AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14657, 26 January 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

i HAl"\VAiU>;s MOI'URES. i , UlUllii Callable - ; vi tuts interna pi„;.mo.s wit. Jv.- i , UciicuU ittat liierd ucmg ve-y : : VacullO SUnto 111 la- ri,[. n,,,!, mi, ' OtiiidiUjr Wiltill lilt '"'" WuS : r -v.McJ. _ A/.j>mn;iiy meriii;.r-<jus was ' I tua new output, iUAi a.l tue pictures : I v.-cru very wai-iny received by tae big : . audience, a; an int-uiluuo xne results : | cr tiie quickstep ioiapetitioa as Übj-ist- j i enureh u-&re screened, aad --.fiinarii i iiitii-' was the Signal for a. big outj burst or appuuse. ui tne pictures tae ! j most, iiiieKistiug -,vas rirat- or tiie Davis ; j C\ip eunci-it ; v t Cur-sx-iiurch, when trie ' ! Australasians suece-ssiuiiy defended fine I Cup against t - e Ame.ic.ins. Views j around Cm istchureb. were ursi shown, i &vin s soma glimpses of the nivsi j iipiaoio buildups, and some beautiiui ; viyivs on tie river Avon. The otficiaJs, : 1120 wo t-jams, ind, the thousands of j spectatcrs at ti-a content were next. j screened, and toilowins this was the I s.r.fries anc. doubles championships. ■ iii-c- picture, for a colonial production, j is remarkably clear, and tiie brilliant j play which vras witnessed in ail sets '• could bo very easily followed. The, ■ audience keeniy followed the various ; panics, and heartily applauded gocd ; en each side. The £hn W£3 i r - lengthy one. but interest never ; ila.irrieu throughout. Tennis enthusiasts : Ebould-certainly not miss this excellent j picture, for it furnishes very marry ; useful lessons in tha popular summer I cams. The "star" dramatic, "Boberc | Bruce." was a French Patlio Freres j production, and for brilliant enactment . ; and m.-irvelicus settings stands alone. j The incident depicted concerns tho I rrowniarr of Bruce "by his fellowors on ' the death of 'Wallace. Ex-cection is I taken to this by one of his chiefs, who ; was locking for the laurels himself. I This chief is subserraoritly killed by ■ IJruce far retusine; to be l.iyrJ to him, \ ar.d one cf the dead man's followers, ; who a:i!:e refuses the oath of alle23ar.ee it° Bntee, sweats revenue, and coins : over to the c.-iap. betrays ; -»~-re. _wlk» arter force exciting osea- i ; -iac.e-5 :s captured. Bn:co Fuece-eds. ' : U-cvcr, in escape h 7 the aid of Vs ! , t!ji;r--..-crs, _ trhn li-ive some serc-fe. rnifiies vrrth th" Fnijlisn, Two other ; d'ainns. "The Sheriff'' r.nd "The ">Vo j Bretbe-s." ;ver- produced hv the Edi- ! F'-n rtnd the Clarendon conrDa-T-.ies re- ■ spectivcly. _ Both are very interesting. ! »nd Tne!r_niots are vrell laid. A scenic j •■"''.."-* °- rr ' r . v ffrc-at excellence w, , Falls nr.d Gorge Uap?ds." ; 1 many maimin'cent scenes d^iv - fr-rtli great, admiration, and the pic- ' tt-ro wns heartily aD->!nuced thron-h- ■ out. The romnmin? fi'ms. particularly i tue merryrfi.ib.-rs. fvrnishod capital en- j; lerta-nn-.ent. An snwe=3 : ' ■rc-ps arcain ach-eved hv S : T.or Msrt'n- ■ enrro in his beautiful musical scen'a. i J ;:o Ur.eTup!oy«d Sfufician." H ; 3 ' • other 'cello folos were rll rfrilliantrr i gven, ar.d had the- hous9 enrnntured. i Ho received a great ovation for Ilia j ■ interpretation of "Home Sweet Hoire " and to recalled ssvot.-.I xirr.es. This ! overling the pieiuro nroaramme wis be ' acam pn> ? onttd. ar.d Sisiior onco wu! play, by request, several aius-.eaj numbers, m addition, to his musical seona, -The rretnplo-ed Fn.LEIIS 1 PICTUHES. j Tiro Orphans" and ■ W.ung : i-criunvar' were S rcat draws k,°%\ hilcJ. Tne first half of fie P i<J- M jn-ammo v.-.-,s built up of some Arv I • £ °:", d P'?, tui * s > "Vouns LoraHrar. ? " ' •■liie lule Boast.-'' and "Lore'a v'/.. '. tory,' standing well above :he n-xial ' pi.txire play. The first-nainsd tei's ■ the romantic and herois tahyounger Border giiliaufr in a u<-ILt/im':-1 ' manner. The story is >oc in iLririur- 1 rouadincs of mined castles, Ufacken- : covered li l!s:dcs ;.nd roush niu:!r-i-"]i 1 The chasa of Lochiavar and i. 1-en raised excitement to ;"ev?r hint, i and tha audien-e was plainly veV i pioased when the mirsuc-rs weie tic- 1 ally ei'jdei and the young hero v.- c J- | 1 ded to his bride. A unique storv m;.s i ur.i'ohled in "The Idle Boast-. ' which 1 io'ir/\ved up the lives of a Viraw clique from the time of the : r 1( nvin'2; 1 tlie university and their .sc.iiig out iu- i to the v.-orid lo seek iortuno. At the ] rarewed banrjuet the merabsrs c',--rido ; te reunite in ten years tint2 and toll ( 01 their successes or failures. The ' leader make:! « boost of what ho will ! tto, painting a bright pirturo of his 1 iuturo prosper-ty, but his r, mbitic>i3 ] come to nothing, frr r.t th? cad of she ] tirac- he is e-.upir.ysd as vc j keeper. Tha s-Dunion takes pl:v.c. the old hall, every member beins in . < his -plrj-e. Two onlr hare rts-n'l'gh i ' in tire fmanrial wor.d, bat, in tils :n:"d- J die c-t the hnnouet, while eon.irratula- ; ] tions are being p-r'nred ca them, the i - piOit-e coma on the sce-n-e., and airc-fat •. \ thj mijlionaircs for forgery. Ilio ; ] w.-iint of the story shows that c.ori-y, • ] obtained honestly or otherwise, <ois ; £ not bring, happiness in the lii ! ziie3t ! sense. Tho creliestral -•vromDaiitijats ' j to this film, "Hfi'DcmbranDe'"* CiY'.roa; ' « snd "Home Sweet Heme." were jtcst appropriate. "Love's Victory" is a : < cometiy of tho first- water. The n.ain « f-;aiin-o is a race hetween a tnc-t-jr car and a railway trolley car. Tho 'e'-ona pirfc of tho programme Was der. led to the star item, "The Two Orphans. - ' Tho acting and stnging are supmb, but Iho pfot is rather difficult to follow bv reason of the number nf rliar- ,

sHers" taking iv-ut The prodiu-ers (Sclis) nvust have gono to expense to obtain snob and cost.niuc eife't-:. Th'a «Bon--srorai r.:-"no ins csTjpe'ally fine, mveh of its oolon?*nor of the films. Selections frnm "The Scarlet Troubadours' Repertoire" and "Silver Bell" w "e ]>cpuiar overtures, :md tlv? urrlisstrnll vferi--got trii*. sgßin presented.