AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 February 1913, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

INTERNATIONAL PICTURES.

"MARTIN CHFZZLKWIT." The. popular Town Hull Pictures were well patronised last night to witness the final screeniiig of the current programme. To-night there will he a complete change, the star item iM'inp: :x great Edison dramatic feature, adapted l'r<.:n Ca'tvle-i Dickens' famous novel ".Martin Chuzzlewit." "Martin Chuzzlewit" i s a. 'splendid ■subject for a photo-play, with intense action and romance. All the wellknown characters, viz.. Pecksniff, Mark Tapley, Tom Pincli and others, arc presented just as the author portrayed them. "An Equine Hero" is a. Sclig story of an intelligent horse. "Detective Ferris," a thrilling detective B. and C. adventure showing how a gang of desperate anarchists are ensnared. There is also a. "William's Weekly" and an' excellent 'reproduction ci" the opening of the N.S.W. Yachting Club. The comics are all well selected, and include "A Sailor's Heart. - ' a fine A.B. farce comedy, "What's the .Toko:"' a regular sidesplitter, "Cook's B'd For Fume'' and many others. This programme will he screened for the first time tonight. A big special matinee will take place en Saturday afternoon at 2.1i0 o'clock when the children are promised a great treat.

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES,

GRAND DOUBLE WLL. Tc,-night will see the mid-week change at the popular T.-P. Electric Theatre, when an excellent selection of the latest productions will he shown. Two long .stars are included \ in this series, one of which is "Vanquished," a Nordisk feature nielo- ' drama of considerable merit. The. ' other star drama is my Spencer, entitled "Captain Midnight." Tt is an Australian production 2500 i'eet in length, and is a typical story of Australian bushrangers. "Billy MeGrath\s Love Lot tors" is a humorous adventure. "'Red Saunder's Sacrifice" ("a Luhin drama) supplies a fine AVestern story showing an outlaw's great sacrifice. "An [upline Hero," by | Selig. is a wonderful story of a. "West- j em girl and her all but human horse, j "Alkali Ike's Pants" presents an up- ' roaring comedy riot of Western ele- , merit. "A Message- from Niagara" i.s ' a splendid dramatic conception l.y the j Thanhauser Company. "The Sporting ! Editrr," a Luhin production, showing the Evening Star wishing to feature ' sporting news. The conclusion .shows some very peculiar situations with a. ■ happy termination. Other pictures include "Raffles in Prison," "Glimn-j ses of the Doe." etc. This is a. really. 1 fine programme and patrons will he well rewarded. I

"GET RICH QUICK WALLIXGFORD."

"Get Rich Quick Wallingford." the I enormously successful comedy which is to he *ta.ged here at the Town Hall on Monday next.by J. ;0. Williamson's Company of star comedians, was described hy a Christ church 'critic as "The host, hriglitest, breeziest, and and most amusing American Play which has ever been staged in that city." "It reminds one," said another critic, "of the late lamented 0. Henry's "Gentle Grafter" stories in that, while one's sympathy is. made to flow towards the swindler rather than towards the swindled; it is impossible to imagine any young person coming to any harm from seeing it." As a satire on the desire of 75 per cent, dividends and the gullibility of otherwise shrewd business men. it is very effective indeed. It is a clean and clever laughter-maker, with than an ordinary good farce. Perhap.s we have never seen here a farce-comedy at once so rapid in its action, so cramped with amusing incidents and played with, such infinite zest by a Company of clever players. The success achieved by "G-et Rich Quick Wallingford" in Wellington a.nd Christchurch l eclipses anything previously staged by the J. C. William-,, son Management, even the famous production of "Kismet" by the Oscar Asche Company only run for seven nights in each of those towns against a fortnight to packed houses l enjoyed by "Get Rich Quick Wallingford." Mr Fred Niblo, the star comedian of the organisation, presents Rufus Wallingford as a man of undoubted power and a very giant." His wonderful enthusiasm i.s infectious, and his art of persuasion simply exquisite. The changes in the man's .demeanour to meet any new position, his delicate wheedling of the doubtful "Battleslmrghers," and his haughty denunciation of them when they are suspicious is all faultlessly presented., In the charming love scenes Mr Niblo never loses his hold upon the audience. To play isuchi scenes in the midst of such comedy i.s not easy, and the lightness of his touch is the proof of his clear sightedness. Positively only one performance of Wallingford can be given, for which, the plans will be opened at the Dresden on Fridav next at 8 o'clock and a queue will ho folined from 7. 30 a.m. The Scenes and Effects will arrive here on Friday next.