The Bio-chrono-scope.

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9976, 24 June 1901, Page 3

The Bio-chrono-scope.

Mr A. H. Whitehouse opens in the Miners' Union Hall to-morrow with this most up-to-date animated picture machine, which he selected from all . its competitors at the Paris Exhibition. The machine l*a^ the special feature of running its scenes in an unbroken series, (lasting from ten to twenty minutes each.'A thrilling war set, commencing with the only. unimated picture taken in connection ■with the departure of our boys for South Africa} several phases of the life of «i soldier,, and concluding with an exciting representation of the, rescue of a wounded comrade Under (heavy fire. The imposing pageant of the Queen's funeral, just as it was Been at Hyde Park corner on that memorable day, beings another series. A diaplav of Maori canoe races and hakas-, the diving horse, launch of the Oceanic, a magnificent panoramic series of the Paris Exhibition, the splendid buildings, the river Scfine, with its passenger-laden ferry boats, the electric fountains and moving platform, all presented as if the audience were actually transported to the gay metropolis. Our King and Queen at the Chelsea Hospital, and a beautiful ballet from Lpndon's great music hall, the Alhambra, which introduces over 60 performers on the stage at once. The entertainment is enriched with musical selections on the Jheatrophone, and Mr Whitehouse's reputation* is a sufficient guarantee of a thoroughly enjoyable evening.