Burns-Johnson Pictures.

Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10419, 12 May 1909, Page 2

Burns-Johnson Pictures.

■Ai OROWDEiB HOUSE.

There wtos a large and critical audience at the Miners' Unionr flail last night- wihen the interesting and excjiting series of pictures of the •great struggle ibetweeni Buttis and Johnson, for the boxfng championship of the world) were displayed. It has been stated; tibia* the. contest- between niao, and mani was a, great one,\ and on every hand maioh, praise hais bee'i lavished on the. pictures:, whiah are partiouktrly lifelike andi vivid. Boxing Day in Sydney was an idleial dlay for the lbiogra.p(h men, and four ciaimeras were on hand,' so that ot even the smallest incident was missed. 'Ekrery one of th«t fourteen rounds, including "corner spells,' were shown, amdi the aiudiience followed the strujrpfe witih ikeem interest. The brave, but ineffectual efforts, made by Tommy,l Burns to conqueror his dark opponent, the fighting tactics of the coloured man, and his eventful victory, were faithfully depicted, a-nl thoisei who saw last night's pictures recognised! the stupendous nature of the task that Bairns had set himself to acoomplisih, and which he failed to complete. The last rounds ar<e nlaturally the most exciting, and though all regretted to witness,'even in a picture, the defeat of Burns, one ooiuidl but dFetel pleased; tbaifc the fight'! was stopped wEen it was. Many contend that Burns could have won ha-' the frpjh* /been alllowed to iproceid, 'but tijei majority present at la«t night's display diid' not appear to be of that opinion. The management are to 'be congratulated on the possession of such a splendid fiJmi, juicJ it "is sure to flontinue to be ai biir draw. The: other pictures are varied andl intier eating and 1, the views) of the wonderful cavalry regimefnts otf Italy earn© as a welcome surprise to many. The shiow is free from any objectionable: features, and is sure to be largely patironised.

With, referemicie fco the poor light, at which, comiplaints were naturally made, the. management explains that it was due to tßeir inability to promre ai motor to run the dynamo. Electric light is ailwa.ys used, but when it was diisaoeveredi that no auit>aibfe motor dould Ibe obtained at the ThaJmles the gas had to be generated.