ROYAL ALBERT HALL.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1063, 21 July 1910, Page 17

ROYAL ALBERT HALL.

WEST’S PICTURES. Throughout the week the attendances at the Royal Albert Hall to witness the latest bill-of-fare provided by “West’s” have been well up to the average, and the excellent series of pictures placed before the audience could hardly fail to satisfy the most exacting. The collection this week is a much varied one, and every description of film likely to be appreciated is included. Dramatic, scenic, industrial, were all represented, and it is difficult to single out any particular film as the best on the programme. However, with the audience, the dramatic pictures appear to find most favour, and they are well catered for this week. “The Orangegrower’s Daughter” tells an interesting little story. A. young girl is annoyed by the attentions of an overseer, but. she treats him with scorn. Not to be outdone, he has the girl abducted by some niggers and taken to his home. The real lover of the girl is informed, and he cqmes to the rescue, the villain receiving his deserts- “ On the Border Line” is another fine piece of work- A jealous husband, in mistaking his wife’s brother for a stranger, poisons a cake with the intention of killing his wife and child- However, a fortunate mistake on the : part of the chemist, who sells a harmless drug instead of poison, sees matters put straight.. An interesting film.is entitled “A Monkey Showman in Egypt.” Glimpses of native life are shown, together with various tricks being performed by trained monkeys, who appear to be able to do anything but talk. “ A

Rich Revenge” is an amusing story, in which a man tries to injure his acquaintance, but only succeeds in doing him a good turn. Both are in love wii h the same girl, and the one who is rejected casts about for a means of doing his rival an injury. First he induces the villagers and storekeepers to boycott the young couple by refusing to buy the products of his farm. He also ruins the laud by pouring several barrels of oil into the water which irrigates it. The man and wife are in sore straits, but while they are bemoaning their fate an oil speculator comes. He smells the oil and thinks the land contains a natural supply- Rushing to the house he offers the farmer a large sum for his and. He accepts and soon goes away in a motor car. The speculator soon finds his mistake, but it is too late —the farmer is far away. A coloured film depicting bird life shows some excellent views of guillemots, gannets, black-backed gulls,, puffins, ravens, cuckoos, etc- the whole making a particularly entertaining itemSpace will not allow of more than mention being made of the numerous other good pictures which go to make up the programme. Some really fine films are “Dr. Phantom” (dramatic).

“Rice-growing in Japan” (scenic), and a budget of comics, including “ A Deal in Broken China,” “Baffling a Bandit,” “ The Man Who Couldn’t Laugh,” and “A Short-sighted Duellist.” The usual select programme of musical items was rendered by the ladies’ orchestra, and was much appreciated. A feature of the entertainment was the flute solo, “Alice, Where Art Thou?” by Miss Lilian Levens. The young lady was heard at her best, and the applause which greeted her rendition was well merited and genuine. Another change of programme will be made on Saturday.