AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 26 February 1914, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. AN ENTBRPRJSJNG PIIOGRAMMK "About .tho best I've seen" was the general verdict of the vast audience at the T.P. Electric Theatre last evening. The new .series comprises a budget i'ull of interesting -subjects, which should appeal to all lovers ot moving pictures. One ot the chiel items of interest is "The Rosary," a dramatisation of that beautiful little s.tcmg. Two lovers are suddenly separated by. a declaration of war. Ho leaves for the front, and in battle is severely wounded. In the hospital, after a bad fainting attack ft nurse believes luni to be dead, and eventually liis name appears in the papers among the losses in the battle. • The surgeon, however, re* turns to tho hospital just in time, anci by restorative met bods revives the dying soldier, who lvt.irns home attei the war. But meanwhile his love, heartbroken at reading of his death, enters a convent, leaving a desolate home for his return. "The Queen 8 Jewels" is a film full of such exciting ami thrilling adventures and escapes that it can easily be called a full brother to "Protea." The King's Prime Minister, Krosnv, jealous of the (rower tho Queen exercises over her husband, endeavours by "means of a numerous gang of spies to bring Hei Majesty into disgrace. The Queen gives one of her priceless jewels to an old lover as a memento. Krosny hears of the gift, and immediately persuades the King to ask the Queen to wear this particular piece of Jewellery at a ball on the following even, ing. Tho Queen's old lover has, meanwhile, departed by train, but an aviator, a lover of one of the Queen s maids of honour, is persuaded to follow the jewel and after many thrilling adventures returns just in time with the missing treasure. _ "Pimple's Ivanlioe" was a screamingly funny "take-off" on the capture of Rebecca in Scott's "Ivanlioe," and her subsequent recapture by Ivanhoe. ' 'Broncho Billy's. Reason" (drama), Eclair Journal (topical), together with "The House Divided" and "Stronger Than Sherlock Holmes" (comics), completed a splendid programme; which will be shown again to-niglit, and to-morrow eVeriingj for the last time.