STEVENSON'S PICTURES.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5965, 31 July 1912, Page 3

STEVENSON'S PICTURES.

"The Siege of Calais." A most interesting programme will bo submittal at tfie Town Hall thW evening ..by ,the Stevenson Picture Co. A' beautiful coloured film " The Siege of Calais," sill bo the chief attraction. This splendid piolaire is a historical study, giving among other incidents of that stormy time a splc-i: did representation of the EVench Army on the march to the relief of Calais, and the battle between the English and the French; then, in marked contrast, Queen Phillipa pleading to her Reyal consort, Edward 111. of England, for the lives of the six brave oitizens. who, after tinbattle, come to him with the keys of the city, t« yield up their Ryes as the price of the safety of their fellow citizens. The picture,, is magffiificentW prodfieed, no fewer than 2500 men being wigajrt'd in' a very realistic battle. The programme will also' include " The National Hunt Steeple.chase," a splendid picture of an exciting race, " The Inner Miad," a pa l '" ticularly arrestfing study of a detective's methods -with a dramatic finale. The comedy and comic sections are as usual ®f a 'ery high standard. The proKtamine is ia really first-olass core, and should not fail to draw , a large and appreciative aadfenoe,