AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 8 February 1913, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. SPECIAL FEATURE PROGRAMME To-night tiio T.-P. Electric Theatre patrons will be presented w:th a magnificent change, of pictures, the series to bo shown including several big feature dramas. "A A3 an Without a Conscience" is an exclusive No-rdisk production, full of many \ivid scenes, combined with .superb dressing remarkable acting. Another fine feature drama is "A Sister's Ordeal," a 3000 ft cowboy story, full of sensational incidents. News of the discovery of a. gold mine sets the settlement in a mad state of excitement, the two girls of the story and their father being among the first to make for the mine. One of the girls, Mary, has a lover in the person of a strapping young miner, Peter, who unfortunately incurs the enmity of his brother, who swears vengeance. Another rcone shows Peter T>eitig las-oo-ed with a lariat by the brother, who lowers his victim into a disused well and turns the water on. The fiendish work has been witnessed hy the girls who, on the desperado's leaving, effect a thrilling rescue. This story has a very dramatic finale. Another long feature drama will he "The Emerald Necklace." lhis is 2000 feet in length, and the story of.tho robbery of a. priceless necklace. It shows the eunnimt of tw crack«m"n trying to'outwit one another. Other pictures of note are: Ga union t Graphic, "Smiler Proposes," The BospTiorus. "Popular Arabian Theatre," Rapids of Tvhima, and "Tweedledum's Holiday." There will be a grand rtntineo at 2.30 this afternoon.

INTERNATIONAL PICTURES "THE EMERALD NECKLACE." The bi-weekly change takes place at tho Town Hall to-night. production, is "Tho Emerald Necklace," a .story of two rival thieves, both of whom are determined to gain the possession of an actress's celebrated necklace. Corner, one of the thieves, disguises litniself as the actress's chauffeur, nl| d drives the lady home. He succeeds in capturing the great necklace, making for the frontier in the lady's own car. Picklock, the second thief, engages a taxi to follow Corner, and at a lonely part of the road he causes the driver to dismount to attend to an imaginary tyre-burst. Picklock clears out with the car, following Corner to his destination. Meantime the news of the two thefts are received bv the police swards, and Corner is taken as the thief of the taxi. In order to hide the real crime he disposes of the necklace and Picklock gets it and hands a substituted one to the police. Picklock has the emeralds removed and paste put in and returns the false ornament to the actress, receiving the £2OOO reward. The police arrive immediately afterwards with the substituted one and claim the reward. Picklock then sends up an explanatory letter and makes himself scarce. "The Old Chess Player" is by the Lubin Company. "Her Only is a thrilling drama. "Favourite of Louis XVT." is a fine coloured C'ines drama. The matinee will take place this afternoon at 2.30, when "Getting His Man" will be screened for the children. ,

"GET RICH QUICK WALLINGFORD." - At the Town Hall, Masterton, on. | Monday night, selected artists i'rom | England, America and Australia, will make their appearance here in "Get [ Rich Quick Wallingford," the comedy of a thousand laughs, as it was described by a leading Sydney Critic. "Never in Australia's theatrical history," says another Sydney critic, have two artists leaped so quickly into the hearts of playgoers as Mr Fred Niblo and Harry Corson Clarke. They are certainly two of the best, brightest, quickest, and cleverest comedians we have ever had the pleasure of enjoying." "Get. Rich Quick Wallingford" was described by another critic as the best mueh-ado-about-nothing laugh-raiser that has ever been carried across the ocean to us from America. Tlio plat is an .adaptation by 'George, M. Cohen of George Randolph "''Chester's . stories. It runs in four acts, and while there' is an element of criminality, the atmosphere., it is stated, is, in p, sense, cleared by an abundance of fun of the. claws which is defined as wholesome. The action, it is said, moves along at a lively pace from starting point to the closing scene in which the two •reformed crooks, J. Rufus Wallingford and Bla.ckie Daw, find how pleasant a thing it is to go straight. A Wellington critic writes : —"The comedy is capitally acted to the smallest part.. Mr I'Yed Xi'blo strikes one as a particularly fresh, clean-cut, dapper, American actor of the best stamp in light comedy. He cuts a 'handsome figure on the stage, has a voice and ])is facility for speeding-up the action denoted the actar with plenty of "lilt" when called upon. His Wallingford i.s a delightful performance—smart, snappy, 'bright as aluminium in word and deed. Two cf his "mounts" were the, scenes in which he flashes lightening^at the Directors of the Covered Tack Company, who dares to hint that he is using the funds of the Company for purposes of his own, and his love scene Avith the pi'Qtty stenographer. Mr Harry Corson Clarke, as "Blackie" Daw, offered a. complete contrast to Mr Niblo. His humour peeled off dry, and - much of liis fine work was in facial and tonal expression, which were exceedingly good." Miss Beatrice'Holloway is said to be at her very best as Fanny Jasper, and the others in the caste ali assist ill mailing the performance go • with a bang I'rmn start to finish. Scats ' in central positions may lie selected at the Dresden, The whole of the scenes and effects arrived from Wellington yesterdav.