbu J^y^ '-that. :f&- is entirely : o^wing to. the■indefatigable • perseverance of the Ibcat" manager, Mr Surrell, that this pictureis being shown in Nelson so early. As a matter of faefc, it has oniy been screened so far in.Aftckiand, Wellington and: Christehurch.' . / The First National Exhibitors of America will screen this nibsfc expensive production next Monday and Tuesday.evenings, with matinees each Aftejsi>on, at thei Empire Theatre; •.' .i^lOiave,'' continued Mr WilsoHj "already : interviewed Mi- Boyes chairman of the local School Committee and also.-Mr^bba,. headfmaster of theBoys Central Sdhool, with a view to special arrangements being made for the attendance of schools en masse in the same manner as was done in Wellington, when practically every school in that city attended; and lam pleasetf to say that these gentlemen took tho matter up quite enthusiastically, and E ha.ye.no doub.t that satisfactory'arrange..merits will-fee effected. Wo are also hoping to carry -out special arrangements with tti'e Hailway Department regard io o.: .special'" train from WakefieJd on Tuesday, in order that country people may have an opportunity of seeing the picture. 'My Four Years in ■Gemmuy' can positively onlr be sci-eened here next "Mond.iv and" Tuesday This picture lias beaten the immense? recofrl£ for attendances of eventhe original >>st-Brescian . combination. Tlie box plan opens at; the Empire Sweet Shop this morning at 10 o'clock. -Seais may.be :. reserved by telephone, but theso will not be guaranteod unless paid for prior to S^o'cloclc on the day tbty are required. No one* will be aßowe^l to reserve more than five seats individually, but special ar-rar.gemonts-raay'Tbe made for clubs, socdoties and n-efcools. All the band narts are hero, and Messrs Vitetta Prpthers .TU'e-'-btisy arranging for theaugmented choir, some of the members of which will arrive from Wellington at the,end of the week." Mr Wilson added: "There is no doubt Ih is is the- [ greatest picture •■ that will rot -hay& (been shown in Nelson. Oiie »t the-' city papers went so far as to say: 'Altogether tho 'picture is a production of epic-proportions; which puts all ttredecossrtrs, not excepting evert * Intolerance," cmite in the shade' "