ROYAL ALBERT HALL.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1046, 24 March 1910, Page 17

ROYAL ALBERT HALL.

PATHE PICTURES. At the Royal Albert . Hall, Mr. Henry Hayward is leaving no stone unturned to provide patrons with a pictorial programme worthy of production anywhere. During the last week the hall. was well patronised nightly, the chief attraction being a fine dramatic film entitled “The Woman Who Didn’t,” and undoubtedly one of the .finest pictures of its kind yet shown in Auckland.. For some time past Mr. Hayward has been in communication with, the American Biograph Company, with a view to securing the best and latest pictures obtainable direct from the manufacturers, and as a result an arrangement has been arrived at which will enable patrons of the. Royal Albert to witness the first production of all the latest films. Another move by. Mr. Hayward which will meet with entire approval is the formation of an orchestra, which should soon be established at the Royal Albert. The new programme, presented on Wednesday evening, contains an excellent collection of pictures entirely new to Auckland, proving highly interesting from beginning to end, pictures of every form being included. Without" doubt the best picture on the present bill of fare is “The Death Disc,”, adapted from a well-known historical poem, and played by the famous American Biograph Company. The hall mark of perfection appears to be reached by Pathe Freres in “Schaffhausen,” a beautiful coloured scenic film which the audience are not slow to appreciate. “Heir to Clavencourt Castle,” and “Dorothy’s Motor Car” each tell pathetic stories, particularly the former, in which some highly sensational scenes are depicted. The comic pictures are a strong feature of the present programme, some of the best being “Improved Ink Pot,” “Race for an Inheritance,” “Grandfather’s Clock,” “How he Mesmerised Ma-in-law,” “Trick that Failed,” and “Family Outing at Luna Park.” Tomorrow (Good Friday) there will be a special matinee in the afternoon, and in the evening, in addition to the usual pictorial programme, Mr. Geo. Martinengo (late, of the “Brescians”), solo ’cellist and baritone singer and Miss Louie Fisher will render, items.