AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14355, 30 January 1911, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

a HAYWARD'S PICTURES. Saturday's audiences in the Theatre Royal were bath large enough to comfortably fill the building, and the receptions accorded Hnyward's latest set of interesting films were marked by a warmth thar, left nothing to be desired. As usual the afternoon matinee drew a very large crowd of children, and the entertainment it may be mentioned, was well suited to their tastes. Many of tho pictures have an edncativev value, "and several charming stories are unfolded. Scenes of great beautv abound in the series, for the studies in foreign countries have been Beloated very judiciously. "White Fawn" is one of tho best of the dramatic films, and "Tho Mascot" is a picture worth seeing. The Theatre is engaged by another company for tonight and to-morrow night. PLTMMER-DENNISTON SEASON. To-night this clever combination will inaugurate a brief season of two nights at the Theatre Royal, by a production on a scale of magnificence of Robert Ganthony's fascinating comedy-drama, "A Message from Mars." The company, thirty strong, arrived from the north on Saturday, and preparations were immediately put in hand for tonight's production. The cast is ex- , ceptionally strong. Mr Harry Plimmer will appear as Horace Parker, Mr Remolds Denm'ston as "The Messenger froiii Mars," Miss Lizette Parkes as Minnie Templer, and they will be ported by the full strength of the company. To-morrow evening will see a grand revival (by special request) of Clyde Fiteh's captivating comedy drama, "Lovers' Lane," the play in which the company made such an instanitaneous success some, three months ago. Miss' Lizette Parkes will again appear in her charming impersonation of Simplicity Jolinson, supported by her merry band of joyous children. The box plan for both pieces is filling fast at the Dresden, and the day sales for early doors are at Read's, confectioner, next theatre, FULLERS' PICTURES. Mr Gordon P. Firmin, the representative of Messrs J. Fuller and Sons in London, made a scoop when he secured exclusive permission from His Grace the Duke of Portland, to take pictures of Carbine. Mr Firmin has a staff of assistants whose duty it is to ..go through all the films, and Mr Firmin selects, and put them into shnpe for immediate production on arrival in Wellington. He sees between sixty and seyenty thousand feet of film every week, and from that has to choose twenty-ione thousand, no light task w-hen_ it is taken into consideration tliat it takes eighteen-minutes for each