A MOVING-STORY.
"THE SII.TSNTK OF DKAN MA ITLA XD."
AX OLD "f\OTtfRTJl T ]tt' Tt.llES
SERIAT,
It Is about a quarter of a century t-iucc (ho - proprietors eif the '•Canterbury ; Tiiiios" purchased jf, the serin!" rights of . ~S)axwell Gray's Lhrilliup: 'story "The" SileiiCc/tj'f'Doiii! -MaHfiuid." \\> novo! published in- t-he popular weekly,journal Mere or since h:is li.-itl a;ivv ! il:>e; b'-e. the effeet on the eireulf fcion of t ! K> paper that tlu'< serial had. The circulation rose by 'onus nmi Iv.ninc!;-. and tliougii the :: C;>»U •■! , l»)ry'' Tinips ■" ind the' right nv musiication. it said much for ii« p;:pi'.!:irivy tlivrjuglinufc New Zceirrad .'-hot when the rovei made its appearance i'i hooi. f;;r'm its way had boon --o well paved that several editions were swallowed up before the demand showed any .sign of slacke?!!:;"-. 'This, of course. was hofore the days of the linotype and the fast printing lo.neinne. Si;:ee. then tho art of printing: in all its branches has marvellously improved and the sixpenny and even penny novoi lm.ro been made possible. The kiuematoe.rauh is also a, £<.w thirnr since then, and the moving 'picture show ran now uut uoon the screen a
realisation to the t'\v of surli. a story nr; Mnxtwll (irny's nur-d'orpirrt'. and in surh :\ way that nny oup who has ;vau tlio thrilling would fancy lie was actually npon the v.'<y.:i>. .Mr ('harks Macmahon .will ou .Uo.-dug; Xijiht. at the Theatre^ Royal present a full iilm of ••The SiUiK'o iif Jkan .Maitland,'' and the report"- froi'n otlior whore tin: fikn has luvn shown aiv in i 11.=> liisrhost degree cwmylimfiitKry: Tho 31 noalahon !>!•,)(liits arc well known numnjrers. viin nenx r present inferior tilings ro tho pni'lic. nor anything ''nroinpWo, ihoivi'ure tli.'ir night's cn.tt'rtnhmi'ut v- ;ai'!ii.!i-.-; '■<- '•!'■■ n-iial varied ,>i- 0 - Mi.uiiiuo v. !i' •'.:• iirv-f• aiK'ilh'r veiv popular lihj-i o:' iV nov.'d ••'lhi' Lnvhts o ! Lom!(> ; !." 'i;- (•. i«. Suns. Tii-> season wiii la<t (iv.ir- rh".' and New Ytar holiday.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 1125, 19 December 1914, Page 11
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319A MOVING-STORY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 1125, 19 December 1914, Page 11
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