THE BRITISH BIOGRAPH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 20, 18 October 1900, Page 3

THE BRITISH BIOGRAPH.

+ To-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock, in the Theatre Koyal, the public will have the opportunity of witnessing the only genuine war Biograph in Australasia. Messrs. Wyld and Preedman possess the sole Australasian rights of these wonderful moving views of genuine Boer war incidents, together with many others, which are described by the Australian press as being of startling interest and beauty, From the Palace Theatre, London, they were first presented in Melbourne, where, for weeks and weeks they created the same profound surprise and admiration as in London. The same success was mot with in Adelaide and Sydney, while the New Zealand tsur has been a continuous succession of crowded houses. The Biograph picturfs are 26 feet square, and show genuine Boer war inciden's of inteaso interest which arouse tho utmost enthusihsm wherever shown. In addition to tho war pictures, there are other " living records of notable events," viz., "Her Majesty's recent visit to Ireland," "the Review of Troops by Her Majesty and by H.R.H. the Prince of Wale?," "the Trial Trip of the Torpedo Boat Destroyer the Albatross; steaming at 32 knots an hour," " the launch of the Oceanic, the largest ship afloat," " the i trip through Derbyshire on an Express i train." This is described as a marvel- > lous sight, listing some 8 minutes, and i occupying a film of one mile in length. 1 The season is for three nights, with a - sp cial matinee on Saturday afternoon ' at 3 o'clock.