PRINCESS THEATRE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1553, 29 January 1920, Page 36

PRINCESS THEATRE.

“WITH CAPTAIN SCOTT IN THE ANTARCTIC.” Unique in the annals of photography is the picturisation of Captain Scott’s memorable expedition to the South Pole, which is attracting crowded sessions day and night to the Princess Theatre. The wonders of the unknown region are revealed in their true light, the exceptional climatic conditions and intense light of the frozen regions conducing to faithful photography. The unusual nature of these pictures, apart from the profound interest commanded by the heroic men who gave their lives for the honour of their country and the advancement of science, makes them of universal interest. For instance, there is the Killer whale, a vicious and destructive anipial of the deep that makes life miserable for the docile Weddell seal, and its young, and, in fact, for every other specie of that zone. The artist was fortunate enough to film a large school of these deep sea monsters attacking mother seals, showing the extraordinary tactics resorted to by the old seals to save their young. These whales, through concerted effort, actually upheave thick sea-ice in their desperate attempt to precipitate the seals into the water after thev have been frightened out of it. Another remarkable feature is the wonderfully graphic reproduction of Mount Erebus, an active volcano in actual state of eruption. Every movement of the little heroic band of explorers is closely followed, the embarkation, life at the base, the setting out of the three sledges for the South Pole, the discovery of the Norwegian flag at their goal, the return, - and the ice cairn against the southern sky. Here and there the antics of penguins and seals add bright touches of humour to the tale, and the interest of the picture is heightened by explanatory readings by Messrs. Easther and Ruston.

Miss Emelie Polini is making another big success in Sydney for the Taits with “The Little Damozel.”

Mr. Robert Williamson, after a brief detachment from the managerial staff of J. C. Williamson, Ltd., has ahead of the Muriel Starr Dramatic firm, and arrives in Auckland to-day achead of the Muriel Starr Dramatic Company.

One of the new J. C. Williamson productions will be the latest London comedy success, “Tilly of Bloomsbury,” by lan Hay. It is described as a tale of mingled laughter and tears. A special company is being organised, and will include several well-known artists from London, picked to represent their particular “types.”