AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 9 December 1916, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

/ V | THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES TWO FIVE-ACl' MASTEiR'PJECKS. One of the finest all-round proI grammes -seen hero for «onie time will be preseutell at the T.P. Electric Cinema tins evening. In prej seating Miss Blanche Sweet in "The | Secret Orchard," the Gaiety .managej nient piace something very much out of the ordinary before its patrons in the new programme for this evening. It is a picturisation of the famous play by Channing Pollock, founded on the novel of the same name. The characterisations are exceedingly line, and the portrayal of the chief character has revealed hew notes in the emotional register u" Blanche Sweet, while the parts played iby Carlylo Blackwell and Theodore Roberts place these two distinguished actors 011 the highest rung of fame and popularity. The 'story of "Liane," a beautiful young girl just out of convent, while 011 a visit to the country, is wronged by the. . Duke of Clnuny. Later, Jier dying mother gives her up to the Duchess of Olunny, a very charitable woman, to care for. Here meets her betrayer. The Duke, in order to prevent hi? wife from suffering, lies beautifully and extensively. - .Lieut. Bodd falls in love with Diane, hut she, though returning his affection, refuses to marry him. Diane at las', discloses the reason. IXxkl challenge the Buko to a duel, 'in which tut. D'uko As mortally wounded. Here events happen rapidly, the pict;:r closing with the promise of Dian,. to marry the young man who ha.', fought for her honour. Another Zact feature will be the Universal 'Broadway feature, '.'Landon's Legacy,"' in which Miss Louise Wilsor and J. Warren Kerrigan will have tli,3 leads. This story is most sensational and ranges from Peruvian ■minig life to New York society inmining life to New Yc.rk society intliroughout. Several comedy and war topical events well also bo shown. There will be a change at 2.30 th.s afternoon.